Top baby names in Louisiana, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,132 |
| 2 | Linda | 802 |
| 3 | Cynthia | 793 |
| 4 | Donna | 788 |
| 5 | Patricia | 741 |
| 6 | Debra | 726 |
| 7 | Karen | 662 |
| 8 | Brenda | 576 |
| 9 | Pamela | 571 |
| 10 | Susan | 565 |
| 11 | Sandra | 560 |
| 12 | Lisa | 529 |
| 13 | Sharon | 522 |
| 14 | Deborah | 484 |
| 15 | Barbara | 441 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 406 |
| 17 | Kathy | 390 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 389 |
| 19 | Tammy | 381 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 344 |
| 21 | Debbie | 323 |
| 22 | Denise | 306 |
| 23 | Wanda | 295 |
| 24 | Janet | 284 |
| 25 | Janice | 283 |
| 26 | Rhonda | 279 |
| 26 | Sheila | 279 |
| 28 | Connie | 278 |
| 29 | Cindy | 259 |
| 29 | Shirley | 259 |
| 31 | Betty | 256 |
| 32 | Carol | 250 |
| 32 | Darlene | 250 |
| 34 | Nancy | 236 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 236 |
| 36 | Julie | 233 |
| 37 | Angela | 232 |
| 38 | Kim | 229 |
| 39 | Beverly | 228 |
| 40 | Diane | 227 |
| 41 | Joyce | 223 |
| 42 | Gwendolyn | 220 |
| 43 | Theresa | 219 |
| 44 | Judy | 211 |
| 45 | Paula | 200 |
| 46 | Stephanie | 195 |
| 47 | Catherine | 194 |
| 48 | Peggy | 192 |
| 49 | Annette | 191 |
| 50 | Terri | 189 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,589 |
| 2 | David | 1,407 |
| 3 | James | 1,347 |
| 4 | John | 1,291 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,068 |
| 6 | Charles | 853 |
| 7 | Mark | 776 |
| 8 | Kenneth | 772 |
| 9 | William | 694 |
| 10 | Joseph | 688 |
| 11 | Donald | 633 |
| 12 | Richard | 617 |
| 13 | Ronald | 536 |
| 14 | Thomas | 515 |
| 15 | Kevin | 469 |
| 16 | Larry | 460 |
| 17 | Gregory | 434 |
| 18 | Paul | 432 |
| 19 | Ricky | 400 |
| 20 | Timothy | 399 |
| 21 | Anthony | 398 |
| 22 | Terry | 397 |
| 23 | Gary | 393 |
| 24 | Keith | 343 |
| 25 | Jerry | 321 |
| 26 | Steven | 315 |
| 27 | Edward | 314 |
| 28 | George | 312 |
| 29 | Brian | 306 |
| 30 | Dennis | 305 |
| 31 | Randy | 285 |
| 32 | Carl | 272 |
| 33 | Daniel | 270 |
| 34 | Danny | 268 |
| 35 | Willie | 262 |
| 36 | Stephen | 256 |
| 37 | Johnny | 244 |
| 38 | Wayne | 227 |
| 39 | Patrick | 216 |
| 40 | Gerald | 214 |
| 41 | Micheal | 212 |
| 42 | Bobby | 208 |
| 42 | Jimmy | 208 |
| 44 | Eric | 206 |
| 45 | Christopher | 205 |
| 46 | Craig | 203 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 203 |
| 48 | Louis | 199 |
| 49 | Rickey | 198 |
| 50 | Raymond | 197 |