Most popular girls’ names in California, 1964

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

RankNameBabies
1Lisa4,804
2Mary2,710
3Karen2,557
4Susan2,535
5Kimberly2,174
6Patricia2,136
7Laura2,132
8Cynthia2,097
9Julie2,054
10Linda1,861
11Michelle1,843
12Sandra1,801
13Deborah1,754
14Elizabeth1,700
15Denise1,574
16Lori1,565
17Maria1,555
18Jennifer1,516
19Kelly1,407
20Donna1,383
21Teresa1,365
22Pamela1,356
23Christine1,317
24Debra1,286
25Tammy1,272
RankNameBabies
26Robin1,248
27Kathleen1,239
28Nancy1,235
29Cheryl1,207
30Brenda1,143
31Tracy1,130
32Tina1,129
33Barbara1,082
34Sharon1,080
35Diane1,059
36Carol1,034
37Debbie1,005
38Diana994
39Cindy992
40Rebecca971
41Dawn936
42Angela928
43Kim907
44Stephanie906
45Wendy898
46Theresa868
47Jacqueline858
48Kathy857
49Christina806
50Catherine780
51Janet770
51Rhonda770
53Michele769
54Gina747
55Suzanne737
55Terri737
57Jill731
58Leslie730
59Laurie721
60Dana708
61Margaret698
62Valerie681
63Paula677
64Renee676
65Monica663
66Anna613
67Annette604
68Katherine599
69Sherry578
70Andrea567
71Sheila566
72Carolyn558
73Ann548
74Shelly530
75Stacy527
76Tamara522
77Melissa516
78Martha515
79Deanna508
80Heidi491
81Sylvia487
82Yolanda482
83Anne478
83Yvonne478
85Kathryn475
86Amy463
87Sheri457
88Colleen453
89Cathy452
90Stacey443
91Connie441
92Sherri438
93Carla436
94Regina435
95Victoria430
96Carrie429
97Gloria421
98Janice420
99Shannon409
100Veronica406