NameTides

The names of 1959

The ten most popular names given in 1959, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  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

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NSW: girls

  1. Jennifer 1,192
  2. Susan 1,089
  3. Julie 982
  4. Deborah 970
  5. Karen 886
  6. Kim 757
  7. Debra 659
  8. Christine 618
  9. Sharon 610
  10. Catherine 581

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NSW: boys

  1. Peter 2,312
  2. David 1,800
  3. Mark 1,754
  4. Michael 1,709
  5. John 1,633
  6. Stephen 1,429
  7. Gregory 1,295
  8. Robert 1,223
  9. Paul 1,067
  10. Anthony 843

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Canadian provinces in 1959

US states in 1959