Most popular girls’ names in California, 1932

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	1,656
2	Mary	1,498
3	Patricia	1,009
4	Betty	876
5	Joan	779
6	Shirley	607
7	Dorothy	606
8	Beverly	598
9	Margaret	540
10	Marilyn	518
11	Helen	485
12	Gloria	482
13	Nancy	479
14	Dolores	435
15	Virginia	426
16	Joyce	406
17	Carol	367
18	Alice	354
19	Frances	316
20	Donna	313
21	Ruth	307
22	Jean	305
23	Lois	295
24	Doris	254
25	Joanne	250

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Norma	236
27	Janet	234
28	Evelyn	229
29	Diane	228
30	Eleanor	224
30	Sally	224
32	Marjorie	214
33	Marlene	213
34	June	211
35	Phyllis	210
35	Rose	210
37	Irene	204
38	Elizabeth	203
39	Carmen	201
39	Josephine	201
39	Marie	201
42	Ann	197
43	Esther	186
44	Lorraine	181
45	Carolyn	180
46	Geraldine	173
47	Maria	168
48	Jacqueline	160
49	Anita	155
50	Louise	145
51	Martha	143
51	Pat	143
53	Marian	137
54	Joann	136
55	Peggy	135
56	Bonnie	134
56	Florence	134
58	Mildred	132
59	Janice	129
59	Lillian	129
61	Anna	128
62	Roberta	126
63	Lupe	123
64	Patsy	122
65	Elaine	120
65	Kathleen	120
67	Connie	116
68	Charlotte	114
69	Juanita	113
70	Jane	112
71	Catherine	107
71	Jeanne	107
73	Grace	105
74	Audrey	103
74	Marion	103
74	Rita	103
77	Darlene	102
78	Arlene	100
79	Sylvia	98
80	Eva	97
80	Lucille	97
82	Edith	95
83	Jeanette	94
83	Pauline	94
85	Clara	93
85	Julia	93
87	Constance	91
87	Diana	91
89	Yvonne	89
90	Beatrice	88
90	Rachel	88
90	Wanda	88
93	Anne	82
94	Carole	81
94	Rosie	81
96	Katherine	80
97	Loretta	78
97	Sharon	78
97	Thelma	78
97	Theresa	78