Most popular girls’ names in California, 1933

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	1,516
2	Mary	1,470
3	Patricia	962
4	Betty	763
5	Joan	730
6	Shirley	594
7	Dorothy	517
8	Beverly	514
9	Margaret	483
10	Nancy	479
11	Gloria	464
12	Marilyn	454
13	Carol	453
14	Helen	443
15	Virginia	441
16	Dolores	389
17	Joyce	378
18	Donna	345
19	Jean	311
20	Frances	306
21	Janet	294
22	Alice	291
23	Ruth	289
24	Diane	286
25	Doris	245

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marlene	244
27	Carolyn	239
27	Lois	239
29	Phyllis	236
30	Sally	228
31	Joanne	222
32	Evelyn	221
33	Ann	219
34	Marjorie	214
35	Eleanor	200
36	Elizabeth	190
36	Irene	190
38	Marie	181
39	Norma	178
40	Rose	170
41	Josephine	167
42	Carmen	163
42	Lorraine	163
44	Esther	162
44	Geraldine	162
46	Jacqueline	161
47	Louise	157
47	Maria	157
49	Pat	155
50	Martha	152
51	Darlene	149
52	June	146
53	Carole	144
54	Jane	141
55	Bonnie	139
56	Joann	131
57	Anna	129
58	Florence	128
58	Roberta	128
60	Anita	123
61	Marian	122
62	Janice	121
63	Lillian	120
64	Sylvia	119
65	Patsy	117
66	Arlene	116
66	Lupe	116
68	Peggy	115
69	Elaine	114
70	Jeanne	113
71	Kathleen	107
72	Pauline	106
73	Juanita	103
73	Rita	103
75	Audrey	100
76	Charlotte	98
76	Grace	98
78	Mildred	97
79	Catherine	95
79	Sharon	95
81	Loretta	94
82	Margie	89
82	Rachel	89
84	Laura	88
85	Jennie	87
86	Bernice	83
86	Lucille	83
88	Connie	82
89	Diana	81
89	Vivian	81
91	Beatrice	80
91	Marion	80
91	Theresa	80
94	Anne	79
94	Jeanette	79
96	Eva	78
97	Katherine	77
97	Kathryn	77
99	Julia	76
99	Kay	76