Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1959

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	85,294
2	David	83,977
3	James	78,648
4	John	76,446
5	Robert	74,542
6	Mark	56,945
7	William	51,386
8	Richard	47,202
9	Thomas	40,296
10	Steven	33,597
11	Charles	30,797
12	Timothy	30,783
13	Joseph	29,539
14	Kevin	26,790
15	Kenneth	26,640
16	Jeffrey	26,281
17	Paul	25,712
18	Daniel	25,155
19	Donald	23,876
20	Gary	23,303
21	Ronald	23,114
22	Brian	20,737
23	Gregory	19,889
24	Scott	19,765
25	Larry	18,434

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anthony	17,972
27	Edward	16,914
28	Stephen	16,504
29	Dennis	16,043
30	Douglas	15,290
31	Randy	15,042
32	George	15,012
33	Terry	14,545
34	Ricky	13,226
35	Christopher	12,915
36	Jerry	12,324
37	Mike	11,995
38	Bruce	11,914
39	Keith	11,758
40	Peter	11,289
41	Steve	11,068
42	Frank	10,942
43	Patrick	10,556
44	Craig	9,933
45	Raymond	9,796
46	Eric	9,726
47	Roger	8,794
48	Danny	8,727
49	Dale	8,343
50	Alan	8,151
51	Wayne	7,878
52	Jeff	7,730
53	Tony	7,564
54	Carl	7,501
55	Jeffery	7,487
56	Russell	7,480
57	Joe	7,389
58	Andrew	7,089
59	Randall	7,059
60	Tim	6,826
61	Gerald	6,636
62	Lawrence	6,601
63	Matthew	6,542
64	Johnny	6,311
65	Billy	6,308
66	Walter	6,128
67	Rodney	5,917
68	Philip	5,862
69	Jimmy	5,830
70	Jim	5,688
71	Bobby	5,677
72	Chris	5,676
73	Barry	5,601
74	Phillip	5,597
75	Curtis	5,536
76	Arthur	5,474
76	Ronnie	5,474
78	Willie	5,374
79	Martin	5,353
80	Glenn	5,352
81	Roy	5,183
82	Tom	5,068
83	Henry	5,061
84	Ralph	5,048
85	Jack	5,015
86	Samuel	4,953
87	Harold	4,943
88	Jay	4,940
89	Rick	4,936
90	Darrell	4,647
91	Greg	4,635
92	Albert	4,605
93	Bill	4,596
94	Bryan	4,488
95	Dean	4,425
96	Micheal	4,369
97	Allen	4,366
98	Stanley	4,343
99	Todd	4,332
100	Louis	4,311
101	Eddie	4,248
102	Vincent	4,212
103	Bradley	4,052
104	Howard	3,987
105	Jon	3,976
106	Eugene	3,890
107	Victor	3,815
108	Tommy	3,772
109	Leonard	3,727
110	Dan	3,675
111	Don	3,617
112	Fred	3,582
113	Jose	3,579
114	Frederick	3,550
115	Lee	3,509
116	Joel	3,458
116	Rickey	3,458
118	Ernest	3,341
119	Dave	3,308
120	Harry	3,271
121	Ray	3,219
122	Melvin	3,170
123	Marvin	3,167
124	Jonathan	3,082
125	Calvin	3,033
126	Duane	2,965
127	Mitchell	2,964
128	Bob	2,826
129	Kurt	2,816
130	Darryl	2,777
131	Norman	2,776
132	Perry	2,751
133	Jerome	2,696
134	Glen	2,693
135	Earl	2,687
136	Francis	2,649
137	Edwin	2,580
138	Alfred	2,545
139	Clifford	2,536
140	Marc	2,506
141	Kent	2,466
142	Jesse	2,440
143	Kelly	2,438
144	Reginald	2,422
145	Kirk	2,407
146	Theodore	2,399
147	Clarence	2,380
148	Karl	2,354
149	Brad	2,347
150	Benjamin	2,331
151	Brent	2,280
152	Bernard	2,274
153	Alvin	2,261
154	Brett	2,226
155	Gordon	2,212
156	Nicholas	2,196
157	Warren	2,178
158	Guy	2,031
159	Leroy	2,017
160	Wesley	2,000
161	Shawn	1,976
162	Carlos	1,947
163	Gene	1,934
164	Juan	1,920
165	Dwayne	1,905
166	Ron	1,875
167	Lloyd	1,872
168	Stuart	1,848
169	Herbert	1,844
170	Bret	1,839
171	Tyrone	1,821
172	Vernon	1,790
173	Lonnie	1,776
174	Kenny	1,763
175	Leslie	1,757
176	Leon	1,748
177	Gilbert	1,747
178	Kerry	1,703
179	Doug	1,701
180	Dana	1,694
181	Ted	1,672
182	Ken	1,653
183	Manuel	1,648
184	Donnie	1,640
185	Neil	1,632
186	Dwight	1,593
187	Gregg	1,585
188	Timmy	1,570
189	Daryl	1,560
190	Franklin	1,553
191	Aaron	1,540
192	Lewis	1,534
193	Floyd	1,533
194	Robin	1,527
195	Garry	1,475
196	Clyde	1,468
197	Jackie	1,459
198	Marty	1,454
199	Tracy	1,451
200	Allan	1,443
201	Randal	1,436
202	Leo	1,432
203	Lance	1,430
204	Charlie	1,415
205	Gerard	1,399
206	Antonio	1,381
207	Nathan	1,378
208	Maurice	1,364
209	Ruben	1,359
210	Ricardo	1,346
211	Lester	1,335
212	Andy	1,309
213	Darren	1,299
214	Sam	1,298
215	Jimmie	1,286
216	Rex	1,283
217	Luis	1,282
218	Andre	1,279
218	Sean	1,279
220	Freddie	1,246
221	Wade	1,230
222	Byron	1,222
222	Neal	1,222
224	Chuck	1,221
225	Milton	1,218
226	Marcus	1,210
227	Mario	1,205
228	Wendell	1,201
229	Arnold	1,192
230	Herman	1,188
231	Derrick	1,179
232	Johnnie	1,177
233	Alexander	1,166
234	Alex	1,164
235	Nathaniel	1,159
235	Roland	1,159
237	Kyle	1,146
238	Clayton	1,134
239	Clinton	1,126
240	Joey	1,121
241	Kim	1,105
242	Terrence	1,104
243	Oscar	1,087
244	Nelson	1,084
245	Harvey	1,081
246	Randolph	1,072
247	Nick	1,054
248	Ross	1,027
249	Bart	1,022
250	Kelvin	1,017
251	Cecil	1,008
251	Lynn	1,008
253	Chester	1,001
254	Derek	984
254	Hugh	984
256	Matt	975
257	Troy	963
258	Jessie	960
259	Pat	948
260	Marshall	945
261	Ben	933
262	Clifton	926
263	Fredrick	922
264	Jesus	918
265	Hector	915
266	Jody	897
267	Roberto	895
268	Frankie	875
269	Sammy	858
270	Claude	852
270	Wallace	852
272	Raul	846
273	Benny	845
273	Rocky	845
275	Terrance	827
276	Clay	826
277	Sidney	825
278	Carlton	813
279	Roderick	806
280	Rory	802
281	Miguel	799
282	Rudy	783
283	Cary	779
284	Jamie	774
285	Pete	767
286	Lyle	761
287	Edgar	752
288	Rickie	741
289	Terence	740
290	Geoffrey	734
291	Morris	723
292	Jason	720
293	Ramon	719
294	Mickey	712
295	Angelo	709
295	Francisco	709
297	Ed	696
298	Everett	692
299	Max	691
300	Phil	677
301	Curt	658
301	Rene	658
303	Pedro	655
304	Virgil	651
305	Darrel	645
305	Stewart	645
307	Clark	632
308	Felix	631
309	Jaime	628
310	Bradford	619
311	Otis	617
312	Armando	612
312	Loren	612
314	Ivan	611
314	Myron	611
316	Fernando	610
317	Angel	602
318	Bennie	598
319	Ira	597
320	Grant	590
321	Salvatore	585
322	Adam	582
323	Christian	581
324	Teddy	574
325	Willard	572
326	Earnest	559
326	Sylvester	559
328	Jacob	558
328	Rusty	558
330	Delbert	557
331	Marion	545
332	Jeffry	542
333	Alton	541
334	Drew	540
335	Lorenzo	533
336	Edmund	532
337	Elmer	529
338	Scot	524
339	Luther	522
340	Cedric	520
341	Laurence	518
342	Isaac	513
343	Julius	511
343	Sherman	511
345	Rafael	509
346	Van	505
347	Travis	504
348	Dewayne	500
348	Malcolm	500
350	Monty	496
350	Shane	496
352	Preston	485
353	Adrian	484
353	Gerry	484
355	Archie	483
356	Rodger	482
357	Clint	481
357	Rod	481
359	Monte	475
360	Roosevelt	469
361	Arturo	467
361	Kris	467
363	Alfredo	464
363	Jorge	464
365	Julian	462
366	Rudolph	458
366	Wilbert	458
368	Horace	453
368	Lowell	453
370	Ernie	450
370	Stevie	450
372	Gabriel	449
373	Noel	448
374	Doyle	446
375	Alonzo	443
376	Al	440
377	Dominic	438
378	Carey	437
379	Forrest	436
379	Javier	436
381	Leland	431
382	Tommie	430
383	Orlando	429
384	Erik	428
385	Hubert	422
386	Stan	419
387	Hal	418
388	Lionel	416
389	Ervin	415
390	Jerald	412
391	Blake	411
391	Vance	411
393	Alberto	409
394	Kendall	408
395	Willis	407
396	Dexter	403
397	Ryan	400
398	Casey	398
399	Darwin	397
400	Evan	395
401	Alfonso	392
401	Jan	392
403	Bert	388
403	Robbie	388
405	Owen	385
406	Dino	382
406	Stephan	382
408	Boyd	377
408	Sheldon	377
410	Denis	374
410	Homer	374
412	Dirk	371
413	Dallas	370
413	Oliver	370
413	Ronny	370
416	Grady	364
417	Mathew	359
418	Darnell	358
418	Enrique	358
418	Rufus	358
421	Dane	357
422	Freddy	356
423	Wilbur	354
424	Bryant	353
424	Luke	353
426	Blaine	351
427	Russ	350
428	Donny	349
429	Justin	347
430	Kirby	343
431	Lane	342
431	Rob	342
433	Elbert	340
434	Damon	339
435	Aubrey	338
435	Mack	338
437	Royce	337
438	Ernesto	336
439	Dominick	329
440	Dewey	328
440	Joshua	328
442	Salvador	324
443	Colin	323
443	Vince	323
445	Louie	322
446	Cornelius	321
447	Miles	320
448	Spencer	319
449	Buddy	318
449	Eduardo	318
451	Denny	317
451	Ellis	317
453	Wilson	313
454	Cory	311
455	Abraham	310
455	Cliff	310
457	Carroll	305
458	Bryon	304
459	Shannon	300
460	Alphonso	299
461	Rodolfo	296
462	Corey	295
462	Mitch	295
462	Toby	295
465	Julio	294
465	Randell	294
465	Seth	294
468	Conrad	293
469	Stacy	290
470	Emmett	288
471	Nicky	284
472	Sammie	281
473	Moses	275
474	Irvin	272
474	Lamar	272
476	Shaun	270
477	Marlon	269
478	Wilfred	266
479	Edmond	265
479	Elvis	265
479	Tod	265
482	Percy	264
483	Elton	263
483	Reggie	263
485	Zachary	262
486	Amos	260
487	Sterling	259
488	Dwain	258
489	Emanuel	256
490	Duncan	253
490	Guadalupe	253
490	Ward	253
493	Lamont	252
493	Mitchel	252
493	Wayde	252
496	Cameron	251
497	Joesph	249
498	Sergio	248
499	Chad	247
500	Galen	246
501	Cleveland	243
501	Eddy	243
503	Barton	242
503	Lon	242
503	Murray	242
503	Reuben	242
507	Barney	241
508	Marlin	240
509	Garland	236
510	Bennett	235
510	Elliott	235
510	Norris	235
510	Rocco	235
514	Jefferson	234
515	Blair	233
516	Carmen	232
516	Pablo	232
518	Rich	229
518	Scotty	229
520	Jess	228
520	Michel	228
520	Trent	228
523	Merle	227
524	Abel	226
525	Morgan	225
525	Pierre	225
527	Rolando	224
528	Kennith	223
529	Terrell	221
530	Israel	220
531	Dick	219
531	Ned	219
533	Felipe	218
533	Sandy	218
535	Harlan	217
536	Gilberto	215
536	Reynaldo	215
538	Vaughn	212
539	Alejandro	211
540	Marco	210
541	Donnell	209
542	Ian	208
542	Robby	208
542	Thaddeus	208
545	Ramiro	207
545	Will	207
547	Linwood	206
548	Andres	203
548	Billie	203
550	Gerardo	202
550	Simon	202
552	Reed	197
553	Winston	196
554	Garrett	195
554	Ismael	195
556	Cornell	194
556	Rogelio	194
556	Russel	194
556	Tomas	194
560	Lyndon	193
561	Austin	192
561	Elvin	192
561	Kurtis	192
561	Layne	192
565	Avery	191
565	Harrison	191
567	Timmie	189
568	Ty	188
568	Unknown	188
570	Danial	187
570	Erwin	187
572	Brandon	186
572	Garth	186
572	Lonny	186
575	Elijah	185
575	Levi	185
575	Loyd	185
575	Nolan	185
575	Wally	185
580	Guillermo	184
580	Junior	184
582	Bernie	183
583	Eldon	181
584	Hans	180
584	Woodrow	180
586	Brendan	178
587	Harley	177
588	Dannie	176
588	Orville	176
590	Gus	175
590	Irving	175
592	Jasper	174
592	Roscoe	174
594	Gino	173
594	Solomon	173
594	Wilfredo	173
597	Toney	172
598	Burton	171
599	Norbert	170
600	Mary	169
601	Bobbie	168
602	Bryce	166
602	Grover	166
604	August	164
604	Lenny	164
606	Vern	163
607	Art	161
607	Domingo	161
607	Emil	161
607	Fabian	161
607	Lanny	161
612	Les	160
613	Hank	159
613	Santos	159
613	Thurman	159
616	Jordan	158
616	Wiley	158
618	Kenton	157
618	Reid	157
620	Sanford	156
621	Roman	155
622	Elias	154
623	Kip	153
623	Marcos	153
623	Noah	153
623	Zane	153
627	Erick	152
627	Frederic	152
627	Jeremiah	152
630	Errol	151
630	Fidel	151
632	Jean	150
632	Otto	150
634	Donn	149
634	Gustavo	149
634	Kermit	149
637	Mikel	148
638	Jake	147
639	Dudley	146
639	Eli	146
641	Tyler	145
642	Kelley	144
642	Shelton	144
644	Anton	142
644	Brady	142
644	Bud	142
644	Emilio	142
644	Stacey	142
644	Ulysses	142
650	Antoine	141
651	Del	140
652	Winfred	139
653	Chip	138
653	Davis	138
653	Lindsey	138
653	Weldon	138
657	Charley	137
657	Saul	137
657	Wyatt	137
660	Emory	135
660	Odell	135
662	Fredric	133
662	Rock	133
662	Tad	133
662	Vito	133
666	Carter	132
667	Shelby	131
667	Xavier	131
669	Merlin	130
669	Val	130
671	Clement	129
671	Jacky	129
671	Santiago	129
674	Armand	128
674	Jed	128
674	Josh	128
677	Brooks	127
677	Coy	127
677	Dion	127
677	Erich	127
681	Curtiss	126
681	Quentin	126
683	Humberto	125
684	Cesar	124
684	Ignacio	124
686	Efrain	123
686	Hollis	123
686	Ivory	123
686	Jarvis	123
686	Yancy	123
691	Augustine	122
691	Burt	122
691	Christophe	122
691	Jerrold	122
691	Jonathon	122
691	Kraig	122
691	Leonardo	122
691	Nicolas	122
691	Tracey	122
700	Linda	121
700	Wes	121
702	Adolph	120
702	Derwin	120
702	Elwood	120
702	Jeremy	120
706	Britt	119
706	Elliot	119
708	Gil	118
708	Myles	118
710	Carmine	117
710	Jackson	117
712	Butch	116
712	Chet	116
712	Denver	116
712	Sonny	116
716	Carlo	115
716	Lindsay	115
718	Arlen	114
718	Blane	114
718	Marcel	114
721	Riley	113
722	Dwaine	112
722	Edwardo	112
722	Jerold	112
722	Maynard	112
722	Richie	112
727	Adolfo	111
727	Graham	111
727	Von	111
730	Gale	110
730	Kimberly	110
730	Millard	110
730	Ollie	110
730	Randel	110
735	Basil	109
735	Johnathan	109
737	Noe	108
738	Duke	107
738	Emery	107
738	Hiram	107
738	Sal	107
742	Delmar	106
742	Emmanuel	106
742	Harris	106
742	Jacques	106
742	Lupe	106
747	Gail	105
747	Major	105
749	Johnie	104
750	Damian	103
750	Taylor	103
752	Benito	102
752	Darrin	102
752	Lemuel	102
752	Merrill	102
756	Douglass	101
756	Isiah	101
756	Keven	101
756	Lesley	101
756	Stanford	101
761	Broderick	100
761	Flint	100
761	Isaiah	100
761	Judson	100
761	Scottie	100
766	Alec	99
766	Aron	99
766	Audie	99
766	Donell	99
766	Eloy	99
766	Hugo	99
766	Mervin	99
773	Carson	98
773	Cris	98
773	Jude	98
776	Artie	97
776	Darin	97
776	Felton	97
776	Kirt	97
776	Quinton	97
776	Raphael	97
782	Freeman	96
782	Len	96
782	Monroe	96
782	Quintin	96
782	Silas	96
782	Thad	96
788	Anderson	95
788	Dalton	95
788	Timmothy	95
791	Lars	94
791	Mel	94
791	Stefan	94
794	Bruno	93
794	Domenic	93
794	Dusty	93
797	Alden	92
797	Bradly	92
797	Earle	92
797	Kristopher	92
801	Connie	91
801	Forest	91
801	Joaquin	91
801	Lenard	91
801	Omar	91
801	Royal	91
807	Fritz	90
808	Benedict	89
808	Booker	89
808	Kerwin	89
808	Napoleon	89
808	Tab	89
808	Vicente	89
814	Elroy	88
814	Greggory	88
814	Rolf	88
817	Cody	87
817	Daren	87
817	Emerson	87
817	Everette	87
817	Patricia	87
817	Susan	87
817	Theron	87
824	Donovan	86
825	Efrem	85
825	Irwin	85
825	Kennth	85
825	Mason	85
825	Roddy	85
830	Cruz	84
830	Dennie	84
830	Federico	84
830	Wilton	84
834	Bernardo	83
834	Ethan	83
834	Skip	83
837	Andrea	82
838	Darell	81
838	Herschel	81
838	Huey	81
838	Maxwell	81
838	Walt	81
843	Artis	80
843	Ashley	80
843	Courtney	80
843	Derick	80
843	Gearld	80
843	Gregorio	80
843	Hilton	80
843	Karen	80
843	Leigh	80
843	Ricki	80
843	Wilford	80
854	Gaylon	79
854	Glynn	79
854	Jere	79
854	Lincoln	79
854	Mckinley	79
854	Nickolas	79
854	Sherwood	79
854	Vic	79
854	Wardell	79
854	Wilmer	79
864	Berry	78
864	Heriberto	78
864	Kenney	78
864	Pasquale	78
864	Rand	78
864	Stanton	78
864	Woody	78
871	Dell	77
871	Emmitt	77
871	Kevan	77
871	Stevan	77
875	Brien	76
875	Carmelo	76
875	Carol	76
875	Cyrus	76
875	Dee	76
875	Devin	76
875	Faron	76
875	Jefferey	76
875	Lacy	76
875	Lennie	76
875	Raleigh	76
875	Randle	76
875	Willam	76
888	Agustin	75
888	Brice	75
888	Demetrius	75
888	Duwayne	75
888	Rolland	75
893	Fletcher	74
893	Moises	74
893	Rodrick	74
893	Rogers	74
897	Alfonzo	73
897	Augustus	73
897	Barron	73
897	Darius	73
897	Hershel	73
897	Jared	73
903	Barrett	72
903	Clair	72
903	Cyril	72
906	Aldo	71
906	Donna	71
906	Dwane	71
906	Esteban	71
906	Ferdinand	71
906	Jamey	71
906	Laverne	71
906	Ritchie	71
914	Adan	70
914	Emile	70
914	Lorenza	70
914	Lyman	70
914	Milo	70
919	Brion	69
919	Cole	69
919	Deborah	69
919	Foster	69
919	Hayward	69
919	Mac	69
919	Trevor	69
926	Alva	68
926	Arden	68
926	Barbara	68
926	Bartley	68
926	Derrell	68
926	Dickie	68
926	Edison	68
926	Hoyt	68
926	Keenan	68
926	Lavern	68
926	Lucius	68
926	Michal	68
926	Wilburn	68
939	Antony	67
939	Arlan	67
939	Cleve	67
939	Debra	67
939	Delton	67
939	Jame	67
939	Micky	67
946	Hunter	66
946	Lucious	66
946	Odis	66
946	Raymon	66
950	Abe	65
950	Alphonse	65
950	Benton	65
950	Buford	65
950	Burl	65
950	Coleman	65
950	Cynthia	65
950	Ellery	65
950	Issac	65
950	Kieth	65
950	Micah	65
950	Quincy	65
950	Sid	65
950	Waymon	65
964	Cleo	64
964	Collin	64
964	Farrell	64
964	Gonzalo	64
964	Prince	64
969	Bertram	63
969	Dante	63
969	Raynard	63
969	Reynold	63
969	Robbin	63
969	Sydney	63
975	Andra	62
975	Brock	62
975	Chaim	62
975	Darcy	62
975	Genaro	62
975	Jonas	62
975	Jules	62
975	Lawerence	62
975	Leander	62
975	Lucas	62
975	Rhett	62
975	Winford	62
987	Chauncey	61
987	Grayling	61
987	Leif	61
987	Maverick	61
987	Michale	61
987	Olin	61
993	Cal	60
993	Charlton	60
993	Darry	60
993	Desmond	60
993	Elmo	60
993	Ezra	60
993	Gayle	60
993	Isidro	60
993	King	60
993	Warner	60
993	Williams	60