Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,773 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,417 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,121 |
| 4 | Debra | 1,082 |
| 5 | Karen | 928 |
| 6 | Julie | 916 |
| 7 | Barbara | 746 |
| 8 | Lori | 727 |
| 9 | Patricia | 722 |
| 10 | Diane | 714 |
| 11 | Nancy | 678 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 651 |
| 13 | Kathleen | 647 |
| 14 | Cheryl | 642 |
| 15 | Sandra | 623 |
| 16 | Pamela | 591 |
| 17 | Donna | 555 |
| 18 | Cindy | 548 |
| 19 | Lisa | 500 |
| 20 | Kathy | 495 |
| 21 | Dawn | 464 |
| 22 | Carol | 462 |
| 23 | Ann | 456 |
| 24 | Kim | 436 |
| 25 | Deborah | 435 |
| 26 | Sharon | 420 |
| 27 | Laura | 412 |
| 28 | Debbie | 411 |
| 29 | Jane | 409 |
| 30 | Lynn | 404 |
| 31 | Jean | 403 |
| 32 | Christine | 399 |
| 33 | Laurie | 384 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 367 |
| 35 | Brenda | 347 |
| 36 | Janet | 319 |
| 37 | Denise | 311 |
| 38 | Jill | 294 |
| 39 | Margaret | 282 |
| 40 | Tammy | 281 |
| 41 | Sue | 279 |
| 42 | Peggy | 277 |
| 43 | Judy | 269 |
| 44 | Catherine | 267 |
| 44 | Wendy | 267 |
| 46 | Joan | 264 |
| 47 | Theresa | 263 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 246 |
| 49 | Bonnie | 235 |
| 50 | Robin | 227 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,299 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,218 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,879 |
| 4 | James | 1,819 |
| 5 | John | 1,744 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,587 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,369 |
| 8 | Steven | 1,283 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 1,146 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,090 |
| 11 | Richard | 1,064 |
| 12 | Scott | 1,013 |
| 13 | Timothy | 974 |
| 14 | Brian | 892 |
| 15 | William | 879 |
| 16 | Kevin | 823 |
| 17 | Paul | 751 |
| 18 | Gary | 666 |
| 19 | Joseph | 590 |
| 20 | Randy | 581 |
| 21 | Ronald | 572 |
| 22 | Gregory | 519 |
| 23 | Dennis | 516 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 496 |
| 25 | Donald | 487 |
| 26 | Patrick | 457 |
| 27 | Peter | 430 |
| 28 | Dale | 408 |
| 29 | Bruce | 405 |
| 29 | Douglas | 405 |
| 31 | Charles | 401 |
| 32 | Terry | 338 |
| 33 | Randall | 328 |
| 34 | Larry | 321 |
| 35 | Keith | 319 |
| 36 | Todd | 312 |
| 37 | Steve | 311 |
| 38 | Jeff | 309 |
| 39 | Mike | 307 |
| 40 | Craig | 306 |
| 41 | Dean | 285 |
| 42 | Tim | 275 |
| 43 | Christopher | 273 |
| 44 | Roger | 264 |
| 45 | Gerald | 260 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 259 |
| 47 | Edward | 250 |
| 48 | Tom | 242 |
| 49 | Alan | 241 |
| 50 | Ricky | 236 |