Most popular boys’ names in Texas, 1959
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 4,774 |
| 2 | James | 3,951 |
| 3 | Robert | 3,589 |
| 4 | Michael | 3,586 |
| 5 | John | 3,235 |
| 6 | Mark | 2,493 |
| 7 | Richard | 2,345 |
| 8 | William | 2,050 |
| 9 | Charles | 1,810 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 1,548 |
| 11 | Larry | 1,421 |
| 12 | Joe | 1,378 |
| 13 | Gary | 1,361 |
| 14 | Jose | 1,294 |
| 15 | Steven | 1,258 |
| 16 | Thomas | 1,176 |
| 17 | Ricky | 1,168 |
| 18 | Donald | 1,116 |
| 19 | Paul | 1,095 |
| 20 | Daniel | 1,094 |
| 21 | Ronald | 1,068 |
| 22 | Terry | 1,014 |
| 23 | Jerry | 1,010 |
| 24 | Timothy | 906 |
| 25 | Billy | 905 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Johnny | 891 |
| 26 | Juan | 891 |
| 28 | Randy | 875 |
| 29 | George | 863 |
| 30 | Gregory | 836 |
| 31 | Stephen | 835 |
| 32 | Jimmy | 830 |
| 33 | Bobby | 784 |
| 34 | Danny | 779 |
| 35 | Mike | 778 |
| 36 | Kevin | 755 |
| 37 | Joseph | 699 |
| 38 | Edward | 696 |
| 39 | Dennis | 693 |
| 40 | Anthony | 684 |
| 41 | Steve | 617 |
| 42 | Frank | 605 |
| 43 | Roy | 574 |
| 44 | Douglas | 571 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 565 |
| 45 | Raymond | 565 |
| 45 | Russell | 565 |
| 48 | Tommy | 548 |
| 49 | Tony | 544 |
| 50 | Ruben | 534 |
| 51 | Scott | 524 |
| 52 | Carlos | 504 |
| 53 | Brian | 503 |
| 54 | Darrell | 497 |
| 55 | Ricardo | 495 |
| 56 | Ronnie | 492 |
| 57 | Jesse | 487 |
| 58 | Keith | 485 |
| 59 | Roger | 464 |
| 60 | Eddie | 454 |
| 61 | Jesus | 442 |
| 62 | Bruce | 441 |
| 63 | Victor | 437 |
| 64 | Manuel | 434 |
| 65 | Samuel | 414 |
| 66 | Randall | 410 |
| 67 | Carl | 406 |
| 68 | Christopher | 384 |
| 69 | Craig | 381 |
| 70 | Albert | 376 |
| 71 | Willie | 374 |
| 72 | Henry | 371 |
| 73 | Patrick | 369 |
| 74 | Raul | 362 |
| 75 | Rickey | 360 |
| 75 | Roberto | 360 |
| 77 | Mario | 353 |
| 78 | Curtis | 350 |
| 79 | Alan | 344 |
| 80 | Ray | 342 |
| 81 | Oscar | 341 |
| 82 | Chris | 338 |
| 83 | Luis | 336 |
| 84 | Arthur | 335 |
| 85 | Antonio | 333 |
| 86 | Phillip | 324 |
| 87 | Rodney | 320 |
| 88 | Gerald | 319 |
| 88 | Jack | 319 |
| 90 | Hector | 318 |
| 91 | Gilbert | 315 |
| 92 | Dale | 311 |
| 93 | Jeffery | 299 |
| 94 | Micheal | 294 |
| 95 | Armando | 293 |
| 96 | Don | 292 |
| 97 | Harold | 288 |
| 97 | Walter | 288 |
| 99 | Martin | 286 |
| 100 | Joel | 279 |