Top baby names in Iowa, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,275 |
| 2 | Debra | 1,070 |
| 3 | Linda | 808 |
| 4 | Susan | 787 |
| 5 | Patricia | 635 |
| 6 | Nancy | 608 |
| 7 | Barbara | 602 |
| 8 | Deborah | 586 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 579 |
| 10 | Pamela | 543 |
| 11 | Karen | 474 |
| 12 | Diane | 452 |
| 13 | Sandra | 428 |
| 14 | Carol | 382 |
| 15 | Janet | 344 |
| 16 | Donna | 343 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 330 |
| 18 | Kathleen | 329 |
| 19 | Connie | 324 |
| 20 | Julie | 308 |
| 21 | Jane | 285 |
| 21 | Sharon | 285 |
| 23 | Kathy | 278 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 235 |
| 25 | Joyce | 225 |
| 25 | Peggy | 225 |
| 27 | Vicki | 222 |
| 28 | Denise | 217 |
| 29 | Jean | 207 |
| 29 | Teresa | 207 |
| 31 | Janice | 200 |
| 32 | Marilyn | 196 |
| 33 | Judy | 187 |
| 34 | Joan | 186 |
| 35 | Kathryn | 183 |
| 36 | Margaret | 182 |
| 37 | Ann | 179 |
| 38 | Elizabeth | 173 |
| 38 | Paula | 173 |
| 40 | Judith | 169 |
| 41 | Rhonda | 162 |
| 42 | Catherine | 157 |
| 43 | Marcia | 154 |
| 44 | Christine | 150 |
| 45 | Beverly | 148 |
| 46 | Cindy | 140 |
| 47 | Bonnie | 133 |
| 47 | Diana | 133 |
| 49 | Brenda | 129 |
| 50 | Laura | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,528 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,479 |
| 3 | Steven | 1,240 |
| 4 | James | 1,157 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,147 |
| 6 | John | 1,103 |
| 7 | Richard | 917 |
| 8 | Mark | 895 |
| 9 | Thomas | 801 |
| 10 | William | 731 |
| 11 | Dennis | 687 |
| 11 | Gary | 687 |
| 13 | Daniel | 559 |
| 14 | Randy | 505 |
| 15 | Douglas | 479 |
| 16 | Ronald | 474 |
| 17 | Kevin | 461 |
| 18 | Donald | 458 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 450 |
| 20 | Charles | 449 |
| 21 | Larry | 408 |
| 22 | Timothy | 396 |
| 23 | Terry | 384 |
| 24 | Paul | 368 |
| 25 | Craig | 323 |
| 26 | Gregory | 319 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 319 |
| 28 | Roger | 303 |
| 29 | Stephen | 292 |
| 30 | Bruce | 289 |
| 31 | Randall | 283 |
| 32 | Joseph | 278 |
| 33 | Scott | 242 |
| 34 | Patrick | 240 |
| 35 | Dale | 229 |
| 36 | Jerry | 200 |
| 37 | Alan | 193 |
| 38 | Ricky | 182 |
| 39 | Rodney | 178 |
| 40 | Edward | 173 |
| 41 | Danny | 158 |
| 42 | Rick | 155 |
| 43 | Dean | 152 |
| 44 | Brian | 146 |
| 45 | Keith | 145 |
| 46 | Wayne | 143 |
| 47 | George | 134 |
| 48 | Gerald | 132 |
| 49 | Russell | 127 |
| 50 | Jon | 124 |