California · 1938

Top 100 names in California, 1938, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,875
#2	Barbara	1,728
#3	Patricia	1,425
#4	Carol	1,050
#5	Nancy	773
#6	Betty	694
#7	Shirley	674
#8	Joan	651
#9	Donna	610
#10	Marilyn	600
#11	Margaret	580
#12	Sandra	560
#13	Sharon	558
#14	Beverly	553
#15	Linda	517
#16	Virginia	485
#17	Diane	479
#18	Judith	465
#19	Joyce	452
#20	Janet	449
#21	Dorothy	443
#22	Helen	433
#23	Carolyn	404
#24	Gloria	397
#25	Frances	383
#26	Janice	370
#27	Judy	356
#28	Alice	336
#29	Carole	319
#30	Norma	296
#31	Dolores	294
#32	Darlene	291
#33	Elizabeth	290
#34	Sally	286
#35	Jean	285
#36	Susan	271
#37	Ann	264
#38	Joanne	253
#39	Marlene	252
#40	Phyllis	245
#41	Roberta	244
#42	Ruth	241
#43	Irene	232
#44	Rosalie	230
#45	Marie	229
#46	Kathleen	228
#47	Lois	228
#48	Martha	224
#49	Rose	216
#50	Jacqueline	214
#51	Arlene	210
#52	Karen	206
#53	Doris	205
#54	Loretta	204
#55	Evelyn	201
#56	Eleanor	201
#57	Elaine	198
#58	Deanna	197
#59	Pat	194
#60	Maria	184
#61	Geraldine	184
#62	Sylvia	184
#63	Marjorie	183
#64	Esther	182
#65	Gail	177
#66	Anita	174
#67	Joann	173
#68	Bonnie	173
#69	Peggy	172
#70	Yvonne	167
#71	Diana	165
#72	Carmen	161
#73	Wanda	150
#74	Connie	146
#75	Jane	145
#76	Josephine	139
#77	Charlene	136
#78	Louise	134
#79	Catherine	132
#80	Jeanette	132
#81	Lorraine	127
#82	Lupe	126
#83	Jo	125
#84	Marcia	125
#85	Patsy	124
#86	June	123
#87	Suzanne	122
#88	Rachel	119
#89	Anne	115
#90	Charlotte	112
#91	Kay	112
#92	Laura	108
#93	Anna	107
#94	Pauline	104
#95	Katherine	104
#96	Margie	103
#97	Rita	102
#98	Sheila	102
#99	Sue	102
#100	Juanita	101

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	6	0
Lupe	126	28	3
Dian	28	6	1
Leilani	23	5	1
Carmen	161	36	7
Angie	44	10	2
Cheryl	76	17	4
Consuelo	31	7	2
Esperanza	21	5	1
Wendy	22	5	1
Penny	39	9	2
Pamela	51	11	3

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.