California · 1941

Top 100 names in California, 1941, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,952
#2	Linda	1,930
#3	Patricia	1,823
#4	Barbara	1,774
#5	Carol	1,339
#6	Sharon	1,195
#7	Judith	1,119
#8	Nancy	994
#9	Sandra	975
#10	Judy	973
#11	Susan	796
#12	Carolyn	759
#13	Donna	725
#14	Margaret	689
#15	Diane	662
#16	Joan	653
#17	Betty	646
#18	Karen	615
#19	Joyce	584
#20	Marilyn	578
#21	Shirley	575
#22	Virginia	548
#23	Janice	540
#24	Janet	504
#25	Bonnie	493
#26	Gloria	492
#27	Dorothy	453
#28	Kathleen	452
#29	Beverly	425
#30	Helen	399
#31	Frances	380
#32	Jean	356
#33	Alice	350
#34	Elizabeth	345
#35	Irene	320
#36	Carole	319
#37	Darlene	302
#38	Dolores	302
#39	Martha	288
#40	Ann	278
#41	Joanne	273
#42	Ruth	273
#43	Diana	269
#44	Sally	265
#45	Gail	253
#46	Marie	251
#47	Pat	245
#48	Phyllis	242
#49	Norma	239
#50	Geraldine	225
#51	Roberta	212
#52	Anita	211
#53	Peggy	207
#54	Suzanne	206
#55	Elaine	203
#56	Evelyn	201
#57	Maria	200
#58	Joann	199
#59	Charlotte	198
#60	Rose	197
#61	Katherine	196
#62	Lois	191
#63	Jo	190
#64	Charlene	186
#65	Sue	183
#66	Jacqueline	181
#67	Connie	181
#68	Arlene	180
#69	Sylvia	180
#70	Pamela	179
#71	Jane	176
#72	Doris	175
#73	Marjorie	169
#74	Marlene	168
#75	Rita	166
#76	Catherine	164
#77	Brenda	156
#78	Eleanor	154
#79	Kay	153
#80	Lynn	149
#81	Louise	148
#82	Loretta	146
#83	Julie	145
#84	Ellen	144
#85	Anna	144
#86	Esther	140
#87	Carmen	140
#88	Kathryn	139
#89	Anne	138
#90	Patsy	138
#91	Wanda	137
#92	Marcia	135
#93	Josephine	134
#94	Yvonne	132
#95	Juanita	132
#96	Sheila	131
#97	Maureen	131
#98	Rachel	129
#99	Jeanette	127
#100	Deanna	126

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	34	6	0
Ana	24	4	1
Lupe	82	15	3
Carleen	21	4	1
Angie	46	8	2
Yolanda	75	13	3
Michele	34	6	1
Tamara	27	5	1
Jeri	23	4	1
Melinda	60	11	3
Jennifer	24	4	1
Robin	42	8	2

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.