Name Yearbook

Top baby names in North Dakota, 1959

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	231
2	Susan	180
3	Julie	152
3	Lori	152
5	Karen	139
6	Nancy	132
7	Linda	128
8	Debra	126
9	Brenda	122
10	Cynthia	115
11	Barbara	111
12	Pamela	107
13	Kathy	102
14	Tammy	101
15	Diane	99
16	Cindy	94
17	Debbie	87
18	Carol	86
19	Cheryl	83
20	Sandra	81
21	Connie	75
22	Kimberly	72
23	Denise	71
24	Laurie	69
24	Patricia	69
26	Kim	66
26	Sharon	66
28	Bonnie	63
29	Donna	59
29	Kathleen	59
31	Sheila	55
32	Rebecca	53
33	Deborah	51
33	Lisa	51
33	Shelly	51
36	Joan	45
37	Dawn	43
37	Jane	43
39	Rhonda	40
40	Elizabeth	39
40	Valerie	39
42	Janet	38
43	Becky	37
43	Gail	37
43	Paula	37
43	Peggy	37
43	Teresa	37
48	Kelly	36
49	Ann	35
50	Tamara	34

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	311
2	Mark	275
3	Michael	247
4	James	226
5	Robert	210
6	Kevin	190
7	Timothy	187
8	John	176
9	Steven	169
10	Scott	168
11	Jeffrey	163
12	Richard	131
13	Randy	124
14	Brian	123
15	Paul	106
16	Thomas	103
17	Daniel	101
18	Gary	98
19	William	95
20	Ronald	94
21	Bruce	90
22	Donald	88
23	Douglas	87
24	Gregory	86
25	Larry	84
26	Terry	79
27	Bradley	73
28	Todd	72
29	Keith	71
30	Dean	70
31	Dale	69
32	Kenneth	64
33	Craig	63
33	Rodney	63
35	Wayne	62
36	Dennis	58
36	Patrick	58
38	Curtis	55
38	Jeff	55
40	Mike	53
41	Jay	51
41	Jerry	51
41	Joseph	51
44	Roger	50
44	Steve	50
44	Tim	50
47	Charles	48
48	Kelly	45
48	Ricky	45
50	Alan	43