Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1954
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(88,564) |
Michael |
88,564 |
| 2(86,333) |
Robert |
86,333 |
| 3(86,312) |
James |
86,312 |
| 4(81,176) |
John |
81,176 |
| 5(79,560) |
David |
79,560 |
| 6(61,431) |
William |
61,431 |
| 7(57,043) |
Richard |
57,043 |
| 8(47,157) |
Thomas |
47,157 |
| 9(37,921) |
Gary |
37,921 |
| 10(37,467) |
Charles |
37,467 |
| 11(36,630) |
Steven |
36,630 |
| 12(36,198) |
Mark |
36,198 |
| 13(31,224) |
Joseph |
31,224 |
| 14(29,279) |
Donald |
29,279 |
| 15(27,624) |
Ronald |
27,624 |
| 16(26,221) |
Paul |
26,221 |
| 17(26,185) |
Kenneth |
26,185 |
| 18(25,275) |
Daniel |
25,275 |
| 19(24,612) |
Larry |
24,612 |
| 20(21,879) |
Stephen |
21,879 |
| 21(20,757) |
Dennis |
20,757 |
| 22(19,493) |
Edward |
19,493 |
| 23(19,051) |
Jeffrey |
19,051 |
| 24(18,703) |
George |
18,703 |
| 25(17,624) |
Gregory |
17,624 |
| 26(17,427) |
Timothy |
17,427 |
| 27(15,554) |
Terry |
15,554 |
| 28(15,322) |
Kevin |
15,322 |
| 29(14,704) |
Douglas |
14,704 |
| 30(14,155) |
Bruce |
14,155 |
| 31(13,682) |
Jerry |
13,682 |
| 32(13,123) |
Anthony |
13,123 |
| 33(12,638) |
Randy |
12,638 |
| 34(11,716) |
Roger |
11,716 |
| 35(11,243) |
Raymond |
11,243 |
| 36(10,995) |
Frank |
10,995 |
| 37(10,086) |
Peter |
10,086 |
| 38(9,928) |
Patrick |
9,928 |
| 39(9,605) |
Lawrence |
9,605 |
| 40(9,457) |
Scott |
9,457 |
| 41(9,175) |
Wayne |
9,175 |
| 42(9,105) |
Danny |
9,105 |
| 43(8,712) |
Alan |
8,712 |
| 44(8,550) |
Gerald |
8,550 |
| 45(8,358) |
Keith |
8,358 |
| 46(8,163) |
Ricky |
8,163 |
| 47(8,136) |
Carl |
8,136 |
| 48(8,079) |
Brian |
8,079 |
| 49(7,486) |
Walter |
7,486 |
| 50(7,439) |
Dale |
7,439 |
| 51(7,180) |
Craig |
7,180 |
| 52(6,858) |
Arthur |
6,858 |
| 53(6,831) |
Willie |
6,831 |
| 54(6,612) |
Johnny |
6,612 |
| 55(6,549) |
Randall |
6,549 |
| 56(6,513) |
Roy |
6,513 |
| 57(6,474) |
Jack |
6,474 |
| 58(6,448) |
Stanley |
6,448 |
| 59(6,402) |
Henry |
6,402 |
| 60(6,358) |
Harold |
6,358 |
| 61(6,311) |
Ralph |
6,311 |
| 62(6,279) |
Philip |
6,279 |
| 63(6,240) |
Glenn |
6,240 |
| 64(6,084) |
Christopher |
6,084 |
| 65(6,033) |
Billy |
6,033 |
| 66(5,959) |
Rodney |
5,959 |
| 67(5,874) |
Joe |
5,874 |
| 68(5,844) |
Barry |
5,844 |
| 69(5,761) |
Russell |
5,761 |
| 70(5,653) |
Andrew |
5,653 |
| 71(5,634) |
Samuel |
5,634 |
| 72(5,508) |
Bobby |
5,508 |
| 73(5,429) |
Albert |
5,429 |
| 74(5,326) |
Jimmy |
5,326 |
| 75(5,150) |
Phillip |
5,150 |
| 76(5,062) |
Steve |
5,062 |
| 77(5,033) |
Eugene |
5,033 |
| 78(4,977) |
Ronnie |
4,977 |
| 79(4,968) |
Martin |
4,968 |
| 80(4,933) |
Howard |
4,933 |
| 81(4,848) |
Louis |
4,848 |
| 82(4,831) |
Allen |
4,831 |
| 83(4,743) |
Frederick |
4,743 |
| 84(4,596) |
Curtis |
4,596 |
| 85(4,482) |
Leonard |
4,482 |
| 86(4,354) |
Harry |
4,354 |
| 87(4,202) |
Ernest |
4,202 |
| 88(4,178) |
Micheal |
4,178 |
| 89(4,169) |
Eric |
4,169 |
| 90(3,936) |
Jeffery |
3,936 |
| 91(3,766) |
Eddie |
3,766 |
| 92(3,709) |
Melvin |
3,709 |
| 93(3,695) |
Fred |
3,695 |
| 94(3,686) |
Francis |
3,686 |
| 95(3,644) |
Darrell |
3,644 |
| 96(3,566) |
Lee |
3,566 |
| 97(3,498) |
Marvin |
3,498 |
| 98(3,425) |
Earl |
3,425 |
| 99(3,417) |
Norman |
3,417 |
| 100(3,407) |
Tommy |
3,407 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(68,019) |
Mary |
68,019 |
| 2(55,371) |
Linda |
55,371 |
| 3(54,675) |
Deborah |
54,675 |
| 4(49,149) |
Patricia |
49,149 |
| 5(47,162) |
Susan |
47,162 |
| 6(45,897) |
Debra |
45,897 |
| 7(36,369) |
Barbara |
36,369 |
| 8(32,456) |
Karen |
32,456 |
| 9(30,269) |
Nancy |
30,269 |
| 10(27,615) |
Cynthia |
27,615 |
| 11(27,428) |
Donna |
27,428 |
| 12(27,362) |
Pamela |
27,362 |
| 13(26,062) |
Sandra |
26,062 |
| 14(22,455) |
Kathleen |
22,455 |
| 15(22,247) |
Carol |
22,247 |
| 16(22,219) |
Sharon |
22,219 |
| 17(22,052) |
Diane |
22,052 |
| 18(19,610) |
Brenda |
19,610 |
| 19(18,477) |
Janet |
18,477 |
| 20(16,586) |
Elizabeth |
16,586 |
| 21(15,226) |
Margaret |
15,226 |
| 22(15,015) |
Cheryl |
15,015 |
| 23(14,175) |
Kathy |
14,175 |
| 24(13,717) |
Denise |
13,717 |
| 25(13,505) |
Janice |
13,505 |
| 26(13,208) |
Rebecca |
13,208 |
| 27(12,153) |
Carolyn |
12,153 |
| 28(12,088) |
Joyce |
12,088 |
| 29(11,632) |
Judy |
11,632 |
| 30(11,195) |
Judith |
11,195 |
| 31(11,155) |
Beverly |
11,155 |
| 32(11,080) |
Catherine |
11,080 |
| 33(10,908) |
Shirley |
10,908 |
| 34(10,842) |
Teresa |
10,842 |
| 35(10,814) |
Marilyn |
10,814 |
| 36(10,620) |
Betty |
10,620 |
| 37(9,725) |
Gail |
9,725 |
| 38(9,686) |
Paula |
9,686 |
| 39(9,636) |
Connie |
9,636 |
| 40(9,521) |
Joan |
9,521 |
| 41(9,044) |
Robin |
9,044 |
| 42(8,923) |
Gloria |
8,923 |
| 43(8,788) |
Christine |
8,788 |
| 44(8,750) |
Ann |
8,750 |
| 45(8,719) |
Laura |
8,719 |
| 46(8,596) |
Martha |
8,596 |
| 47(8,509) |
Theresa |
8,509 |
| 48(8,455) |
Peggy |
8,455 |
| 49(8,344) |
Jane |
8,344 |
| 50(8,221) |
Vicki |
8,221 |
| 51(8,137) |
Kathryn |
8,137 |
| 52(8,099) |
Bonnie |
8,099 |
| 53(8,052) |
Jo |
8,052 |
| 54(7,996) |
Rose |
7,996 |
| 55(7,790) |
Dorothy |
7,790 |
| 56(7,665) |
Jean |
7,665 |
| 57(7,624) |
Diana |
7,624 |
| 58(7,446) |
Wanda |
7,446 |
| 59(7,207) |
Cathy |
7,207 |
| 60(7,202) |
Sheila |
7,202 |
| 61(7,176) |
Virginia |
7,176 |
| 62(7,120) |
Sherry |
7,120 |
| 63(6,780) |
Lynn |
6,780 |
| 64(6,740) |
Katherine |
6,740 |
| 65(6,589) |
Maria |
6,589 |
| 66(6,566) |
Ruth |
6,566 |
| 67(6,536) |
Rita |
6,536 |
| 68(6,519) |
Jacqueline |
6,519 |
| 69(6,367) |
Vickie |
6,367 |
| 70(6,276) |
Julie |
6,276 |
| 71(6,101) |
Rhonda |
6,101 |
| 72(5,947) |
Helen |
5,947 |
| 73(5,913) |
Lisa |
5,913 |
| 74(5,825) |
Elaine |
5,825 |
| 75(5,763) |
Phyllis |
5,763 |
| 76(5,510) |
Darlene |
5,510 |
| 77(5,456) |
Ellen |
5,456 |
| 78(5,435) |
Joanne |
5,435 |
| 79(5,310) |
Marie |
5,310 |
| 80(5,298) |
Anne |
5,298 |
| 81(5,271) |
Alice |
5,271 |
| 82(5,236) |
Suzanne |
5,236 |
| 83(5,153) |
Frances |
5,153 |
| 84(5,078) |
Sally |
5,078 |
| 85(4,978) |
Victoria |
4,978 |
| 86(4,965) |
Marsha |
4,965 |
| 87(4,917) |
Valerie |
4,917 |
| 88(4,787) |
Terry |
4,787 |
| 89(4,763) |
Michele |
4,763 |
| 90(4,744) |
Marcia |
4,744 |
| 91(4,714) |
Cindy |
4,714 |
| 92(4,664) |
Debbie |
4,664 |
| 93(4,457) |
Doris |
4,457 |
| 94(4,432) |
Michelle |
4,432 |
| 95(4,415) |
Wendy |
4,415 |
| 96(4,408) |
Anita |
4,408 |
| 97(4,369) |
Maureen |
4,369 |
| 98(4,290) |
Laurie |
4,290 |
| 99(4,147) |
Leslie |
4,147 |
| 100(4,130) |
Terri |
4,130 |
