Top baby names in Maryland, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,002 |
| 2 | Donna | 822 |
| 3 | Karen | 782 |
| 4 | Deborah | 747 |
| 5 | Patricia | 670 |
| 6 | Linda | 662 |
| 7 | Susan | 644 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 541 |
| 9 | Sharon | 534 |
| 10 | Barbara | 485 |
| 11 | Cheryl | 436 |
| 12 | Pamela | 415 |
| 13 | Brenda | 411 |
| 14 | Debra | 400 |
| 15 | Sandra | 392 |
| 16 | Robin | 390 |
| 17 | Nancy | 350 |
| 18 | Lisa | 327 |
| 19 | Denise | 302 |
| 20 | Teresa | 298 |
| 21 | Kathy | 297 |
| 22 | Debbie | 293 |
| 23 | Carol | 292 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 284 |
| 25 | Diane | 277 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 271 |
| 27 | Elizabeth | 268 |
| 28 | Theresa | 251 |
| 29 | Margaret | 242 |
| 30 | Janet | 234 |
| 31 | Laura | 218 |
| 32 | Darlene | 212 |
| 33 | Cindy | 209 |
| 34 | Joyce | 200 |
| 35 | Catherine | 199 |
| 36 | Wanda | 194 |
| 37 | Valerie | 193 |
| 38 | Dawn | 187 |
| 39 | Kim | 182 |
| 40 | Terry | 178 |
| 41 | Tammy | 176 |
| 42 | Carolyn | 175 |
| 43 | Angela | 169 |
| 44 | Bonnie | 166 |
| 45 | Cathy | 164 |
| 46 | Shirley | 160 |
| 47 | Michelle | 158 |
| 48 | Michele | 156 |
| 49 | Janice | 155 |
| 50 | Christine | 154 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,639 |
| 2 | James | 1,433 |
| 3 | John | 1,398 |
| 4 | David | 1,373 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,325 |
| 6 | William | 1,221 |
| 7 | Mark | 944 |
| 8 | Richard | 800 |
| 9 | Charles | 791 |
| 10 | Thomas | 704 |
| 11 | Joseph | 646 |
| 12 | Kevin | 461 |
| 13 | Steven | 454 |
| 14 | Timothy | 450 |
| 15 | Donald | 446 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 445 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 400 |
| 18 | Paul | 399 |
| 19 | Gary | 389 |
| 20 | Ronald | 383 |
| 21 | Anthony | 379 |
| 22 | George | 353 |
| 23 | Brian | 347 |
| 24 | Stephen | 322 |
| 25 | Daniel | 321 |
| 26 | Edward | 315 |
| 26 | Gregory | 315 |
| 28 | Larry | 293 |
| 29 | Keith | 254 |
| 30 | Wayne | 237 |
| 31 | Dennis | 235 |
| 32 | Douglas | 231 |
| 33 | Raymond | 216 |
| 34 | Bruce | 208 |
| 35 | Christopher | 200 |
| 36 | Eric | 188 |
| 37 | Frank | 183 |
| 38 | Scott | 182 |
| 39 | Craig | 166 |
| 40 | Terry | 165 |
| 41 | Patrick | 152 |
| 42 | Ricky | 150 |
| 43 | Walter | 148 |
| 44 | Jerry | 143 |
| 45 | Dale | 133 |
| 46 | Russell | 128 |
| 47 | Lawrence | 126 |
| 48 | Carl | 121 |
| 49 | Randy | 116 |
| 50 | Andrew | 115 |