EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1954

United States · 3,980,666 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary68,019—
#2Linda55,371—
#3Deborah54,674—
#4Patricia49,149—
#5Susan47,162—
#6Debra45,896↑1
#7Barbara36,368↓1
#8Karen32,456↑1
#9Nancy30,270↓1
#10Cynthia27,615↑2
#11Donna27,429↑2
#12Pamela27,361↓2
#13Sandra26,061↓2
#14Kathleen22,455—
#15Carol22,247↑1
#16Sharon22,220↓1
#17Diane22,053—
#18Brenda19,609—
#19Janet18,477—
#20Elizabeth16,584↑1
#21Margaret15,226↓1
#22Cheryl15,015↑6
#23Kathy14,175—
#24Denise13,716↑7
#25Janice13,505↓3
#26Rebecca13,208↓2
#27Carolyn12,153↓2
#28Joyce12,088↓2
#29Judy11,632↓2
#30Judith11,195—
#31Beverly11,155↑3
#32Catherine11,079↑3
#33Shirley10,909↓4
#34Teresa10,841↑8
#35Marilyn10,814↑1
#36Betty10,620↓3
#37Gail9,726↑2
#38Paula9,686↑2
#39Connie9,636↑8
#40Joan9,521↓3
#41Robin9,044↑25
#42Gloria8,923↓4
#43Christine8,788↓11
#44Ann8,751↑2
#45Laura8,719↑6
#46Martha8,596↓5
#47Theresa8,509↑3
#48Peggy8,454↓4
#49Jane8,343↓6
#50Vicki8,221↑11
#51Kathryn8,137↓3
#52Bonnie8,099↓7
#53Jo8,052↑1
#54Rose7,996↑5
#55Dorothy7,789↓6
#56Jean7,665↓4
#57Diana7,624↓2
#58Wanda7,447↓1
#59Cathy7,207↓3
#60Sheila7,202—
#61Virginia7,176↓8
#62Sherry7,120↑8
#63Lynn6,780↑4
#64Katherine6,740↓1
#65Maria6,590↑3
#66Ruth6,566↓4
#67Rita6,536↓3
#68Jacqueline6,522↓10
#69Vickie6,367↑10
#70Julie6,275↑4
#71Rhonda6,100↑14
#72Helen5,947↓7
#73Lisa5,913
#74Elaine5,825↑3
#75Phyllis5,763↓6
#76Darlene5,510↓1
#77Ellen5,457↓1
#78Joanne5,435↓7
#79Marie5,310↑7
#80Anne5,298—
#81Alice5,271↓8
#82Suzanne5,236↓4
#83Frances5,153↓11
#84Sally5,078↓3
#85Victoria4,978↓3
#86Marsha4,966↓3
#87Valerie4,917↑1
#88Terry4,787
#89Michele4,763
#90Marcia4,744↓6
#91Cindy4,714↑8
#92Debbie4,664
#93Doris4,457↓6
#94Michelle4,432
#95Wendy4,415
#96Anita4,408↓7
#97Maureen4,370↓5
#98Laurie4,290
#99Leslie4,147↓3
#100Terri4,130

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael88,568↑2
#2Robert86,331↓1
#3James86,311↓1
#4John81,168—
#5David79,556—
#6William61,426—
#7Richard57,042—
#8Thomas47,159—
#9Gary37,920↑1
#10Charles37,463↓1
#11Steven36,628—
#12Mark36,198—
#13Joseph31,221—
#14Donald29,279—
#15Ronald27,625—
#16Paul26,220—
#17Kenneth26,186—
#18Daniel25,275↑2
#19Larry24,614↓1
#20Stephen21,878↑1
#21Dennis20,758↓2
#22Edward19,493↑1
#23Jeffrey19,052↑2
#24George18,704↓2
#25Gregory17,625↓1
#26Timothy17,427—
#27Terry15,553↑3
#28Kevin15,322↑8
#29Douglas14,703↓2
#30Bruce14,155↓2
#31Jerry13,681↓2
#32Anthony13,124—
#33Randy12,638↑2
#34Roger11,717↓3
#35Raymond11,242↓1
#36Frank10,995↓3
#37Peter10,085↑1
#38Patrick9,927↑1
#39Lawrence9,606↓2
#40Scott9,457↑6
#41Wayne9,175↓1
#42Danny9,103↓1
#43Alan8,711—
#44Gerald8,552↓2
#45Keith8,355↑2
#46Ricky8,164↑5
#47Carl8,137↓3
#48Brian8,078↑5
#49Walter7,486↓4
#50Dale7,439↓2
#51Craig7,180↑9
#52Arthur6,856↓2
#53Willie6,832↓4
#54Johnny6,613↓2
#55Randall6,549↑9
#56Roy6,513↓1
#57Jack6,475—
#58Stanley6,448↑4
#59Henry6,402↓5
#60Harold6,359↓4
#61Ralph6,311↓2
#62Philip6,279↓1
#63Glenn6,240↑4
#64Christopher6,084↓1
#65Billy6,033—
#66Rodney5,959↓8
#67Joe5,873↓1
#68Barry5,844↑5
#69Russell5,761↑2
#70Andrew5,653↓2
#71Samuel5,634↓1
#72Bobby5,507↑2
#73Albert5,428↓4
#74Jimmy5,327↓2
#75Phillip5,149↑1
#76Steve5,062↑8
#77Eugene5,033↓2
#78Ronnie4,978↑1
#79Martin4,968↑3
#80Howard4,933↓3
#81Louis4,848↓4
#82Allen4,832↓1
#83Frederick4,743↓3
#84Curtis4,594↑2
#85Leonard4,482—
#86Harry4,354↓3
#87Ernest4,202—
#88Micheal4,178—
#89Eric4,169—
#90Jeffery3,935
#91Eddie3,766↑6
#92Melvin3,711↓1
#93Fred3,695↓1
#94Francis3,686↓4
#95Darrell3,643
#96Lee3,566↓3
#97Marvin3,498↓3
#98Earl3,424↓2
#99Norman3,417↓1
#100Tommy3,407↓5