California · 1952

Top 100 names in California, 1952, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	4,775
#2	Patricia	3,481
#3	Deborah	3,447
#4	Susan	3,424
#5	Mary	3,421
#6	Kathleen	2,388
#7	Karen	2,374
#8	Debra	2,351
#9	Nancy	2,268
#10	Barbara	2,161
#11	Christine	1,936
#12	Sandra	1,851
#13	Pamela	1,813
#14	Carol	1,728
#15	Cynthia	1,708
#16	Sharon	1,647
#17	Diane	1,535
#18	Donna	1,389
#19	Janet	1,364
#20	Margaret	1,091
#21	Elizabeth	1,053
#22	Janice	995
#23	Cheryl	955
#24	Denise	933
#25	Catherine	915
#26	Judith	865
#27	Judy	844
#28	Gloria	805
#29	Rebecca	772
#30	Marilyn	768
#31	Laura	755
#32	Carolyn	743
#33	Kathryn	742
#34	Brenda	738
#35	Teresa	723
#36	Gail	721
#37	Victoria	716
#38	Kathy	689
#39	Diana	684
#40	Katherine	682
#41	Paula	673
#42	Maria	673
#43	Virginia	669
#44	Joan	652
#45	Shirley	643
#46	Joyce	641
#47	Martha	634
#48	Robin	580
#49	Bonnie	554
#50	Peggy	550
#51	Beverly	548
#52	Leslie	546
#53	Theresa	538
#54	Cathy	506
#55	Vicki	506
#56	Laurie	490
#57	Connie	489
#58	Ann	485
#59	Lynn	482
#60	Suzanne	457
#61	Julie	451
#62	Betty	448
#63	Rose	446
#64	Jacqueline	443
#65	Sally	441
#66	Jane	435
#67	Roberta	434
#68	Valerie	422
#69	Sherry	421
#70	Lisa	410
#71	Jean	404
#72	Christina	401
#73	Michele	401
#74	Dorothy	395
#75	Yolanda	391
#76	Alice	390
#77	Michelle	387
#78	Sheila	387
#79	Anita	380
#80	Frances	380
#81	Marsha	379
#82	Ruth	374
#83	Terry	374
#84	Jo	372
#85	Stephanie	370
#86	Sylvia	369
#87	Anne	369
#88	Elaine	366
#89	Irene	366
#90	Wendy	366
#91	Helen	366
#92	Darlene	362
#93	Claudia	353
#94	Jennifer	350
#95	Rita	348
#96	Yvonne	339
#97	Vickie	330
#98	Marie	328
#99	Jeanne	319
#100	Joanne	315

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	31	2	0
Lupe	80	6	1
Erlinda	35	3	1
Rosario	37	3	1
Lani	20	2	0
Silvia	35	3	1
Magdalena	28	2	1
Erin	21	2	0
Elena	66	5	1
Guadalupe	141	11	3
Yolanda	391	30	10
Elisa	41	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.