The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1959
7,202 different girls’ names were recorded in 1959, covering 2,023,462 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 54,502 |
| 2 | Susan | 41,617 |
| 3 | Linda | 40,410 |
| 4 | Karen | 36,784 |
| 5 | Donna | 36,468 |
| 6 | Patricia | 35,223 |
| 7 | Debra | 31,388 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 30,186 |
| 9 | Deborah | 29,546 |
| 10 | Lisa | 25,699 |
| 11 | Barbara | 25,359 |
| 12 | Pamela | 24,714 |
| 13 | Sandra | 23,359 |
| 14 | Nancy | 23,079 |
| 15 | Kathy | 21,814 |
| 16 | Brenda | 21,424 |
| 17 | Sharon | 21,292 |
| 18 | Cheryl | 20,947 |
| 19 | Diane | 19,972 |
| 20 | Debbie | 19,540 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 18,421 |
| 22 | Carol | 18,140 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 17,629 |
| 24 | Teresa | 17,400 |
| 25 | Cindy | 16,973 |
| 26 | Julie | 16,211 |
| 27 | Lori | 15,032 |
| 28 | Janet | 14,964 |
| 29 | Denise | 14,662 |
| 30 | Laura | 14,528 |
| 31 | Tammy | 13,707 |
| 32 | Robin | 12,854 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 12,790 |
| 34 | Theresa | 11,656 |
| 35 | Kim | 11,594 |
| 36 | Margaret | 11,577 |
| 37 | Janice | 10,489 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 10,475 |
| 39 | Cathy | 10,408 |
| 40 | Catherine | 10,025 |
| 41 | Judy | 9,884 |
| 42 | Carolyn | 9,727 |
| 43 | Christine | 9,471 |
| 44 | Ann | 8,918 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 8,861 |
| 46 | Terri | 8,783 |
| 47 | Michelle | 8,776 |
| 48 | Connie | 8,655 |
| 49 | Diana | 8,637 |
| 50 | Joyce | 8,520 |
| 51 | Paula | 8,059 |
| 52 | Sheila | 7,984 |
| 53 | Tina | 7,919 |
| 54 | Dawn | 7,898 |
| 55 | Beverly | 7,796 |
| 56 | Laurie | 7,535 |
| 57 | Peggy | 7,416 |
| 58 | Sherry | 7,341 |
| 59 | Betty | 7,313 |
| 60 | Valerie | 7,302 |
| 61 | Shirley | 7,284 |
| 62 | Maria | 7,249 |
| 63 | Lynn | 7,058 |
| 64 | Annette | 6,919 |
| 65 | Wanda | 6,907 |
| 66 | Darlene | 6,876 |
| 67 | Jane | 6,864 |
| 68 | Angela | 6,772 |
| 69 | Kathryn | 6,746 |
| 70 | Judith | 6,566 |
| 71 | Bonnie | 6,456 |
| 72 | Martha | 6,439 |
| 73 | Vicki | 6,430 |
| 74 | Kelly | 6,380 |
| 75 | Gail | 6,344 |
| 76 | Joan | 6,337 |
| 77 | Jean | 6,233 |
| 77 | Jennifer | 6,233 |
| 79 | Katherine | 6,139 |
| 80 | Beth | 6,069 |
| 81 | Gloria | 5,924 |
| 82 | Anne | 5,745 |
| 83 | Wendy | 5,712 |
| 84 | Leslie | 5,652 |
| 85 | Amy | 5,580 |
| 86 | Jill | 5,554 |
| 87 | Anita | 5,474 |
| 88 | Rose | 5,446 |
| 89 | Michele | 5,445 |
| 90 | Vickie | 5,419 |
| 91 | Ellen | 5,396 |
| 92 | Joanne | 5,347 |
| 93 | Virginia | 5,256 |
| 94 | Dorothy | 5,231 |
| 95 | Terry | 5,215 |
| 96 | Suzanne | 5,161 |
| 97 | Ruth | 5,057 |
| 98 | Rita | 4,952 |
| 99 | Anna | 4,878 |
| 100 | Renee | 4,845 |
| 101 | Stephanie | 4,826 |
| 102 | Becky | 4,755 |
| 103 | Phyllis | 4,685 |
| 104 | Marie | 4,684 |
| 105 | Elaine | 4,454 |
| 106 | Maureen | 4,448 |
| 107 | Sue | 4,387 |
| 108 | Helen | 4,375 |
| 109 | Marilyn | 4,343 |
| 110 | Colleen | 4,337 |
| 111 | Jacqueline | 4,324 |
| 112 | Alice | 4,162 |
| 113 | Victoria | 4,153 |
| 114 | Sally | 4,068 |
| 115 | Jo | 4,052 |
| 116 | Julia | 3,940 |
| 116 | Regina | 3,940 |
| 118 | Carla | 3,935 |
| 119 | Sarah | 3,869 |
| 120 | Sylvia | 3,853 |
| 121 | Tamara | 3,799 |
| 122 | Penny | 3,756 |
| 123 | Andrea | 3,752 |
| 124 | Frances | 3,717 |
| 125 | Pam | 3,677 |
| 126 | Eileen | 3,629 |
| 127 | Melissa | 3,627 |
| 128 | Sheryl | 3,540 |
| 129 | Jeanne | 3,516 |
| 130 | Joann | 3,459 |
| 131 | Tracy | 3,370 |
| 132 | Yvonne | 3,289 |
| 133 | Sandy | 3,276 |
| 134 | Evelyn | 3,265 |
| 135 | Gina | 3,223 |
| 136 | Loretta | 3,156 |
| 137 | Lorraine | 3,138 |
| 138 | Doris | 3,135 |
| 139 | Vanessa | 3,120 |
| 140 | Patty | 3,113 |
| 141 | Marcia | 3,091 |
| 142 | Roberta | 3,079 |
| 143 | Dana | 2,970 |
| 144 | Charlotte | 2,969 |
| 145 | Carrie | 2,960 |
| 146 | Joy | 2,880 |
| 147 | Sherri | 2,870 |
| 148 | Glenda | 2,839 |
| 149 | Melanie | 2,826 |
| 150 | Belinda | 2,825 |
| 151 | Melinda | 2,805 |
| 152 | Patti | 2,762 |
| 153 | Charlene | 2,746 |
| 154 | Tami | 2,741 |
| 155 | Jackie | 2,738 |
| 156 | Toni | 2,734 |
| 157 | Norma | 2,721 |
| 158 | Dianne | 2,701 |
| 159 | Gwendolyn | 2,653 |
| 160 | Monica | 2,594 |
| 161 | Jan | 2,587 |
| 162 | Lois | 2,485 |
| 163 | Marsha | 2,469 |
| 164 | Vicky | 2,451 |
| 165 | Christina | 2,348 |
| 166 | Audrey | 2,308 |
| 167 | Veronica | 2,293 |
| 168 | Holly | 2,290 |
| 169 | Yolanda | 2,285 |
| 170 | Shelia | 2,283 |
| 171 | Jeanette | 2,243 |
| 172 | Lynne | 2,234 |
| 173 | Rosemary | 2,230 |
| 174 | Carmen | 2,215 |
| 175 | Doreen | 2,210 |
| 176 | Juanita | 2,197 |
| 177 | Vivian | 2,184 |
| 178 | Teri | 2,156 |
| 179 | Irene | 2,098 |
| 180 | Sara | 2,032 |
| 181 | Lynda | 2,024 |
| 182 | Kay | 2,004 |
| 183 | Louise | 1,966 |
| 184 | Debora | 1,963 |
| 185 | Melody | 1,953 |
| 186 | Marianne | 1,915 |
| 187 | Heidi | 1,912 |
| 188 | Shelly | 1,883 |
| 189 | Tammie | 1,881 |
| 190 | Jody | 1,860 |
| 191 | Shelley | 1,848 |
| 192 | Sheri | 1,846 |
| 193 | Constance | 1,842 |
| 194 | Deanna | 1,828 |
| 195 | Gayle | 1,827 |
| 196 | Jamie | 1,824 |
| 197 | June | 1,803 |
| 198 | Rosa | 1,799 |
| 199 | Arlene | 1,790 |
| 200 | Marlene | 1,780 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1959 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.