California ★ 1946

Top names in California, 1946

Linda led for girls with 3,777 babies ; Robert for boys with 5,522. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	3,777
2	Mary	3,147
3	Patricia	2,878
4	Susan	2,689
5	Barbara	2,573
6	Sharon	2,421
7	Carol	2,152
8	Sandra	2,094
9	Nancy	1,779
10	Kathleen	1,652
11	Karen	1,501
12	Donna	1,491
13	Judy	1,331
14	Judith	1,271
15	Diane	1,206
16	Pamela	1,184
17	Cheryl	1,063
18	Carolyn	1,038
19	Margaret	986
20	Janet	959
21	Janice	874
22	Gloria	872
23	Shirley	861
24	Marilyn	791
25	Betty	758
26	Diana	716
27	Joyce	684
27	Virginia	684
29	Christine	675
30	Joan	612
31	Beverly	592
32	Elizabeth	571
33	Bonnie	570
34	Kathy	526
35	Dorothy	508
36	Cynthia	474
37	Martha	464
38	Suzanne	449
39	Frances	448
40	Jean	441
41	Connie	434
41	Helen	434
43	Ann	433
44	Alice	421
44	Phyllis	421
46	Gail	419
47	Sally	413
48	Catherine	408
48	Maria	408
50	Jane	404
51	Darlene	401
52	Kathryn	388
52	Peggy	388
54	Lynn	374
54	Ruth	374
56	Carole	373
57	Marsha	371
58	Jo	370
59	Paula	369
60	Laura	363
60	Sue	363
62	Katherine	342
63	Roberta	339
64	Elaine	336
64	Irene	336
66	Sherry	335
67	Vicki	330
68	Anita	329
68	Joanne	329
70	Dolores	323
71	Jacqueline	315
72	Marie	314
73	Claudia	313
74	Jeanne	312
75	Rita	304
76	Sheila	302
77	Brenda	283
78	Yolanda	282
79	Sylvia	281
80	Charlene	280
81	Rosemary	271
82	Charlotte	270
83	Ellen	267
83	Victoria	267
85	Pat	264
86	Norma	256
87	Dianne	253
87	Julie	253
89	Lynda	252
90	Evelyn	242
90	Marcia	242
92	Anne	238
93	Leslie	234
94	Cathy	232
94	Rose	232
96	Terry	231
97	Janis	229
98	Rebecca	221
99	Theresa	216
100	Toni	215

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	5,522
2	John	5,096
3	Richard	4,680
4	James	4,430
5	Michael	4,166
6	William	3,342
7	David	3,312
8	Gary	2,227
9	Ronald	2,191
10	Dennis	2,009
11	Thomas	1,960
12	Charles	1,851
13	Larry	1,784
14	Donald	1,556
15	Kenneth	1,422
16	Paul	1,305
17	George	1,232
18	Steven	1,137
19	Stephen	1,099
20	Frank	1,053
21	Daniel	994
22	Jerry	987
23	Edward	977
24	Joseph	871
25	Mike	814
26	Terry	716
27	Bruce	711
28	Raymond	662
29	Steve	659
30	Jack	651
31	Joe	646
32	Jim	636
33	Gregory	623
34	Douglas	618
35	Roger	615
36	Bill	595
37	Gerald	570
38	Lawrence	559
39	Danny	546
40	Patrick	521
41	Wayne	515
42	Arthur	514
43	Timothy	503
44	Mark	498
45	Peter	493
46	Fred	492
47	Alan	478
48	Tom	475
49	Don	435
50	Ralph	424
51	Bob	420
52	Harold	410
53	Anthony	405
54	Roy	400
55	Walter	392
56	Albert	390
57	Philip	376
58	Carl	375
59	Dale	355
60	Jeffrey	354
61	Henry	353
62	Stanley	344
63	Craig	341
64	Johnny	335
65	Russell	327
66	Manuel	322
67	Dan	310
68	Howard	309
69	Ronnie	307
70	Phillip	299
71	Louis	296
72	Ray	295
73	Ernest	282
73	Leonard	282
75	Harry	279
76	Barry	277
76	Glenn	277
78	Gilbert	276
79	Norman	274
80	Eugene	272
80	Jimmy	272
82	Martin	251
82	Tony	251
84	Allen	250
85	Rodney	246
86	Lee	243
87	Alfred	240
88	Andrew	236
89	Keith	225
90	Brian	222
90	Victor	222
92	Jon	219
93	Eddie	218
94	Tommy	214
95	Christopher	213
96	Billy	208
96	Melvin	208
98	Tim	207
99	Eric	196
100	Gene	194