Most popular girls’ names in California, 1936

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,541
2	Barbara	1,438
3	Patricia	1,132
4	Carol	873
5	Shirley	865
6	Joan	736
7	Nancy	607
8	Betty	594
9	Beverly	548
10	Marilyn	546
11	Donna	505
12	Margaret	491
13	Virginia	469
14	Helen	432
15	Dorothy	426
16	Gloria	388
17	Joyce	380
18	Dolores	355
19	Diane	329
20	Janet	325
21	Frances	322
22	Sharon	317
23	Sandra	312
24	Alice	295
25	Carolyn	293

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Marlene	293
27	Ruth	278
28	Joanne	266
29	Sally	262
30	Janice	260
31	Jean	254
32	Darlene	243
33	Ann	237
34	Lois	230
35	Norma	223
36	Elizabeth	222
37	Irene	218
38	Phyllis	209
39	Eleanor	205
40	Carole	204
41	Roberta	197
42	Arlene	196
42	Rose	196
44	Marie	192
45	Sylvia	186
46	Pat	183
47	Judith	182
48	Doris	177
49	Esther	173
50	Geraldine	168
51	Evelyn	166
51	Maria	166
53	Yvonne	164
54	Anita	163
55	Kathleen	161
56	Jacqueline	156
57	Carmen	155
57	Martha	155
59	Jane	153
60	Gail	152
61	Joann	151
62	Josephine	150
63	Louise	148
64	Elaine	147
64	Lorraine	147
66	Marjorie	146
67	Peggy	142
68	Linda	141
69	Susan	138
70	June	135
70	Karen	135
72	Bonnie	128
73	Judy	127
74	Connie	119
75	Loretta	112
76	Jo	108
77	Charlotte	107
77	Lupe	107
79	Anna	106
80	Jeanette	105
80	Pauline	105
80	Rachel	105
83	Charlene	104
84	Lillian	103
85	Grace	98
86	Katherine	97
86	Marian	97
86	Patsy	97
89	Kay	96
90	Catherine	95
91	Rita	94
92	Wanda	93
93	Joy	92
94	Florence	91
94	Juanita	91
94	Suzanne	91
97	Julia	90
97	Rosie	90
99	Jeanne	89
100	Anne	88
100	Myrna	88