State roster

Top names in Nevada

The names most likely to appear on 1954 Nevada birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,099 Nevada births in 1954 across 243 distinct names.

Distinctively Nevada

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nevada more than they say America.

#77Jonioutside the national top 200
#89Brentoutside the national top 200
#92Monaoutside the national top 200
#70Vicky#171 nationally
#95Ramona#195 nationally
#52Guy#143 nationally
#68Toni#153 nationally
#77Chris#159 nationally
#49Mike#130 nationally
#96Milton#175 nationally
#42Lorraine#120 nationally
#60Duane#136 nationally

Girls

#1Debra81US #6
#2Linda69US #2
#3Patricia66US #4
#4Mary65US #1
#5Deborah55US #3
#6Susan55US #5
#7Donna42US #11
#8Kathleen42US #14
#9Diane35US #17
#10Karen35US #8
#11Pamela35US #12
#12Nancy33US #9
#13Sandra32US #13
#14Carol30US #15
#15Cynthia28US #10
#16Barbara27US #7
#17Brenda25US #18
#18Janet24US #19
#19Janice22US #25
#20Julie22US #70
#21Terry20US #88
#22Cheryl19US #22
#23Cindy17US #91
#24Kathryn17US #51
#25Sharon17US #16
#26Teresa17US #34
#27Catherine16US #32
#28Elizabeth16US #20
#29Judy16US #29
#30Laura16US #45
#31Kathy15US #23
#32Rebecca15US #26
#33Carolyn14US #27
#34Connie14US #39
#35Bonnie13US #52
#36Dorothy13US #55
#37Joyce13US #28
#38Margaret13US #21
#39Sherry13US #62
#40Vicki13US #50
#41Jane12US #49
#42Lorraine12US #120
#43Paula12US #38
#44Diana11US #57
#45Gloria11US #42
#46Leslie11US #99
#47Marilyn11US #35
#48Michelle11US #94
#49Virginia11US #61
#50Wendy11US #95
#51Christine10US #43
#52Ellen10US #77
#53Gail10US #37
#54Jean10US #56
#55Laurie10US #98
#56Marie10US #79
#57Robin10US #41
#58Ruth10US #66
#59Sheryl10US #133
#60Shirley10US #33
#61Cathy9US #59
#62Darlene9US #76
#63Joanne9US #78
#64Judith9US #30
#65Lynn9US #63
#66Marian9US #104
#67Theresa9US #47
#68Toni9US #153
#69Valerie9US #87
#70Vicky9US #171
#71Betty8US #36
#72Beverly8US #31
#73Jacqueline8US #68
#74Jennifer8US #108
#75Jill8US #107
#76Jo8US #53
#77Joni8
#78Katherine8US #64
#79Lori8US #121
#80Michele8US #89
#81Rose8US #54
#82Terri8US #100
#83Vickie8US #69
#84Victoria8US #85
#85Wanda8US #58
#86Anita7US #96
#87Charlene7US #126
#88Colleen7US #119
#89Kim7US #134
#90Lisa7US #73
#91Marsha7US #86
#92Mona7
#93Norma7US #128
#94Peggy7US #48
#95Ramona7US #195
#96Rita7US #67
#97Sally7US #84
#98Sheila7US #60
#99Sue7US #106
#100Suzanne7US #82

Boys

#1Michael154US #1
#2Robert147US #2
#3David116US #5
#4James113US #3
#5John83US #4
#6Richard83US #7
#7William82US #6
#8Mark69US #12
#9Steven58US #11
#10Charles46US #10
#11Gary46US #9
#12Thomas43US #8
#13Donald37US #14
#14Ronald37US #15
#15Dennis33US #21
#16Stephen33US #20
#17Larry32US #19
#18Paul31US #16
#19Daniel30US #18
#20Joseph30US #13
#21Kenneth30US #17
#22George26US #24
#23Jeffrey24US #23
#24Craig22US #51
#25Dale22US #50
#26Edward22US #22
#27Gregory22US #25
#28Bruce21US #30
#29Douglas20US #29
#30Randy19US #33
#31Raymond19US #35
#32Timothy18US #26
#33Gerald16US #44
#34Patrick16US #38
#35Wayne16US #41
#36Alan15US #43
#37Frank15US #36
#38Jerry15US #31
#39Kevin15US #28
#40Terry14US #27
#41Carl13US #47
#42Danny13US #42
#43Randall13US #55
#44Scott13US #40
#45Lawrence12US #39
#46Micheal12US #88
#47Russell12US #69
#48Stanley12US #58
#49Mike11US #130
#50Phillip11US #75
#51Eric10US #89
#52Guy10US #143
#53Jeffery10US #90
#54Ricky10US #46
#55Rodney10US #66
#56Roger10US #34
#57Roy10US #56
#58Brian9US #48
#59Christopher9US #64
#60Duane9US #136
#61Ernest9US #87
#62Marvin9US #97
#63Rick9US #102
#64Ronnie9US #78
#65Steve9US #76
#66Walter9US #49
#67Allen8US #82
#68Anthony8US #32
#69Arthur8US #52
#70Curtis8US #84
#71Fred8US #93
#72Jack8US #57
#73Leonard8US #85
#74Marc8US #133
#75Ralph8US #61
#76Samuel8US #71
#77Chris7US #159
#78Dan7US #139
#79Eddie7US #91
#80Harold7US #60
#81Joe7US #67
#82Johnny7US #54
#83Jon7US #111
#84Keith7US #45
#85Lee7US #96
#86Mitchell7US #141
#87Peter7US #37
#88Bobby6US #72
#89Brent6
#90Clifford6US #112
#91Henry6US #59
#92Howard6US #80
#93Jay6US #101
#94Kim6US #109
#95Leroy6US #125
#96Milton6US #175
#97Norman6US #99
#98Robin6US #160
#99Victor6US #103
#100Albert5US #73

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑54Kevin#39
↑53Sherry#39
↑44Rebecca#32
↑43Terry#21
↑37Darlene#62
↑37Danny#42
↑35Cathy#61
↑34Marvin#62

Falling

↓49Kim#94
↓41Colleen#88
↓41Jon#83
↓37Jo#76
↓37Suzanne#100
↓32Ralph#75
↓30Betty#71
↓30Peter#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.