California · 1948

Top 100 names in California, 1948, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	6,604
#2	Mary	3,426
#3	Susan	3,338
#4	Patricia	2,883
#5	Barbara	2,473
#6	Kathleen	2,110
#7	Sandra	2,109
#8	Nancy	1,969
#9	Carol	1,954
#10	Sharon	1,887
#11	Karen	1,724
#12	Donna	1,442
#13	Pamela	1,407
#14	Judy	1,250
#15	Diane	1,215
#16	Margaret	1,159
#17	Judith	1,103
#18	Christine	1,099
#19	Cheryl	1,021
#20	Janet	1,005
#21	Cynthia	950
#22	Carolyn	925
#23	Janice	913
#24	Gloria	890
#25	Shirley	790
#26	Marilyn	746
#27	Diana	726
#28	Elizabeth	724
#29	Deborah	672
#30	Catherine	666
#31	Virginia	661
#32	Kathy	659
#33	Joyce	635
#34	Betty	599
#35	Beverly	579
#36	Bonnie	568
#37	Joan	553
#38	Maria	547
#39	Martha	531
#40	Kathryn	524
#41	Peggy	520
#42	Cathy	484
#43	Brenda	481
#44	Paula	470
#45	Frances	468
#46	Helen	466
#47	Gail	456
#48	Laura	448
#49	Katherine	442
#50	Victoria	438
#51	Ann	432
#52	Lynn	430
#53	Suzanne	426
#54	Connie	423
#55	Lynda	419
#56	Alice	416
#57	Vicki	411
#58	Ruth	407
#59	Dorothy	406
#60	Rebecca	400
#61	Phyllis	393
#62	Teresa	390
#63	Theresa	388
#64	Sally	383
#65	Marsha	380
#66	Jacqueline	375
#67	Jo	372
#68	Jean	370
#69	Marie	366
#70	Joanne	359
#71	Jane	358
#72	Rose	347
#73	Darlene	345
#74	Julie	341
#75	Yolanda	337
#76	Sherry	337
#77	Irene	335
#78	Claudia	330
#79	Elaine	330
#80	Sue	324
#81	Rita	322
#82	Sylvia	314
#83	Anita	306
#84	Roberta	301
#85	Dolores	300
#86	Sheila	300
#87	Stephanie	298
#88	Marcia	298
#89	Carole	295
#90	Janis	292
#91	Leslie	290
#92	Charlene	290
#93	Jeanne	289
#94	Yvonne	287
#95	Norma	279
#96	Terry	279
#97	Charlotte	270
#98	Maureen	270
#99	Valerie	258
#100	Denise	258

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	23	2	0
Erlinda	55	5	1
Lani	26	2	0
Lupe	114	10	2
Lori	40	4	1
Kris	32	3	1
Cristina	22	2	0
Chris	87	8	2
Robyn	79	7	2
Yolanda	337	30	8
Socorro	27	2	1
Jacklyn	34	3	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.