Most popular girls’ names in California, 1931

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,626
2	Barbara	1,480
3	Betty	1,053
4	Patricia	928
5	Dorothy	723
6	Joan	690
7	Shirley	674
8	Marilyn	601
9	Beverly	580
10	Margaret	551
11	Gloria	526
12	Virginia	517
13	Helen	505
14	Dolores	485
14	Nancy	485
16	Joyce	445
17	Ruth	375
18	Alice	337
19	Frances	332
20	Jean	322
21	Lois	317
22	Carol	297
23	Donna	287
24	Doris	286
25	Norma	282

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Evelyn	259
27	Maria	255
28	Phyllis	243
29	Joanne	237
30	Marjorie	236
31	Elizabeth	223
32	Josephine	222
33	Esther	221
34	Eleanor	219
35	Janet	218
35	June	218
37	Marie	212
38	Rose	205
39	Ann	198
39	Irene	198
41	Marlene	197
42	Carmen	189
42	Sally	189
44	Lorraine	188
44	Louise	188
46	Jacqueline	185
47	Geraldine	171
48	Lupe	150
48	Martha	150
50	Carolyn	147
51	Lillian	144
52	Jane	140
53	Diane	139
54	Marian	138
55	Mildred	134
56	Florence	132
57	Peggy	130
58	Bonnie	128
59	Patsy	127
60	Joann	124
61	Anita	123
61	Audrey	123
61	Grace	123
64	Charlotte	122
65	Catherine	119
66	Rita	118
67	Anna	115
67	Juanita	115
69	Roberta	112
70	Pat	109
71	Katherine	107
72	Beatrice	104
72	Lucille	104
72	Pauline	104
75	Janice	102
76	Darlene	100
77	Elaine	99
78	Connie	97
78	Jeanne	97
78	Vera	97
81	Marion	95
82	Edna	93
82	Eva	93
82	Wanda	93
82	Yvonne	93
86	Anne	91
87	Rosie	90
88	Rachel	89
88	Vivian	89
90	Jennie	88
91	Bernice	86
92	Consuelo	84
92	Elsie	84
92	Julia	84
92	Rosemary	84
96	Edith	82
97	Ramona	81
97	Ruby	81
99	Laura	80
100	Kathleen	79
100	Thelma	79