Top baby names in Florida, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,195 |
| 2 | Cynthia | 1,069 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,063 |
| 4 | Donna | 1,009 |
| 5 | Patricia | 991 |
| 6 | Susan | 947 |
| 7 | Debra | 912 |
| 8 | Deborah | 852 |
| 9 | Karen | 847 |
| 10 | Barbara | 742 |
| 11 | Brenda | 684 |
| 12 | Sharon | 670 |
| 13 | Lisa | 667 |
| 14 | Pamela | 664 |
| 15 | Sandra | 661 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 566 |
| 17 | Kathy | 563 |
| 18 | Debbie | 546 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 462 |
| 20 | Teresa | 460 |
| 21 | Nancy | 452 |
| 22 | Carol | 411 |
| 23 | Cindy | 410 |
| 24 | Carolyn | 356 |
| 25 | Diane | 353 |
| 26 | Robin | 352 |
| 27 | Tammy | 349 |
| 28 | Beverly | 344 |
| 29 | Laura | 340 |
| 30 | Janet | 334 |
| 31 | Janice | 332 |
| 32 | Denise | 319 |
| 33 | Cathy | 313 |
| 34 | Theresa | 312 |
| 35 | Wanda | 306 |
| 36 | Kimberly | 299 |
| 37 | Julie | 295 |
| 38 | Shirley | 282 |
| 39 | Angela | 278 |
| 40 | Lori | 276 |
| 41 | Valerie | 269 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 262 |
| 43 | Betty | 261 |
| 44 | Sheila | 259 |
| 45 | Catherine | 257 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 257 |
| 47 | Rebecca | 255 |
| 48 | Tina | 254 |
| 49 | Kim | 250 |
| 50 | Judy | 241 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,288 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,065 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,958 |
| 4 | David | 1,934 |
| 5 | John | 1,908 |
| 6 | William | 1,517 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,239 |
| 8 | Charles | 1,104 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,065 |
| 10 | Thomas | 839 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 837 |
| 12 | Timothy | 687 |
| 13 | Joseph | 668 |
| 14 | Steven | 649 |
| 15 | Donald | 611 |
| 16 | Ronald | 592 |
| 17 | Gregory | 570 |
| 18 | Gary | 568 |
| 19 | Anthony | 544 |
| 20 | Larry | 527 |
| 21 | George | 501 |
| 22 | Edward | 467 |
| 23 | Daniel | 466 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 464 |
| 25 | Willie | 457 |
| 26 | Paul | 430 |
| 27 | Stephen | 386 |
| 28 | Kevin | 380 |
| 29 | Terry | 359 |
| 30 | Dennis | 354 |
| 31 | Scott | 351 |
| 32 | Bruce | 323 |
| 33 | Ricky | 322 |
| 34 | Steve | 316 |
| 35 | Jerry | 311 |
| 36 | Douglas | 310 |
| 37 | Christopher | 287 |
| 38 | Mike | 283 |
| 39 | Keith | 282 |
| 40 | Frank | 281 |
| 41 | Johnny | 274 |
| 41 | Randy | 274 |
| 43 | Brian | 273 |
| 44 | Raymond | 265 |
| 45 | Wayne | 263 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 259 |
| 47 | Tony | 255 |
| 48 | Danny | 248 |
| 49 | Jimmy | 239 |
| 50 | Carl | 237 |