Most popular girls’ names in California, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,928
2	Linda	2,816
3	Patricia	2,431
4	Barbara	2,270
5	Sharon	2,195
6	Carol	1,938
7	Sandra	1,553
8	Judith	1,402
9	Susan	1,380
10	Nancy	1,314
11	Judy	1,211
12	Karen	1,207
13	Donna	1,202
14	Carolyn	1,042
15	Diane	1,000
16	Margaret	905
17	Kathleen	895
18	Shirley	858
19	Betty	763
20	Marilyn	758
21	Janet	752
22	Virginia	741
23	Joan	740
24	Joyce	681
25	Janice	648

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	631
27	Pamela	588
28	Beverly	584
29	Bonnie	557
30	Frances	502
31	Dorothy	494
32	Diana	482
33	Carole	443
34	Helen	436
35	Elizabeth	407
36	Martha	380
37	Alice	378
38	Cheryl	377
39	Darlene	372
40	Jean	370
41	Sally	369
42	Ruth	344
43	Irene	338
44	Ann	332
45	Phyllis	327
46	Joanne	323
47	Connie	316
48	Dolores	305
49	Gail	303
50	Peggy	297
51	Roberta	293
52	Suzanne	275
53	Charlotte	273
54	Rita	271
55	Jo	269
55	Joann	269
57	Jacqueline	268
58	Marie	265
59	Elaine	259
59	Norma	259
61	Pat	252
62	Kathy	250
63	Rose	247
64	Katherine	246
64	Sue	246
64	Sylvia	246
67	Maria	242
68	Anita	241
68	Christine	241
70	Lynn	233
71	Kathryn	232
72	Charlene	227
73	Catherine	226
74	Jane	222
75	Evelyn	220
76	Louise	219
77	Lynda	217
78	Paula	216
79	Geraldine	215
80	Julie	205
80	Marsha	205
80	Sheila	205
83	Doris	203
84	Dianne	200
85	Jeanne	199
85	Lois	199
87	Anne	194
88	Marjorie	192
89	Ellen	191
90	Carmen	189
91	Marcia	187
92	Loretta	182
92	Marlene	182
92	Wanda	182
95	Arlene	180
96	Claudia	179
97	Juanita	176
97	Kay	176
99	Sherry	175
100	Deanna	174