Top baby names in Kansas, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 537 |
| 2 | Debra | 536 |
| 3 | Linda | 484 |
| 4 | Susan | 449 |
| 5 | Karen | 415 |
| 6 | Brenda | 375 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 364 |
| 8 | Pamela | 360 |
| 9 | Donna | 335 |
| 10 | Patricia | 312 |
| 11 | Teresa | 308 |
| 12 | Kathy | 302 |
| 13 | Nancy | 288 |
| 14 | Julie | 280 |
| 15 | Lisa | 276 |
| 16 | Cindy | 273 |
| 17 | Debbie | 259 |
| 18 | Deborah | 253 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 247 |
| 20 | Janet | 239 |
| 21 | Sandra | 229 |
| 22 | Lori | 225 |
| 23 | Carol | 209 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 207 |
| 25 | Sharon | 206 |
| 26 | Barbara | 204 |
| 26 | Diane | 204 |
| 28 | Denise | 201 |
| 29 | Tammy | 199 |
| 30 | Connie | 198 |
| 31 | Rhonda | 188 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 187 |
| 33 | Terri | 177 |
| 34 | Kim | 166 |
| 35 | Michelle | 159 |
| 36 | Diana | 158 |
| 37 | Elizabeth | 153 |
| 38 | Judy | 148 |
| 39 | Kathleen | 134 |
| 40 | Laura | 133 |
| 41 | Janice | 124 |
| 41 | Vicki | 124 |
| 43 | Robin | 121 |
| 44 | Peggy | 118 |
| 45 | Theresa | 115 |
| 46 | Cathy | 112 |
| 46 | Paula | 112 |
| 48 | Joyce | 110 |
| 49 | Kelly | 108 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 105 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 986 |
| 2 | Michael | 975 |
| 3 | Mark | 820 |
| 4 | Robert | 749 |
| 5 | James | 729 |
| 6 | John | 723 |
| 7 | Steven | 534 |
| 8 | Richard | 490 |
| 9 | William | 483 |
| 10 | Kevin | 453 |
| 11 | Timothy | 378 |
| 12 | Gary | 345 |
| 13 | Gregory | 314 |
| 13 | Thomas | 314 |
| 15 | Charles | 307 |
| 16 | Daniel | 300 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 293 |
| 18 | Donald | 287 |
| 19 | Larry | 286 |
| 20 | Ronald | 285 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 279 |
| 22 | Terry | 269 |
| 23 | Randy | 262 |
| 24 | Scott | 247 |
| 25 | Brian | 245 |
| 26 | Dennis | 242 |
| 27 | Douglas | 239 |
| 28 | Paul | 201 |
| 29 | Craig | 200 |
| 30 | Jerry | 187 |
| 31 | Mike | 185 |
| 32 | Ricky | 182 |
| 33 | Steve | 177 |
| 34 | Bruce | 175 |
| 35 | Joseph | 168 |
| 36 | Stephen | 165 |
| 37 | Randall | 163 |
| 38 | Roger | 155 |
| 39 | Dale | 147 |
| 40 | Alan | 141 |
| 41 | Bradley | 136 |
| 42 | Danny | 131 |
| 42 | Edward | 131 |
| 42 | Patrick | 131 |
| 45 | Keith | 126 |
| 46 | Christopher | 121 |
| 47 | Curtis | 114 |
| 48 | Anthony | 113 |
| 49 | Rodney | 112 |
| 49 | Russell | 112 |