Most Popular Names of 1954
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1954
#1 Mary68,019 births#2 Linda55,371 births#3 Deborah54,674 births#4 Patricia49,149 births#5 Susan47,162 births#6 Debra45,896 births#7 Barbara36,368 births#8 Karen32,456 births#9 Nancy30,270 births#10 Cynthia27,615 births#11 Donna27,429 births#12 Pamela27,361 births#13 Sandra26,061 births#14 Kathleen22,455 births#15 Carol22,247 births#16 Sharon22,220 births#17 Diane22,053 births#18 Brenda19,609 births#19 Janet18,477 births#20 Elizabeth16,584 births#21 Margaret15,226 births#22 Cheryl15,015 births#23 Kathy14,175 births#24 Denise13,716 births#25 Janice13,505 births#26 Rebecca13,208 births#27 Carolyn12,153 births#28 Joyce12,088 births#29 Judy11,632 births#30 Judith11,195 births#31 Beverly11,155 births#32 Catherine11,079 births#33 Shirley10,909 births#34 Teresa10,841 births#35 Marilyn10,814 births#36 Betty10,620 births#37 Gail9,726 births#38 Paula9,686 births#39 Connie9,636 births#40 Joan9,521 births#41 Robin9,044 births#42 Gloria8,923 births#43 Christine8,788 births#44 Ann8,751 births#45 Laura8,719 births#46 Martha8,596 births#47 Theresa8,509 births#48 Peggy8,454 births#49 Jane8,343 births#50 Vicki8,221 births#51 Kathryn8,137 births#52 Bonnie8,099 births#53 Jo8,052 births#54 Rose7,996 births#55 Dorothy7,789 births#56 Jean7,665 births#57 Diana7,624 births#58 Wanda7,447 births#59 Cathy7,207 births#60 Sheila7,202 births#61 Virginia7,176 births#62 Sherry7,120 births#63 Lynn6,780 births#64 Katherine6,740 births#65 Maria6,590 births#66 Ruth6,566 births#67 Rita6,536 births#68 Jacqueline6,522 births#69 Vickie6,367 births#70 Julie6,275 births#71 Rhonda6,100 births#72 Helen5,947 births#73 Lisa5,913 births#74 Elaine5,825 births#75 Phyllis5,763 births#76 Darlene5,510 births#77 Ellen5,457 births#78 Joanne5,435 births#79 Marie5,310 births#80 Anne5,298 births#81 Alice5,271 births#82 Suzanne5,236 births#83 Frances5,153 births#84 Sally5,078 births#85 Victoria4,978 births#86 Marsha4,966 births#87 Valerie4,917 births#88 Terry4,787 births#89 Michele4,763 births#90 Marcia4,744 births#91 Cindy4,714 births#92 Debbie4,664 births#93 Doris4,457 births#94 Michelle4,432 births#95 Wendy4,415 births#96 Anita4,408 births#97 Maureen4,370 births#98 Laurie4,290 births#99 Leslie4,147 births#100 Terri4,130 births
Popular Boy Names in 1954
#1 Michael88,568 births#2 Robert86,331 births#3 James86,311 births#4 John81,168 births#5 David79,556 births#6 William61,426 births#7 Richard57,042 births#8 Thomas47,159 births#9 Gary37,920 births#10 Charles37,463 births#11 Steven36,628 births#12 Mark36,198 births#13 Joseph31,221 births#14 Donald29,279 births#15 Ronald27,625 births#16 Paul26,220 births#17 Kenneth26,186 births#18 Daniel25,275 births#19 Larry24,614 births#20 Stephen21,878 births#21 Dennis20,758 births#22 Edward19,493 births#23 Jeffrey19,052 births#24 George18,704 births#25 Gregory17,625 births#26 Timothy17,427 births#27 Terry15,553 births#28 Kevin15,322 births#29 Douglas14,703 births#30 Bruce14,155 births#31 Jerry13,681 births#32 Anthony13,124 births#33 Randy12,638 births#34 Roger11,717 births#35 Raymond11,242 births#36 Frank10,995 births#37 Peter10,085 births#38 Patrick9,927 births#39 Lawrence9,606 births#40 Scott9,457 births#41 Wayne9,175 births#42 Danny9,103 births#43 Alan8,711 births#44 Gerald8,552 births#45 Keith8,355 births#46 Ricky8,164 births#47 Carl8,137 births#48 Brian8,078 births#49 Walter7,486 births#50 Dale7,439 births#51 Craig7,180 births#52 Arthur6,856 births#53 Willie6,832 births#54 Johnny6,613 births#55 Randall6,549 births#56 Roy6,513 births#57 Jack6,475 births#58 Stanley6,448 births#59 Henry6,402 births#60 Harold6,359 births#61 Ralph6,311 births#62 Philip6,279 births#63 Glenn6,240 births#64 Christopher6,084 births#65 Billy6,033 births#66 Rodney5,959 births#67 Joe5,873 births#68 Barry5,844 births#69 Russell5,761 births#70 Andrew5,653 births#71 Samuel5,634 births#72 Bobby5,507 births#73 Albert5,428 births#74 Jimmy5,327 births#75 Phillip5,149 births#76 Steve5,062 births#77 Eugene5,033 births#78 Ronnie4,978 births#79 Martin4,968 births#80 Howard4,933 births#81 Louis4,848 births#82 Allen4,832 births#83 Frederick4,743 births#84 Curtis4,594 births#85 Leonard4,482 births#86 Harry4,354 births#87 Ernest4,202 births#88 Micheal4,178 births#89 Eric4,169 births#90 Jeffery3,935 births#91 Eddie3,766 births#92 Melvin3,711 births#93 Fred3,695 births#94 Francis3,686 births#95 Darrell3,643 births#96 Lee3,566 births#97 Marvin3,498 births#98 Earl3,424 births#99 Norman3,417 births#100 Tommy3,407 births