Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1959

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	409
2	Deborah	329
3	Patricia	305
4	Susan	297
5	Karen	286
6	Donna	274
7	Linda	272
8	Sharon	244
9	Cynthia	216
10	Pamela	210
11	Cheryl	185
12	Elizabeth	180
13	Barbara	174
14	Denise	172
15	Lisa	157
16	Diane	148
17	Debra	147
18	Carol	140
18	Nancy	140
20	Brenda	131
20	Kathleen	131
22	Robin	129
23	Margaret	127
24	Sandra	125
25	Catherine	119
26	Michelle	118
27	Sheila	117
28	Carolyn	110
29	Theresa	106
30	Janet	103
30	Teresa	103
32	Wanda	99
33	Kathy	98
34	Debbie	93
35	Joyce	91
36	Anne	89
37	Angela	86
38	Jacqueline	84
38	Laura	84
40	Darlene	83
41	Kim	80
42	Janice	78
43	Cathy	75
44	Ann	72
45	Renee	70
46	Tina	68
47	Julie	66
47	Leslie	66
47	Valerie	66
50	Christine	65

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	767
2	John	651
3	James	629
4	David	583
5	Robert	564
6	William	464
7	Mark	375
8	Thomas	323
9	Richard	315
10	Charles	300
11	Joseph	272
12	Anthony	267
13	Kevin	250
14	Kenneth	232
14	Steven	232
16	Paul	225
17	Timothy	190
18	Gregory	185
19	Ronald	183
20	Donald	172
21	Stephen	168
22	Christopher	165
23	Jeffrey	161
24	George	160
25	Edward	157
26	Gary	143
27	Brian	142
28	Daniel	136
29	Eric	119
29	Larry	119
31	Keith	102
32	Patrick	93
33	Bruce	90
34	Lawrence	89
35	Peter	85
36	Reginald	83
37	Douglas	81
38	Raymond	78
38	Tyrone	78
40	Dennis	77
41	Scott	76
42	Andrew	71
42	Frank	71
44	Craig	70
44	Philip	70
46	Matthew	67
47	Wayne	66
48	Alan	65
49	Walter	58
50	Andre	57