Most Popular Baby Names of 1954
In 1954, Mary (68,019 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (88,564 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1954
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 88,564 |
| 2 | Robert | 86,333 |
| 3 | James | 86,312 |
| 4 | John | 81,176 |
| 5 | David | 79,560 |
| 6 | William | 61,431 |
| 7 | Richard | 57,043 |
| 8 | Thomas | 47,157 |
| 9 | Gary | 37,921 |
| 10 | Charles | 37,467 |
| 11 | Steven | 36,630 |
| 12 | Mark | 36,198 |
| 13 | Joseph | 31,224 |
| 14 | Donald | 29,279 |
| 15 | Ronald | 27,624 |
| 16 | Paul | 26,221 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 26,185 |
| 18 | Daniel | 25,275 |
| 19 | Larry | 24,612 |
| 20 | Stephen | 21,879 |
| 21 | Dennis | 20,757 |
| 22 | Edward | 19,493 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 19,051 |
| 24 | George | 18,703 |
| 25 | Gregory | 17,624 |
| 26 | Timothy | 17,427 |
| 27 | Terry | 15,554 |
| 28 | Kevin | 15,322 |
| 29 | Douglas | 14,704 |
| 30 | Bruce | 14,155 |
| 31 | Jerry | 13,682 |
| 32 | Anthony | 13,123 |
| 33 | Randy | 12,638 |
| 34 | Roger | 11,716 |
| 35 | Raymond | 11,243 |
| 36 | Frank | 10,995 |
| 37 | Peter | 10,086 |
| 38 | Patrick | 9,928 |
| 39 | Lawrence | 9,605 |
| 40 | Scott | 9,457 |
| 41 | Wayne | 9,175 |
| 42 | Danny | 9,105 |
| 43 | Alan | 8,712 |
| 44 | Gerald | 8,550 |
| 45 | Keith | 8,358 |
| 46 | Ricky | 8,163 |
| 47 | Carl | 8,136 |
| 48 | Brian | 8,079 |
| 49 | Walter | 7,486 |
| 50 | Dale | 7,439 |
| 51 | Craig | 7,180 |
| 52 | Arthur | 6,858 |
| 53 | Willie | 6,831 |
| 54 | Johnny | 6,612 |
| 55 | Randall | 6,549 |
| 56 | Roy | 6,513 |
| 57 | Jack | 6,474 |
| 58 | Stanley | 6,448 |
| 59 | Henry | 6,402 |
| 60 | Harold | 6,358 |
| 61 | Ralph | 6,311 |
| 62 | Philip | 6,279 |
| 63 | Glenn | 6,240 |
| 64 | Christopher | 6,084 |
| 65 | Billy | 6,033 |
| 66 | Rodney | 5,959 |
| 67 | Joe | 5,874 |
| 68 | Barry | 5,844 |
| 69 | Russell | 5,761 |
| 70 | Andrew | 5,653 |
| 71 | Samuel | 5,634 |
| 72 | Bobby | 5,508 |
| 73 | Albert | 5,429 |
| 74 | Jimmy | 5,326 |
| 75 | Phillip | 5,150 |
| 76 | Steve | 5,062 |
| 77 | Eugene | 5,033 |
| 78 | Ronnie | 4,977 |
| 79 | Martin | 4,968 |
| 80 | Howard | 4,933 |
| 81 | Louis | 4,848 |
| 82 | Allen | 4,831 |
| 83 | Frederick | 4,743 |
| 84 | Curtis | 4,596 |
| 85 | Leonard | 4,482 |
| 86 | Harry | 4,354 |
| 87 | Ernest | 4,202 |
| 88 | Micheal | 4,178 |
| 89 | Eric | 4,169 |
| 90 | Jeffery | 3,936 |
| 91 | Eddie | 3,766 |
| 92 | Melvin | 3,709 |
| 93 | Fred | 3,695 |
| 94 | Francis | 3,686 |
| 95 | Darrell | 3,644 |
| 96 | Lee | 3,566 |
| 97 | Marvin | 3,498 |
| 98 | Earl | 3,425 |
| 99 | Norman | 3,417 |
| 100 | Tommy | 3,407 |
Top 100 girl names of 1954
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 68,019 |
| 2 | Linda | 55,371 |
| 3 | Deborah | 54,675 |
| 4 | Patricia | 49,149 |
| 5 | Susan | 47,162 |
| 6 | Debra | 45,897 |
| 7 | Barbara | 36,369 |
| 8 | Karen | 32,456 |
| 9 | Nancy | 30,269 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 27,615 |
| 11 | Donna | 27,428 |
| 12 | Pamela | 27,362 |
| 13 | Sandra | 26,062 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 22,455 |
| 15 | Carol | 22,247 |
| 16 | Sharon | 22,219 |
| 17 | Diane | 22,052 |
| 18 | Brenda | 19,610 |
| 19 | Janet | 18,477 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 16,586 |
| 21 | Margaret | 15,226 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 15,015 |
| 23 | Kathy | 14,175 |
| 24 | Denise | 13,717 |
| 25 | Janice | 13,505 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 13,208 |
| 27 | Carolyn | 12,153 |
| 28 | Joyce | 12,088 |
| 29 | Judy | 11,632 |
| 30 | Judith | 11,195 |
| 31 | Beverly | 11,155 |
| 32 | Catherine | 11,080 |
| 33 | Shirley | 10,908 |
| 34 | Teresa | 10,842 |
| 35 | Marilyn | 10,814 |
| 36 | Betty | 10,620 |
| 37 | Gail | 9,725 |
| 38 | Paula | 9,686 |
| 39 | Connie | 9,636 |
| 40 | Joan | 9,521 |
| 41 | Robin | 9,044 |
| 42 | Gloria | 8,923 |
| 43 | Christine | 8,788 |
| 44 | Ann | 8,750 |
| 45 | Laura | 8,719 |
| 46 | Martha | 8,596 |
| 47 | Theresa | 8,509 |
| 48 | Peggy | 8,455 |
| 49 | Jane | 8,344 |
| 50 | Vicki | 8,221 |
| 51 | Kathryn | 8,137 |
| 52 | Bonnie | 8,099 |
| 53 | Jo | 8,052 |
| 54 | Rose | 7,996 |
| 55 | Dorothy | 7,790 |
| 56 | Jean | 7,665 |
| 57 | Diana | 7,624 |
| 58 | Wanda | 7,446 |
| 59 | Cathy | 7,207 |
| 60 | Sheila | 7,202 |
| 61 | Virginia | 7,176 |
| 62 | Sherry | 7,120 |
| 63 | Lynn | 6,780 |
| 64 | Katherine | 6,740 |
| 65 | Maria | 6,589 |
| 66 | Ruth | 6,566 |
| 67 | Rita | 6,536 |
| 68 | Jacqueline | 6,519 |
| 69 | Vickie | 6,367 |
| 70 | Julie | 6,276 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 6,101 |
| 72 | Helen | 5,947 |
| 73 | Lisa | 5,913 |
| 74 | Elaine | 5,825 |
| 75 | Phyllis | 5,763 |
| 76 | Darlene | 5,510 |
| 77 | Ellen | 5,456 |
| 78 | Joanne | 5,435 |
| 79 | Marie | 5,310 |
| 80 | Anne | 5,298 |
| 81 | Alice | 5,271 |
| 82 | Suzanne | 5,236 |
| 83 | Frances | 5,153 |
| 84 | Sally | 5,078 |
| 85 | Victoria | 4,978 |
| 86 | Marsha | 4,965 |
| 87 | Valerie | 4,917 |
| 88 | Terry | 4,787 |
| 89 | Michele | 4,763 |
| 90 | Marcia | 4,744 |
| 91 | Cindy | 4,714 |
| 92 | Debbie | 4,664 |
| 93 | Doris | 4,457 |
| 94 | Michelle | 4,432 |
| 95 | Wendy | 4,415 |
| 96 | Anita | 4,408 |
| 97 | Maureen | 4,369 |
| 98 | Laurie | 4,290 |
| 99 | Leslie | 4,147 |
| 100 | Terri | 4,130 |
Biggest movers since 1953
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1953 | Births 1954 | Change | Rank 1953 → 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | 10,011 | 15,322 | +53% | 36 → 28 |
| Kerry | 1,265 | 1,662 | +31% | 194 → 170 |
| Jeffery | 3,041 | 3,936 | +29% | 109 → 90 |
| Scott | 7,489 | 9,457 | +26% | 46 → 40 |
| Kim | 2,565 | 3,167 | +23% | 127 → 109 |
| Mark | 29,343 | 36,198 | +23% | 12 → 12 |
| Marc | 1,979 | 2,403 | +21% | 144 → 133 |
| Brian | 6,666 | 8,079 | +21% | 53 → 48 |
| Tony | 2,771 | 3,350 | +21% | 117 → 105 |
| Jeffrey | 15,950 | 19,051 | +19% | 25 → 23 |
| Name | Births 1953 | Births 1954 | Change | Rank 1953 → 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight | 2,698 | 2,034 | -25% | 122 → 145 |
| Dennis | 23,658 | 20,757 | -12% | 19 → 21 |
| Roger | 13,171 | 11,716 | -11% | 31 → 34 |
| Lynn | 1,555 | 1,415 | -9% | 170 → 187 |
| Rodney | 6,536 | 5,959 | -9% | 58 → 66 |
| Arnold | 1,391 | 1,282 | -8% | 182 → 196 |
| Leon | 2,273 | 2,145 | -6% | 137 → 140 |
| Gene | 2,005 | 1,900 | -5% | 143 → 151 |
| Harry | 4,580 | 4,354 | -5% | 83 → 86 |
| Harvey | 1,535 | 1,460 | -5% | 172 → 181 |
| Name | Births 1953 | Births 1954 | Change | Rank 1953 → 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori | 1,792 | 3,440 | +92% | 173 → 121 |
| Kim | 1,739 | 2,926 | +68% | 182 → 134 |
| Lisa | 3,602 | 5,913 | +64% | 111 → 73 |
| Terri | 2,725 | 4,130 | +52% | 130 → 100 |
| Robin | 6,038 | 9,044 | +50% | 66 → 41 |
| Debbie | 3,208 | 4,664 | +45% | 119 → 92 |
| Terry | 3,374 | 4,787 | +42% | 117 → 88 |
| Holly | 1,566 | 2,092 | +34% | 199 → 166 |
| Vanessa | 2,007 | 2,643 | +32% | 163 → 142 |
| Michele | 3,723 | 4,763 | +28% | 102 → 89 |
| Name | Births 1953 | Births 1954 | Change | Rank 1953 → 1954 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine | 11,793 | 8,788 | -25% | 32 → 43 |
| Marjorie | 2,545 | 2,221 | -13% | 144 → 159 |
| Lynda | 2,305 | 2,023 | -12% | 153 → 173 |
| Patsy | 2,591 | 2,279 | -12% | 141 → 155 |
| Claudia | 2,858 | 2,515 | -12% | 126 → 145 |
| Georgia | 1,743 | 1,534 | -12% | 181 → 200 |
| Candace | 1,753 | 1,555 | -11% | 180 → 198 |
| Frances | 5,786 | 5,153 | -11% | 72 → 83 |
| Delores | 2,172 | 1,948 | -10% | 156 → 177 |
| Shirley | 12,149 | 10,908 | -10% | 29 → 33 |