Top baby names in Indiana, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debra | 1,607 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,603 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,464 |
| 4 | Deborah | 1,452 |
| 5 | Susan | 1,186 |
| 6 | Pamela | 1,125 |
| 7 | Patricia | 1,114 |
| 8 | Karen | 988 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 952 |
| 10 | Nancy | 890 |
| 11 | Barbara | 797 |
| 12 | Donna | 723 |
| 13 | Sandra | 711 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 692 |
| 15 | Brenda | 689 |
| 16 | Carol | 657 |
| 17 | Sharon | 641 |
| 18 | Kathy | 633 |
| 19 | Janet | 612 |
| 20 | Cheryl | 524 |
| 21 | Teresa | 486 |
| 22 | Diane | 485 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 443 |
| 24 | Connie | 433 |
| 25 | Diana | 415 |
| 26 | Joyce | 380 |
| 27 | Vicki | 378 |
| 28 | Denise | 361 |
| 29 | Judith | 354 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 348 |
| 31 | Cathy | 344 |
| 32 | Carolyn | 333 |
| 33 | Janice | 327 |
| 34 | Peggy | 324 |
| 35 | Paula | 309 |
| 36 | Margaret | 301 |
| 37 | Vickie | 300 |
| 38 | Marilyn | 296 |
| 39 | Jane | 295 |
| 40 | Rita | 286 |
| 41 | Beverly | 284 |
| 42 | Judy | 283 |
| 43 | Marsha | 259 |
| 44 | Betty | 258 |
| 45 | Catherine | 252 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 250 |
| 47 | Sue | 243 |
| 47 | Terri | 243 |
| 49 | Theresa | 242 |
| 50 | Sherry | 240 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,783 |
| 2 | David | 2,446 |
| 3 | James | 2,252 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,150 |
| 5 | John | 2,039 |
| 6 | William | 1,549 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,495 |
| 8 | Mark | 1,325 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,283 |
| 10 | Steven | 1,260 |
| 11 | Gary | 1,190 |
| 12 | Charles | 971 |
| 13 | Donald | 883 |
| 14 | Ronald | 831 |
| 15 | Larry | 826 |
| 16 | Daniel | 792 |
| 17 | Dennis | 773 |
| 18 | Terry | 744 |
| 19 | Timothy | 729 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 725 |
| 21 | Gregory | 702 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 694 |
| 23 | Joseph | 684 |
| 24 | Paul | 660 |
| 25 | Stephen | 627 |
| 26 | Kevin | 534 |
| 27 | Jerry | 513 |
| 28 | Randy | 485 |
| 29 | Douglas | 449 |
| 30 | Roger | 441 |
| 31 | Bruce | 411 |
| 32 | Edward | 380 |
| 33 | George | 374 |
| 34 | Randall | 332 |
| 35 | Danny | 297 |
| 36 | Ricky | 288 |
| 37 | Jack | 279 |
| 38 | Anthony | 269 |
| 39 | Dale | 252 |
| 40 | Carl | 250 |
| 41 | Patrick | 249 |
| 42 | Alan | 248 |
| 43 | Jeffery | 232 |
| 44 | Gerald | 231 |
| 44 | Keith | 231 |
| 46 | Rick | 226 |
| 47 | Raymond | 209 |
| 48 | Scott | 208 |
| 49 | Philip | 205 |
| 50 | Rodney | 194 |