Most popular girls’ names in California, 1929

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,716
2	Barbara	1,378
3	Betty	1,235
4	Patricia	857
5	Dorothy	757
6	Shirley	597
7	Helen	559
8	Dolores	557
9	Margaret	547
10	Virginia	546
11	Beverly	540
12	Gloria	485
13	Joan	483
14	Doris	406
15	Alice	402
16	Frances	401
17	Ruth	398
18	Marilyn	358
19	Jean	345
20	Joyce	343
21	Maria	329
22	Lois	328
23	Nancy	315
24	Evelyn	287
25	Carol	279

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Phyllis	276
27	June	267
28	Marjorie	265
29	Josephine	256
30	Eleanor	248
31	Lorraine	242
32	Elizabeth	237
33	Norma	236
34	Rose	225
35	Carmen	224
36	Marie	222
37	Esther	220
38	Louise	202
39	Jacqueline	196
40	Irene	192
41	Geraldine	183
42	Florence	175
42	Mildred	175
44	Donna	170
45	Joanne	168
46	Sally	166
47	Anna	161
48	Marian	157
49	Lillian	151
50	Lupe	149
50	Martha	149
52	Janet	143
53	Peggy	138
54	Grace	134
55	Jane	133
56	Ann	132
56	Audrey	132
58	Carolyn	130
59	Charlotte	127
60	Juanita	126
60	Marion	126
62	Anita	122
63	Diane	120
64	Bernice	117
65	Lucille	116
66	Ramona	115
67	Pauline	114
68	Rita	113
69	Beatrice	111
70	Elaine	110
70	Katherine	110
72	Patsy	108
73	Bonnie	105
73	Thelma	105
75	Jeanne	103
75	Roberta	103
77	Catherine	96
77	Laura	96
77	Vera	96
80	Elsie	95
80	Ruby	95
82	Clara	93
82	Pat	93
84	Edna	92
84	Maxine	92
86	Rosie	91
87	Jennie	90
87	Kathleen	90
89	Eva	88
90	Dora	87
91	Vivian	86
92	Consuelo	85
92	Janice	85
92	Rachel	85
95	Isabel	84
96	Edith	83
97	Rosemary	82
98	Connie	81
99	Emma	80
99	Julia	80
99	Lucy	80