Top baby names in Florida, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,311 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,246 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,243 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,031 |
| 5 | Debra | 1,000 |
| 6 | Susan | 868 |
| 7 | Barbara | 779 |
| 8 | Sandra | 645 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 611 |
| 10 | Karen | 576 |
| 11 | Brenda | 572 |
| 12 | Donna | 561 |
| 13 | Sharon | 533 |
| 14 | Pamela | 529 |
| 15 | Nancy | 488 |
| 16 | Carol | 432 |
| 17 | Shirley | 391 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 350 |
| 19 | Carolyn | 348 |
| 20 | Janet | 317 |
| 21 | Janice | 312 |
| 22 | Beverly | 310 |
| 23 | Gloria | 309 |
| 24 | Betty | 305 |
| 25 | Diane | 294 |
| 26 | Cheryl | 287 |
| 27 | Margaret | 283 |
| 28 | Catherine | 266 |
| 29 | Kathy | 259 |
| 30 | Joyce | 257 |
| 31 | Wanda | 254 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 253 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 253 |
| 34 | Judy | 229 |
| 35 | Marilyn | 227 |
| 35 | Teresa | 227 |
| 37 | Dorothy | 222 |
| 38 | Martha | 212 |
| 39 | Gail | 209 |
| 40 | Theresa | 208 |
| 41 | Robin | 190 |
| 42 | Peggy | 187 |
| 43 | Denise | 185 |
| 44 | Bonnie | 182 |
| 44 | Judith | 182 |
| 46 | Paula | 181 |
| 47 | Gwendolyn | 178 |
| 47 | Rose | 178 |
| 49 | Virginia | 176 |
| 50 | Laura | 174 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,004 |
| 2 | Robert | 1,864 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,664 |
| 4 | John | 1,652 |
| 5 | William | 1,482 |
| 6 | David | 1,369 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,183 |
| 8 | Charles | 1,049 |
| 9 | Thomas | 784 |
| 10 | Donald | 642 |
| 11 | Gary | 611 |
| 12 | Larry | 601 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 598 |
| 14 | Joseph | 572 |
| 15 | Ronald | 547 |
| 16 | Mark | 517 |
| 17 | Steven | 496 |
| 18 | George | 472 |
| 19 | Willie | 442 |
| 20 | Edward | 430 |
| 21 | Stephen | 411 |
| 22 | Paul | 396 |
| 23 | Daniel | 367 |
| 24 | Anthony | 310 |
| 25 | Dennis | 286 |
| 26 | Gregory | 279 |
| 27 | Terry | 274 |
| 28 | Bruce | 270 |
| 29 | Jerry | 262 |
| 30 | Timothy | 259 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 244 |
| 31 | Raymond | 244 |
| 33 | Wayne | 243 |
| 34 | Douglas | 240 |
| 34 | Johnny | 240 |
| 36 | Frank | 233 |
| 36 | Henry | 233 |
| 38 | Samuel | 229 |
| 39 | Carl | 219 |
| 40 | Walter | 205 |
| 41 | Lawrence | 199 |
| 42 | Roger | 184 |
| 43 | Arthur | 180 |
| 44 | Jack | 174 |
| 45 | Randy | 172 |
| 46 | Glenn | 170 |
| 47 | Harold | 163 |
| 48 | Eddie | 159 |
| 49 | Gerald | 155 |
| 50 | Alan | 154 |