State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 91,968 Wisconsin births in 1959 across 949 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Wisconsin more than they say America.

#91Randaloutside the national top 200
#84Kay#182 nationally
#99Heidi#187 nationally
#57Kurt#129 nationally
#77Carrie#145 nationally
#41Sue#107 nationally
#37Todd#99 nationally
#70Jeanne#129 nationally
#93Patti#152 nationally
#41Dean#95 nationally
#56Colleen#110 nationally
#73Duane#126 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,773US #1
#2Susan1,417US #2
#3Linda1,121US #3
#4Debra1,082US #7
#5Karen928US #4
#6Julie916US #26
#7Barbara746US #11
#8Lori727US #27
#9Patricia722US #6
#10Diane714US #19
#11Nancy678US #14
#12Cynthia651US #8
#13Kathleen647US #23
#14Cheryl642US #18
#15Sandra623US #13
#16Pamela591US #12
#17Donna555US #5
#18Cindy548US #25
#19Lisa500US #10
#20Kathy495US #15
#21Dawn464US #54
#22Carol462US #22
#23Ann456US #44
#24Kim436US #35
#25Deborah435US #9
#26Sharon420US #17
#27Laura412US #30
#28Debbie411US #20
#29Jane409US #67
#30Lynn404US #63
#31Jean403US #77
#32Christine399US #43
#33Laurie384US #56
#34Elizabeth367US #21
#35Brenda347US #16
#36Janet319US #28
#37Denise311US #29
#38Jill294US #86
#39Margaret282US #36
#40Tammy281US #31
#41Sue279US #107
#42Peggy277US #57
#43Judy269US #41
#44Catherine267US #40
#45Wendy267US #83
#46Joan264US #76
#47Theresa263US #34
#48Kathryn246US #69
#49Bonnie235US #71
#50Robin227US #32
#51Gail219US #75
#52Judith219US #70
#53Connie218US #48
#54Amy217US #85
#55Beth215US #80
#56Colleen215US #110
#57Terri213US #46
#58Vicki206US #73
#59Teresa201US #24
#60Rebecca196US #38
#61Anne183US #82
#62Janice183US #37
#63Renee179US #100
#64Kimberly172US #33
#65Kelly168US #74
#66Cathy166US #39
#67Michelle162US #47
#68Jennifer161US #78
#69Annette154US #64
#70Jeanne153US #129
#71Paula151US #51
#72Ellen148US #91
#73Katherine148US #79
#74Joanne146US #92
#75Suzanne139US #96
#76Sally136US #114
#77Carrie135US #145
#78Rhonda134US #45
#79Sherry132US #58
#80Carolyn129US #42
#81Ruth127US #97
#82Diana126US #49
#83Darlene125US #66
#84Kay124US #182
#85Rita124US #98
#86Becky123US #102
#87Betty121US #59
#88Joyce120US #50
#89Michele115US #89
#90Victoria113US #113
#91Sheila112US #52
#92Joann111US #130
#93Patti111US #152
#94Penny109US #122
#95Tina109US #53
#96Sandy106US #133
#97Shirley106US #61
#98Valerie106US #60
#99Heidi105US #187
#100Beverly102US #55

Boys

#1David2,299US #2
#2Michael2,218US #1
#3Mark1,879US #6
#4James1,819US #3
#5John1,744US #4
#6Robert1,587US #5
#7Thomas1,369US #9
#8Steven1,283US #10
#9Jeffrey1,146US #16
#10Daniel1,090US #18
#11Richard1,064US #8
#12Scott1,013US #24
#13Timothy973US #12
#14Brian891US #22
#15William879US #7
#16Kevin823US #14
#17Paul750US #17
#18Gary666US #20
#19Joseph590US #13
#20Randy581US #31
#21Ronald572US #21
#22Gregory519US #23
#23Dennis516US #29
#24Kenneth496US #15
#25Donald487US #19
#26Patrick456US #43
#27Peter430US #40
#28Dale408US #49
#29Bruce405US #38
#30Douglas405US #30
#31Charles401US #11
#32Terry338US #33
#33Randall328US #59
#34Larry321US #25
#35Keith319US #39
#36Steve311US #41
#37Todd311US #99
#38Jeff309US #52
#39Mike307US #37
#40Craig306US #44
#41Dean285US #95
#42Tim275US #60
#43Christopher273US #35
#44Roger264US #47
#45Gerald260US #61
#46Jeffery259US #55
#47Edward250US #27
#48Tom242US #82
#49Alan241US #50
#50Ricky235US #34
#51Stephen221US #28
#52Jay216US #88
#53Wayne215US #51
#54Anthony207US #26
#55Eric194US #46
#56Jerry194US #36
#57Kurt191US #129
#58George190US #32
#59Jon179US #105
#60Jim178US #70
#61Rick177US #89
#62Andrew172US #58
#63Greg167US #91
#64Russell166US #56
#65Dan152US #110
#66Rodney147US #67
#67Lawrence145US #62
#68Chris142US #72
#69Allen141US #97
#70Bill140US #93
#71Frank137US #42
#72Matthew137US #63
#73Duane134US #126
#74Dave133US #119
#75Bradley126US #103
#76Raymond126US #45
#77Bryan124US #94
#78Carl124US #54
#79Philip122US #68
#80Joel119US #116
#81Jerome117US #133
#82Danny111US #48
#83Lee109US #115
#84Jack107US #85
#85Curtis104US #75
#86Joe104US #57
#87Glenn99US #80
#88Martin97US #79
#89Micheal96US #96
#90Bob92US #128
#91Randal91
#92Tony87US #53
#93Perry81US #132
#94Ralph78US #84
#95Darrell76US #90
#96Roy76US #81
#97Glen75US #134
#98Eugene74US #106
#99Arthur73US #76
#100Phillip73US #74

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑20Kelly#65
↑19Tammy#40
↑18Kimberly#64
↑17Anne#61
↑16Chris#68
↑14Rebecca#60
↑12Dawn#21
↑12Rhonda#78

Falling

↓16Patti#93
↓15Sally#76
↓15Victoria#90
↓15Anthony#54
↓15Raymond#76
↓12Vicki#58
↓12Janice#62
↓12Heidi#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.