Most popular girls’ names in California, 1934

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,590
2	Barbara	1,479
3	Patricia	1,018
4	Shirley	1,006
5	Joan	731
6	Betty	703
7	Carol	559
8	Nancy	554
9	Dorothy	516
10	Margaret	483
11	Helen	481
12	Beverly	476
13	Marilyn	433
14	Gloria	420
15	Virginia	418
16	Donna	400
17	Joyce	377
18	Dolores	359
19	Janet	343
20	Jean	328
21	Ruth	316
22	Diane	302
23	Alice	297
24	Frances	284
25	Joanne	268

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sally	250
27	Arlene	238
28	Ann	235
29	Carolyn	227
29	Elizabeth	227
31	Lois	222
32	Doris	218
33	Norma	210
34	Evelyn	209
35	Irene	206
36	Marjorie	199
37	Marlene	196
38	Eleanor	194
39	Phyllis	193
40	Lorraine	183
41	Darlene	177
42	Marie	176
43	Josephine	172
44	June	167
45	Louise	165
46	Carmen	162
47	Joann	160
48	Esther	158
48	Pat	158
50	Rose	156
51	Geraldine	153
52	Elaine	149
53	Carole	148
54	Martha	147
54	Sylvia	147
56	Jacqueline	146
57	Maria	141
58	Kathleen	139
58	Sandra	139
60	Janice	138
61	Anna	137
62	Sharon	136
63	Charlotte	134
64	Anita	132
64	Peggy	132
66	Bonnie	129
67	Marian	123
68	Connie	117
69	Pauline	115
70	Lupe	114
71	Patsy	113
72	Jane	109
73	Lillian	107
74	Roberta	106
75	Yvonne	103
76	Beatrice	102
76	Diana	102
78	Susan	101
79	Rita	100
80	Catherine	99
80	Grace	99
80	Juanita	99
83	Jeanne	98
83	Rosie	98
85	Jo	97
86	Audrey	95
87	Katherine	94
88	Florence	92
89	Anne	91
90	Laura	90
91	Linda	84
92	Loretta	82
92	Margie	82
94	Judith	80
94	Theresa	80
96	Jackie	76
96	Jessie	76
96	Marion	76
99	Lucille	75
99	Rachel	75