Top baby names in New Jersey, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna | 1,901 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,644 |
| 3 | Mary | 1,569 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,539 |
| 5 | Karen | 1,394 |
| 6 | Linda | 1,308 |
| 7 | Nancy | 1,092 |
| 8 | Barbara | 1,090 |
| 9 | Kathleen | 1,019 |
| 10 | Deborah | 981 |
| 11 | Diane | 924 |
| 12 | Debra | 833 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 823 |
| 14 | Lisa | 789 |
| 15 | Sharon | 752 |
| 16 | Carol | 710 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 671 |
| 18 | Cheryl | 601 |
| 19 | Denise | 595 |
| 20 | Margaret | 533 |
| 21 | Laura | 504 |
| 22 | Sandra | 494 |
| 23 | Kathy | 487 |
| 24 | Robin | 482 |
| 25 | Theresa | 478 |
| 26 | Debbie | 469 |
| 27 | Janet | 462 |
| 28 | Catherine | 424 |
| 28 | Pamela | 424 |
| 30 | Lori | 407 |
| 31 | Kim | 394 |
| 32 | Joanne | 392 |
| 33 | Michele | 391 |
| 34 | Cindy | 377 |
| 35 | Christine | 351 |
| 35 | Maureen | 351 |
| 37 | Ellen | 348 |
| 38 | Judith | 345 |
| 39 | Joan | 340 |
| 40 | Eileen | 324 |
| 41 | Lynn | 321 |
| 42 | Maria | 313 |
| 43 | Ann | 306 |
| 44 | Anne | 302 |
| 45 | Dawn | 301 |
| 46 | Gail | 296 |
| 47 | Janice | 292 |
| 48 | Valerie | 290 |
| 49 | Brenda | 287 |
| 50 | Jean | 275 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 3,344 |
| 2 | Robert | 3,124 |
| 3 | Michael | 3,086 |
| 4 | James | 2,448 |
| 5 | David | 2,216 |
| 6 | William | 2,074 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,883 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,864 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,772 |
| 10 | Mark | 1,554 |
| 11 | Kevin | 999 |
| 12 | Steven | 985 |
| 13 | Paul | 963 |
| 14 | Edward | 928 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 891 |
| 16 | Charles | 877 |
| 17 | Anthony | 875 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 783 |
| 19 | Brian | 773 |
| 20 | Peter | 745 |
| 21 | George | 739 |
| 22 | Frank | 688 |
| 23 | Daniel | 654 |
| 24 | Ronald | 637 |
| 25 | Donald | 634 |
| 26 | Stephen | 624 |
| 27 | Gary | 617 |
| 28 | Timothy | 616 |
| 29 | Scott | 596 |
| 30 | Christopher | 569 |
| 31 | Gregory | 496 |
| 32 | Raymond | 442 |
| 33 | Bruce | 399 |
| 34 | Douglas | 397 |
| 35 | Keith | 384 |
| 36 | Eric | 367 |
| 37 | Patrick | 358 |
| 38 | Dennis | 332 |
| 38 | Glenn | 332 |
| 40 | Andrew | 330 |
| 41 | Wayne | 306 |
| 42 | Craig | 291 |
| 43 | Lawrence | 287 |
| 44 | Walter | 284 |
| 45 | Vincent | 282 |
| 46 | Louis | 279 |
| 47 | Matthew | 259 |
| 48 | Philip | 248 |
| 49 | Alan | 247 |
| 50 | Arthur | 231 |