Name Yearbook

Top baby names in California, 1951

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	4,884
2	Patricia	3,546
3	Susan	3,346
4	Mary	3,186
5	Deborah	2,736
6	Kathleen	2,417
7	Karen	2,155
8	Barbara	2,137
9	Nancy	2,044
10	Sandra	1,816
11	Sharon	1,754
12	Christine	1,736
13	Carol	1,734
14	Debra	1,510
15	Pamela	1,505
16	Donna	1,448
17	Diane	1,357
18	Cynthia	1,240
19	Janet	1,234
20	Margaret	1,028
21	Janice	1,021
22	Cheryl	993
23	Elizabeth	951
24	Catherine	874
25	Judith	870
26	Judy	808
27	Gloria	799
28	Denise	749
29	Gail	746
30	Rebecca	728
31	Carolyn	722
32	Shirley	702
33	Kathryn	699
34	Brenda	681
35	Katherine	667
36	Diana	651
37	Victoria	648
38	Marilyn	646
39	Maria	623
40	Teresa	619
41	Laura	614
42	Virginia	595
43	Kathy	583
44	Beverly	576
45	Joyce	565
46	Joan	550
47	Peggy	548
48	Martha	544
49	Bonnie	541
50	Paula	510

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	6,192
2	Robert	6,167
3	John	5,581
4	David	4,943
5	James	4,758
6	Richard	4,510
7	William	3,712
8	Steven	3,323
9	Gary	2,956
10	Thomas	2,751
11	Mark	2,038
12	Ronald	2,025
13	Charles	2,005
14	Stephen	1,892
15	Daniel	1,818
16	Donald	1,810
17	Dennis	1,712
18	Kenneth	1,703
19	Larry	1,652
20	Paul	1,624
21	Gregory	1,367
22	Joseph	1,300
23	Edward	1,216
24	Timothy	1,169
25	George	1,161
26	Bruce	1,159
27	Douglas	1,034
28	Frank	966
29	Jeffrey	920
30	Patrick	827
31	Christopher	811
32	Anthony	791
33	Raymond	768
34	Lawrence	765
35	Jerry	740
36	Craig	703
37	Peter	695
38	Alan	658
39	Terry	654
40	Roger	644
41	Jack	586
42	Scott	570
43	Arthur	569
44	Gerald	555
45	Brian	530
46	Randy	519
46	Wayne	519
48	Danny	500
49	Joe	496
50	Dale	495