Years · 1950s · Evolution

Top baby names of 1954

In 1954, Mary and Michael were the most popular names in the United States. 3,979,464 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 1954
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Mary	68,019	1 in 60	= same rank
2	Linda	55,371	1 in 70	= same rank
3	Deborah	54,674	1 in 70	= same rank
4	Patricia	49,149	1 in 80	= same rank
5	Susan	47,162	1 in 80	= same rank
6	Debra	45,896	1 in 90	1 places up
7	Barbara	36,368	1 in 109	1 places down
8	Karen	32,456	1 in 123	1 places up
9	Nancy	30,270	1 in 131	1 places down
10	Cynthia	27,615	1 in 144	2 places up
11	Donna	27,429	1 in 145	2 places up
12	Pamela	27,361	1 in 145	2 places down
13	Sandra	26,061	1 in 153	2 places down
14	Kathleen	22,455	1 in 177	= same rank
15	Carol	22,247	1 in 179	1 places up
16	Sharon	22,220	1 in 179	1 places down
17	Diane	22,053	1 in 180	= same rank
18	Brenda	19,609	1 in 203	= same rank
19	Janet	18,477	1 in 215	= same rank
20	Elizabeth	16,584	1 in 240	1 places up
21	Margaret	15,226	1 in 261	1 places down
22	Cheryl	15,015	1 in 265	6 places up
23	Kathy	14,175	1 in 281	= same rank
24	Denise	13,716	1 in 290	7 places up
25	Janice	13,505	1 in 295	3 places down
26	Rebecca	13,208	1 in 301	2 places down
27	Carolyn	12,153	1 in 327	2 places down
28	Joyce	12,088	1 in 329	2 places down
29	Judy	11,632	1 in 342	2 places down
30	Judith	11,195	1 in 355	= same rank
31	Beverly	11,155	1 in 357	3 places up
32	Catherine	11,079	1 in 359	3 places up
33	Shirley	10,909	1 in 365	4 places down
34	Teresa	10,841	1 in 367	8 places up
35	Marilyn	10,814	1 in 368	1 places up
36	Betty	10,620	1 in 375	3 places down
37	Gail	9,726	1 in 409	2 places up
38	Paula	9,686	1 in 411	2 places up
39	Connie	9,636	1 in 413	8 places up
40	Joan	9,521	1 in 418	3 places down
41	Robin	9,044	1 in 440	25 places up
42	Gloria	8,923	1 in 446	4 places down
43	Christine	8,788	1 in 453	11 places down
44	Ann	8,751	1 in 455	2 places up
45	Laura	8,719	1 in 456	6 places up
46	Martha	8,596	1 in 463	5 places down
47	Theresa	8,509	1 in 468	3 places up
48	Peggy	8,454	1 in 471	4 places down
49	Jane	8,343	1 in 477	6 places down
50	Vicki	8,221	1 in 484	11 places up

Most popular boy names in 1954
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Michael	88,568	1 in 40	2 places up
2	Robert	86,331	1 in 50	1 places down
3	James	86,311	1 in 50	1 places down
4	John	81,168	1 in 50	= same rank
5	David	79,556	1 in 50	= same rank
6	William	61,426	1 in 60	= same rank
7	Richard	57,042	1 in 70	= same rank
8	Thomas	47,159	1 in 80	= same rank
9	Gary	37,920	1 in 105	1 places up
10	Charles	37,463	1 in 106	1 places down
11	Steven	36,628	1 in 109	= same rank
12	Mark	36,198	1 in 110	= same rank
13	Joseph	31,221	1 in 127	= same rank
14	Donald	29,279	1 in 136	= same rank
15	Ronald	27,625	1 in 144	= same rank
16	Paul	26,220	1 in 152	= same rank
17	Kenneth	26,186	1 in 152	= same rank
18	Daniel	25,275	1 in 157	2 places up
19	Larry	24,614	1 in 162	1 places down
20	Stephen	21,878	1 in 182	1 places up
21	Dennis	20,758	1 in 192	2 places down
22	Edward	19,493	1 in 204	1 places up
23	Jeffrey	19,052	1 in 209	2 places up
24	George	18,704	1 in 213	2 places down
25	Gregory	17,625	1 in 226	1 places down
26	Timothy	17,427	1 in 228	= same rank
27	Terry	15,553	1 in 256	3 places up
28	Kevin	15,322	1 in 260	8 places up
29	Douglas	14,703	1 in 271	2 places down
30	Bruce	14,155	1 in 281	2 places down
31	Jerry	13,681	1 in 291	2 places down
32	Anthony	13,124	1 in 303	= same rank
33	Randy	12,638	1 in 315	2 places up
34	Roger	11,717	1 in 340	3 places down
35	Raymond	11,242	1 in 354	1 places down
36	Frank	10,995	1 in 362	3 places down
37	Peter	10,085	1 in 395	1 places up
38	Patrick	9,927	1 in 401	1 places up
39	Lawrence	9,606	1 in 414	2 places down
40	Scott	9,457	1 in 421	6 places up
41	Wayne	9,175	1 in 434	1 places down
42	Danny	9,103	1 in 437	1 places down
43	Alan	8,711	1 in 457	= same rank
44	Gerald	8,552	1 in 465	2 places down
45	Keith	8,355	1 in 476	2 places up
46	Ricky	8,164	1 in 487	5 places up
47	Carl	8,137	1 in 489	3 places down
48	Brian	8,078	1 in 493	5 places up
49	Walter	7,486	1 in 532	4 places down
50	Dale	7,439	1 in 535	2 places down

Share: number of babies born in 1954, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1953. Tied names share the same rank.