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Baby Names from 1954

3,980,708 registered births | 2,038,794 boys | 1,941,914 girls

← 1953 1950s Overview 1955 →

Top 10 Baby Names of 1954

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
88,564 births
2 Robert
86,333 births
3 James
86,312 births
4 John
81,176 births
5 David
79,560 births
6 William
61,431 births
7 Richard
57,043 births
8 Thomas
47,157 births
9 Gary
37,921 births
10 Charles
37,467 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
68,019 births
2 Linda
55,371 births
3 Deborah
54,675 births
4 Patricia
49,149 births
5 Susan
47,162 births
6 Debra
45,897 births
7 Barbara
36,369 births
8 Karen
32,456 births
9 Nancy
30,269 births
10 Cynthia
27,615 births

Top Unisex Names of 1954

Terry
15,554 boys 4,787 girls
Robin
1,792 boys 9,044 girls
Dale
7,439 boys 1,095 girls
Lynn
1,415 boys 6,780 girls
Willie
6,831 boys 1,111 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1954

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Marian
#217 → #104 (+113)
G Lori
#173 → #121 (+52)

New to the Top 200 in 1954

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Kimberly #168 Melanie #178 Shelia #190 Luann #192 Todd #195 Melody #199
1953 All Years 1955