Popular New York Girl Baby Names From 1959

The Most Popular New York Girl Baby Names in 1959

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1959.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in New York was Mary. In total there were 168,211 girls born sharing 1,431 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1959 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Mary	1 in 35 (2.9%)	4,868
2	Susan	1 in 38 (2.7%)	4,480
3	Donna	1 in 43 (2.3%)	3,916
4	Patricia	1 in 45 (2.2%)	3,775
5	Linda	1 in 50 (2%)	3,338
6	Karen	1 in 52 (1.9%)	3,215
7	Deborah	1 in 62 (1.6%)	2,709
8	Nancy	1 in 63 (1.6%)	2,662
9	Barbara	1 in 63 (1.6%)	2,656
10	Kathleen	1 in 65 (1.5%)	2,570
11	Lisa	1 in 72 (1.4%)	2,343
12	Elizabeth	1 in 72 (1.4%)	2,340
13	Diane	1 in 74 (1.3%)	2,265
14	Debra	1 in 78 (1.3%)	2,151
15	Carol	1 in 95 (1.1%)	1,780
16	Cynthia	1 in 98 (1%)	1,708
17	Sharon	1 in 107 (0.9%)	1,570
18	Denise	1 in 107 (0.9%)	1,569
19	Laura	1 in 110 (0.9%)	1,532
20	Margaret	1 in 114 (0.9%)	1,475
21	Sandra	1 in 116 (0.9%)	1,451
22	Cheryl	1 in 119 (0.8%)	1,418
23	Theresa	1 in 122 (0.8%)	1,380
24	Robin	1 in 127 (0.8%)	1,328
25	Lori	1 in 130 (0.8%)	1,293
26	Pamela	1 in 132 (0.8%)	1,276
27	Janet	1 in 141 (0.7%)	1,194
28	Maria	1 in 142 (0.7%)	1,185
29	Catherine	1 in 143 (0.7%)	1,180
30	Christine	1 in 145 (0.7%)	1,161
31	Ann	1 in 155 (0.6%)	1,085
32	Joanne	1 in 156 (0.6%)	1,078
33	Debbie	1 in 158 (0.6%)	1,065
34	Kathy	1 in 160 (0.6%)	1,053
35	Kim	1 in 167 (0.6%)	1,008
36	Maureen	1 in 176 (0.6%)	958
37	Eileen	1 in 177 (0.6%)	949
38	Ellen	1 in 177 (0.6%)	949
39	Cindy	1 in 180 (0.6%)	932
40	Michele	1 in 181 (0.6%)	930
41	Laurie	1 in 188 (0.5%)	893
42	Anne	1 in 191 (0.5%)	882
43	Joan	1 in 202 (0.5%)	834
44	Michelle	1 in 204 (0.5%)	826
45	Brenda	1 in 205 (0.5%)	821
46	Valerie	1 in 211 (0.5%)	799
47	Lynn	1 in 211 (0.5%)	796
48	Dawn	1 in 212 (0.5%)	795
49	Julie	1 in 221 (0.5%)	761
50	Judith	1 in 222 (0.5%)	759
51	Jean	1 in 227 (0.4%)	742
52	Marie	1 in 232 (0.4%)	725
53	Amy	1 in 237 (0.4%)	710
54	Diana	1 in 239 (0.4%)	705
55	Gail	1 in 241 (0.4%)	697
56	Evelyn	1 in 242 (0.4%)	695
57	Wendy	1 in 243 (0.4%)	693
58	Janice	1 in 250 (0.4%)	674
59	Darlene	1 in 253 (0.4%)	664
60	Cathy	1 in 259 (0.4%)	650
61	Lorraine	1 in 269 (0.4%)	625
62	Teresa	1 in 271 (0.4%)	620
63	Suzanne	1 in 272 (0.4%)	619
64	Jane	1 in 280 (0.4%)	601
65	Judy	1 in 282 (0.4%)	596
66	Colleen	1 in 286 (0.4%)	589
67	Rose	1 in 291 (0.3%)	579
68	Carolyn	1 in 291 (0.3%)	578
69	Leslie	1 in 298 (0.3%)	564
70	Angela	1 in 300 (0.3%)	560
71	Tina	1 in 300 (0.3%)	560
72	Bonnie	1 in 301 (0.3%)	559
73	Annette	1 in 302 (0.3%)	557
74	Joyce	1 in 304 (0.3%)	554
75	Joann	1 in 313 (0.3%)	537
76	Andrea	1 in 318 (0.3%)	529
77	Beth	1 in 323 (0.3%)	521
78	Katherine	1 in 323 (0.3%)	521
79	Elaine	1 in 326 (0.3%)	516
80	Kathryn	1 in 328 (0.3%)	513
81	Paula	1 in 328 (0.3%)	513
82	Anna	1 in 343 (0.3%)	490
83	Tammy	1 in 348 (0.3%)	484
84	Renee	1 in 349 (0.3%)	482
85	Jeanne	1 in 352 (0.3%)	478
86	Carmen	1 in 353 (0.3%)	477
87	Jacqueline	1 in 353 (0.3%)	476
88	Sheila	1 in 354 (0.3%)	475
89	Jill	1 in 356 (0.3%)	473
90	Virginia	1 in 362 (0.3%)	465
91	Doreen	1 in 366 (0.3%)	460
92	Jennifer	1 in 366 (0.3%)	459
93	Frances	1 in 369 (0.3%)	456
94	Victoria	1 in 371 (0.3%)	454
95	Helen	1 in 373 (0.3%)	451
96	Stephanie	1 in 376 (0.3%)	447
97	Regina	1 in 380 (0.3%)	443
98	Dorothy	1 in 389 (0.3%)	432
99	Ruth	1 in 396 (0.3%)	425
100	Kimberly	1 in 402 (0.2%)	418