United States · 3,980,666 recorded births
Top baby names of 1954
Mary and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Lori (up 52), Kim (up 48), Kerry (up 24), Jeffery (up 19).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 68,019 | · |
| 2 | Linda | 55,371 | · |
| 3 | Deborah | 54,674 | · |
| 4 | Patricia | 49,149 | · |
| 5 | Susan | 47,162 | · |
| 6 | Debra | 45,896 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Barbara | 36,368 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Karen | 32,456 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Nancy | 30,270 | ▼ 1 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 27,615 | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | Donna | 27,429 | ▲ 2 |
| 12 | Pamela | 27,361 | ▼ 2 |
| 13 | Sandra | 26,061 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 22,455 | · |
| 15 | Carol | 22,247 | ▲ 1 |
| 16 | Sharon | 22,220 | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Diane | 22,053 | · |
| 18 | Brenda | 19,609 | · |
| 19 | Janet | 18,477 | · |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 16,584 | ▲ 1 |
| 21 | Margaret | 15,226 | ▼ 1 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 15,015 | ▲ 6 |
| 23 | Kathy | 14,175 | · |
| 24 | Denise | 13,716 | ▲ 7 |
| 25 | Janice | 13,505 | ▼ 3 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 13,208 | ▼ 2 |
| 27 | Carolyn | 12,153 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Joyce | 12,088 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Judy | 11,632 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Judith | 11,195 | · |
| 31 | Beverly | 11,155 | ▲ 3 |
| 32 | Catherine | 11,079 | ▲ 3 |
| 33 | Shirley | 10,909 | ▼ 4 |
| 34 | Teresa | 10,841 | ▲ 8 |
| 35 | Marilyn | 10,814 | ▲ 1 |
| 36 | Betty | 10,620 | ▼ 3 |
| 37 | Gail | 9,726 | ▲ 2 |
| 38 | Paula | 9,686 | ▲ 2 |
| 39 | Connie | 9,636 | ▲ 8 |
| 40 | Joan | 9,521 | ▼ 3 |
| 41 | Robin | 9,044 | ▲ 25 |
| 42 | Gloria | 8,923 | ▼ 4 |
| 43 | Christine | 8,788 | ▼ 11 |
| 44 | Ann | 8,751 | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Laura | 8,719 | ▲ 6 |
| 46 | Martha | 8,596 | ▼ 5 |
| 47 | Theresa | 8,509 | ▲ 3 |
| 48 | Peggy | 8,454 | ▼ 4 |
| 49 | Jane | 8,343 | ▼ 6 |
| 50 | Vicki | 8,221 | ▲ 11 |
| 51 | Kathryn | 8,137 | ▼ 3 |
| 52 | Bonnie | 8,099 | ▼ 7 |
| 53 | Jo | 8,052 | ▲ 1 |
| 54 | Rose | 7,996 | ▲ 5 |
| 55 | Dorothy | 7,789 | ▼ 6 |
| 56 | Jean | 7,665 | ▼ 4 |
| 57 | Diana | 7,624 | ▼ 2 |
| 58 | Wanda | 7,447 | ▼ 1 |
| 59 | Cathy | 7,207 | ▼ 3 |
| 60 | Sheila | 7,202 | · |
| 61 | Virginia | 7,176 | ▼ 8 |
| 62 | Sherry | 7,120 | ▲ 8 |
| 63 | Lynn | 6,780 | ▲ 4 |
| 64 | Katherine | 6,740 | ▼ 1 |
| 65 | Maria | 6,590 | ▲ 3 |
| 66 | Ruth | 6,566 | ▼ 4 |
| 67 | Rita | 6,536 | ▼ 3 |
| 68 | Jacqueline | 6,522 | ▼ 10 |
| 69 | Vickie | 6,367 | ▲ 10 |
| 70 | Julie | 6,275 | ▲ 4 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 6,100 | ▲ 14 |
| 72 | Helen | 5,947 | ▼ 7 |
| 73 | Lisa | 5,913 | ▲ 38 |
| 74 | Elaine | 5,825 | ▲ 3 |
| 75 | Phyllis | 5,763 | ▼ 6 |
| 76 | Darlene | 5,510 | ▼ 1 |
| 77 | Ellen | 5,457 | ▼ 1 |
| 78 | Joanne | 5,435 | ▼ 7 |
| 79 | Marie | 5,310 | ▲ 7 |
| 80 | Anne | 5,298 | · |
| 81 | Alice | 5,271 | ▼ 8 |
| 82 | Suzanne | 5,236 | ▼ 4 |
| 83 | Frances | 5,153 | ▼ 11 |
| 84 | Sally | 5,078 | ▼ 3 |
| 85 | Victoria | 4,978 | ▼ 3 |
| 86 | Marsha | 4,966 | ▼ 3 |
| 87 | Valerie | 4,917 | ▲ 1 |
| 88 | Terry | 4,787 | ▲ 29 |
| 89 | Michele | 4,763 | ▲ 13 |
| 90 | Marcia | 4,744 | ▼ 6 |
| 91 | Cindy | 4,714 | ▲ 8 |
| 92 | Debbie | 4,664 | ▲ 27 |
| 93 | Doris | 4,457 | ▼ 6 |
| 94 | Michelle | 4,432 | ▲ 13 |
| 95 | Wendy | 4,415 | ▲ 15 |
| 96 | Anita | 4,408 | ▼ 7 |
| 97 | Maureen | 4,370 | ▼ 5 |
| 98 | Laurie | 4,290 | ▲ 5 |
| 99 | Leslie | 4,147 | ▼ 3 |
| 100 | Terri | 4,130 | ▲ 30 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 88,568 | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | Robert | 86,331 | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | James | 86,311 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | John | 81,168 | · |
| 5 | David | 79,556 | · |
| 6 | William | 61,426 | · |
| 7 | Richard | 57,042 | · |
| 8 | Thomas | 47,159 | · |
| 9 | Gary | 37,920 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Charles | 37,463 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Steven | 36,628 | · |
| 12 | Mark | 36,198 | · |
| 13 | Joseph | 31,221 | · |
| 14 | Donald | 29,279 | · |
| 15 | Ronald | 27,625 | · |
| 16 | Paul | 26,220 | · |
| 17 | Kenneth | 26,186 | · |
| 18 | Daniel | 25,275 | ▲ 2 |
| 19 | Larry | 24,614 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Stephen | 21,878 | ▲ 1 |
| 21 | Dennis | 20,758 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | Edward | 19,493 | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 19,052 | ▲ 2 |
| 24 | George | 18,704 | ▼ 2 |
| 25 | Gregory | 17,625 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Timothy | 17,427 | · |
| 27 | Terry | 15,553 | ▲ 3 |
| 28 | Kevin | 15,322 | ▲ 8 |
| 29 | Douglas | 14,703 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Bruce | 14,155 | ▼ 2 |
| 31 | Jerry | 13,681 | ▼ 2 |
| 32 | Anthony | 13,124 | · |
| 33 | Randy | 12,638 | ▲ 2 |
| 34 | Roger | 11,717 | ▼ 3 |
| 35 | Raymond | 11,242 | ▼ 1 |
| 36 | Frank | 10,995 | ▼ 3 |
| 37 | Peter | 10,085 | ▲ 1 |
| 38 | Patrick | 9,927 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Lawrence | 9,606 | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Scott | 9,457 | ▲ 6 |
| 41 | Wayne | 9,175 | ▼ 1 |
| 42 | Danny | 9,103 | ▼ 1 |
| 43 | Alan | 8,711 | · |
| 44 | Gerald | 8,552 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Keith | 8,355 | ▲ 2 |
| 46 | Ricky | 8,164 | ▲ 5 |
| 47 | Carl | 8,137 | ▼ 3 |
| 48 | Brian | 8,078 | ▲ 5 |
| 49 | Walter | 7,486 | ▼ 4 |
| 50 | Dale | 7,439 | ▼ 2 |
| 51 | Craig | 7,180 | ▲ 9 |
| 52 | Arthur | 6,856 | ▼ 2 |
| 53 | Willie | 6,832 | ▼ 4 |
| 54 | Johnny | 6,613 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 | Randall | 6,549 | ▲ 9 |
| 56 | Roy | 6,513 | ▼ 1 |
| 57 | Jack | 6,475 | · |
| 58 | Stanley | 6,448 | ▲ 4 |
| 59 | Henry | 6,402 | ▼ 5 |
| 60 | Harold | 6,359 | ▼ 4 |
| 61 | Ralph | 6,311 | ▼ 2 |
| 62 | Philip | 6,279 | ▼ 1 |
| 63 | Glenn | 6,240 | ▲ 4 |
| 64 | Christopher | 6,084 | ▼ 1 |
| 65 | Billy | 6,033 | · |
| 66 | Rodney | 5,959 | ▼ 8 |
| 67 | Joe | 5,873 | ▼ 1 |
| 68 | Barry | 5,844 | ▲ 5 |
| 69 | Russell | 5,761 | ▲ 2 |
| 70 | Andrew | 5,653 | ▼ 2 |
| 71 | Samuel | 5,634 | ▼ 1 |
| 72 | Bobby | 5,507 | ▲ 2 |
| 73 | Albert | 5,428 | ▼ 4 |
| 74 | Jimmy | 5,327 | ▼ 2 |
| 75 | Phillip | 5,149 | ▲ 1 |
| 76 | Steve | 5,062 | ▲ 8 |
| 77 | Eugene | 5,033 | ▼ 2 |
| 78 | Ronnie | 4,978 | ▲ 1 |
| 79 | Martin | 4,968 | ▲ 3 |
| 80 | Howard | 4,933 | ▼ 3 |
| 81 | Louis | 4,848 | ▼ 3 |
| 82 | Allen | 4,832 | ▼ 1 |
| 83 | Frederick | 4,743 | ▼ 3 |
| 84 | Curtis | 4,594 | ▲ 2 |
| 85 | Leonard | 4,482 | · |
| 86 | Harry | 4,354 | ▼ 3 |
| 87 | Ernest | 4,202 | · |
| 88 | Micheal | 4,178 | · |
| 89 | Eric | 4,169 | · |
| 90 | Jeffery | 3,935 | ▲ 19 |
| 91 | Eddie | 3,766 | ▲ 6 |
| 92 | Melvin | 3,711 | ▼ 1 |
| 93 | Fred | 3,695 | ▼ 1 |
| 94 | Francis | 3,686 | ▼ 4 |
| 95 | Darrell | 3,643 | ▲ 8 |
| 96 | Lee | 3,566 | ▼ 3 |
| 97 | Marvin | 3,498 | ▼ 3 |
| 98 | Earl | 3,424 | ▼ 2 |
| 99 | Norman | 3,417 | ▼ 1 |
| 100 | Tommy | 3,407 | ▼ 5 |