Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1954

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	88,568
2	Robert	86,331
3	James	86,311
4	John	81,168
5	David	79,556
6	William	61,426
7	Richard	57,042
8	Thomas	47,159
9	Gary	37,920
10	Charles	37,463
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
19	Larry	24,614
20	Stephen	21,878
21	Dennis	20,758
22	Edward	19,493
23	Jeffrey	19,052
24	George	18,704
25	Gregory	17,625

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Timothy	17,427
27	Terry	15,553
28	Kevin	15,322
29	Douglas	14,703
30	Bruce	14,155
31	Jerry	13,681
32	Anthony	13,124
33	Randy	12,638
34	Roger	11,717
35	Raymond	11,242
36	Frank	10,995
37	Peter	10,085
38	Patrick	9,927
39	Lawrence	9,606
40	Scott	9,457
41	Wayne	9,175
42	Danny	9,103
43	Alan	8,711
44	Gerald	8,552
45	Keith	8,355
46	Ricky	8,164
47	Carl	8,137
48	Brian	8,078
49	Walter	7,486
50	Dale	7,439
51	Craig	7,180
52	Arthur	6,856
53	Willie	6,832
54	Johnny	6,613
55	Randall	6,549
56	Roy	6,513
57	Jack	6,475
58	Stanley	6,448
59	Henry	6,402
60	Harold	6,359
61	Ralph	6,311
62	Philip	6,279
63	Glenn	6,240
64	Christopher	6,084
65	Billy	6,033
66	Rodney	5,959
67	Joe	5,873
68	Barry	5,844
69	Russell	5,761
70	Andrew	5,653
71	Samuel	5,634
72	Bobby	5,507
73	Albert	5,428
74	Jimmy	5,327
75	Phillip	5,149
76	Steve	5,062
77	Eugene	5,033
78	Ronnie	4,978
79	Martin	4,968
80	Howard	4,933
81	Louis	4,848
82	Allen	4,832
83	Frederick	4,743
84	Curtis	4,594
85	Leonard	4,482
86	Harry	4,354
87	Ernest	4,202
88	Micheal	4,178
89	Eric	4,169
90	Jeffery	3,935
91	Eddie	3,766
92	Melvin	3,711
93	Fred	3,695
94	Francis	3,686
95	Darrell	3,643
96	Lee	3,566
97	Marvin	3,498
98	Earl	3,424
99	Norman	3,417
100	Tommy	3,407
101	Jay	3,372
102	Rick	3,370
103	Victor	3,367
104	Vincent	3,358
105	Tony	3,350
106	Bradley	3,240
107	Jose	3,227
108	Clarence	3,182
109	Kim	3,167
110	Dean	3,166
111	Jon	3,161
112	Clifford	3,141
113	Rickey	3,130
114	Jerome	3,113
115	Theodore	3,074
116	Alfred	3,044
117	Calvin	3,006
118	Ray	2,976
119	Jesse	2,760
120	Don	2,748
121	Jonathan	2,743
122	Gordon	2,741
123	Bernard	2,727
124	Matthew	2,688
125	Leroy	2,638
126	Warren	2,621
127	Joel	2,596
128	Herbert	2,591
129	Edwin	2,551
130	Mike	2,502
131	Glen	2,496
132	Benjamin	2,452
133	Marc	2,403
134	Nicholas	2,368
135	Alvin	2,367
136	Duane	2,325
137	Leslie	2,231
138	Garry	2,218
139	Dan	2,154
140	Leon	2,146
141	Mitchell	2,145
142	Lloyd	2,114
143	Guy	2,099
144	Vernon	2,097
145	Dwight	2,034
146	Lonnie	1,976
147	Neil	1,959
148	Gilbert	1,955
149	Allan	1,954
149	Jackie	1,954
151	Gene	1,900
152	Floyd	1,871
153	Juan	1,870
154	Brad	1,846
155	Wesley	1,844
156	Lewis	1,838
157	Franklin	1,822
158	Reginald	1,812
159	Chris	1,801
160	Robin	1,792
161	Clyde	1,777
162	Donnie	1,770
163	Randolph	1,765
164	Lester	1,758
165	Dana	1,741
166	Karl	1,736
167	Kent	1,721
168	Kurt	1,692
169	Manuel	1,686
170	Kerry	1,662
171	Jimmie	1,621
172	Leo	1,613
173	Carlos	1,611
174	Jim	1,593
175	Milton	1,581
176	Bill	1,526
177	Gerard	1,520
178	Stuart	1,495
179	Freddie	1,491
180	Daryl	1,468
181	Charlie	1,460
181	Harvey	1,460
183	Johnnie	1,444
184	Terrence	1,440
185	Chester	1,421
186	Herman	1,416
187	Lynn	1,415
188	Tom	1,388
189	Rex	1,380
190	Kirk	1,375
191	Ted	1,343
192	Darryl	1,331
193	Roland	1,322
194	Cecil	1,298
195	Todd	1,291
196	Arnold	1,282
197	Oscar	1,268
198	Ruben	1,259
199	Perry	1,254
200	Alexander	1,236
201	Fredrick	1,235
202	Brent	1,232
203	Nathaniel	1,228
204	Bryan	1,225
205	Maurice	1,223
205	Tyrone	1,223
207	Antonio	1,170
208	Claude	1,142
209	Terrance	1,120
210	Marshall	1,102
211	Ricardo	1,092
212	Neal	1,088
213	Mario	1,073
214	Byron	1,045
215	Clifton	1,038
216	Sidney	1,024
217	Luis	1,018
218	Rickie	1,003
219	Ross	1,000
220	Jessie	993
221	Jeff	976
222	Wallace	973
223	Aaron	972
224	Kelly	965
225	Nathan	959
226	Greg	953
227	Gregg	949
228	Nelson	947
229	Wendell	945
230	Hugh	943
231	Lance	921
232	Morris	917
233	Benny	914
234	Edgar	913
235	Marcus	897
236	Randal	895
237	Lyle	889
238	Sam	873
239	Clayton	843
240	Dave	834
241	Carlton	833
241	Marion	833
243	Francisco	831
244	Tim	815
245	Jesus	791
246	Clinton	789
247	Rocky	786
248	Raul	782
249	Bradford	773
250	Earnest	771
251	Sammy	769
252	Jan	768
253	Everett	761
254	Roberto	759
255	Wade	755
256	Ben	753
257	Otis	751
258	Bennie	746
259	Alex	743
259	Max	743
259	Virgil	743
262	Clark	717
263	Andre	709
263	Laurence	709
265	Ira	708
266	Bob	697
266	Frankie	697
266	Troy	697
269	Loren	688
270	Willard	676
271	Elmer	673
272	Rudy	671
273	Geoffrey	670
273	Luther	670
275	Terence	661
276	Rudolph	653
277	Hector	649
278	Sylvester	640
279	Salvatore	638
280	Myron	635
281	Rodger	625
282	Grant	620
283	Ramon	619
284	Horace	611
285	Miguel	610
286	Darrel	609
286	Roosevelt	609
288	Edmund	607
289	Delbert	606
290	Pedro	603
291	Malcolm	597
292	Alton	595
293	Julius	592
294	Stewart	587
295	Isaac	585
296	Mickey	583
297	Denis	574
298	Van	573
299	Fernando	572
299	Roderick	572
301	Kenny	571
302	Armando	569
303	Angelo	568
303	Monte	568
305	Felix	565
306	Jacob	563
307	Sherman	555
308	Unknown	548
309	Archie	541
310	Oliver	537
311	Dwayne	536
312	Tommie	530
313	Lorenzo	525
313	Stephan	525
315	Doyle	515
316	Leland	514
317	Cary	510
318	Wilbert	509
319	Hubert	508
320	Derrick	507
321	Forrest	503
321	Jerald	503
323	Andy	500
323	Joey	500
325	Ivan	499
325	Jeffry	499
325	Rene	499
328	Pete	495
329	Julian	494
330	Preston	484
331	Teddy	477
332	Rufus	475
333	Lowell	471
334	Homer	459
335	Mack	456
336	Ervin	448
337	Willis	447
338	Tracy	445
339	Angel	441
339	Kelvin	441
341	Dirk	438
342	Brett	430
342	Nick	430
344	Shawn	429
344	Wilbur	429
346	Carroll	428
347	Grady	427
348	Marty	422
349	Rafael	420
350	Arturo	417
351	Hal	416
351	Sean	416
353	Alfonso	412
354	Alfredo	409
354	Sheldon	409
356	Conrad	405
356	Dallas	405
356	Ron	405
359	Freddy	404
360	Carey	403
361	Kyle	402
361	Owen	402
363	Derek	393
364	Dewey	392
365	Ellis	380
366	Alonzo	375
367	Ken	370
368	Adrian	367
369	Royce	364
370	Percy	363
371	Travis	360
372	Lionel	359
373	Monty	358
373	Sammie	358
375	Dominic	356
376	Garland	355
377	Shane	354
378	Miles	353
379	Christian	352
380	Noel	351
381	Irvin	350
382	Elbert	348
383	Bert	347
384	Jorge	344
385	Boyd	343
385	Jerrold	343
387	Rodolfo	342
388	Clay	340
388	Guadalupe	340
390	Aubrey	338
391	Marlin	337
392	Gerry	336
393	Wilson	333
394	Cornelius	332
395	Buddy	330
396	Alberto	326
396	Dexter	326
396	Kirby	326
399	Blaine	325
400	Darwin	320
401	Cleveland	319
402	Louie	317
403	Dominick	315
403	Ronny	315
405	Pat	314
406	Al	313
407	Curt	309
408	Stevie	308
409	Galen	307
409	Merle	307
411	Edmond	306
411	Jason	306
411	Salvador	306
414	Woodrow	305
415	Abraham	304
416	Rory	297
417	Jaime	295
418	Elton	294
419	Dewayne	292
420	Darnell	291
420	Gabriel	291
420	Lamar	291
420	Spencer	291
424	Evan	287
425	Murray	286
426	Emmett	283
427	Amos	282
428	Adam	281
429	Dane	280
429	Donny	280
429	Enrique	280
432	Alphonso	279
432	Blake	279
432	Joesph	279
432	Vance	279
436	Eldon	276
437	Blair	274
437	Orlando	274
439	Christophe	273
440	Ernie	272
440	Harlan	272
442	Moses	270
442	Winston	270
444	Garth	268
444	Sandy	268
446	Junior	263
447	Ned	261
448	Drew	260
449	Barney	259
450	Elliott	258
451	Thaddeus	256
452	Wilfred	255
453	Elijah	254
453	Gale	254
453	Linwood	254
456	Jamie	253
457	Reed	252
457	Sterling	252
459	Timmy	250
460	Julio	249
461	Irving	247
462	Billie	246
462	Javier	246
464	Jess	245
465	Colin	244
465	Norris	244
465	Orville	244
468	Harley	243
469	Michel	241
470	Lanny	240
471	Vaughn	237
472	Casey	236
472	Phil	236
474	Austin	235
475	Ernesto	233
476	Lamont	232
477	Randell	231
478	Lon	229
478	Robbie	229
480	Frederic	225
480	Ramiro	225
482	Cedric	224
482	Simon	224
484	Abel	223
485	Sanford	222
486	Denny	221
487	Erik	220
487	Kermit	220
489	Reynaldo	219
490	Dannie	218
490	Emanuel	218
490	Grover	218
490	Kendall	218
494	Eddy	217
495	Seth	215
496	Carmen	214
496	Levi	214
496	Scot	214
499	Damon	213
499	Justin	213
501	Jasper	209
502	Rusty	208
503	Vern	207
503	Will	207
505	Cornell	206
506	Harrison	205
506	Rocco	205
508	Kris	204
509	Danial	203
509	Marlon	203
509	Nolan	203
509	Norbert	203
513	Chad	202
514	Jody	201
515	Zachary	200
516	Dudley	197
516	Eduardo	197
516	Gus	197
516	Luke	197
520	Bart	196
520	Hollis	196
520	Ward	196
523	Terrell	195
524	Joshua	193
525	Burton	192
525	Elwood	192
525	Loyd	192
528	Carter	191
528	Kennith	191
530	August	190
531	Pablo	188
532	Roscoe	186
532	Stan	186
534	Bennett	184
534	Thurman	184
534	Toby	184
537	Lane	183
537	Mathew	183
539	Reuben	180
540	Bryant	179
540	Elvin	179
540	Emil	179
540	Morgan	179
540	Reid	179
545	Doug	178
545	Dwain	178
545	Felipe	178
545	Jefferson	178
545	Millard	178
550	Erwin	177
551	Gilberto	175
551	Odell	175
553	Hank	174
553	Roman	174
555	Cameron	173
555	Fredric	173
557	Ulysses	172
558	Ian	171
558	Tomas	171
560	Emory	170
560	Jeremiah	170
562	Domingo	169
562	Garrett	169
562	Jake	169
562	Lindsey	169
566	Donn	168
566	Mary	168
566	Russel	168
569	Dick	167
569	Ed	167
569	Jerold	167
569	Pierre	167
573	Ivory	166
573	Riley	166
573	Solomon	166
573	Wiley	166
577	Elias	165
578	Israel	163
578	Nicky	163
580	Brandon	162
580	Jacky	162
582	Alejandro	161
582	Barton	161
582	Elliot	161
582	Ismael	161
586	Santos	160
587	Jean	159
588	Arlen	158
589	Duncan	157
590	Bryce	156
590	Kenton	156
590	Lonny	156
593	Coy	155
593	Merrill	155
593	Mitchel	155
593	Sergio	155
597	Delmar	154
597	Rolando	154
599	Shelby	153
600	Bobbie	151
600	Brady	151
600	Merlin	151
600	Otto	151
604	Donnell	150
605	Chuck	149
605	Corey	149
605	Geary	149
605	Guillermo	149
609	Val	148
610	Rogelio	147
611	Adolph	146
611	Bernie	146
613	Winfred	145
614	Davis	144
614	Kimberly	144
614	Weldon	144
617	Audie	143
617	Vito	143
619	Armand	142
619	Scotty	142
621	Burt	141
621	Harris	141
621	Rod	141
624	Andres	140
624	Mikel	140
624	Ricki	140
627	Benito	139
627	Cory	139
627	Matt	139
630	Clement	137
630	Ollie	137
632	Carson	136
633	Eli	135
633	Isaiah	135
633	Lenard	135
633	Stanford	135
637	Jonathon	132
637	Quentin	132
637	Rogers	132
637	Ryan	132
637	Stacy	132
642	Noah	131
643	Emery	130
643	Emilio	130
643	Jed	130
646	Charley	129
646	Maynard	129
648	Sonny	128
649	Cliff	127
649	Shelton	127
651	Avery	125
651	Freeman	125
651	Santiago	125
654	Shannon	124
655	Hans	123
656	Del	122
656	Reggie	122
656	Ritchie	122
659	Anton	121
659	Hiram	121
659	Kip	121
659	Saul	121
663	Irwin	120
664	Anderson	118
664	Denver	118
666	Emerson	117
666	Ignacio	117
666	Tyler	117
669	Douglass	116
669	Linda	116
669	Marco	116
672	Jackson	115
672	Silas	115
672	Stanton	115
675	Everette	114
675	Johnie	114
677	Gerardo	113
677	Huey	113
677	Monroe	113
677	Rob	113
677	Wilfredo	113
682	Basil	112
682	Dickie	112
684	Connie	111
684	Gustavo	111
684	Major	111
684	Randel	111
688	Felton	110
688	Glynn	110
688	Raphael	110
688	Royal	110
692	Jordan	109
692	Wilford	109
694	Gail	108
694	Jeremy	108
694	Nickolas	108
694	Rand	108
694	Stevan	108
699	Carmine	107
699	Efrain	107
699	Hershel	107
699	Laverne	107
699	Marcel	107
699	Mckinley	107
699	Tod	107
706	Kurtis	106
706	Nicolas	106
706	Xavier	106
709	Clair	105
709	Lemuel	105
709	Myles	105
709	Vince	105
709	Zane	105
714	Dwaine	103
714	Forest	103
716	Mervin	102
717	Brooks	101
717	Earle	101
717	Napoleon	101
717	Patricia	101
717	Shaun	101
722	Butch	100
722	Gil	100
722	Isiah	100
725	Lawerence	99
725	Marcos	99
727	Augustus	98
727	Dee	98
727	Leigh	98
727	Robby	98
727	Trent	98
732	Augustine	97
732	Buford	97
732	Milo	97
735	Fletcher	96
735	Fritz	96
735	Leonardo	96
735	Rayford	96
739	Bryon	94
739	Lindsay	94
739	Ricci	94
742	Booker	93
742	Emmanuel	93
742	Toney	93
745	Cyril	92
745	Dalton	92
745	Graham	92
745	Rolland	92
749	Herschel	91
749	Otha	91
751	Hilton	90
751	Houston	90
751	Jared	90
754	Dusty	89
754	Judson	89
754	Lenny	89
754	Theron	89
758	Carol	88
758	Courtney	88
758	Errol	88
758	Wilburn	88
762	Adolfo	87
762	Coleman	87
762	Debra	87
762	Dino	87
762	Gaylon	87
762	Verne	87
768	Alden	86
768	Burl	86
768	Delmer	86
768	Lyman	86
772	Artis	85
772	Berry	85
772	Britt	85
772	Bud	85
772	Hoyt	85
772	Jacques	85
778	Carlo	84
778	Lavern	84
778	Mac	84
778	Mel	84
778	Odis	84
778	Raleigh	84
778	Randle	84
778	Sherwood	84
778	Vicente	84
778	Von	84
788	Cleo	83
788	Emmitt	83
788	Garold	83
788	Jere	83
788	Rock	83
788	Taylor	83
788	Wilmer	83
795	Bret	82
795	Elroy	82
795	Faron	82
795	Robbin	82
795	Russ	82
800	Curtiss	81
800	Domenic	81
800	Elmo	81
800	Gregorio	81
800	Jules	81
800	Michale	81
800	Wilton	81
807	Bertram	80
807	Cleve	80
807	Deborah	80
807	Fidel	80
807	Hugo	80
807	Keven	80
813	Clint	79
813	Federico	79
813	Layne	79
813	Lyndon	79
813	Lynwood	79
813	Olen	79
819	Alford	78
819	Cyrus	78
819	Dorsey	78
819	Johnathan	78
819	Lupe	78
819	Maxwell	78
819	Rubin	78
826	Arnulfo	77
826	King	77
826	Omar	77
829	Donovan	76
829	Gavin	76
829	Reynold	76
829	Waymon	76
833	Benedict	75
833	Cesar	75
833	Derrell	75
833	Duke	75
833	Gearld	75
833	Ike	75
833	Issac	75
833	Lesley	75
833	Richie	75
842	Carmelo	74
842	Cody	74
842	Donell	74
842	Farrell	74
842	Hayward	74
842	Kevan	74
842	Kit	74
842	Rolf	74
842	Truman	74
851	Alvis	73
851	Ashley	73
851	Carnell	73
851	Columbus	73
851	Gayle	73
851	Haywood	73
851	Jarvis	73
851	Lauren	73
851	Lucious	73
851	Normand	73
851	Prince	73
851	Stacey	73
863	Alfonzo	72
863	Dennie	72
863	Greggory	72
863	Quinton	72
863	Woody	72
868	Arlie	71
868	Blane	71
868	Boyce	71
868	Cruz	71
868	Eloy	71
868	Olin	71
868	Reyes	71
868	Wardell	71
876	Arden	70
876	Bernardo	70
876	Bruno	70
876	Chauncey	70
876	Chip	70
876	Dewitt	70
876	Humberto	70
876	Len	70
876	Mason	70
876	Noe	70
876	Scottie	70
887	Agustin	69
887	Brant	69
887	Demetrius	69
887	Ferdinand	69
887	Walton	69
892	Alva	68
892	Beverly	68
892	Brendan	68
892	Damian	68
892	Dell	68
892	Gaylord	68
892	Hunter	68
892	Lincoln	68
892	Raymon	68
892	Rollin	68
902	Claud	67
902	Edwardo	67
902	Lacy	67
902	Milford	67
902	Regis	67
902	Vernell	67
908	Alphonse	66
908	Franklyn	66
908	Joaquin	66
908	Kimball	66
908	Michal	66
908	Rahn	66
908	Shirley	66
908	Susan	66
908	Walker	66
908	Wally	66
918	Alvaro	65
918	Artie	65
918	Barrett	65
918	Darell	65
918	Darold	65
918	Desmond	65
918	Erick	65
918	Kelley	65
918	Marcellus	65
918	Melton	65
918	Thad	65
929	Cole	64
929	Ethan	64
929	Maxie	64
929	Rudolfo	64
933	Ambrose	63
933	Cletus	63
933	Emile	63
933	Kirt	63
933	Newton	63
933	Pasquale	63
939	Barron	62
939	Delton	62
939	Duwayne	62
939	Foster	62
939	Murphy	62
939	Quincy	62
939	Stefan	62
946	Erich	61
946	Gerold	61
946	Gonzalo	61
946	Heriberto	61
946	Levon	61
946	Margarito	61
952	Benton	60
952	Buster	60
952	Clarke	60
952	Elwin	60
952	Enoch	60
952	Gino	60
952	Glendon	60
952	Lannie	60
952	Lucius	60
952	Meredith	60
952	Parker	60
963	Carleton	59
963	Howell	59
963	Jonas	59
963	Jude	59
963	Levern	59
963	Lex	59
963	Logan	59
963	Lorenza	59
963	Micky	59
963	Noble	59
973	Abe	58
973	Antony	58
973	Aron	58
973	Arvin	58
973	Darius	58
973	Eliot	58
973	Ezra	58
973	Gaylen	58
973	Giles	58
973	Mariano	58
973	Patric	58
973	Raymundo	58
985	Barbara	57
985	Darcy	57
985	Dwane	57
985	Lucien	57
985	Merritt	57
985	Michial	57
985	Rowland	57
985	Warner	57
985	Wayman	57
985	Winford	57
985	Wyatt	57
996	Bradly	56
996	Crawford	56
996	Cris	56
996	Eldridge	56
996	Harmon	56
996	Hobert	56
996	Lorin	56
996	Lyn	56
996	Sydney	56
996	Timmothy	56
996	Weston	56