Most popular girls’ names in California, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,952
2	Linda	1,930
3	Patricia	1,823
4	Barbara	1,774
5	Carol	1,339
6	Sharon	1,195
7	Judith	1,119
8	Nancy	994
9	Sandra	975
10	Judy	973
11	Susan	796
12	Carolyn	759
13	Donna	725
14	Margaret	689
15	Diane	662
16	Joan	653
17	Betty	646
18	Karen	615
19	Joyce	584
20	Marilyn	578
21	Shirley	575
22	Virginia	548
23	Janice	540
24	Janet	504
25	Bonnie	493

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	492
27	Dorothy	453
28	Kathleen	452
29	Beverly	425
30	Helen	399
31	Frances	380
32	Jean	356
33	Alice	350
34	Elizabeth	345
35	Irene	320
36	Carole	319
37	Darlene	302
37	Dolores	302
39	Martha	288
40	Ann	278
41	Joanne	273
41	Ruth	273
43	Diana	269
44	Sally	265
45	Gail	253
46	Marie	251
47	Pat	245
48	Phyllis	242
49	Norma	239
50	Geraldine	225
51	Roberta	212
52	Anita	211
53	Peggy	207
54	Suzanne	206
55	Elaine	203
56	Evelyn	201
57	Maria	200
58	Joann	199
59	Charlotte	198
60	Rose	197
61	Katherine	196
62	Lois	191
63	Jo	190
64	Charlene	186
65	Sue	183
66	Connie	181
66	Jacqueline	181
68	Arlene	180
68	Sylvia	180
70	Pamela	179
71	Jane	176
72	Doris	175
73	Marjorie	169
74	Marlene	168
75	Rita	166
76	Catherine	164
77	Brenda	156
78	Eleanor	154
79	Kay	153
80	Lynn	149
81	Louise	148
82	Loretta	146
83	Julie	145
84	Anna	144
84	Ellen	144
86	Carmen	140
86	Esther	140
88	Kathryn	139
89	Anne	138
89	Patsy	138
91	Wanda	137
92	Marcia	135
93	Josephine	134
94	Juanita	132
94	Yvonne	132
96	Maureen	131
96	Sheila	131
98	Rachel	129
99	Jeanette	127
100	Deanna	126