California ★ 1948

Top names in California, 1948

Linda led for girls with 6,604 babies ; Robert for boys with 5,889. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	6,604
2	Mary	3,426
3	Susan	3,338
4	Patricia	2,883
5	Barbara	2,473
6	Kathleen	2,110
7	Sandra	2,109
8	Nancy	1,969
9	Carol	1,954
10	Sharon	1,887
11	Karen	1,724
12	Donna	1,442
13	Pamela	1,407
14	Judy	1,250
15	Diane	1,215
16	Margaret	1,159
17	Judith	1,103
18	Christine	1,099
19	Cheryl	1,021
20	Janet	1,005
21	Cynthia	950
22	Carolyn	925
23	Janice	913
24	Gloria	890
25	Shirley	790
26	Marilyn	746
27	Diana	726
28	Elizabeth	724
29	Deborah	672
30	Catherine	666
31	Virginia	661
32	Kathy	659
33	Joyce	635
34	Betty	599
35	Beverly	579
36	Bonnie	568
37	Joan	553
38	Maria	547
39	Martha	531
40	Kathryn	524
41	Peggy	520
42	Cathy	484
43	Brenda	481
44	Paula	470
45	Frances	468
46	Helen	466
47	Gail	456
48	Laura	448
49	Katherine	442
50	Victoria	438
51	Ann	432
52	Lynn	430
53	Suzanne	426
54	Connie	423
55	Lynda	419
56	Alice	416
57	Vicki	411
58	Ruth	407
59	Dorothy	406
60	Rebecca	400
61	Phyllis	393
62	Teresa	390
63	Theresa	388
64	Sally	383
65	Marsha	380
66	Jacqueline	375
67	Jo	372
68	Jean	370
69	Marie	366
70	Joanne	359
71	Jane	358
72	Rose	347
73	Darlene	345
74	Julie	341
75	Sherry	337
75	Yolanda	337
77	Irene	335
78	Claudia	330
78	Elaine	330
80	Sue	324
81	Rita	322
82	Sylvia	314
83	Anita	306
84	Roberta	301
85	Dolores	300
85	Sheila	300
87	Marcia	298
87	Stephanie	298
89	Carole	295
90	Janis	292
91	Charlene	290
91	Leslie	290
93	Jeanne	289
94	Yvonne	287
95	Norma	279
95	Terry	279
97	Charlotte	270
97	Maureen	270
99	Denise	258
99	Valerie	258

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Robert	5,889
2	John	5,424
3	Michael	4,772
4	James	4,658
5	David	4,121
6	Richard	4,000
7	William	3,431
8	Ronald	2,345
9	Thomas	2,326
10	Gary	2,203
11	Steven	2,014
12	Larry	2,000
13	Charles	1,926
14	Dennis	1,858
15	Stephen	1,723
16	Donald	1,654
17	Kenneth	1,450
18	Paul	1,367
19	Daniel	1,366
20	George	1,242
21	Joseph	1,126
22	Gregory	1,053
23	Frank	1,049
24	Mark	1,042
25	Edward	1,035
26	Bruce	924
27	Jerry	861
28	Steve	822
29	Timothy	814
30	Mike	809
31	Raymond	783
32	Douglas	752
33	Terry	709
34	Patrick	671
35	Lawrence	630
36	Danny	628
37	Jack	610
38	Joe	598
39	Jim	590
40	Roger	579
41	Arthur	572
42	Peter	566
43	Alan	548
44	Gerald	543
45	Wayne	535
46	Craig	534
47	Jeffrey	514
48	Bill	505
49	Anthony	504
50	Tom	494
51	Ralph	483
52	Christopher	440
53	Philip	438
54	Stanley	428
55	Carl	423
56	Dale	421
56	Henry	421
58	Fred	413
58	Harold	413
60	Roy	408
61	Albert	401
62	Phillip	397
63	Walter	393
64	Russell	391
65	Don	385
66	Johnny	369
67	Manuel	350
68	Brian	338
69	Glenn	318
69	Randy	318
71	Ernest	311
72	Barry	308
72	Bob	308
74	Louis	303
75	Martin	302
76	Jose	301
77	Dan	297
78	Harry	293
79	Howard	290
80	Ronnie	284
81	Scott	282
82	Alfred	280
83	Allen	279
84	Eric	278
85	Rodney	275
85	Victor	275
87	Gilbert	271
88	Tony	266
89	Andrew	265
89	Randall	265
91	Jimmy	264
91	Leonard	264
93	Keith	259
94	Eugene	258
95	Ray	257
96	Frederick	255
97	Samuel	249
98	Norman	247
99	Lee	243
100	Chris	235