California · 1946

Top 100 names in California, 1946, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Linda	3,777
#2	Mary	3,147
#3	Patricia	2,878
#4	Susan	2,689
#5	Barbara	2,573
#6	Sharon	2,421
#7	Carol	2,152
#8	Sandra	2,094
#9	Nancy	1,779
#10	Kathleen	1,652
#11	Karen	1,501
#12	Donna	1,491
#13	Judy	1,331
#14	Judith	1,271
#15	Diane	1,206
#16	Pamela	1,184
#17	Cheryl	1,063
#18	Carolyn	1,038
#19	Margaret	986
#20	Janet	959
#21	Janice	874
#22	Gloria	872
#23	Shirley	861
#24	Marilyn	791
#25	Betty	758
#26	Diana	716
#27	Virginia	684
#28	Joyce	684
#29	Christine	675
#30	Joan	612
#31	Beverly	592
#32	Elizabeth	571
#33	Bonnie	570
#34	Kathy	526
#35	Dorothy	508
#36	Cynthia	474
#37	Martha	464
#38	Suzanne	449
#39	Frances	448
#40	Jean	441
#41	Connie	434
#42	Helen	434
#43	Ann	433
#44	Phyllis	421
#45	Alice	421
#46	Gail	419
#47	Sally	413
#48	Catherine	408
#49	Maria	408
#50	Jane	404
#51	Darlene	401
#52	Kathryn	388
#53	Peggy	388
#54	Lynn	374
#55	Ruth	374
#56	Carole	373
#57	Marsha	371
#58	Jo	370
#59	Paula	369
#60	Laura	363
#61	Sue	363
#62	Katherine	342
#63	Roberta	339
#64	Elaine	336
#65	Irene	336
#66	Sherry	335
#67	Vicki	330
#68	Anita	329
#69	Joanne	329
#70	Dolores	323
#71	Jacqueline	315
#72	Marie	314
#73	Claudia	313
#74	Jeanne	312
#75	Rita	304
#76	Sheila	302
#77	Brenda	283
#78	Yolanda	282
#79	Sylvia	281
#80	Charlene	280
#81	Rosemary	271
#82	Charlotte	270
#83	Victoria	267
#84	Ellen	267
#85	Pat	264
#86	Norma	256
#87	Julie	253
#88	Dianne	253
#89	Lynda	252
#90	Marcia	242
#91	Evelyn	242
#92	Anne	238
#93	Leslie	234
#94	Rose	232
#95	Cathy	232
#96	Terry	231
#97	Janis	229
#98	Rebecca	221
#99	Theresa	216
#100	Toni	215

Uniquely popular in California

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Armida	26	3	0
Lori	32	3	1
Lupe	121	12	3
Heidi	39	4	1
Nanci	29	3	1
Teri	51	5	1
Socorro	24	2	1
Luana	22	2	1
Geri	22	2	1
Yolanda	282	28	8
Erlinda	22	2	1
Ana	30	3	1

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.