Top baby names in Missouri, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,819 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,582 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,534 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,215 |
| 5 | Debra | 1,126 |
| 6 | Susan | 940 |
| 7 | Barbara | 895 |
| 8 | Karen | 859 |
| 9 | Pamela | 802 |
| 10 | Nancy | 746 |
| 11 | Donna | 737 |
| 12 | Sharon | 706 |
| 13 | Sandra | 691 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 629 |
| 15 | Carol | 615 |
| 16 | Janet | 608 |
| 17 | Brenda | 592 |
| 18 | Kathleen | 503 |
| 19 | Diane | 452 |
| 20 | Cheryl | 406 |
| 21 | Connie | 380 |
| 21 | Janice | 380 |
| 23 | Marilyn | 378 |
| 24 | Joyce | 372 |
| 25 | Kathy | 370 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 342 |
| 27 | Margaret | 340 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 321 |
| 29 | Carolyn | 315 |
| 30 | Beverly | 314 |
| 31 | Denise | 311 |
| 32 | Judy | 294 |
| 32 | Teresa | 294 |
| 34 | Judith | 287 |
| 35 | Catherine | 276 |
| 36 | Paula | 275 |
| 37 | Vicki | 273 |
| 38 | Diana | 263 |
| 39 | Betty | 259 |
| 40 | Shirley | 250 |
| 41 | Peggy | 249 |
| 42 | Vickie | 246 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 245 |
| 44 | Christine | 243 |
| 45 | Sherry | 236 |
| 46 | Rita | 219 |
| 47 | Rhonda | 207 |
| 48 | Jane | 203 |
| 49 | Cathy | 202 |
| 50 | Ruth | 201 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,350 |
| 2 | James | 2,136 |
| 3 | David | 1,945 |
| 4 | John | 1,936 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,862 |
| 6 | William | 1,441 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,302 |
| 8 | Gary | 1,081 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,064 |
| 10 | Mark | 1,044 |
| 11 | Thomas | 1,027 |
| 12 | Charles | 913 |
| 13 | Dennis | 834 |
| 14 | Donald | 828 |
| 15 | Larry | 814 |
| 16 | Ronald | 794 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 702 |
| 18 | Stephen | 661 |
| 19 | Terry | 641 |
| 20 | Daniel | 594 |
| 21 | Paul | 561 |
| 22 | Joseph | 555 |
| 23 | Jerry | 435 |
| 24 | Timothy | 430 |
| 25 | Gregory | 428 |
| 26 | Kevin | 402 |
| 27 | Edward | 400 |
| 28 | Randy | 393 |
| 29 | Roger | 336 |
| 30 | George | 322 |
| 31 | Ricky | 316 |
| 32 | Douglas | 314 |
| 33 | Danny | 310 |
| 34 | Bruce | 289 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 288 |
| 36 | Keith | 279 |
| 37 | Carl | 254 |
| 38 | Lawrence | 236 |
| 39 | Patrick | 235 |
| 40 | Anthony | 233 |
| 41 | Raymond | 230 |
| 42 | Stanley | 229 |
| 43 | Dale | 212 |
| 44 | Gerald | 208 |
| 44 | Randall | 208 |
| 46 | Roy | 189 |
| 47 | Frank | 183 |
| 48 | Billy | 180 |
| 49 | Alan | 176 |
| 50 | Rodney | 175 |