Top baby names in Tennessee, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 976 |
| 2 | Donna | 971 |
| 3 | Teresa | 816 |
| 4 | Linda | 747 |
| 5 | Pamela | 729 |
| 6 | Patricia | 727 |
| 7 | Deborah | 709 |
| 8 | Brenda | 682 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 631 |
| 10 | Debra | 627 |
| 11 | Kathy | 624 |
| 12 | Lisa | 622 |
| 13 | Sandra | 598 |
| 14 | Karen | 574 |
| 15 | Sharon | 527 |
| 16 | Debbie | 526 |
| 17 | Susan | 517 |
| 18 | Tammy | 478 |
| 19 | Barbara | 427 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 342 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 325 |
| 22 | Sheila | 322 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 319 |
| 24 | Vickie | 317 |
| 25 | Connie | 309 |
| 25 | Janice | 309 |
| 27 | Judy | 308 |
| 28 | Nancy | 305 |
| 29 | Janet | 299 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 295 |
| 31 | Carol | 293 |
| 32 | Sherry | 290 |
| 33 | Cindy | 289 |
| 33 | Wanda | 289 |
| 35 | Betty | 284 |
| 36 | Shirley | 277 |
| 37 | Rebecca | 265 |
| 38 | Beverly | 257 |
| 39 | Cathy | 249 |
| 40 | Angela | 245 |
| 41 | Joyce | 231 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 230 |
| 43 | Robin | 208 |
| 44 | Rita | 203 |
| 44 | Tina | 203 |
| 46 | Margaret | 194 |
| 47 | Phyllis | 193 |
| 48 | Peggy | 192 |
| 49 | Anita | 189 |
| 50 | Martha | 186 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,023 |
| 2 | David | 1,523 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,489 |
| 4 | William | 1,273 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,143 |
| 6 | John | 1,138 |
| 7 | Charles | 927 |
| 8 | Mark | 819 |
| 9 | Ricky | 810 |
| 10 | Timothy | 694 |
| 11 | Terry | 686 |
| 12 | Richard | 622 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 597 |
| 14 | Larry | 583 |
| 14 | Thomas | 583 |
| 16 | Gary | 549 |
| 17 | Jerry | 534 |
| 18 | Steven | 454 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 449 |
| 20 | Ronald | 413 |
| 21 | Donald | 411 |
| 22 | Billy | 404 |
| 23 | Gregory | 392 |
| 24 | Danny | 388 |
| 25 | Randy | 377 |
| 26 | Anthony | 369 |
| 27 | Johnny | 348 |
| 28 | Jimmy | 343 |
| 29 | Bobby | 336 |
| 30 | Tony | 327 |
| 31 | Joseph | 314 |
| 32 | Paul | 312 |
| 33 | Steve | 309 |
| 34 | Dennis | 304 |
| 35 | Rickey | 283 |
| 36 | George | 271 |
| 37 | Jeffery | 263 |
| 38 | Roger | 251 |
| 39 | Ronnie | 248 |
| 39 | Stephen | 248 |
| 41 | Mike | 239 |
| 42 | Joe | 230 |
| 42 | Randall | 230 |
| 44 | Barry | 213 |
| 44 | Tommy | 213 |
| 46 | Edward | 211 |
| 47 | Phillip | 204 |
| 48 | Keith | 200 |
| 49 | Douglas | 189 |
| 50 | Eddie | 188 |