California ★ 1941

Top names in California, 1941

Mary led for girls with 1,952 babies ; Robert for boys with 3,375. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,952
2	Linda	1,930
3	Patricia	1,823
4	Barbara	1,774
5	Carol	1,339
6	Sharon	1,195
7	Judith	1,119
8	Nancy	994
9	Sandra	975
10	Judy	973
11	Susan	796
12	Carolyn	759
13	Donna	725
14	Margaret	689
15	Diane	662
16	Joan	653
17	Betty	646
18	Karen	615
19	Joyce	584
20	Marilyn	578
21	Shirley	575
22	Virginia	548
23	Janice	540
24	Janet	504
25	Bonnie	493
26	Gloria	492
27	Dorothy	453
28	Kathleen	452
29	Beverly	425
30	Helen	399
31	Frances	380
32	Jean	356
33	Alice	350
34	Elizabeth	345
35	Irene	320
36	Carole	319
37	Darlene	302
37	Dolores	302
39	Martha	288
40	Ann	278
41	Joanne	273
41	Ruth	273
43	Diana	269
44	Sally	265
45	Gail	253
46	Marie	251
47	Pat	245
48	Phyllis	242
49	Norma	239
50	Geraldine	225
51	Roberta	212
52	Anita	211
53	Peggy	207
54	Suzanne	206
55	Elaine	203
56	Evelyn	201
57	Maria	200
58	Joann	199
59	Charlotte	198
60	Rose	197
61	Katherine	196
62	Lois	191
63	Jo	190
64	Charlene	186
65	Sue	183
66	Connie	181
66	Jacqueline	181
68	Arlene	180
68	Sylvia	180
70	Pamela	179
71	Jane	176
72	Doris	175
73	Marjorie	169
74	Marlene	168
75	Rita	166
76	Catherine	164
77	Brenda	156
78	Eleanor	154
79	Kay	153
80	Lynn	149
81	Louise	148
82	Loretta	146
83	Julie	145
84	Anna	144
84	Ellen	144
86	Carmen	140
86	Esther	140
88	Kathryn	139
89	Anne	138
89	Patsy	138
91	Wanda	137
92	Marcia	135
93	Josephine	134
94	Juanita	132
94	Yvonne	132
96	Maureen	131
96	Sheila	131
98	Rachel	129
99	Jeanette	127
100	Deanna	126

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	3,375
2	John	2,627
3	Richard	2,487
4	James	2,361
5	William	1,969
6	David	1,771
7	Gary	1,491
8	Ronald	1,401
9	Michael	1,379
10	Charles	1,140
11	Donald	1,120
12	Larry	1,026
13	Thomas	979
14	George	879
15	Dennis	867
16	Kenneth	765
17	Frank	725
18	Jerry	711
19	Paul	679
20	Edward	661
21	Raymond	500
22	Joseph	475
23	Stephen	467
24	Gerald	461
25	Jack	443
26	Bill	440
27	Joe	417
28	Roger	409
29	Daniel	392
30	Arthur	372
31	Fred	365
32	Douglas	325
32	Lawrence	325
34	Don	324
35	Jim	321
35	Peter	321
37	Wayne	313
38	Steven	306
39	Bob	297
40	Mike	289
41	Albert	285
41	Carl	285
43	Henry	284
44	Walter	282
45	Ralph	281
46	Harold	278
47	Tom	269
48	Anthony	265
49	Norman	264
50	Bruce	263
51	Philip	256
51	Roy	256
53	Stanley	237
54	Patrick	222
55	Manuel	221
56	Ronnie	220
57	Terry	214
58	Eugene	211
59	Gilbert	209
60	Dale	205
60	Steve	205
62	Howard	204
63	Leonard	197
64	Ernest	195
65	Melvin	190
66	Ray	187
67	Phillip	185
68	Louis	183
69	Harry	178
70	Victor	174
71	Alfred	172
72	Gordon	171
73	Alan	165
74	Barry	158
74	Jimmy	158
74	Timothy	158
77	Billy	157
78	Tony	154
79	Clifford	152
80	Johnny	150
80	Lee	150
82	Gene	141
83	Allen	140
84	Leroy	138
84	Martin	138
86	Earl	135
87	Jeffrey	131
88	Danny	129
88	Eddie	129
90	Russell	126
91	Tommy	122
92	Jon	120
93	Marvin	119
94	Lloyd	118
95	Andrew	116
95	Glenn	116
97	Brian	114
98	Jose	113
99	Mark	108
100	Bobby	104