Top baby names in Minnesota, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,636 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,088 |
| 3 | Julie | 1,022 |
| 4 | Debra | 821 |
| 5 | Linda | 761 |
| 6 | Karen | 736 |
| 7 | Lori | 716 |
| 7 | Nancy | 716 |
| 9 | Barbara | 645 |
| 10 | Diane | 596 |
| 11 | Patricia | 588 |
| 12 | Pamela | 547 |
| 13 | Sandra | 545 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 537 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 479 |
| 16 | Kathy | 477 |
| 17 | Cindy | 475 |
| 18 | Kathleen | 441 |
| 19 | Brenda | 429 |
| 20 | Lisa | 423 |
| 21 | Dawn | 421 |
| 22 | Carol | 419 |
| 23 | Debbie | 410 |
| 24 | Deborah | 376 |
| 25 | Kim | 368 |
| 26 | Ann | 351 |
| 27 | Sharon | 347 |
| 28 | Donna | 346 |
| 29 | Laurie | 339 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 326 |
| 31 | Denise | 320 |
| 32 | Kimberly | 311 |
| 33 | Jane | 300 |
| 34 | Lynn | 299 |
| 35 | Janet | 285 |
| 35 | Jean | 285 |
| 37 | Teresa | 284 |
| 38 | Tammy | 281 |
| 39 | Michelle | 278 |
| 40 | Theresa | 261 |
| 40 | Wendy | 261 |
| 42 | Laura | 259 |
| 43 | Judy | 248 |
| 44 | Margaret | 237 |
| 45 | Jill | 235 |
| 46 | Christine | 234 |
| 47 | Beth | 231 |
| 48 | Joan | 225 |
| 49 | Rebecca | 218 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 217 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,855 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,831 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,692 |
| 4 | James | 1,442 |
| 5 | John | 1,434 |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,223 |
| 7 | Steven | 1,158 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,123 |
| 9 | Scott | 1,099 |
| 10 | Timothy | 1,015 |
| 11 | Daniel | 901 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 890 |
| 13 | Richard | 889 |
| 14 | Kevin | 883 |
| 15 | Paul | 823 |
| 16 | Brian | 786 |
| 17 | William | 699 |
| 18 | Randy | 547 |
| 19 | Gary | 536 |
| 20 | Gregory | 516 |
| 21 | Douglas | 513 |
| 22 | Bruce | 490 |
| 23 | Ronald | 464 |
| 24 | Joseph | 459 |
| 25 | Donald | 383 |
| 26 | Charles | 382 |
| 27 | Dale | 373 |
| 28 | Bradley | 358 |
| 29 | Todd | 354 |
| 30 | Craig | 336 |
| 31 | Patrick | 335 |
| 32 | Mike | 330 |
| 33 | Keith | 329 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 328 |
| 34 | Peter | 328 |
| 36 | Dennis | 326 |
| 37 | Terry | 311 |
| 38 | Jeff | 292 |
| 39 | Larry | 282 |
| 39 | Steve | 282 |
| 41 | Tim | 280 |
| 42 | Dean | 278 |
| 43 | Jon | 234 |
| 43 | Tom | 234 |
| 45 | Roger | 226 |
| 46 | Stephen | 216 |
| 47 | Jim | 206 |
| 48 | Joel | 199 |
| 49 | Wayne | 194 |
| 50 | Alan | 187 |