Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1959
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,699 |
| 2 | Susan | 2,705 |
| 3 | Linda | 2,405 |
| 4 | Karen | 2,283 |
| 5 | Patricia | 2,059 |
| 6 | Debra | 1,952 |
| 7 | Donna | 1,784 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 1,750 |
| 9 | Deborah | 1,601 |
| 10 | Nancy | 1,479 |
| 11 | Pamela | 1,449 |
| 12 | Barbara | 1,414 |
| 13 | Diane | 1,366 |
| 14 | Sandra | 1,311 |
| 15 | Kathleen | 1,305 |
| 16 | Laura | 1,244 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 1,228 |
| 18 | Kathy | 1,216 |
| 19 | Lisa | 1,212 |
| 20 | Sharon | 1,201 |
| 21 | Julie | 1,125 |
| 22 | Debbie | 1,094 |
| 23 | Carol | 1,082 |
| 24 | Brenda | 1,080 |
| 25 | Janet | 1,032 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Elizabeth | 989 |
| 27 | Denise | 980 |
| 28 | Lori | 943 |
| 29 | Cindy | 933 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 887 |
| 31 | Margaret | 736 |
| 32 | Teresa | 688 |
| 33 | Catherine | 676 |
| 34 | Dawn | 670 |
| 35 | Christine | 669 |
| 36 | Theresa | 660 |
| 37 | Cathy | 657 |
| 38 | Tammy | 649 |
| 39 | Janice | 624 |
| 40 | Kim | 565 |
| 41 | Robin | 543 |
| 42 | Lynn | 532 |
| 43 | Michelle | 523 |
| 44 | Ann | 511 |
| 45 | Judy | 498 |
| 46 | Judith | 490 |
| 47 | Paula | 482 |
| 48 | Carolyn | 476 |
| 49 | Diana | 475 |
| 50 | Joyce | 467 |
| 51 | Tina | 462 |
| 52 | Jean | 460 |
| 53 | Rebecca | 457 |
| 54 | Sheila | 452 |
| 55 | Connie | 450 |
| 56 | Jane | 446 |
| 56 | Peggy | 446 |
| 58 | Kathryn | 444 |
| 59 | Valerie | 441 |
| 60 | Rhonda | 438 |
| 61 | Annette | 437 |
| 62 | Gail | 419 |
| 63 | Jill | 417 |
| 64 | Joan | 400 |
| 65 | Beth | 392 |
| 66 | Beverly | 387 |
| 67 | Terri | 386 |
| 68 | Sue | 371 |
| 69 | Katherine | 370 |
| 70 | Laurie | 369 |
| 71 | Maria | 357 |
| 72 | Angela | 353 |
| 73 | Darlene | 352 |
| 74 | Vicki | 351 |
| 75 | Renee | 345 |
| 76 | Bonnie | 340 |
| 77 | Ellen | 337 |
| 77 | Sherry | 337 |
| 79 | Maureen | 333 |
| 80 | Amy | 322 |
| 81 | Shirley | 321 |
| 82 | Jennifer | 319 |
| 83 | Betty | 315 |
| 84 | Kelly | 309 |
| 85 | Ruth | 306 |
| 86 | Wendy | 304 |
| 87 | Martha | 301 |
| 88 | Joanne | 298 |
| 89 | Anita | 297 |
| 90 | Anne | 295 |
| 91 | Michele | 289 |
| 91 | Rose | 289 |
| 93 | Rita | 284 |
| 94 | Victoria | 283 |
| 95 | Leslie | 282 |
| 96 | Colleen | 276 |
| 97 | Gloria | 274 |
| 98 | Marilyn | 272 |
| 99 | Becky | 255 |
| 100 | Suzanne | 254 |