California · 1929

Top 100 names in California, 1929, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,716
#2	Barbara	1,378
#3	Betty	1,235
#4	Patricia	857
#5	Dorothy	757
#6	Shirley	597
#7	Helen	559
#8	Dolores	557
#9	Margaret	547
#10	Virginia	546
#11	Beverly	540
#12	Gloria	485
#13	Joan	483
#14	Doris	406
#15	Alice	402
#16	Frances	401
#17	Ruth	398
#18	Marilyn	358
#19	Jean	345
#20	Joyce	343
#21	Maria	329
#22	Lois	328
#23	Nancy	315
#24	Evelyn	287
#25	Carol	279
#26	Phyllis	276
#27	June	267
#28	Marjorie	265
#29	Josephine	256
#30	Eleanor	248
#31	Lorraine	242
#32	Elizabeth	237
#33	Norma	236
#34	Rose	225
#35	Carmen	224
#36	Marie	222
#37	Esther	220
#38	Louise	202
#39	Jacqueline	196
#40	Irene	192
#41	Geraldine	183
#42	Mildred	175
#43	Florence	175
#44	Donna	170
#45	Joanne	168
#46	Sally	166
#47	Anna	161
#48	Marian	157
#49	Lillian	151
#50	Lupe	149
#51	Martha	149
#52	Janet	143
#53	Peggy	138
#54	Grace	134
#55	Jane	133
#56	Audrey	132
#57	Ann	132
#58	Carolyn	130
#59	Charlotte	127
#60	Juanita	126
#61	Marion	126
#62	Anita	122
#63	Diane	120
#64	Bernice	117
#65	Lucille	116
#66	Ramona	115
#67	Pauline	114
#68	Rita	113
#69	Beatrice	111
#70	Elaine	110
#71	Katherine	110
#72	Patsy	108
#73	Thelma	105
#74	Bonnie	105
#75	Jeanne	103
#76	Roberta	103
#77	Vera	96
#78	Catherine	96
#79	Laura	96
#80	Ruby	95
#81	Elsie	95
#82	Clara	93
#83	Pat	93
#84	Edna	92
#85	Maxine	92
#86	Rosie	91
#87	Jennie	90
#88	Kathleen	90
#89	Eva	88
#90	Dora	87
#91	Vivian	86
#92	Consuelo	85
#93	Rachel	85
#94	Janice	85
#95	Isabel	84
#96	Edith	83
#97	Rosemary	82
#98	Connie	81
#99	Julia	80
#100	Emma	80

Uniquely popular in California

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Amparo	26	7	1
Lupe	149	42	4
Raquel	34	10	1
Catalina	28	8	1
Concha	20	6	1
Esperanza	66	18	2
Socorro	45	13	1
Velia	20	6	1
Consuelo	85	24	3
Ana	21	6	1
Elisa	27	8	1
Carmen	224	63	10

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.