Most popular girls’ names in California, 1952

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,775
2	Patricia	3,481
3	Deborah	3,447
4	Susan	3,424
5	Mary	3,421
6	Kathleen	2,388
7	Karen	2,374
8	Debra	2,351
9	Nancy	2,268
10	Barbara	2,161
11	Christine	1,936
12	Sandra	1,851
13	Pamela	1,813
14	Carol	1,728
15	Cynthia	1,708
16	Sharon	1,647
17	Diane	1,535
18	Donna	1,389
19	Janet	1,364
20	Margaret	1,091
21	Elizabeth	1,053
22	Janice	995
23	Cheryl	955
24	Denise	933
25	Catherine	915

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	865
27	Judy	844
28	Gloria	805
29	Rebecca	772
30	Marilyn	768
31	Laura	755
32	Carolyn	743
33	Kathryn	742
34	Brenda	738
35	Teresa	723
36	Gail	721
37	Victoria	716
38	Kathy	689
39	Diana	684
40	Katherine	682
41	Maria	673
41	Paula	673
43	Virginia	669
44	Joan	652
45	Shirley	643
46	Joyce	641
47	Martha	634
48	Robin	580
49	Bonnie	554
50	Peggy	550
51	Beverly	548
52	Leslie	546
53	Theresa	538
54	Cathy	506
54	Vicki	506
56	Laurie	490
57	Connie	489
58	Ann	485
59	Lynn	482
60	Suzanne	457
61	Julie	451
62	Betty	448
63	Rose	446
64	Jacqueline	443
65	Sally	441
66	Jane	435
67	Roberta	434
68	Valerie	422
69	Sherry	421
70	Lisa	410
71	Jean	404
72	Christina	401
72	Michele	401
74	Dorothy	395
75	Yolanda	391
76	Alice	390
77	Michelle	387
77	Sheila	387
79	Anita	380
79	Frances	380
81	Marsha	379
82	Ruth	374
82	Terry	374
84	Jo	372
85	Stephanie	370
86	Anne	369
86	Sylvia	369
88	Elaine	366
88	Helen	366
88	Irene	366
88	Wendy	366
92	Darlene	362
93	Claudia	353
94	Jennifer	350
95	Rita	348
96	Yvonne	339
97	Vickie	330
98	Marie	328
99	Jeanne	319
100	Joanne	315