Top Names of 1954
The most popular names recorded in 1954 were Maria for girls and Imke for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Maria | 9,841 |
| 2 | Johanna | 7,027 |
| 3 | Anna | 3,518 |
| 4 | Elisabeth | 3,059 |
| 5 | Cornelia | 2,943 |
| 6 | Wilhelmina | 2,807 |
| 7 | Catharina | 2,228 |
| 8 | Hendrika | 1,943 |
| 9 | Adriana | 1,747 |
| 10 | Petronella | 1,716 |
| 11 | Margaretha | 1,373 |
| 12 | Yvonne | 1,224 |
| 13 | Geertruida | 1,114 |
| 14 | Jacoba | 1,090 |
| 15 | Helena | 1,045 |
| 16 | Marianne | 921 |
| 17 | Antonia | 849 |
| 18 | Theodora | 847 |
| 19 | Christina | 802 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 684 |
| 21 | Aaltje | 655 |
| 22 | Ingrid | 644 |
| 23 | Grietje | 639 |
| 24 | Alida | 638 |
| 25 | Trijntje | 572 |
| 26 | Jantje | 571 |
| 27 | Gerarda | 563 |
| 28 | Josephina | 511 |
| 29 | Henrica | 481 |
| 30 | Geertje | 479 |
| 31 | Louise | 476 |
| 32 | Neeltje | 460 |
| 33 | Antje | 451 |
| 34 | Willemina | 431 |
| 35 | Marijke | 426 |
| 36 | Francisca | 422 |
| 37 | Janna | 418 |
| 38 | Agnes | 408 |
| 39 | Martina | 401 |
| 40 | Jannetje | 390 |
| 41 | Gerda | 370 |
| 42 | Henriëtte | 368 |
| 43 | Carla | 357 |
| 44 | Pieternella | 355 |
| 45 | Carolina | 343 |
| 46 | Gertruda | 342 |
| 47 | Gerritje | 339 |
| 48 | Hendrikje | 335 |
| 49 | Hermina | 331 |
| 50 | Theresia | 322 |