Most popular girls’ names in California, 1958
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan | 3,505 |
| 2 | Karen | 3,234 |
| 3 | Mary | 3,163 |
| 4 | Linda | 3,102 |
| 5 | Cynthia | 2,673 |
| 6 | Debra | 2,659 |
| 7 | Patricia | 2,628 |
| 8 | Lisa | 2,313 |
| 9 | Julie | 2,208 |
| 10 | Deborah | 2,202 |
| 11 | Cheryl | 1,832 |
| 12 | Pamela | 1,815 |
| 13 | Kathleen | 1,786 |
| 14 | Nancy | 1,772 |
| 15 | Lori | 1,754 |
| 16 | Sandra | 1,750 |
| 17 | Kathy | 1,696 |
| 18 | Barbara | 1,671 |
| 19 | Debbie | 1,657 |
| 20 | Diane | 1,634 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 1,623 |
| 22 | Laura | 1,604 |
| 23 | Donna | 1,558 |
| 24 | Carol | 1,545 |
| 25 | Denise | 1,466 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cindy | 1,435 |
| 27 | Sharon | 1,343 |
| 28 | Teresa | 1,291 |
| 29 | Janet | 1,202 |
| 30 | Diana | 1,143 |
| 31 | Brenda | 1,048 |
| 32 | Robin | 1,043 |
| 33 | Kim | 1,005 |
| 34 | Theresa | 997 |
| 35 | Michelle | 990 |
| 36 | Catherine | 953 |
| 36 | Maria | 953 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 929 |
| 39 | Margaret | 879 |
| 40 | Terri | 875 |
| 41 | Kimberly | 861 |
| 42 | Laurie | 837 |
| 43 | Cathy | 836 |
| 44 | Christine | 833 |
| 45 | Leslie | 821 |
| 46 | Tammy | 746 |
| 47 | Jennifer | 739 |
| 48 | Janice | 726 |
| 49 | Judy | 722 |
| 50 | Tina | 700 |
| 51 | Valerie | 696 |
| 52 | Carolyn | 690 |
| 53 | Kathryn | 686 |
| 54 | Katherine | 683 |
| 55 | Rhonda | 667 |
| 56 | Paula | 653 |
| 57 | Peggy | 638 |
| 58 | Vicki | 633 |
| 59 | Kelly | 613 |
| 60 | Victoria | 573 |
| 61 | Lynn | 565 |
| 62 | Martha | 560 |
| 63 | Gloria | 555 |
| 64 | Annette | 551 |
| 65 | Darlene | 550 |
| 66 | Ann | 538 |
| 67 | Renee | 530 |
| 68 | Virginia | 526 |
| 69 | Terry | 521 |
| 70 | Yolanda | 519 |
| 71 | Connie | 510 |
| 72 | Sylvia | 505 |
| 73 | Anna | 502 |
| 74 | Stephanie | 497 |
| 75 | Joyce | 483 |
| 76 | Wendy | 471 |
| 77 | Michele | 470 |
| 78 | Anita | 465 |
| 79 | Shirley | 458 |
| 80 | Bonnie | 455 |
| 81 | Jill | 449 |
| 82 | Suzanne | 441 |
| 83 | Rose | 426 |
| 84 | Gail | 422 |
| 85 | Beverly | 420 |
| 86 | Judith | 418 |
| 87 | Elaine | 414 |
| 88 | Joan | 404 |
| 89 | Ruth | 399 |
| 90 | Christina | 397 |
| 91 | Anne | 392 |
| 91 | Tamara | 392 |
| 93 | Dana | 388 |
| 94 | Dawn | 387 |
| 95 | Helen | 386 |
| 96 | Sherry | 384 |
| 97 | Colleen | 382 |
| 98 | Lorraine | 381 |
| 99 | Vickie | 379 |
| 100 | Joanne | 376 |