The 1954 Baby Name Report

3,980,708 babies, 9,881 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1954

👑 #1 girls: Mary (2 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Michael 375 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary68,019
  2. Linda55,371
  3. Deborah54,675
  4. Patricia49,149
  5. Susan47,162
  6. Debra45,897
  7. Barbara36,369
  8. Karen32,456
  9. Nancy30,269
  10. Cynthia27,615

Top boys

  1. Michael88,564
  2. Robert86,333
  3. James86,312
  4. John81,176
  5. David79,560
  6. William61,431
  7. Richard57,043
  8. Thomas47,157
  9. Gary37,921
  10. Charles37,467

Full top-50 rankings for 1954 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Sheree #1,075 → #323 (+752)
  2. Marlon #777 → #510 (+267)
  3. Dirk #587 → #341 (+246)
  4. Stacey #695 → #485 (+210)
  5. Shawn #694 → #504 (+190)
  6. Tara #745 → #556 (+189)
  7. Kelly #590 → #406 (+184)
  8. Tracey #657 → #486 (+171)
  9. Marina #732 → #567 (+165)
  10. Scot #652 → #498 (+154)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Barbra #628 → #812 (−184)
  2. Delilah #607 → #739 (−132)
  3. Mollie #571 → #687 (−116)
  4. Geary #494 → #607 (−113)
  5. Alexis #604 → #699 (−95)
  6. Dick #477 → #569 (−92)
  7. Robert #589 → #672 (−83)
  8. Johanna #521 → #602 (−81)
  9. Bernadine #575 → #656 (−81)
  10. Aileen #600 → #681 (−81)

✨ Never recorded before 1954

Saadia (19) Durk (17) Lindee (11) Callen (11) Ivars (11) Tadd (11) Felita (10) Grisel (10) Krisann (10) Loriann (10)

375 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1954.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1954?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Michael the #1 boy name in 1954, out of 3,980,708 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1954?
Sheree made the biggest jump in 1954, climbing 752 spots to #323.
How many new baby names appeared in 1954?
375 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1954.