California ★ 1943

Top names in California, 1943

Mary led for girls with 2,928 babies ; Robert for boys with 4,659. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,928
2	Linda	2,816
3	Patricia	2,431
4	Barbara	2,270
5	Sharon	2,195
6	Carol	1,938
7	Sandra	1,553
8	Judith	1,402
9	Susan	1,380
10	Nancy	1,314
11	Judy	1,211
12	Karen	1,207
13	Donna	1,202
14	Carolyn	1,042
15	Diane	1,000
16	Margaret	905
17	Kathleen	895
18	Shirley	858
19	Betty	763
20	Marilyn	758
21	Janet	752
22	Virginia	741
23	Joan	740
24	Joyce	681
25	Janice	648
26	Gloria	631
27	Pamela	588
28	Beverly	584
29	Bonnie	557
30	Frances	502
31	Dorothy	494
32	Diana	482
33	Carole	443
34	Helen	436
35	Elizabeth	407
36	Martha	380
37	Alice	378
38	Cheryl	377
39	Darlene	372
40	Jean	370
41	Sally	369
42	Ruth	344
43	Irene	338
44	Ann	332
45	Phyllis	327
46	Joanne	323
47	Connie	316
48	Dolores	305
49	Gail	303
50	Peggy	297
51	Roberta	293
52	Suzanne	275
53	Charlotte	273
54	Rita	271
55	Jo	269
55	Joann	269
57	Jacqueline	268
58	Marie	265
59	Elaine	259
59	Norma	259
61	Pat	252
62	Kathy	250
63	Rose	247
64	Katherine	246
64	Sue	246
64	Sylvia	246
67	Maria	242
68	Anita	241
68	Christine	241
70	Lynn	233
71	Kathryn	232
72	Charlene	227
73	Catherine	226
74	Jane	222
75	Evelyn	220
76	Louise	219
77	Lynda	217
78	Paula	216
79	Geraldine	215
80	Julie	205
80	Marsha	205
80	Sheila	205
83	Doris	203
84	Dianne	200
85	Jeanne	199
85	Lois	199
87	Anne	194
88	Marjorie	192
89	Ellen	191
90	Carmen	189
91	Marcia	187
92	Loretta	182
92	Marlene	182
92	Wanda	182
95	Arlene	180
96	Claudia	179
97	Juanita	176
97	Kay	176
99	Sherry	175
100	Deanna	174

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	4,659
2	John	3,879
3	James	3,599
4	Richard	3,408
5	William	2,818
6	David	2,504
7	Michael	2,418
8	Ronald	1,914
9	Gary	1,760
10	Charles	1,584
11	Thomas	1,478
12	Larry	1,420
13	Donald	1,403
14	Dennis	1,228
15	George	1,099
16	Kenneth	1,085
17	Jerry	963
18	Paul	931
19	Frank	909
20	Edward	838
21	Joseph	743
22	Stephen	706
23	Raymond	674
24	Jack	643
25	Daniel	609
26	Roger	595
27	Douglas	568
28	Gerald	566
29	Joe	563
30	Steven	528
31	Jim	519
32	Bill	515
33	Arthur	497
34	Mike	448
35	Fred	446
36	Don	435
37	Peter	427
38	Terry	426
39	Lawrence	412
40	Bruce	396
41	Harold	376
42	Wayne	375
43	Walter	367
44	Ralph	366
45	Bob	362
46	Tom	360
47	Steve	355
48	Albert	342
49	Roy	329
50	Carl	327
50	Henry	327
52	Manuel	316
53	Patrick	313
54	Anthony	312
55	Alan	309
56	Stanley	287
57	Danny	285
58	Eugene	281
59	Johnny	279
60	Phillip	277
61	Philip	274
62	Norman	268
63	Ronnie	264
64	Jimmy	261
65	Ernest	256
65	Louis	256
67	Dale	252
68	Harry	251
69	Ray	244
69	Victor	244
71	Leonard	227
72	Timothy	226
73	Howard	225
74	Martin	222
75	Tony	216
76	Gilbert	211
77	Melvin	210
77	Russell	210
79	Barry	202
80	Billy	201
80	Glenn	201
82	Marvin	199
83	Alfred	190
83	Jeffrey	190
85	Mark	187
86	Tommy	185
87	Gene	181
88	Allen	180
89	Clifford	178
90	Earl	174
91	Bobby	173
92	Gordon	172
93	Frederick	168
93	Lee	168
95	Eddie	166
96	Keith	163
97	Brian	161
98	Dan	157
99	Jose	153
100	Jon	152