Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,397 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,698 |
| 3 | Debra | 1,607 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,300 |
| 5 | Barbara | 1,155 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,154 |
| 7 | Nancy | 917 |
| 8 | Karen | 883 |
| 9 | Kathleen | 869 |
| 10 | Diane | 818 |
| 11 | Deborah | 797 |
| 12 | Sandra | 755 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 663 |
| 14 | Pamela | 601 |
| 15 | Carol | 583 |
| 16 | Jean | 497 |
| 17 | Donna | 490 |
| 18 | Sharon | 478 |
| 19 | Judith | 468 |
| 20 | Cheryl | 453 |
| 21 | Jane | 424 |
| 22 | Christine | 392 |
| 23 | Julie | 389 |
| 24 | Margaret | 376 |
| 25 | Joan | 368 |
| 26 | Janet | 367 |
| 27 | Ann | 366 |
| 28 | Lynn | 357 |
| 29 | Gail | 340 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 301 |
| 31 | Bonnie | 292 |
| 32 | Kathryn | 287 |
| 33 | Janice | 275 |
| 34 | Marilyn | 264 |
| 35 | Catherine | 252 |
| 36 | Vicki | 241 |
| 37 | Peggy | 240 |
| 38 | Denise | 223 |
| 39 | Laura | 216 |
| 40 | Kathy | 208 |
| 41 | Laurie | 203 |
| 42 | Ruth | 202 |
| 43 | Judy | 200 |
| 44 | Sally | 198 |
| 45 | Wendy | 197 |
| 46 | Beverly | 193 |
| 46 | Connie | 193 |
| 48 | Paula | 192 |
| 49 | Jill | 191 |
| 50 | Dawn | 185 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,244 |
| 2 | David | 2,180 |
| 3 | James | 2,148 |
| 4 | John | 1,866 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,812 |
| 6 | Thomas | 1,616 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,432 |
| 8 | Steven | 1,387 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,379 |
| 10 | William | 1,199 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 1,178 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,117 |
| 13 | Gary | 1,112 |
| 14 | Dennis | 734 |
| 15 | Paul | 682 |
| 16 | Donald | 627 |
| 17 | Joseph | 615 |
| 18 | Gregory | 591 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 590 |
| 20 | Ronald | 562 |
| 21 | Charles | 554 |
| 21 | Timothy | 554 |
| 23 | Bruce | 481 |
| 24 | Scott | 461 |
| 25 | Peter | 423 |
| 26 | Dale | 409 |
| 27 | Patrick | 406 |
| 28 | Randy | 404 |
| 29 | Larry | 383 |
| 30 | Terry | 355 |
| 31 | Kevin | 351 |
| 32 | Douglas | 344 |
| 33 | Roger | 321 |
| 34 | Stephen | 320 |
| 35 | Gerald | 306 |
| 36 | Randall | 301 |
| 37 | Edward | 295 |
| 38 | Brian | 287 |
| 39 | Alan | 269 |
| 40 | Wayne | 234 |
| 41 | Keith | 233 |
| 42 | Lawrence | 217 |
| 43 | Craig | 216 |
| 44 | Jeffery | 191 |
| 45 | George | 190 |
| 46 | Jerry | 177 |
| 47 | Rodney | 166 |
| 48 | Jerome | 161 |
| 49 | Raymond | 159 |
| 50 | Allen | 157 |