Most popular girls’ names in California, 1928

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,785
2	Barbara	1,463
3	Betty	1,222
4	Dorothy	883
5	Patricia	829
6	Helen	634
7	Shirley	613
8	Virginia	607
9	Margaret	573
10	Beverly	524
11	Gloria	520
12	Dolores	505
13	Alice	426
14	Ruth	423
15	Frances	392
16	Doris	378
17	Jean	371
18	Lois	357
19	Maria	349
20	Marilyn	337
21	Joan	318
22	Joyce	308
23	Marjorie	307
24	Evelyn	296
25	Elizabeth	275

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Esther	269
27	Nancy	266
28	Phyllis	263
29	Lorraine	261
29	Norma	261
31	Josephine	260
32	Eleanor	251
33	Marie	249
34	Rose	242
35	Carmen	236
36	June	225
37	Irene	220
38	Mildred	202
39	Jacqueline	198
40	Carol	193
40	Geraldine	193
42	Lucille	180
43	Florence	178
44	Lillian	177
45	Sally	175
46	Donna	166
47	Marian	165
48	Anna	163
49	Martha	161
50	Marion	160
51	Louise	152
52	Ramona	150
53	Janet	148
54	Grace	142
55	Elaine	141
56	Juanita	139
57	Anita	135
57	Lupe	135
59	Bernice	134
60	Beatrice	133
61	Roberta	131
62	Edith	128
63	Audrey	127
63	Pauline	127
65	Peggy	124
66	Jane	121
67	Ann	118
67	Jeanne	118
69	Catherine	117
70	Charlotte	116
71	Vera	115
72	Elsie	111
73	Maxine	110
74	Thelma	109
75	Ruby	108
76	Carolyn	107
77	Consuelo	103
78	Rosie	100
79	Jennie	99
79	Katherine	99
81	Kathleen	97
81	Patsy	97
83	Eva	96
83	Lucy	96
85	Laura	95
85	Vivian	95
87	Joanne	94
88	Dora	91
89	Pat	89
90	Bonnie	87
91	Ethel	86
91	Rita	86
93	Colleen	85
94	Connie	84
94	Hazel	84
96	Violet	83
97	Julia	82
98	Edna	80
98	Ellen	80
98	Elvira	80
98	Gladys	80