Top baby names in California, 1928
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,785 |
| 2 | Barbara | 1,463 |
| 3 | Betty | 1,222 |
| 4 | Dorothy | 883 |
| 5 | Patricia | 829 |
| 6 | Helen | 634 |
| 7 | Shirley | 613 |
| 8 | Virginia | 607 |
| 9 | Margaret | 573 |
| 10 | Beverly | 524 |
| 11 | Gloria | 520 |
| 12 | Dolores | 505 |
| 13 | Alice | 426 |
| 14 | Ruth | 423 |
| 15 | Frances | 392 |
| 16 | Doris | 378 |
| 17 | Jean | 371 |
| 18 | Lois | 357 |
| 19 | Maria | 349 |
| 20 | Marilyn | 337 |
| 21 | Joan | 318 |
| 22 | Joyce | 308 |
| 23 | Marjorie | 307 |
| 24 | Evelyn | 296 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 275 |
| 26 | Esther | 269 |
| 27 | Nancy | 266 |
| 28 | Phyllis | 263 |
| 29 | Lorraine | 261 |
| 29 | Norma | 261 |
| 31 | Josephine | 260 |
| 32 | Eleanor | 251 |
| 33 | Marie | 249 |
| 34 | Rose | 242 |
| 35 | Carmen | 236 |
| 36 | June | 225 |
| 37 | Irene | 220 |
| 38 | Mildred | 202 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 198 |
| 40 | Carol | 193 |
| 40 | Geraldine | 193 |
| 42 | Lucille | 180 |
| 43 | Florence | 178 |
| 44 | Lillian | 177 |
| 45 | Sally | 175 |
| 46 | Donna | 166 |
| 47 | Marian | 165 |
| 48 | Anna | 163 |
| 49 | Martha | 161 |
| 50 | Marion | 160 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 2,385 |
| 2 | John | 1,510 |
| 3 | Richard | 1,502 |
| 4 | William | 1,367 |
| 5 | Donald | 1,171 |
| 6 | James | 1,121 |
| 7 | George | 901 |
| 8 | Charles | 797 |
| 9 | Frank | 720 |
| 10 | Jack | 653 |
| 11 | David | 525 |
| 12 | Joe | 485 |
| 13 | Edward | 478 |
| 14 | Raymond | 474 |
| 15 | Thomas | 420 |
| 16 | Paul | 418 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 416 |
| 18 | Joseph | 376 |
| 19 | Manuel | 372 |
| 20 | Albert | 370 |
| 21 | Arthur | 368 |
| 22 | Harold | 357 |
| 23 | Henry | 327 |
| 24 | Jose | 325 |
| 25 | Walter | 298 |
| 26 | Bill | 282 |
| 27 | Eugene | 276 |
| 28 | Ralph | 271 |
| 29 | Don | 252 |
| 30 | Fred | 250 |
| 31 | Bob | 240 |
| 32 | Harry | 237 |
| 32 | Roy | 237 |
| 34 | Ronald | 236 |
| 35 | Stanley | 232 |
| 36 | Norman | 227 |
| 37 | Alfred | 225 |
| 38 | Ernest | 216 |
| 39 | Louis | 215 |
| 40 | Herbert | 201 |
| 41 | Daniel | 200 |
| 42 | Howard | 195 |
| 43 | Gilbert | 192 |
| 44 | Gerald | 183 |
| 45 | Jesus | 173 |
| 46 | Tony | 172 |
| 47 | Jerry | 162 |
| 48 | Lawrence | 147 |
| 49 | Earl | 145 |
| 49 | Ray | 145 |