Top baby names in Tennessee, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,416 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,323 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,316 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,198 |
| 5 | Brenda | 975 |
| 6 | Debra | 779 |
| 7 | Barbara | 743 |
| 8 | Donna | 725 |
| 9 | Pamela | 708 |
| 10 | Sandra | 677 |
| 11 | Kathy | 634 |
| 12 | Judy | 603 |
| 13 | Carolyn | 557 |
| 14 | Sharon | 552 |
| 15 | Nancy | 525 |
| 16 | Janice | 519 |
| 17 | Susan | 510 |
| 18 | Teresa | 506 |
| 19 | Betty | 442 |
| 20 | Karen | 433 |
| 21 | Wanda | 413 |
| 22 | Connie | 403 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 399 |
| 23 | Shirley | 399 |
| 25 | Beverly | 386 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 380 |
| 27 | Janet | 370 |
| 28 | Cynthia | 356 |
| 29 | Sherry | 336 |
| 30 | Martha | 335 |
| 31 | Joyce | 320 |
| 32 | Marilyn | 307 |
| 33 | Margaret | 304 |
| 34 | Peggy | 289 |
| 35 | Vickie | 274 |
| 36 | Cathy | 269 |
| 37 | Carol | 267 |
| 38 | Sheila | 242 |
| 39 | Rita | 240 |
| 40 | Dorothy | 230 |
| 41 | Diane | 222 |
| 42 | Phyllis | 211 |
| 43 | Glenda | 210 |
| 44 | Vicki | 209 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 203 |
| 46 | Virginia | 195 |
| 47 | Jo | 191 |
| 48 | Gloria | 185 |
| 49 | Anita | 183 |
| 50 | Patsy | 173 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,512 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,607 |
| 3 | William | 1,596 |
| 4 | David | 1,550 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,480 |
| 6 | John | 1,340 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,195 |
| 8 | Larry | 990 |
| 9 | Gary | 923 |
| 10 | Richard | 800 |
| 11 | Thomas | 744 |
| 12 | Jerry | 728 |
| 13 | Donald | 630 |
| 14 | Terry | 615 |
| 15 | Ronald | 614 |
| 16 | Danny | 584 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 544 |
| 18 | Steven | 540 |
| 19 | Billy | 416 |
| 20 | Stephen | 408 |
| 21 | George | 385 |
| 22 | Roger | 377 |
| 23 | Johnny | 372 |
| 24 | Dennis | 363 |
| 24 | Paul | 363 |
| 26 | Bobby | 359 |
| 27 | Mark | 353 |
| 28 | Ricky | 344 |
| 28 | Ronnie | 344 |
| 30 | Jimmy | 333 |
| 31 | Joseph | 326 |
| 32 | Edward | 304 |
| 33 | Joe | 279 |
| 34 | Daniel | 278 |
| 35 | Randy | 267 |
| 36 | Willie | 260 |
| 37 | Anthony | 249 |
| 37 | Carl | 249 |
| 37 | Steve | 249 |
| 40 | Roy | 248 |
| 41 | Gregory | 217 |
| 41 | Timothy | 217 |
| 43 | Phillip | 216 |
| 44 | Stanley | 209 |
| 45 | Douglas | 206 |
| 46 | Harold | 205 |
| 47 | Walter | 203 |
| 48 | Eddie | 202 |
| 49 | Samuel | 192 |
| 50 | Rickey | 184 |