The most popular names recorded in 1959 were Jennifer for girls and Peter for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,192 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,089 |
| 3 | Julie | 982 |
| 4 | Deborah | 970 |
| 5 | Karen | 886 |
| 6 | Kim | 757 |
| 7 | Debra | 659 |
| 8 | Christine | 618 |
| 9 | Sharon | 610 |
| 10 | Catherine | 581 |
| 11 | Margaret | 581 |
| 12 | Vicki | 577 |
| 13 | Robyn | 542 |
| 14 | Wendy | 534 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 533 |
| 16 | Helen | 515 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 510 |
| 18 | Joanne | 462 |
| 19 | Lynette | 462 |
| 20 | Donna | 455 |
| 21 | Michelle | 439 |
| 22 | Kerry | 434 |
| 23 | Anne | 432 |
| 24 | Linda | 426 |
| 25 | Judith | 403 |
| 26 | Mary | 389 |
| 27 | Sandra | 386 |
| 28 | Patricia | 383 |
| 29 | Maria | 337 |
| 30 | Kerrie | 330 |
| 31 | Debbie | 323 |
| 32 | Suzanne | 321 |
| 33 | Annette | 309 |
| 34 | Louise | 280 |
| 35 | Dianne | 264 |
| 36 | Jane | 260 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 259 |
| 38 | Diane | 256 |
| 39 | Kathleen | 253 |
| 40 | Leanne | 247 |
| 41 | Kathryn | 242 |
| 42 | Narelle | 240 |
| 43 | Carol | 233 |
| 44 | Ann | 224 |
| 45 | Denise | 214 |
| 46 | Tracey | 206 |
| 47 | Barbara | 204 |
| 48 | Pamela | 203 |
| 49 | Carolyn | 200 |
| 50 | Leonie | 199 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter | 2,312 |
| 2 | David | 1,800 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,754 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,709 |
| 5 | John | 1,633 |
| 6 | Stephen | 1,429 |
| 7 | Gregory | 1,295 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,223 |
| 9 | Paul | 1,067 |
| 10 | Anthony | 843 |
| 11 | Wayne | 798 |
| 12 | Ian | 739 |
| 13 | Christopher | 689 |
| 14 | Steven | 592 |
| 15 | Gary | 487 |
| 16 | Geoffrey | 479 |
| 17 | Richard | 476 |
| 18 | James | 445 |
| 19 | Garry | 439 |
| 20 | Brian | 437 |
| 21 | William | 437 |
| 22 | Kevin | 435 |
| 23 | Phillip | 430 |
| 24 | Craig | 422 |
| 25 | Colin | 402 |
| 26 | Graham | 393 |
| 27 | Bruce | 365 |
| 28 | Rodney | 352 |
| 29 | Glenn | 347 |
| 30 | Andrew | 346 |
| 31 | Raymond | 340 |
| 32 | Brett | 339 |
| 33 | Philip | 331 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 325 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 324 |
| 36 | Alan | 311 |
| 37 | Bradley | 298 |
| 38 | Ronald | 293 |
| 39 | Neil | 288 |
| 40 | Ross | 268 |
| 41 | Barry | 258 |
| 42 | Timothy | 249 |
| 43 | Graeme | 248 |
| 44 | Trevor | 240 |
| 45 | Warren | 226 |
| 46 | Allan | 215 |
| 47 | Shane | 203 |
| 48 | George | 196 |
| 49 | Terry | 187 |
| 50 | Glen | 186 |