Top baby names in California, 1948

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Linda6,604
2Mary3,426
3Susan3,338
4Patricia2,883
5Barbara2,473
6Kathleen2,110
7Sandra2,109
8Nancy1,969
9Carol1,954
10Sharon1,887
11Karen1,724
12Donna1,442
13Pamela1,407
14Judy1,250
15Diane1,215
16Margaret1,159
17Judith1,103
18Christine1,099
19Cheryl1,021
20Janet1,005
21Cynthia950
22Carolyn925
23Janice913
24Gloria890
25Shirley790
26Marilyn746
27Diana726
28Elizabeth724
29Deborah672
30Catherine666
31Virginia661
32Kathy659
33Joyce635
34Betty599
35Beverly579
36Bonnie568
37Joan553
38Maria547
39Martha531
40Kathryn524
41Peggy520
42Cathy484
43Brenda481
44Paula470
45Frances468
46Helen466
47Gail456
48Laura448
49Katherine442
50Victoria438

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Robert5,889
2John5,424
3Michael4,772
4James4,658
5David4,121
6Richard4,000
7William3,431
8Ronald2,345
9Thomas2,326
10Gary2,203
11Steven2,014
12Larry2,000
13Charles1,926
14Dennis1,858
15Stephen1,723
16Donald1,654
17Kenneth1,450
18Paul1,367
19Daniel1,366
20George1,242
21Joseph1,126
22Gregory1,053
23Frank1,049
24Mark1,042
25Edward1,035
26Bruce924
27Jerry861
28Steve822
29Timothy814
30Mike809
31Raymond783
32Douglas752
33Terry709
34Patrick671
35Lawrence630
36Danny628
37Jack610
38Joe598
39Jim590
40Roger579
41Arthur572
42Peter566
43Alan548
44Gerald543
45Wayne535
46Craig534
47Jeffrey514
48Bill505
49Anthony504
50Tom494