Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 1,988 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,753 |
| 3 | Donna | 1,719 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,355 |
| 5 | Karen | 1,317 |
| 6 | Linda | 1,312 |
| 7 | Kathleen | 1,202 |
| 8 | Nancy | 1,101 |
| 9 | Deborah | 1,064 |
| 10 | Lisa | 973 |
| 11 | Diane | 943 |
| 12 | Debra | 924 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 912 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 801 |
| 15 | Cynthia | 778 |
| 16 | Barbara | 683 |
| 17 | Carol | 680 |
| 18 | Sandra | 607 |
| 19 | Pamela | 592 |
| 20 | Ann | 566 |
| 21 | Sharon | 525 |
| 22 | Denise | 520 |
| 23 | Joanne | 519 |
| 24 | Maureen | 506 |
| 25 | Robin | 497 |
| 26 | Christine | 495 |
| 26 | Janet | 495 |
| 28 | Judith | 473 |
| 29 | Catherine | 450 |
| 30 | Paula | 444 |
| 31 | Laura | 441 |
| 31 | Margaret | 441 |
| 33 | Anne | 426 |
| 34 | Brenda | 408 |
| 35 | Theresa | 398 |
| 36 | Jane | 379 |
| 37 | Ellen | 374 |
| 38 | Jean | 369 |
| 39 | Laurie | 364 |
| 40 | Kathy | 357 |
| 41 | Joan | 342 |
| 42 | Michelle | 334 |
| 43 | Janice | 331 |
| 44 | Lori | 329 |
| 45 | Gail | 326 |
| 46 | Marie | 308 |
| 47 | Debbie | 304 |
| 48 | Julie | 299 |
| 49 | Cindy | 292 |
| 50 | Suzanne | 280 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,389 |
| 2 | Michael | 3,247 |
| 3 | Robert | 3,032 |
| 4 | David | 2,935 |
| 5 | James | 2,538 |
| 6 | Richard | 2,038 |
| 7 | Mark | 2,013 |
| 8 | William | 1,919 |
| 9 | Paul | 1,740 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,634 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,397 |
| 12 | Stephen | 1,265 |
| 13 | Steven | 1,242 |
| 14 | Peter | 1,118 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,027 |
| 16 | Brian | 992 |
| 17 | Daniel | 960 |
| 18 | Edward | 843 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 711 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 704 |
| 21 | Charles | 693 |
| 22 | Timothy | 689 |
| 23 | Donald | 680 |
| 24 | Scott | 634 |
| 25 | Gary | 579 |
| 26 | Ronald | 566 |
| 27 | Christopher | 536 |
| 28 | George | 523 |
| 29 | Anthony | 442 |
| 30 | Bruce | 432 |
| 31 | Wayne | 385 |
| 32 | Douglas | 383 |
| 33 | Dennis | 376 |
| 34 | Gregory | 319 |
| 35 | Alan | 306 |
| 36 | Raymond | 305 |
| 37 | Frank | 304 |
| 38 | Philip | 298 |
| 39 | Andrew | 281 |
| 40 | Lawrence | 275 |
| 41 | Patrick | 266 |
| 42 | Francis | 256 |
| 43 | Eric | 251 |
| 44 | Matthew | 250 |
| 45 | Keith | 242 |
| 46 | Arthur | 222 |
| 47 | Russell | 209 |
| 48 | Barry | 205 |
| 48 | Craig | 205 |
| 50 | Glenn | 198 |