The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1954
6,625 different girls’ names were recorded in 1954, covering 1,941,915 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 68,019 |
| 2 | Linda | 55,371 |
| 3 | Deborah | 54,674 |
| 4 | Patricia | 49,149 |
| 5 | Susan | 47,162 |
| 6 | Debra | 45,896 |
| 7 | Barbara | 36,368 |
| 8 | Karen | 32,456 |
| 9 | Nancy | 30,270 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 27,615 |
| 11 | Donna | 27,429 |
| 12 | Pamela | 27,361 |
| 13 | Sandra | 26,061 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 22,455 |
| 15 | Carol | 22,247 |
| 16 | Sharon | 22,220 |
| 17 | Diane | 22,053 |
| 18 | Brenda | 19,609 |
| 19 | Janet | 18,477 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 16,584 |
| 21 | Margaret | 15,226 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 15,015 |
| 23 | Kathy | 14,175 |
| 24 | Denise | 13,716 |
| 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 | 11,079 |
| 33 | Shirley | 10,909 |
| 34 | Teresa | 10,841 |
| 35 | Marilyn | 10,814 |
| 36 | Betty | 10,620 |
| 37 | Gail | 9,726 |
| 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 | 8,751 |
| 45 | Laura | 8,719 |
| 46 | Martha | 8,596 |
| 47 | Theresa | 8,509 |
| 48 | Peggy | 8,454 |
| 49 | Jane | 8,343 |
| 50 | Vicki | 8,221 |
| 51 | Kathryn | 8,137 |
| 52 | Bonnie | 8,099 |
| 53 | Jo | 8,052 |
| 54 | Rose | 7,996 |
| 55 | Dorothy | 7,789 |
| 56 | Jean | 7,665 |
| 57 | Diana | 7,624 |
| 58 | Wanda | 7,447 |
| 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 | 6,590 |
| 66 | Ruth | 6,566 |
| 67 | Rita | 6,536 |
| 68 | Jacqueline | 6,522 |
| 69 | Vickie | 6,367 |
| 70 | Julie | 6,275 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 6,100 |
| 72 | Helen | 5,947 |
| 73 | Lisa | 5,913 |
| 74 | Elaine | 5,825 |
| 75 | Phyllis | 5,763 |
| 76 | Darlene | 5,510 |
| 77 | Ellen | 5,457 |
| 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 | 4,966 |
| 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 | 4,370 |
| 98 | Laurie | 4,290 |
| 99 | Leslie | 4,147 |
| 100 | Terri | 4,130 |
| 101 | Sylvia | 4,083 |
| 102 | Roberta | 4,043 |
| 103 | Sarah | 4,040 |
| 104 | Marian | 4,013 |
| 105 | Anna | 4,000 |
| 106 | Sue | 3,975 |
| 107 | Jill | 3,968 |
| 108 | Jennifer | 3,966 |
| 109 | Evelyn | 3,952 |
| 109 | Lois | 3,952 |
| 111 | Constance | 3,836 |
| 112 | Jeanne | 3,770 |
| 113 | Charlotte | 3,760 |
| 114 | Glenda | 3,734 |
| 115 | Eileen | 3,680 |
| 116 | Dianne | 3,643 |
| 117 | Yvonne | 3,561 |
| 118 | Angela | 3,543 |
| 119 | Colleen | 3,483 |
| 120 | Lorraine | 3,467 |
| 121 | Lori | 3,440 |
| 122 | Gwendolyn | 3,409 |
| 123 | Stephanie | 3,369 |
| 124 | Dawn | 3,356 |
| 125 | Loretta | 3,245 |
| 126 | Charlene | 3,241 |
| 127 | Julia | 3,157 |
| 128 | Norma | 3,103 |
| 129 | Joann | 3,063 |
| 130 | Beth | 3,034 |
| 131 | Jan | 2,993 |
| 132 | Renee | 2,976 |
| 133 | Sheryl | 2,930 |
| 134 | Kim | 2,926 |
| 135 | Carla | 2,889 |
| 136 | Andrea | 2,723 |
| 137 | Regina | 2,716 |
| 138 | Louise | 2,692 |
| 139 | Amy | 2,676 |
| 140 | Irene | 2,656 |
| 141 | Marlene | 2,651 |
| 142 | Vanessa | 2,643 |
| 143 | Geraldine | 2,571 |
| 144 | Juanita | 2,552 |
| 145 | Claudia | 2,515 |
| 146 | Kay | 2,506 |
| 147 | Gayle | 2,497 |
| 148 | Jeanette | 2,488 |
| 149 | Audrey | 2,455 |
| 150 | Annie | 2,409 |
| 151 | Joy | 2,367 |
| 152 | June | 2,362 |
| 153 | Toni | 2,298 |
| 154 | Annette | 2,281 |
| 155 | Patsy | 2,279 |
| 156 | Vivian | 2,275 |
| 157 | Lynne | 2,267 |
| 158 | Roxanne | 2,232 |
| 159 | Marjorie | 2,221 |
| 160 | Rosemary | 2,192 |
| 161 | Shelley | 2,177 |
| 162 | Ruby | 2,143 |
| 163 | Penny | 2,134 |
| 164 | Sara | 2,121 |
| 165 | Rosa | 2,108 |
| 166 | Holly | 2,092 |
| 166 | Patti | 2,092 |
| 168 | Kimberly | 2,087 |
| 169 | Arlene | 2,075 |
| 170 | Melissa | 2,062 |
| 171 | Vicky | 2,041 |
| 172 | Marianne | 2,031 |
| 173 | Lynda | 2,023 |
| 174 | Dolores | 1,963 |
| 175 | Yolanda | 1,960 |
| 176 | Melinda | 1,954 |
| 177 | Delores | 1,948 |
| 178 | Melanie | 1,859 |
| 179 | Becky | 1,849 |
| 180 | Mildred | 1,835 |
| 181 | Monica | 1,823 |
| 182 | Rachel | 1,805 |
| 183 | Janis | 1,791 |
| 184 | Carmen | 1,785 |
| 185 | Jackie | 1,733 |
| 186 | Josephine | 1,719 |
| 187 | Eva | 1,713 |
| 188 | Belinda | 1,683 |
| 189 | Edna | 1,679 |
| 190 | Shelia | 1,665 |
| 191 | Veronica | 1,641 |
| 192 | Luann | 1,638 |
| 193 | Esther | 1,633 |
| 194 | Lillian | 1,627 |
| 195 | Ramona | 1,610 |
| 196 | Jacquelyn | 1,605 |
| 197 | Lydia | 1,560 |
| 198 | Candace | 1,555 |
| 199 | Melody | 1,546 |
| 200 | Georgia | 1,534 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1954 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.