California ★ 1959

Top names in California, 1959

Mary led for girls with 3,198 babies ; David for boys with 7,628. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,198
2	Karen	3,136
3	Susan	3,123
4	Linda	3,103
5	Lisa	2,682
6	Cynthia	2,535
7	Patricia	2,527
8	Debra	2,291
9	Deborah	2,134
10	Donna	2,061
11	Sandra	1,906
12	Julie	1,867
13	Lori	1,857
14	Pamela	1,853
15	Debbie	1,774
16	Laura	1,665
17	Nancy	1,660
18	Cheryl	1,640
19	Elizabeth	1,604
20	Kathleen	1,595
21	Kathy	1,574
22	Diane	1,543
23	Cindy	1,528
24	Denise	1,498
25	Carol	1,480
26	Barbara	1,475
27	Sharon	1,418
28	Teresa	1,352
29	Robin	1,174
30	Michelle	1,163
31	Janet	1,151
32	Kim	1,085
33	Diana	1,081
34	Brenda	1,079
35	Kimberly	1,060
36	Terri	1,052
37	Theresa	1,011
38	Maria	997
39	Tammy	991
40	Catherine	915
41	Rebecca	882
42	Kelly	841
43	Margaret	820
44	Laurie	810
45	Cathy	806
46	Christine	777
47	Leslie	766
48	Judy	758
49	Tina	753
50	Valerie	742
51	Rhonda	711
52	Jennifer	706
53	Janice	698
54	Kathryn	694
55	Carolyn	678
56	Annette	674
56	Katherine	674
58	Paula	642
59	Anna	594
60	Stephanie	582
61	Victoria	580
62	Dawn	577
63	Ann	567
64	Wendy	566
65	Martha	563
66	Renee	557
67	Gloria	550
68	Vicki	539
69	Jill	534
70	Suzanne	531
71	Lynn	524
72	Connie	516
73	Michele	506
74	Peggy	502
74	Sherry	502
76	Sylvia	493
77	Terry	484
78	Beverly	477
79	Anne	468
80	Dana	463
81	Yolanda	455
82	Joyce	453
83	Sheila	450
84	Bonnie	448
84	Tamara	448
86	Tracy	445
87	Anita	440
87	Shirley	440
89	Virginia	439
90	Darlene	434
91	Carrie	433
92	Colleen	428
93	Rose	424
94	Gail	415
95	Elaine	412
96	Yvonne	400
97	Teri	391
98	Becky	387
99	Judith	386
100	Roberta	383

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	David	7,628
2	Michael	7,467
3	Robert	6,510
4	John	6,174
5	Mark	5,304
6	James	5,025
7	Richard	4,460
8	Steven	3,443
9	William	3,206
10	Thomas	2,492
11	Daniel	2,372
12	Paul	2,189
13	Ronald	2,147
14	Kevin	2,144
15	Timothy	2,023
16	Jeffrey	1,986
17	Kenneth	1,982
18	Scott	1,931
19	Gary	1,928
20	Charles	1,906
21	Donald	1,869
22	Brian	1,842
23	Gregory	1,781
24	Mike	1,734
25	Joseph	1,674
26	Anthony	1,485
27	Steve	1,472
28	Edward	1,344
29	Dennis	1,328
30	Larry	1,324
31	Christopher	1,312
32	Eric	1,228
33	Stephen	1,226
34	Craig	1,214
35	Douglas	1,211
36	Frank	1,200
37	Randy	1,171
38	George	1,106
39	Patrick	1,059
40	Peter	971
41	Jeff	943
42	Raymond	927
43	Keith	917
44	Jim	876
45	Bruce	866
46	Jerry	842
47	Joe	839
48	Terry	779
49	Danny	769
50	Matthew	725
51	Dale	710
52	Rick	706
53	Chris	699
54	Tim	698
55	Ricky	684
56	Alan	670
56	Russell	670
58	Tony	668
59	Tom	667
60	Jose	663
61	Greg	610
62	Jon	602
63	Arthur	587
63	Bill	587
65	Martin	584
66	Roger	580
67	Andrew	556
68	Phillip	544
69	Jeffery	541
70	Victor	535
71	Lawrence	518
72	Wayne	509
73	Randall	506
74	Jack	503
75	Gerald	491
76	Dave	480
77	Vincent	474
78	Carl	473
79	Manuel	471
80	Dan	465
81	Rodney	455
82	Don	454
83	Ralph	453
84	Henry	451
85	Curtis	450
86	Albert	449
86	Philip	449
88	Dean	438
89	Johnny	436
90	Glenn	414
91	Bryan	407
92	Bob	401
93	Walter	396
94	Jay	393
95	Gilbert	385
96	Ruben	376
97	Ron	375
98	Bradley	368
98	Leonard	368
100	Roy	365