Top baby names in Washington, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 684 |
| 2 | Susan | 660 |
| 3 | Karen | 579 |
| 4 | Linda | 570 |
| 5 | Julie | 478 |
| 6 | Lori | 446 |
| 7 | Debbie | 428 |
| 8 | Debra | 427 |
| 9 | Lisa | 414 |
| 10 | Cindy | 406 |
| 11 | Kathy | 386 |
| 12 | Cheryl | 368 |
| 13 | Barbara | 353 |
| 14 | Donna | 344 |
| 15 | Patricia | 339 |
| 16 | Teresa | 332 |
| 17 | Sandra | 324 |
| 18 | Nancy | 317 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 309 |
| 20 | Pamela | 307 |
| 21 | Diane | 301 |
| 22 | Kathleen | 300 |
| 23 | Deborah | 297 |
| 24 | Carol | 270 |
| 25 | Kim | 267 |
| 26 | Tammy | 249 |
| 27 | Janet | 246 |
| 28 | Laura | 242 |
| 29 | Denise | 232 |
| 29 | Kimberly | 232 |
| 29 | Laurie | 232 |
| 32 | Sharon | 223 |
| 33 | Brenda | 211 |
| 34 | Kelly | 208 |
| 35 | Elizabeth | 196 |
| 36 | Theresa | 185 |
| 37 | Terri | 183 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 173 |
| 39 | Robin | 167 |
| 40 | Diana | 156 |
| 41 | Connie | 154 |
| 42 | Michelle | 151 |
| 43 | Judy | 146 |
| 44 | Janice | 145 |
| 45 | Cathy | 143 |
| 46 | Catherine | 139 |
| 47 | Christine | 136 |
| 48 | Tina | 135 |
| 49 | Margaret | 132 |
| 49 | Tami | 132 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,324 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,197 |
| 3 | John | 1,046 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,006 |
| 5 | Mark | 1,004 |
| 6 | James | 968 |
| 7 | Richard | 698 |
| 8 | Steven | 682 |
| 9 | William | 575 |
| 10 | Scott | 574 |
| 11 | Brian | 508 |
| 12 | Kevin | 505 |
| 13 | Daniel | 456 |
| 14 | Thomas | 453 |
| 15 | Timothy | 423 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 417 |
| 17 | Mike | 395 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 389 |
| 19 | Donald | 388 |
| 20 | Gary | 387 |
| 21 | Paul | 358 |
| 22 | Ronald | 346 |
| 23 | Randy | 339 |
| 24 | Douglas | 318 |
| 25 | Gregory | 296 |
| 26 | Jeff | 287 |
| 27 | Steve | 282 |
| 28 | Charles | 274 |
| 29 | Craig | 254 |
| 30 | Dennis | 249 |
| 30 | Larry | 249 |
| 32 | Joseph | 242 |
| 33 | Patrick | 238 |
| 34 | Rick | 226 |
| 35 | Bruce | 218 |
| 36 | Dale | 216 |
| 37 | Terry | 211 |
| 38 | Jerry | 201 |
| 39 | Jim | 194 |
| 40 | Eric | 192 |
| 40 | Tim | 192 |
| 42 | Stephen | 186 |
| 43 | Keith | 177 |
| 44 | Christopher | 172 |
| 45 | Edward | 161 |
| 46 | Tom | 157 |
| 47 | Greg | 153 |
| 48 | Chris | 146 |
| 49 | Jeffery | 143 |
| 50 | Alan | 141 |