Most popular girls’ names in California, 1946

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,777
2	Mary	3,147
3	Patricia	2,878
4	Susan	2,689
5	Barbara	2,573
6	Sharon	2,421
7	Carol	2,152
8	Sandra	2,094
9	Nancy	1,779
10	Kathleen	1,652
11	Karen	1,501
12	Donna	1,491
13	Judy	1,331
14	Judith	1,271
15	Diane	1,206
16	Pamela	1,184
17	Cheryl	1,063
18	Carolyn	1,038
19	Margaret	986
20	Janet	959
21	Janice	874
22	Gloria	872
23	Shirley	861
24	Marilyn	791
25	Betty	758

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	716
27	Joyce	684
27	Virginia	684
29	Christine	675
30	Joan	612
31	Beverly	592
32	Elizabeth	571
33	Bonnie	570
34	Kathy	526
35	Dorothy	508
36	Cynthia	474
37	Martha	464
38	Suzanne	449
39	Frances	448
40	Jean	441
41	Connie	434
41	Helen	434
43	Ann	433
44	Alice	421
44	Phyllis	421
46	Gail	419
47	Sally	413
48	Catherine	408
48	Maria	408
50	Jane	404
51	Darlene	401
52	Kathryn	388
52	Peggy	388
54	Lynn	374
54	Ruth	374
56	Carole	373
57	Marsha	371
58	Jo	370
59	Paula	369
60	Laura	363
60	Sue	363
62	Katherine	342
63	Roberta	339
64	Elaine	336
64	Irene	336
66	Sherry	335
67	Vicki	330
68	Anita	329
68	Joanne	329
70	Dolores	323
71	Jacqueline	315
72	Marie	314
73	Claudia	313
74	Jeanne	312
75	Rita	304
76	Sheila	302
77	Brenda	283
78	Yolanda	282
79	Sylvia	281
80	Charlene	280
81	Rosemary	271
82	Charlotte	270
83	Ellen	267
83	Victoria	267
85	Pat	264
86	Norma	256
87	Dianne	253
87	Julie	253
89	Lynda	252
90	Evelyn	242
90	Marcia	242
92	Anne	238
93	Leslie	234
94	Cathy	232
94	Rose	232
96	Terry	231
97	Janis	229
98	Rebecca	221
99	Theresa	216
100	Toni	215
100	Yvonne	215