Top baby names in Kentucky, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,130 |
| 2 | Donna | 824 |
| 3 | Linda | 690 |
| 4 | Deborah | 659 |
| 5 | Karen | 629 |
| 6 | Patricia | 611 |
| 7 | Pamela | 601 |
| 8 | Kathy | 594 |
| 9 | Debra | 588 |
| 10 | Teresa | 586 |
| 11 | Debbie | 560 |
| 12 | Brenda | 537 |
| 12 | Lisa | 537 |
| 14 | Susan | 518 |
| 15 | Sandra | 482 |
| 16 | Sharon | 463 |
| 17 | Tammy | 440 |
| 18 | Barbara | 418 |
| 19 | Connie | 364 |
| 20 | Cynthia | 346 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 338 |
| 22 | Judy | 313 |
| 23 | Nancy | 308 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 295 |
| 25 | Janet | 280 |
| 26 | Sherry | 274 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 269 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 267 |
| 28 | Vickie | 267 |
| 30 | Betty | 260 |
| 31 | Sheila | 259 |
| 32 | Cindy | 249 |
| 33 | Carol | 243 |
| 34 | Beverly | 241 |
| 34 | Rhonda | 241 |
| 36 | Peggy | 233 |
| 37 | Carolyn | 228 |
| 38 | Robin | 218 |
| 39 | Joyce | 214 |
| 40 | Cathy | 211 |
| 41 | Theresa | 209 |
| 42 | Janice | 198 |
| 43 | Laura | 196 |
| 44 | Paula | 190 |
| 45 | Martha | 187 |
| 46 | Wanda | 185 |
| 47 | Rita | 184 |
| 48 | Vicki | 183 |
| 49 | Margaret | 181 |
| 50 | Tina | 175 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,803 |
| 2 | David | 1,543 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,250 |
| 4 | William | 1,231 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,098 |
| 6 | John | 1,023 |
| 7 | Mark | 918 |
| 8 | Charles | 807 |
| 9 | Timothy | 781 |
| 10 | Ricky | 673 |
| 11 | Richard | 604 |
| 12 | Gary | 584 |
| 13 | Larry | 536 |
| 14 | Thomas | 532 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 522 |
| 16 | Terry | 488 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 460 |
| 18 | Donald | 458 |
| 19 | Gregory | 456 |
| 20 | Steven | 454 |
| 21 | Paul | 436 |
| 22 | Joseph | 415 |
| 23 | Danny | 407 |
| 24 | Jerry | 398 |
| 25 | Ronald | 354 |
| 26 | Anthony | 349 |
| 27 | Billy | 329 |
| 28 | Kevin | 326 |
| 29 | Stephen | 308 |
| 30 | Roger | 300 |
| 31 | Bobby | 278 |
| 32 | Tony | 262 |
| 33 | Douglas | 261 |
| 34 | Dennis | 258 |
| 35 | Ronnie | 253 |
| 36 | Daniel | 247 |
| 37 | Randy | 241 |
| 38 | Mike | 232 |
| 39 | George | 230 |
| 39 | Steve | 230 |
| 41 | Johnny | 226 |
| 42 | Keith | 225 |
| 43 | Jeffery | 223 |
| 44 | Darrell | 214 |
| 45 | Edward | 213 |
| 46 | Jimmy | 189 |
| 47 | Phillip | 188 |
| 48 | Barry | 180 |
| 49 | Bruce | 175 |
| 50 | Randall | 154 |