Top baby names in North Carolina, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,256 |
| 2 | Donna | 1,219 |
| 3 | Cynthia | 1,060 |
| 4 | Teresa | 1,038 |
| 5 | Linda | 1,020 |
| 6 | Deborah | 949 |
| 7 | Patricia | 895 |
| 8 | Susan | 825 |
| 9 | Sandra | 802 |
| 10 | Pamela | 794 |
| 11 | Debra | 790 |
| 12 | Sharon | 764 |
| 13 | Kathy | 762 |
| 14 | Karen | 725 |
| 15 | Brenda | 722 |
| 16 | Barbara | 715 |
| 17 | Debbie | 573 |
| 18 | Tammy | 548 |
| 19 | Wanda | 541 |
| 20 | Lisa | 532 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 496 |
| 22 | Carolyn | 480 |
| 23 | Robin | 458 |
| 24 | Betty | 427 |
| 25 | Janet | 414 |
| 26 | Nancy | 409 |
| 27 | Cathy | 393 |
| 28 | Sheila | 383 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 375 |
| 30 | Cindy | 370 |
| 31 | Janice | 350 |
| 31 | Kimberly | 350 |
| 33 | Angela | 349 |
| 34 | Sherry | 348 |
| 35 | Joyce | 328 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 324 |
| 37 | Beverly | 319 |
| 38 | Shirley | 312 |
| 39 | Judy | 311 |
| 40 | Margaret | 298 |
| 40 | Rhonda | 298 |
| 42 | Carol | 289 |
| 43 | Phyllis | 287 |
| 44 | Martha | 282 |
| 45 | Vickie | 281 |
| 46 | Connie | 273 |
| 47 | Gloria | 261 |
| 48 | Laura | 235 |
| 49 | Shelia | 234 |
| 50 | Diane | 213 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,424 |
| 2 | David | 1,865 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,843 |
| 4 | William | 1,707 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,577 |
| 6 | John | 1,408 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,155 |
| 8 | Timothy | 976 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 889 |
| 10 | Ricky | 884 |
| 11 | Richard | 850 |
| 12 | Mark | 810 |
| 13 | Thomas | 762 |
| 14 | Donald | 739 |
| 15 | Larry | 726 |
| 16 | Gary | 618 |
| 17 | Ronald | 603 |
| 18 | Jerry | 601 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 576 |
| 20 | Terry | 569 |
| 21 | Randy | 546 |
| 22 | Tony | 531 |
| 23 | Joseph | 515 |
| 24 | Steven | 480 |
| 25 | George | 479 |
| 26 | Ronnie | 470 |
| 27 | Dennis | 468 |
| 28 | Danny | 449 |
| 29 | Bobby | 448 |
| 30 | Gregory | 432 |
| 31 | Anthony | 429 |
| 32 | Johnny | 426 |
| 33 | Jimmy | 407 |
| 34 | Billy | 362 |
| 35 | Roger | 343 |
| 36 | Paul | 339 |
| 37 | Edward | 327 |
| 38 | Stephen | 318 |
| 39 | Keith | 307 |
| 40 | Steve | 306 |
| 41 | Willie | 303 |
| 42 | Douglas | 298 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 298 |
| 44 | Christopher | 276 |
| 45 | Daniel | 274 |
| 46 | Kevin | 264 |
| 47 | Walter | 251 |
| 48 | Samuel | 233 |
| 49 | Carl | 231 |
| 50 | Phillip | 221 |