Top baby names in Kentucky, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,466 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,186 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,069 |
| 4 | Patricia | 963 |
| 5 | Brenda | 761 |
| 6 | Barbara | 707 |
| 7 | Debra | 701 |
| 8 | Donna | 683 |
| 9 | Pamela | 636 |
| 10 | Sharon | 627 |
| 11 | Karen | 551 |
| 12 | Sandra | 544 |
| 13 | Kathy | 518 |
| 14 | Judy | 478 |
| 15 | Susan | 447 |
| 16 | Nancy | 430 |
| 17 | Carolyn | 393 |
| 18 | Connie | 388 |
| 19 | Betty | 381 |
| 20 | Teresa | 361 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 358 |
| 22 | Joyce | 329 |
| 23 | Janet | 321 |
| 24 | Wanda | 318 |
| 25 | Margaret | 311 |
| 26 | Beverly | 299 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 296 |
| 28 | Vicki | 285 |
| 29 | Carol | 283 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 273 |
| 31 | Martha | 272 |
| 32 | Shirley | 271 |
| 33 | Peggy | 270 |
| 34 | Vickie | 266 |
| 35 | Rita | 265 |
| 36 | Janice | 264 |
| 37 | Sheila | 233 |
| 38 | Sherry | 228 |
| 39 | Phyllis | 226 |
| 40 | Marilyn | 219 |
| 41 | Bonnie | 205 |
| 42 | Cathy | 198 |
| 43 | Paula | 196 |
| 44 | Diane | 194 |
| 45 | Judith | 189 |
| 46 | Rhonda | 187 |
| 47 | Diana | 181 |
| 48 | Jo | 176 |
| 49 | Virginia | 174 |
| 50 | Kathleen | 170 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,122 |
| 2 | David | 1,477 |
| 3 | William | 1,465 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,459 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,282 |
| 6 | John | 1,239 |
| 7 | Charles | 990 |
| 8 | Gary | 921 |
| 9 | Larry | 886 |
| 10 | Richard | 755 |
| 11 | Thomas | 645 |
| 12 | Donald | 640 |
| 13 | Jerry | 553 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 544 |
| 15 | Danny | 533 |
| 16 | Ronald | 518 |
| 17 | Joseph | 500 |
| 18 | Paul | 495 |
| 18 | Terry | 495 |
| 20 | Steven | 474 |
| 21 | Mark | 453 |
| 22 | Stephen | 449 |
| 23 | Roger | 410 |
| 24 | Dennis | 403 |
| 25 | Billy | 341 |
| 26 | George | 333 |
| 27 | Ronnie | 318 |
| 28 | Ricky | 299 |
| 29 | Edward | 297 |
| 30 | Gregory | 294 |
| 31 | Daniel | 293 |
| 32 | Bobby | 285 |
| 33 | Johnny | 238 |
| 33 | Timothy | 238 |
| 35 | Anthony | 226 |
| 36 | Douglas | 225 |
| 37 | Roy | 211 |
| 38 | Harold | 210 |
| 39 | Carl | 202 |
| 40 | Phillip | 191 |
| 41 | Jimmy | 185 |
| 42 | Bruce | 183 |
| 43 | Darrell | 181 |
| 44 | Jeffrey | 179 |
| 45 | Barry | 174 |
| 46 | Raymond | 172 |
| 47 | Donnie | 164 |
| 48 | Randy | 161 |
| 49 | Jackie | 154 |
| 50 | Ralph | 152 |