Top baby names in Virginia, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah | 1,658 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,398 |
| 3 | Mary | 1,367 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,227 |
| 5 | Brenda | 878 |
| 6 | Debra | 877 |
| 7 | Barbara | 871 |
| 8 | Susan | 808 |
| 9 | Sandra | 717 |
| 10 | Donna | 644 |
| 11 | Sharon | 639 |
| 12 | Nancy | 611 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 607 |
| 14 | Pamela | 570 |
| 15 | Carolyn | 553 |
| 16 | Karen | 540 |
| 17 | Betty | 436 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 435 |
| 19 | Joyce | 429 |
| 20 | Janet | 400 |
| 21 | Kathy | 395 |
| 22 | Shirley | 378 |
| 23 | Wanda | 377 |
| 24 | Margaret | 350 |
| 25 | Teresa | 343 |
| 26 | Diane | 339 |
| 27 | Carol | 332 |
| 28 | Judy | 327 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 323 |
| 30 | Janice | 281 |
| 31 | Gloria | 276 |
| 32 | Bonnie | 274 |
| 33 | Catherine | 266 |
| 34 | Peggy | 261 |
| 35 | Virginia | 255 |
| 36 | Robin | 251 |
| 37 | Beverly | 249 |
| 38 | Joan | 241 |
| 39 | Martha | 240 |
| 40 | Phyllis | 228 |
| 41 | Connie | 214 |
| 41 | Dorothy | 214 |
| 43 | Sheila | 212 |
| 44 | Ann | 202 |
| 45 | Judith | 201 |
| 45 | Katherine | 201 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 199 |
| 48 | Cathy | 197 |
| 49 | Jo | 196 |
| 50 | Denise | 195 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,344 |
| 2 | William | 1,832 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,790 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,763 |
| 5 | John | 1,671 |
| 6 | David | 1,653 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,085 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,067 |
| 9 | Thomas | 950 |
| 10 | Larry | 840 |
| 11 | Gary | 779 |
| 12 | Donald | 698 |
| 13 | Ronald | 663 |
| 14 | Joseph | 600 |
| 15 | Steven | 593 |
| 16 | George | 579 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 560 |
| 18 | Jerry | 458 |
| 19 | Stephen | 450 |
| 20 | Edward | 446 |
| 21 | Dennis | 431 |
| 22 | Paul | 409 |
| 23 | Mark | 402 |
| 24 | Roger | 349 |
| 25 | Daniel | 337 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 280 |
| 27 | Walter | 278 |
| 28 | Douglas | 277 |
| 29 | Danny | 269 |
| 30 | Terry | 263 |
| 31 | Wayne | 260 |
| 32 | Gregory | 255 |
| 33 | Timothy | 251 |
| 34 | Ricky | 247 |
| 35 | Carl | 242 |
| 35 | Raymond | 242 |
| 37 | Bruce | 238 |
| 38 | Anthony | 228 |
| 39 | Ronnie | 226 |
| 40 | Samuel | 214 |
| 41 | Frank | 211 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 207 |
| 43 | Bobby | 205 |
| 44 | Barry | 195 |
| 45 | Arthur | 194 |
| 46 | Keith | 191 |
| 47 | Clarence | 188 |
| 48 | Randy | 180 |
| 48 | Roy | 180 |
| 50 | Melvin | 175 |