Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1954

The top girls’ name was Susan, given to 1,175 babies. The top boys’ name was Peter, given to 2,097 babies.

The top 100 as published, with the number of babies given each name.

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,175
2	Christine	1,126
3	Margaret	899
4	Jennifer	833
5	Julie	831
6	Robyn	707
7	Lynette	667
8	Judith	657
9	Helen	612
10	Patricia	561
11	Anne	541
12	Wendy	530
13	Karen	521
14	Cheryl	512
15	Elizabeth	501
16	Kerry	471
17	Sandra	450
18	Deborah	435
19	Suzanne	403
20	Vicki	395
21	Rhonda	392
22	Diane	383
23	Dianne	371
24	Gail	367
25	Barbara	358
26	Denise	356
27	Linda	350
28	Mary	350
29	Catherine	338
30	Pamela	336
31	Lorraine	312
32	Ann	284
33	Marilyn	280
34	Carol	276
35	Sharon	276
36	Janice	272
37	Kerrie	266
38	Maria	254
39	Kathleen	251
40	Annette	227
41	Maureen	226
42	Janet	220
43	Lesley	220
44	Heather	206
45	Beverley	194
46	Carolyn	191
47	Roslyn	190
48	Kay	189
49	Kim	181
50	Narelle	180
51	Leonie	178
52	Pauline	177
53	Glenda	174
54	Debra	173
55	Colleen	166
56	Kathryn	163
57	Michelle	158
58	Janette	157
59	Jane	154
60	Louise	153
61	Ruth	146
62	Frances	143
63	Susanne	142
64	Jeanette	137
65	Jan	136
66	Maree	136
67	Marie	136
68	Rosemary	133
69	Lynne	129
70	Michele	129
71	Jill	127
72	Shirley	125
73	Yvonne	123
74	Bronwyn	115
75	Joanne	114
76	Joy	104
77	Alison	103
78	Janelle	102
79	Elaine	100
80	Jacqueline	100
81	Sally	96
82	Irene	95
83	Dorothy	88
84	Amanda	87
85	Jillian	86
86	Brenda	85
87	Joan	84
88	Lynn	84
89	Donna	83
90	Lynda	83
91	Robin	81
92	Anna	80
93	Marion	78
94	Sue	76
95	Carmel	75
96	Virginia	75
97	Maxine	74
98	Toni	73
99	Dawn	72
100	Paula	70

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Peter	2,097
2	John	1,993
3	Robert	1,578
4	Stephen	1,516
5	David	1,400
6	Michael	1,315
7	Gregory	1,146
8	Paul	1,069
9	Ian	804
10	Mark	729
11	Wayne	725
12	Gary	705
13	Christopher	639
14	Anthony	610
15	Garry	578
16	William	545
17	Geoffrey	539
18	Brian	513
19	Phillip	503
20	James	500
21	Bruce	483
22	Kevin	475
23	Kenneth	459
24	Raymond	436
25	Richard	435
26	Graham	431
27	Colin	411
28	Ronald	407
29	Alan	388
30	Steven	358
31	Philip	353
32	Barry	340
33	Allan	324
34	Neil	306
35	Graeme	296
36	Ross	295
37	Trevor	270
38	Jeffrey	269
39	Rodney	259
40	Glenn	254
41	Warren	221
42	Leslie	219
43	Andrew	215
44	Keith	214
45	Donald	206
46	Thomas	181
47	Russell	175
48	Douglas	162
49	Dennis	161
50	Malcolm	160
51	Edward	154
52	Timothy	153
53	George	148
54	Terrence	144
55	Patrick	143
56	Terence	135
57	Terry	135
58	Noel	133
59	Kim	127
60	Neville	126
61	Gordon	121
62	Charles	113
63	Lindsay	110
64	Joseph	103
65	Roger	102
66	Eric	100
67	Craig	95
68	Glen	93
69	Norman	91
70	Larry	90
71	Francis	89
72	Shane	86
73	Leonard	85
74	Daniel	84
75	Kerry	84
76	Warwick	83
77	Martin	82
78	Grahame	80
79	Stuart	80
80	Maxwell	75
81	Adrian	73
82	Arthur	73
83	Frederick	73
84	Frank	71
85	Lawrence	71
86	Denis	70
87	Darryl	68
88	Grant	68
89	Bernard	66
90	Howard	66
91	Victor	66
92	Allen	65
93	Tony	64
94	Laurence	63
95	Desmond	62
96	Darrell	60
97	Vincent	58
98	Jeffery	57
99	Reginald	56
100	Daryl	55