Top baby names of 1954

The 100 most popular boy and girl names in the US in 1954, from Social Security Administration birth records.

Top boy names

  1. 1Michael88,564
  2. 2Robert86,333
  3. 3James86,312
  4. 4John81,176
  5. 5David79,560
  6. 6William61,431
  7. 7Richard57,043
  8. 8Thomas47,157
  9. 9Gary37,921
  10. 10Charles37,467
  11. 11Steven36,630
  12. 12Mark36,198
  13. 13Joseph31,224
  14. 14Donald29,279
  15. 15Ronald27,624
  16. 16Paul26,221
  17. 17Kenneth26,185
  18. 18Daniel25,275
  19. 19Larry24,612
  20. 20Stephen21,879
  21. 21Dennis20,757
  22. 22Edward19,493
  23. 23Jeffrey19,051
  24. 24George18,703
  25. 25Gregory17,624
  26. 26Timothy17,427
  27. 27Terry15,554
  28. 28Kevin15,322
  29. 29Douglas14,704
  30. 30Bruce14,155
  31. 31Jerry13,682
  32. 32Anthony13,123
  33. 33Randy12,638
  34. 34Roger11,716
  35. 35Raymond11,243
  36. 36Frank10,995
  37. 37Peter10,086
  38. 38Patrick9,928
  39. 39Lawrence9,605
  40. 40Scott9,457
  41. 41Wayne9,175
  42. 42Danny9,105
  43. 43Alan8,712
  44. 44Gerald8,550
  45. 45Keith8,358
  46. 46Ricky8,163
  47. 47Carl8,136
  48. 48Brian8,079
  49. 49Walter7,486
  50. 50Dale7,439
  51. 51Craig7,180
  52. 52Arthur6,858
  53. 53Willie6,831
  54. 54Johnny6,612
  55. 55Randall6,549
  56. 56Roy6,513
  57. 57Jack6,474
  58. 58Stanley6,448
  59. 59Henry6,402
  60. 60Harold6,358
  61. 61Ralph6,311
  62. 62Philip6,279
  63. 63Glenn6,240
  64. 64Christopher6,084
  65. 65Billy6,033
  66. 66Rodney5,959
  67. 67Joe5,874
  68. 68Barry5,844
  69. 69Russell5,761
  70. 70Andrew5,653
  71. 71Samuel5,634
  72. 72Bobby5,508
  73. 73Albert5,429
  74. 74Jimmy5,326
  75. 75Phillip5,150
  76. 76Steve5,062
  77. 77Eugene5,033
  78. 78Ronnie4,977
  79. 79Martin4,968
  80. 80Howard4,933
  81. 81Louis4,848
  82. 82Allen4,831
  83. 83Frederick4,743
  84. 84Curtis4,596
  85. 85Leonard4,482
  86. 86Harry4,354
  87. 87Ernest4,202
  88. 88Micheal4,178
  89. 89Eric4,169
  90. 90Jeffery3,936
  91. 91Eddie3,766
  92. 92Melvin3,709
  93. 93Fred3,695
  94. 94Francis3,686
  95. 95Darrell3,644
  96. 96Lee3,566
  97. 97Marvin3,498
  98. 98Earl3,425
  99. 99Norman3,417
  100. 100Tommy3,407

Top girl names

  1. 1Mary68,019
  2. 2Linda55,371
  3. 3Deborah54,675
  4. 4Patricia49,149
  5. 5Susan47,162
  6. 6Debra45,897
  7. 7Barbara36,369
  8. 8Karen32,456
  9. 9Nancy30,269
  10. 10Cynthia27,615
  11. 11Donna27,428
  12. 12Pamela27,362
  13. 13Sandra26,062
  14. 14Kathleen22,455
  15. 15Carol22,247
  16. 16Sharon22,219
  17. 17Diane22,052
  18. 18Brenda19,610
  19. 19Janet18,477
  20. 20Elizabeth16,586
  21. 21Margaret15,226
  22. 22Cheryl15,015
  23. 23Kathy14,175
  24. 24Denise13,717
  25. 25Janice13,505
  26. 26Rebecca13,208
  27. 27Carolyn12,153
  28. 28Joyce12,088
  29. 29Judy11,632
  30. 30Judith11,195
  31. 31Beverly11,155
  32. 32Catherine11,080
  33. 33Shirley10,908
  34. 34Teresa10,842
  35. 35Marilyn10,814
  36. 36Betty10,620
  37. 37Gail9,725
  38. 38Paula9,686
  39. 39Connie9,636
  40. 40Joan9,521
  41. 41Robin9,044
  42. 42Gloria8,923
  43. 43Christine8,788
  44. 44Ann8,750
  45. 45Laura8,719
  46. 46Martha8,596
  47. 47Theresa8,509
  48. 48Peggy8,455
  49. 49Jane8,344
  50. 50Vicki8,221
  51. 51Kathryn8,137
  52. 52Bonnie8,099
  53. 53Jo8,052
  54. 54Rose7,996
  55. 55Dorothy7,790
  56. 56Jean7,665
  57. 57Diana7,624
  58. 58Wanda7,446
  59. 59Cathy7,207
  60. 60Sheila7,202
  61. 61Virginia7,176
  62. 62Sherry7,120
  63. 63Lynn6,780
  64. 64Katherine6,740
  65. 65Maria6,589
  66. 66Ruth6,566
  67. 67Rita6,536
  68. 68Jacqueline6,519
  69. 69Vickie6,367
  70. 70Julie6,276
  71. 71Rhonda6,101
  72. 72Helen5,947
  73. 73Lisa5,913
  74. 74Elaine5,825
  75. 75Phyllis5,763
  76. 76Darlene5,510
  77. 77Ellen5,456
  78. 78Joanne5,435
  79. 79Marie5,310
  80. 80Anne5,298
  81. 81Alice5,271
  82. 82Suzanne5,236
  83. 83Frances5,153
  84. 84Sally5,078
  85. 85Victoria4,978
  86. 86Marsha4,965
  87. 87Valerie4,917
  88. 88Terry4,787
  89. 89Michele4,763
  90. 90Marcia4,744
  91. 91Cindy4,714
  92. 92Debbie4,664
  93. 93Doris4,457
  94. 94Michelle4,432
  95. 95Wendy4,415
  96. 96Anita4,408
  97. 97Maureen4,369
  98. 98Laurie4,290
  99. 99Leslie4,147
  100. 100Terri4,130