Most popular girls’ names in California, 1951

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,884
2	Patricia	3,546
3	Susan	3,346
4	Mary	3,186
5	Deborah	2,736
6	Kathleen	2,417
7	Karen	2,155
8	Barbara	2,137
9	Nancy	2,044
10	Sandra	1,816
11	Sharon	1,754
12	Christine	1,736
13	Carol	1,734
14	Debra	1,510
15	Pamela	1,505
16	Donna	1,448
17	Diane	1,357
18	Cynthia	1,240
19	Janet	1,234
20	Margaret	1,028
21	Janice	1,021
22	Cheryl	993
23	Elizabeth	951
24	Catherine	874
25	Judith	870

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judy	808
27	Gloria	799
28	Denise	749
29	Gail	746
30	Rebecca	728
31	Carolyn	722
32	Shirley	702
33	Kathryn	699
34	Brenda	681
35	Katherine	667
36	Diana	651
37	Victoria	648
38	Marilyn	646
39	Maria	623
40	Teresa	619
41	Laura	614
42	Virginia	595
43	Kathy	583
44	Beverly	576
45	Joyce	565
46	Joan	550
47	Peggy	548
48	Martha	544
49	Bonnie	541
50	Paula	510
51	Lynn	490
52	Betty	475
53	Ann	474
54	Theresa	470
55	Robin	464
56	Vicki	456
57	Sally	431
58	Jacqueline	429
59	Irene	426
60	Suzanne	418
61	Helen	415
62	Alice	409
63	Laurie	407
64	Rose	398
65	Jane	394
65	Julie	394
67	Rita	393
68	Frances	392
69	Valerie	386
70	Jean	385
71	Sylvia	384
72	Connie	379
73	Ruth	378
74	Marsha	373
75	Cathy	371
76	Terry	366
77	Dorothy	358
78	Joanne	356
78	Yolanda	356
80	Christina	352
81	Elaine	350
82	Leslie	347
83	Darlene	342
84	Sheila	341
85	Sherry	340
86	Anita	334
87	Ellen	330
87	Wendy	330
89	Marie	325
90	Yvonne	323
91	Anne	322
92	Jo	318
93	Phyllis	317
94	Claudia	309
94	Marcia	309
96	Michele	306
97	Lorraine	305
98	Stephanie	298
99	Gayle	295
100	Jeanne	290