Most popular girls’ names in California, 1957
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 3,632 |
| 2 | Linda | 3,549 |
| 3 | Mary | 3,462 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 3,359 |
| 5 | Debra | 3,317 |
| 6 | Karen | 3,305 |
| 7 | Deborah | 2,634 |
| 8 | Patricia | 2,536 |
| 9 | Nancy | 2,084 |
| 10 | Pamela | 1,948 |
| 11 | Kathleen | 1,908 |
| 12 | Cheryl | 1,833 |
| 13 | Julie | 1,816 |
| 14 | Sandra | 1,795 |
| 15 | Barbara | 1,772 |
| 16 | Cindy | 1,739 |
| 17 | Carol | 1,704 |
| 18 | Lisa | 1,681 |
| 19 | Diane | 1,638 |
| 20 | Sharon | 1,610 |
| 21 | Donna | 1,583 |
| 22 | Laura | 1,488 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 1,480 |
| 24 | Denise | 1,459 |
| 25 | Lori | 1,358 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Janet | 1,354 |
| 27 | Debbie | 1,313 |
| 28 | Teresa | 1,308 |
| 29 | Kathy | 1,293 |
| 30 | Brenda | 1,167 |
| 31 | Robin | 1,143 |
| 32 | Kim | 1,080 |
| 33 | Diana | 1,025 |
| 34 | Catherine | 1,005 |
| 35 | Theresa | 957 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 950 |
| 37 | Margaret | 945 |
| 38 | Maria | 900 |
| 39 | Leslie | 885 |
| 40 | Laurie | 871 |
| 41 | Kimberly | 869 |
| 42 | Terri | 839 |
| 43 | Janice | 832 |
| 44 | Carolyn | 758 |
| 45 | Michelle | 752 |
| 46 | Judy | 736 |
| 47 | Christine | 726 |
| 48 | Cathy | 725 |
| 49 | Valerie | 721 |
| 50 | Vicki | 698 |
| 51 | Victoria | 692 |
| 52 | Paula | 663 |
| 53 | Kathryn | 653 |
| 54 | Gloria | 643 |
| 55 | Jennifer | 635 |
| 55 | Katherine | 635 |
| 57 | Martha | 619 |
| 58 | Virginia | 611 |
| 59 | Ann | 610 |
| 60 | Lynn | 601 |
| 60 | Rhonda | 601 |
| 62 | Gail | 585 |
| 63 | Tina | 569 |
| 64 | Terry | 564 |
| 65 | Joyce | 561 |
| 66 | Rose | 554 |
| 67 | Darlene | 542 |
| 68 | Connie | 540 |
| 69 | Sherry | 537 |
| 70 | Annette | 536 |
| 71 | Stephanie | 532 |
| 72 | Anna | 514 |
| 72 | Judith | 514 |
| 74 | Sylvia | 508 |
| 75 | Wendy | 487 |
| 76 | Bonnie | 480 |
| 77 | Yolanda | 479 |
| 78 | Anita | 477 |
| 79 | Suzanne | 474 |
| 80 | Joan | 471 |
| 81 | Shirley | 466 |
| 82 | Peggy | 458 |
| 83 | Beverly | 455 |
| 84 | Michele | 454 |
| 85 | Vickie | 452 |
| 86 | Renee | 444 |
| 87 | Jill | 430 |
| 87 | Roberta | 430 |
| 89 | Anne | 418 |
| 90 | Marie | 406 |
| 91 | Yvonne | 400 |
| 92 | Betty | 394 |
| 92 | Colleen | 394 |
| 92 | Elaine | 394 |
| 95 | Sheila | 391 |
| 96 | Sheryl | 388 |
| 97 | Lorraine | 385 |
| 98 | Ruth | 378 |
| 99 | Jean | 376 |
| 100 | Sally | 368 |
| 100 | Tammy | 368 |