California · 1950

Top 100 names in California, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	5,388
#2	Susan	3,260
#3	Mary	3,131
#4	Patricia	3,049
#5	Kathleen	2,311
#6	Barbara	2,270
#7	Nancy	2,076
#8	Sandra	2,017
#9	Deborah	1,992
#10	Karen	1,867
#11	Sharon	1,816
#12	Carol	1,737
#13	Pamela	1,462
#14	Christine	1,361
#15	Donna	1,355
#16	Diane	1,214
#17	Janet	1,170
#18	Margaret	1,101
#19	Cynthia	1,083
#20	Janice	952
#21	Judith	929
#22	Cheryl	903
#23	Elizabeth	865
#24	Shirley	838
#25	Gloria	825
#26	Judy	811
#27	Carolyn	810
#28	Catherine	770
#29	Kathryn	677
#30	Marilyn	674
#31	Diana	658
#32	Kathy	628
#33	Virginia	620
#34	Gail	603
#35	Debra	601
#36	Joyce	587
#37	Brenda	586
#38	Rebecca	584
#39	Maria	582
#40	Beverly	579
#41	Laura	565
#42	Martha	563
#43	Katherine	539
#44	Paula	522
#45	Joan	515
#46	Bonnie	508
#47	Peggy	501
#48	Victoria	499
#49	Betty	488
#50	Denise	484
#51	Teresa	475
#52	Theresa	462
#53	Suzanne	448
#54	Frances	444
#55	Sally	440
#56	Marsha	438
#57	Ann	426
#58	Lynn	423
#59	Vicki	417
#60	Cathy	406
#61	Alice	395
#62	Helen	390
#63	Sherry	389
#64	Jacqueline	388
#65	Connie	384
#66	Irene	384
#67	Jane	371
#68	Elaine	370
#69	Sylvia	366
#70	Stephanie	359
#71	Jean	357
#72	Robin	356
#73	Joanne	353
#74	Rita	351
#75	Dorothy	350
#76	Wendy	347
#77	Julie	339
#78	Darlene	338
#79	Rose	331
#80	Ruth	329
#81	Jo	325
#82	Yolanda	324
#83	Lynda	321
#84	Marie	321
#85	Christina	313
#86	Terry	311
#87	Marcia	305
#88	Yvonne	304
#89	Sheila	299
#90	Maureen	298
#91	Phyllis	296
#92	Jeanne	295
#93	Michele	295
#94	Anita	291
#95	Leslie	289
#96	Valerie	288
#97	Lorraine	285
#98	Roberta	281
#99	Colleen	280
#100	Norma	269

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	21	2	0
Lupe	91	8	1
Lorie	25	2	0
Cristina	29	3	1
Erlinda	38	3	1
Lani	20	2	0
Susana	22	2	0
Leticia	28	2	1
Silvia	24	2	1
Melodie	23	2	1
Marina	30	3	1
Geri	21	2	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.