California · 1942

Top 100 names in California, 1942, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	2,461
#2	Mary	2,440
#3	Barbara	2,212
#4	Patricia	2,155
#5	Sharon	1,828
#6	Carol	1,672
#7	Sandra	1,330
#8	Nancy	1,259
#9	Judith	1,224
#10	Judy	1,119
#11	Karen	1,063
#12	Susan	1,058
#13	Donna	1,007
#14	Carolyn	996
#15	Diane	931
#16	Joan	764
#17	Margaret	750
#18	Kathleen	745
#19	Shirley	737
#20	Betty	669
#21	Janet	665
#22	Marilyn	653
#23	Virginia	616
#24	Carole	596
#25	Joyce	592
#26	Gloria	567
#27	Janice	562
#28	Bonnie	540
#29	Beverly	483
#30	Helen	468
#31	Dorothy	461
#32	Frances	459
#33	Diana	444
#34	Elizabeth	403
#35	Alice	360
#36	Jean	356
#37	Joanne	344
#38	Ruth	330
#39	Dolores	330
#40	Ann	326
#41	Darlene	324
#42	Martha	321
#43	Phyllis	316
#44	Sally	310
#45	Pamela	301
#46	Marie	296
#47	Roberta	292
#48	Irene	288
#49	Gail	278
#50	Connie	269
#51	Maria	260
#52	Charlotte	256
#53	Pat	254
#54	Norma	253
#55	Jo	251
#56	Elaine	241
#57	Peggy	233
#58	Rose	233
#59	Sue	229
#60	Jacqueline	226
#61	Sylvia	226
#62	Rita	226
#63	Geraldine	222
#64	Lynda	221
#65	Katherine	213
#66	Kathryn	213
#67	Anita	208
#68	Jane	205
#69	Joann	204
#70	Loretta	203
#71	Sheila	203
#72	Lois	200
#73	Suzanne	200
#74	Louise	199
#75	Dianne	199
#76	Christine	196
#77	Charlene	196
#78	Julie	191
#79	Lynn	191
#80	Kathy	191
#81	Catherine	190
#82	Marlene	183
#83	Evelyn	182
#84	Kay	177
#85	Marcia	176
#86	Arlene	171
#87	Doris	170
#88	Marjorie	170
#89	Esther	168
#90	Claudia	166
#91	Anne	165
#92	Ellen	165
#93	Yvonne	162
#94	Rosemary	158
#95	Marsha	156
#96	Maureen	154
#97	Jeanne	153
#98	Jeanette	151
#99	Carmen	151
#100	Sherry	150

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	22	3	0
Lupe	73	11	2
Robin	78	11	2
Dorene	26	4	1
Leilani	23	3	1
Michelle	50	7	2
Candace	25	4	1
Jeri	42	6	2
Christie	23	3	1
Sheri	20	3	1
Angie	40	6	2
Yolanda	82	12	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.