California · 1932

Top 100 names in California, 1932, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Barbara	1,656
#2	Mary	1,498
#3	Patricia	1,009
#4	Betty	876
#5	Joan	779
#6	Shirley	607
#7	Dorothy	606
#8	Beverly	598
#9	Margaret	540
#10	Marilyn	518
#11	Helen	485
#12	Gloria	482
#13	Nancy	479
#14	Dolores	435
#15	Virginia	426
#16	Joyce	406
#17	Carol	367
#18	Alice	354
#19	Frances	316
#20	Donna	313
#21	Ruth	307
#22	Jean	305
#23	Lois	295
#24	Doris	254
#25	Joanne	250
#26	Norma	236
#27	Janet	234
#28	Evelyn	229
#29	Diane	228
#30	Eleanor	224
#31	Sally	224
#32	Marjorie	214
#33	Marlene	213
#34	June	211
#35	Rose	210
#36	Phyllis	210
#37	Irene	204
#38	Elizabeth	203
#39	Carmen	201
#40	Marie	201
#41	Josephine	201
#42	Ann	197
#43	Esther	186
#44	Lorraine	181
#45	Carolyn	180
#46	Geraldine	173
#47	Maria	168
#48	Jacqueline	160
#49	Anita	155
#50	Louise	145
#51	Martha	143
#52	Pat	143
#53	Marian	137
#54	Joann	136
#55	Peggy	135
#56	Florence	134
#57	Bonnie	134
#58	Mildred	132
#59	Janice	129
#60	Lillian	129
#61	Anna	128
#62	Roberta	126
#63	Lupe	123
#64	Patsy	122
#65	Elaine	120
#66	Kathleen	120
#67	Connie	116
#68	Charlotte	114
#69	Juanita	113
#70	Jane	112
#71	Jeanne	107
#72	Catherine	107
#73	Grace	105
#74	Marion	103
#75	Audrey	103
#76	Rita	103
#77	Darlene	102
#78	Arlene	100
#79	Sylvia	98
#80	Eva	97
#81	Lucille	97
#82	Edith	95
#83	Pauline	94
#84	Jeanette	94
#85	Julia	93
#86	Clara	93
#87	Constance	91
#88	Diana	91
#89	Yvonne	89
#90	Beatrice	88
#91	Wanda	88
#92	Rachel	88
#93	Anne	82
#94	Rosie	81
#95	Carole	81
#96	Katherine	80
#97	Theresa	78
#98	Thelma	78
#99	Loretta	78
#100	Sharon	78

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
Armida	26	8	1
Lupe	123	36	4
Catalina	20	6	1
Carmen	201	59	8
Angie	50	15	2
Socorro	23	7	1
Consuelo	50	15	2
Esperanza	27	8	1
Elisa	22	6	1
Dianne	24	7	1
Diane	228	67	13
Petra	22	6	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.