Top baby names in California, 1941
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,952 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,930 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,823 |
| 4 | Barbara | 1,774 |
| 5 | Carol | 1,339 |
| 6 | Sharon | 1,195 |
| 7 | Judith | 1,119 |
| 8 | Nancy | 994 |
| 9 | Sandra | 975 |
| 10 | Judy | 973 |
| 11 | Susan | 796 |
| 12 | Carolyn | 759 |
| 13 | Donna | 725 |
| 14 | Margaret | 689 |
| 15 | Diane | 662 |
| 16 | Joan | 653 |
| 17 | Betty | 646 |
| 18 | Karen | 615 |
| 19 | Joyce | 584 |
| 20 | Marilyn | 578 |
| 21 | Shirley | 575 |
| 22 | Virginia | 548 |
| 23 | Janice | 540 |
| 24 | Janet | 504 |
| 25 | Bonnie | 493 |
| 26 | Gloria | 492 |
| 27 | Dorothy | 453 |
| 28 | Kathleen | 452 |
| 29 | Beverly | 425 |
| 30 | Helen | 399 |
| 31 | Frances | 380 |
| 32 | Jean | 356 |
| 33 | Alice | 350 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 345 |
| 35 | Irene | 320 |
| 36 | Carole | 319 |
| 37 | Darlene | 302 |
| 37 | Dolores | 302 |
| 39 | Martha | 288 |
| 40 | Ann | 278 |
| 41 | Joanne | 273 |
| 41 | Ruth | 273 |
| 43 | Diana | 269 |
| 44 | Sally | 265 |
| 45 | Gail | 253 |
| 46 | Marie | 251 |
| 47 | Pat | 245 |
| 48 | Phyllis | 242 |
| 49 | Norma | 239 |
| 50 | Geraldine | 225 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 3,375 |
| 2 | John | 2,627 |
| 3 | Richard | 2,487 |
| 4 | James | 2,361 |
| 5 | William | 1,969 |
| 6 | David | 1,771 |
| 7 | Gary | 1,491 |
| 8 | Ronald | 1,401 |
| 9 | Michael | 1,379 |
| 10 | Charles | 1,140 |
| 11 | Donald | 1,120 |
| 12 | Larry | 1,026 |
| 13 | Thomas | 979 |
| 14 | George | 879 |
| 15 | Dennis | 867 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 765 |
| 17 | Frank | 725 |
| 18 | Jerry | 711 |
| 19 | Paul | 679 |
| 20 | Edward | 661 |
| 21 | Raymond | 500 |
| 22 | Joseph | 475 |
| 23 | Stephen | 467 |
| 24 | Gerald | 461 |
| 25 | Jack | 443 |
| 26 | Bill | 440 |
| 27 | Joe | 417 |
| 28 | Roger | 409 |
| 29 | Daniel | 392 |
| 30 | Arthur | 372 |
| 31 | Fred | 365 |
| 32 | Douglas | 325 |
| 32 | Lawrence | 325 |
| 34 | Don | 324 |
| 35 | Jim | 321 |
| 35 | Peter | 321 |
| 37 | Wayne | 313 |
| 38 | Steven | 306 |
| 39 | Bob | 297 |
| 40 | Mike | 289 |
| 41 | Albert | 285 |
| 41 | Carl | 285 |
| 43 | Henry | 284 |
| 44 | Walter | 282 |
| 45 | Ralph | 281 |
| 46 | Harold | 278 |
| 47 | Tom | 269 |
| 48 | Anthony | 265 |
| 49 | Norman | 264 |
| 50 | Bruce | 263 |