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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1954, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1950s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1954 and what is climbing now.

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The 1954 lists

Girls100

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

US babies given each name in 1954.

Boys100

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

US babies given each name in 1954.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1954?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1954, given to 68,019 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1954?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1954, given to 88,568 babies.

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