Most popular girls’ names in California, 1948

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	6,604
2	Mary	3,426
3	Susan	3,338
4	Patricia	2,883
5	Barbara	2,473
6	Kathleen	2,110
7	Sandra	2,109
8	Nancy	1,969
9	Carol	1,954
10	Sharon	1,887
11	Karen	1,724
12	Donna	1,442
13	Pamela	1,407
14	Judy	1,250
15	Diane	1,215
16	Margaret	1,159
17	Judith	1,103
18	Christine	1,099
19	Cheryl	1,021
20	Janet	1,005
21	Cynthia	950
22	Carolyn	925
23	Janice	913
24	Gloria	890
25	Shirley	790

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marilyn	746
27	Diana	726
28	Elizabeth	724
29	Deborah	672
30	Catherine	666
31	Virginia	661
32	Kathy	659
33	Joyce	635
34	Betty	599
35	Beverly	579
36	Bonnie	568
37	Joan	553
38	Maria	547
39	Martha	531
40	Kathryn	524
41	Peggy	520
42	Cathy	484
43	Brenda	481
44	Paula	470
45	Frances	468
46	Helen	466
47	Gail	456
48	Laura	448
49	Katherine	442
50	Victoria	438
51	Ann	432
52	Lynn	430
53	Suzanne	426
54	Connie	423
55	Lynda	419
56	Alice	416
57	Vicki	411
58	Ruth	407
59	Dorothy	406
60	Rebecca	400
61	Phyllis	393
62	Teresa	390
63	Theresa	388
64	Sally	383
65	Marsha	380
66	Jacqueline	375
67	Jo	372
68	Jean	370
69	Marie	366
70	Joanne	359
71	Jane	358
72	Rose	347
73	Darlene	345
74	Julie	341
75	Sherry	337
75	Yolanda	337
77	Irene	335
78	Claudia	330
78	Elaine	330
80	Sue	324
81	Rita	322
82	Sylvia	314
83	Anita	306
84	Roberta	301
85	Dolores	300
85	Sheila	300
87	Marcia	298
87	Stephanie	298
89	Carole	295
90	Janis	292
91	Charlene	290
91	Leslie	290
93	Jeanne	289
94	Yvonne	287
95	Norma	279
95	Terry	279
97	Charlotte	270
97	Maureen	270
99	Denise	258
99	Valerie	258