California ★ 1945

Top names in California, 1945

Linda led for girls with 3,191 babies ; Robert for boys with 4,976. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,191
2	Mary	3,020
3	Patricia	2,314
4	Barbara	2,222
5	Carol	2,138
6	Susan	1,991
7	Sharon	1,905
8	Sandra	1,653
9	Nancy	1,392
10	Donna	1,307
11	Karen	1,288
12	Judith	1,275
13	Judy	1,201
14	Kathleen	1,180
15	Diane	1,074
16	Carolyn	971
17	Margaret	936
18	Gloria	839
19	Pamela	833
20	Janet	811
21	Cheryl	801
22	Shirley	789
23	Betty	710
23	Janice	710
25	Virginia	702
26	Marilyn	689
27	Diana	672
28	Joyce	612
29	Joan	591
30	Bonnie	532
31	Elizabeth	466
32	Beverly	461
32	Dorothy	461
34	Frances	446
35	Martha	428
36	Helen	419
37	Ann	404
38	Carole	395
39	Gail	390
40	Christine	380
41	Connie	374
42	Kathy	373
43	Jean	371
44	Jane	365
45	Alice	360
45	Victoria	360
47	Sally	346
48	Suzanne	340
49	Catherine	327
49	Darlene	327
49	Peggy	327
52	Phyllis	323
53	Maria	322
53	Sue	322
55	Kathryn	317
56	Joanne	316
57	Paula	305
58	Lynn	304
59	Irene	302
60	Elaine	299
61	Ruth	293
62	Rose	291
63	Marie	285
64	Dolores	282
65	Jacqueline	281
66	Roberta	275
67	Sylvia	269
68	Jo	268
69	Vicki	261
70	Laura	257
71	Katherine	256
72	Rosemary	247
73	Jeanne	243
74	Charlotte	242
74	Dianne	242
76	Anita	238
77	Lynda	232
78	Claudia	229
79	Brenda	227
79	Norma	227
81	Charlene	222
81	Sherry	222
83	Evelyn	219
83	Julie	219
83	Pat	219
86	Anne	213
87	Marsha	210
87	Sheila	210
89	Cynthia	206
90	Louise	202
91	Marcia	200
92	Joann	196
93	Geraldine	193
94	Rita	192
95	Doris	191
96	Penny	186
97	Kay	185
97	Toni	185
99	Ellen	184
100	Leslie	182

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	4,976
2	John	4,353
3	James	3,964
4	Richard	3,725
5	Michael	3,202
6	William	2,879
7	David	2,825
8	Gary	1,893
9	Ronald	1,677
10	Charles	1,564
11	Thomas	1,561
12	Dennis	1,438
13	Larry	1,389
14	Donald	1,347
15	Kenneth	1,138
16	George	1,105
17	Paul	1,065
18	Stephen	922
19	Edward	896
20	Jerry	873
21	Frank	846
22	Joseph	791
23	Steven	754
24	Daniel	737
25	Mike	651
26	Jack	650
27	Raymond	633
28	Joe	614
29	Jim	581
30	Roger	566
31	Bill	547
32	Douglas	544
32	Terry	544
34	Steve	522
35	Gerald	500
36	Bruce	471
37	Peter	467
38	Arthur	454
39	Wayne	444
40	Lawrence	438
41	Don	416
42	Alan	413
43	Tom	399
44	Bob	398
45	Fred	387
46	Danny	382
46	Ralph	382
48	Anthony	368
49	Patrick	365
50	Harold	363
51	Henry	358
52	Timothy	352
53	Roy	342
54	Walter	331
55	Carl	330
56	Albert	328
57	Mark	327
58	Philip	296
59	Gregory	295
60	Stanley	292
61	Dale	288
62	Manuel	287
63	Russell	286
64	Louis	282
65	Johnny	281
66	Victor	278
67	Phillip	270
68	Harry	269
69	Eugene	267
70	Jimmy	263
71	Norman	259
72	Ronnie	253
73	Ernest	250
74	Leonard	244
75	Craig	243
75	Jeffrey	243
77	Gilbert	226
78	Dan	224
78	Tony	224
80	Jon	221
81	Barry	213
81	Howard	213
83	Ray	212
84	Alfred	208
85	Allen	207
86	Rodney	205
87	Tommy	197
88	Jose	195
89	Martin	192
90	Brian	187
90	Keith	187
92	Gordon	186
93	Billy	185
94	Eddie	184
95	Lee	182
96	Clifford	178
97	Melvin	175
98	Glenn	170
99	Gene	166
100	Frederick	165