Top 100 baby girl names in the USA during year 1959

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Mary54,474
22Susan41,606
33Linda40,409
44Karen36,773
55Donna36,462
66Patricia35,221
77Debra31,372
88Cynthia30,172
99Deborah29,552
1010Lisa25,692
1111Barbara25,352
1212Pamela24,712
1313Sandra23,355
1414Nancy23,079
1515Kathy21,812
1616Brenda21,418
1717Sharon21,292
1818Cheryl20,939
1919Diane19,976
2020Debbie19,536
2121Elizabeth18,438
2222Carol18,121
2323Kathleen17,622
2424Teresa17,391
2525Cindy16,967
2626Julie16,217
2727Lori15,024
2828Janet14,963
2929Denise14,663
3030Laura14,528
3131Tammy13,708
3232Robin12,860
3333Kimberly12,783
3434Theresa11,642
3535Kim11,592
3636Margaret11,572
3737Janice10,490
3838Rebecca10,474
3939Cathy10,412
4040Catherine10,022
4141Judy9,883
4242Carolyn9,735
4343Christine9,469
4444Ann8,920
4545Rhonda8,855
4646Terri8,783
4747Michelle8,774
4848Connie8,663
4949Diana8,634
5050Joyce8,512
5151Paula8,053
5252Sheila7,987
5353Tina7,919
5454Dawn7,897
5555Beverly7,791
5656Laurie7,534
5757Peggy7,408
5858Sherry7,343
5959Betty7,317
6060Valerie7,309
6161Shirley7,283
6262Maria7,239
6363Lynn7,059
6464Annette6,921
6565Wanda6,909
6666Jane6,871
6767Darlene6,870
6868Angela6,777
6969Kathryn6,742
7070Judith6,567
7171Bonnie6,457
7272Martha6,439
7373Vicki6,429
7474Kelly6,379
7575Gail6,352
7676Joan6,337
7777Jean6,236
7878Jennifer6,232
7979Katherine6,140
8080Beth6,066
8181Gloria5,922
8282Anne5,742
8383Wendy5,711
8484Leslie5,654
8585Amy5,584
8686Jill5,555
8787Anita5,479
8888Michele5,445
8989Rose5,442
9090Vickie5,423
9191Ellen5,390
9292Joanne5,340
9393Virginia5,257
9494Dorothy5,238
9595Terry5,214
9696Suzanne5,163
9797Ruth5,051
9898Rita4,949
9999Anna4,870
100100Renee4,843

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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