California ★ 1928

Top names in California, 1928

Mary led for girls with 1,785 babies ; Robert for boys with 2,385. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,785
2	Barbara	1,463
3	Betty	1,222
4	Dorothy	883
5	Patricia	829
6	Helen	634
7	Shirley	613
8	Virginia	607
9	Margaret	573
10	Beverly	524
11	Gloria	520
12	Dolores	505
13	Alice	426
14	Ruth	423
15	Frances	392
16	Doris	378
17	Jean	371
18	Lois	357
19	Maria	349
20	Marilyn	337
21	Joan	318
22	Joyce	308
23	Marjorie	307
24	Evelyn	296
25	Elizabeth	275
26	Esther	269
27	Nancy	266
28	Phyllis	263
29	Lorraine	261
29	Norma	261
31	Josephine	260
32	Eleanor	251
33	Marie	249
34	Rose	242
35	Carmen	236
36	June	225
37	Irene	220
38	Mildred	202
39	Jacqueline	198
40	Carol	193
40	Geraldine	193
42	Lucille	180
43	Florence	178
44	Lillian	177
45	Sally	175
46	Donna	166
47	Marian	165
48	Anna	163
49	Martha	161
50	Marion	160
51	Louise	152
52	Ramona	150
53	Janet	148
54	Grace	142
55	Elaine	141
56	Juanita	139
57	Anita	135
57	Lupe	135
59	Bernice	134
60	Beatrice	133
61	Roberta	131
62	Edith	128
63	Audrey	127
63	Pauline	127
65	Peggy	124
66	Jane	121
67	Ann	118
67	Jeanne	118
69	Catherine	117
70	Charlotte	116
71	Vera	115
72	Elsie	111
73	Maxine	110
74	Thelma	109
75	Ruby	108
76	Carolyn	107
77	Consuelo	103
78	Rosie	100
79	Jennie	99
79	Katherine	99
81	Kathleen	97
81	Patsy	97
83	Eva	96
83	Lucy	96
85	Laura	95
85	Vivian	95
87	Joanne	94
88	Dora	91
89	Pat	89
90	Bonnie	87
91	Ethel	86
91	Rita	86
93	Colleen	85
94	Connie	84
94	Hazel	84
96	Violet	83
97	Julia	82
98	Edna	80
98	Ellen	80
98	Elvira	80

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	2,385
2	John	1,510
3	Richard	1,502
4	William	1,367
5	Donald	1,171
6	James	1,121
7	George	901
8	Charles	797
9	Frank	720
10	Jack	653
11	David	525
12	Joe	485
13	Edward	478
14	Raymond	474
15	Thomas	420
16	Paul	418
17	Kenneth	416
18	Joseph	376
19	Manuel	372
20	Albert	370
21	Arthur	368
22	Harold	357
23	Henry	327
24	Jose	325
25	Walter	298
26	Bill	282
27	Eugene	276
28	Ralph	271
29	Don	252
30	Fred	250
31	Bob	240
32	Harry	237
32	Roy	237
34	Ronald	236
35	Stanley	232
36	Norman	227
37	Alfred	225
38	Ernest	216
39	Louis	215
40	Herbert	201
41	Daniel	200
42	Howard	195
43	Gilbert	192
44	Gerald	183
45	Jesus	173
46	Tony	172
47	Jerry	162
48	Lawrence	147
49	Earl	145
49	Ray	145
51	Leonard	143
52	Carl	139
53	Peter	138
54	Antonio	133
55	Melvin	130
56	Juan	126
57	Ruben	125
58	Billy	124
58	Clarence	124
60	Jim	119
61	Lloyd	116
62	Leroy	115
62	Victor	115
64	Clifford	114
64	Gene	114
66	Douglas	113
66	Glenn	113
66	Gordon	113
66	Mike	113
70	Dick	112
71	Tom	106
72	Marvin	104
73	Philip	103
73	Warren	103
73	Wayne	103
76	Raul	101
77	Anthony	100
78	Bruce	99
79	Francis	96
80	Edwin	95
80	Theodore	95
82	Martin	94
83	Leo	93
83	Salvador	93
85	Johnny	92
86	Russell	91
87	Francisco	90
88	Carlos	89
88	Pedro	89
88	Vernon	89
91	Floyd	88
91	Ramon	88
93	Michael	86
93	Milton	86
95	Alvin	78
95	Andrew	78
97	Samuel	77
98	Dale	76
98	Lee	76
100	Benjamin	74