Top baby names of 1954

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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
  11. Donna27,428
  12. Pamela27,362
  13. Sandra26,062
  14. Kathleen22,455
  15. Carol22,247
  16. Sharon22,219
  17. Diane22,052
  18. Brenda19,610
  19. Janet18,477
  20. Elizabeth16,586
  21. Margaret15,226
  22. Cheryl15,015
  23. Kathy14,175
  24. Denise13,717
  25. Janice13,505
  26. Rebecca13,208
  27. Carolyn12,153
  28. Joyce12,088
  29. Judy11,632
  30. Judith11,195
  31. Beverly11,155
  32. Catherine11,080
  33. Shirley10,908
  34. Teresa10,842
  35. Marilyn10,814
  36. Betty10,620
  37. Gail9,725
  38. Paula9,686
  39. Connie9,636
  40. Joan9,521
  41. Robin9,044
  42. Gloria8,923
  43. Christine8,788
  44. Ann8,750
  45. Laura8,719
  46. Martha8,596
  47. Theresa8,509
  48. Peggy8,455
  49. Jane8,344
  50. Vicki8,221

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
  11. Steven36,630
  12. Mark36,198
  13. Joseph31,224
  14. Donald29,279
  15. Ronald27,624
  16. Paul26,221
  17. Kenneth26,185
  18. Daniel25,275
  19. Larry24,612
  20. Stephen21,879
  21. Dennis20,757
  22. Edward19,493
  23. Jeffrey19,051
  24. George18,703
  25. Gregory17,624
  26. Timothy17,427
  27. Terry15,554
  28. Kevin15,322
  29. Douglas14,704
  30. Bruce14,155
  31. Jerry13,682
  32. Anthony13,123
  33. Randy12,638
  34. Roger11,716
  35. Raymond11,243
  36. Frank10,995
  37. Peter10,086
  38. Patrick9,928
  39. Lawrence9,605
  40. Scott9,457
  41. Wayne9,175
  42. Danny9,105
  43. Alan8,712
  44. Gerald8,550
  45. Keith8,358
  46. Ricky8,163
  47. Carl8,136
  48. Brian8,079
  49. Walter7,486
  50. Dale7,439