Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1954
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,435 |
| 2 | Deborah | 2,810 |
| 3 | Susan | 2,615 |
| 4 | Linda | 2,551 |
| 5 | Debra | 2,386 |
| 6 | Patricia | 2,280 |
| 7 | Karen | 1,827 |
| 8 | Barbara | 1,758 |
| 9 | Nancy | 1,716 |
| 10 | Pamela | 1,542 |
| 11 | Sandra | 1,422 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 1,414 |
| 13 | Diane | 1,387 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 1,359 |
| 15 | Carol | 1,270 |
| 16 | Denise | 1,213 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 1,193 |
| 18 | Sharon | 1,110 |
| 19 | Janet | 1,003 |
| 20 | Donna | 938 |
| 21 | Janice | 780 |
| 22 | Kathy | 751 |
| 23 | Brenda | 696 |
| 24 | Margaret | 669 |
| 25 | Judith | 638 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Elizabeth | 626 |
| 27 | Gail | 576 |
| 28 | Laura | 549 |
| 29 | Catherine | 547 |
| 29 | Christine | 547 |
| 31 | Beverly | 525 |
| 32 | Marilyn | 500 |
| 33 | Robin | 493 |
| 34 | Judy | 485 |
| 35 | Joyce | 484 |
| 36 | Ann | 479 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 465 |
| 38 | Paula | 450 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 437 |
| 40 | Lynn | 434 |
| 41 | Connie | 427 |
| 42 | Julie | 426 |
| 43 | Ruth | 423 |
| 44 | Vicki | 418 |
| 45 | Bonnie | 414 |
| 46 | Sally | 407 |
| 46 | Theresa | 407 |
| 48 | Jane | 404 |
| 49 | Peggy | 399 |
| 50 | Shirley | 395 |
| 51 | Rose | 390 |
| 52 | Joan | 387 |
| 53 | Michele | 372 |
| 54 | Jean | 370 |
| 55 | Sherry | 366 |
| 56 | Carolyn | 363 |
| 57 | Marcia | 351 |
| 58 | Cathy | 340 |
| 59 | Jacqueline | 339 |
| 60 | Sheila | 338 |
| 61 | Suzanne | 337 |
| 62 | Cindy | 334 |
| 63 | Diana | 327 |
| 64 | Betty | 326 |
| 64 | Darlene | 326 |
| 66 | Gloria | 324 |
| 67 | Laurie | 317 |
| 68 | Michelle | 312 |
| 69 | Dawn | 311 |
| 69 | Jill | 311 |
| 71 | Teresa | 310 |
| 72 | Katherine | 306 |
| 73 | Vickie | 303 |
| 74 | Sue | 295 |
| 75 | Elaine | 288 |
| 76 | Wendy | 283 |
| 77 | Valerie | 278 |
| 78 | Jo | 276 |
| 79 | Victoria | 269 |
| 80 | Martha | 268 |
| 81 | Anne | 257 |
| 82 | Dorothy | 255 |
| 83 | Marie | 251 |
| 84 | Marsha | 248 |
| 85 | Sheryl | 242 |
| 86 | Lisa | 241 |
| 86 | Rhonda | 241 |
| 86 | Terry | 241 |
| 89 | Rita | 240 |
| 90 | Joanne | 231 |
| 91 | Maureen | 230 |
| 92 | Debbie | 228 |
| 93 | Lori | 226 |
| 94 | Phyllis | 225 |
| 95 | Terri | 222 |
| 96 | Colleen | 220 |
| 96 | Renee | 220 |
| 98 | Virginia | 214 |
| 98 | Wanda | 214 |
| 100 | Helen | 206 |