Most popular girls’ names in California, 1945

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,191
2	Mary	3,020
3	Patricia	2,314
4	Barbara	2,222
5	Carol	2,138
6	Susan	1,991
7	Sharon	1,905
8	Sandra	1,653
9	Nancy	1,392
10	Donna	1,307
11	Karen	1,288
12	Judith	1,275
13	Judy	1,201
14	Kathleen	1,180
15	Diane	1,074
16	Carolyn	971
17	Margaret	936
18	Gloria	839
19	Pamela	833
20	Janet	811
21	Cheryl	801
22	Shirley	789
23	Betty	710
23	Janice	710
25	Virginia	702

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	689
27	Diana	672
28	Joyce	612
29	Joan	591
30	Bonnie	532
31	Elizabeth	466
32	Beverly	461
32	Dorothy	461
34	Frances	446
35	Martha	428
36	Helen	419
37	Ann	404
38	Carole	395
39	Gail	390
40	Christine	380
41	Connie	374
42	Kathy	373
43	Jean	371
44	Jane	365
45	Alice	360
45	Victoria	360
47	Sally	346
48	Suzanne	340
49	Catherine	327
49	Darlene	327
49	Peggy	327
52	Phyllis	323
53	Maria	322
53	Sue	322
55	Kathryn	317
56	Joanne	316
57	Paula	305
58	Lynn	304
59	Irene	302
60	Elaine	299
61	Ruth	293
62	Rose	291
63	Marie	285
64	Dolores	282
65	Jacqueline	281
66	Roberta	275
67	Sylvia	269
68	Jo	268
69	Vicki	261
70	Laura	257
71	Katherine	256
72	Rosemary	247
73	Jeanne	243
74	Charlotte	242
74	Dianne	242
76	Anita	238
77	Lynda	232
78	Claudia	229
79	Brenda	227
79	Norma	227
81	Charlene	222
81	Sherry	222
83	Evelyn	219
83	Julie	219
83	Pat	219
86	Anne	213
87	Marsha	210
87	Sheila	210
89	Cynthia	206
90	Louise	202
91	Marcia	200
92	Joann	196
93	Geraldine	193
94	Rita	192
95	Doris	191
96	Penny	186
97	Kay	185
97	Toni	185
99	Ellen	184
100	Leslie	182