Most popular girls’ names in California, 1930

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,850
2	Barbara	1,411
3	Betty	1,172
4	Patricia	865
5	Dorothy	834
6	Shirley	711
7	Joan	603
8	Dolores	589
8	Virginia	589
10	Beverly	582
11	Helen	573
12	Margaret	549
13	Marilyn	520
14	Gloria	484
15	Alice	441
16	Nancy	422
17	Ruth	410
18	Joyce	385
19	Jean	384
20	Frances	369
21	Doris	342
22	Lois	319
23	Maria	315
24	Norma	292
25	Carol	270

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Evelyn	269
27	Marjorie	265
28	Donna	254
29	Elizabeth	253
30	Phyllis	245
31	Rose	230
32	Josephine	228
32	Marie	228
34	June	226
35	Eleanor	223
36	Carmen	215
36	Jacqueline	215
38	Lorraine	206
39	Esther	202
39	Joanne	202
41	Irene	196
41	Louise	196
43	Sally	195
44	Geraldine	193
45	Janet	189
46	Florence	171
47	Marian	169
48	Carolyn	160
49	Lillian	159
49	Mildred	159
51	Lupe	154
52	Martha	151
53	Anita	143
54	Ann	142
55	Juanita	139
56	Anna	138
57	Jane	135
57	Lucille	135
57	Patsy	135
60	Bonnie	129
61	Catherine	127
61	Pauline	127
63	Diane	125
64	Marion	124
65	Beatrice	123
66	Elaine	121
67	Jeanne	118
67	Peggy	118
69	Audrey	117
69	Rita	117
71	Roberta	115
72	Janice	113
72	Vivian	113
74	Consuelo	111
75	Charlotte	109
75	Grace	109
77	Jennie	108
78	Kathleen	107
79	Ramona	104
80	Pat	103
81	Bernice	102
81	Lucy	102
83	Eva	100
84	Anne	98
84	Clara	98
84	Katherine	98
87	Elsie	96
88	Rosie	95
89	Jeanette	94
90	Joy	93
90	Thelma	93
92	Jessie	92
93	Edith	89
93	Joann	89
93	Laura	89
93	Rosemary	89
93	Yvonne	89
98	Edna	88
99	Maxine	86
100	Delores	84
100	Dora	84