State roster

Top names in California

The names most likely to appear on 1929 California birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 72,101 California births in 1929 across 1,213 distinct names.

Distinctively California

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say California more than they say America.

#35Carmen#187 nationally
#50Lupeoutside the national top 200
#63Dianeoutside the national top 200
#67Franciscooutside the national top 200
#69Rauloutside the national top 200
#50Jesus#181 nationally
#60Antonio#186 nationally
#77Salvadoroutside the national top 200
#47Tony#165 nationally
#83Patoutside the national top 200
#84Carlosoutside the national top 200
#55Juan#164 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,716US #1
#2Barbara1,378US #7
#3Betty1,236US #2
#4Patricia857US #10
#5Dorothy757US #3
#6Shirley597US #9
#7Helen559US #4
#8Dolores557US #14
#9Margaret547US #5
#10Virginia546US #11
#11Beverly540US #39
#12Gloria485US #28
#13Joan483US #13
#14Doris406US #6
#15Alice402US #21
#16Frances401US #16
#17Ruth398US #8
#18Marilyn358US #33
#19Jean345US #12
#20Joyce343US #23
#21Maria329US #100
#22Lois328US #17
#23Nancy315US #32
#24Evelyn287US #19
#25Carol279US #63
#26Phyllis276US #24
#27June267US #48
#28Marjorie265US #30
#29Josephine256US #45
#30Eleanor248US #38
#31Lorraine242US #42
#32Elizabeth237US #15
#33Norma236US #25
#34Rose225US #26
#35Carmen224US #187
#36Marie222US #22
#37Esther220US #71
#38Louise202US #31
#39Jacqueline196US #87
#40Irene192US #29
#41Geraldine183US #43
#42Florence175US #35
#43Mildred175US #18
#44Donna170US #47
#45Joanne168US #101
#46Sally166US #112
#47Anna161US #20
#48Marian157US #75
#49Lillian151US #40
#50Lupe149
#51Martha149US #27
#52Janet143US #82
#53Peggy138US #70
#54Grace134US #54
#55Jane133US #62
#56Ann132US #46
#57Audrey132US #58
#58Carolyn130US #77
#59Charlotte127US #73
#60Juanita126US #60
#61Marion126US #53
#62Anita122US #125
#63Diane120
#64Bernice117US #55
#65Lucille116US #57
#66Ramona115US #120
#67Pauline114US #50
#68Rita113US #52
#69Beatrice111US #72
#70Elaine110US #67
#71Katherine110US #84
#72Patsy108US #118
#73Bonnie105US #86
#74Thelma105US #41
#75Jeanne103US #92
#76Roberta103US #126
#77Catherine96US #34
#78Laura96US #90
#79Vera96US #99
#80Elsie95US #78
#81Ruby95US #36
#82Clara93US #65
#83Pat93
#84Edna92US #51
#85Maxine92US #85
#86Rosie91US #154
#87Jennie90US #152
#88Kathleen90US #89
#89Eva88US #83
#90Dora86US #141
#91Vivian86US #81
#92Consuelo85
#93Janice85US #136
#94Rachel85US #167
#95Isabel84
#96Edith83US #59
#97Rosemary82US #80
#98Connie81
#99Emma80US #69
#100Julia80US #88

Boys

#1Robert2,424US #1
#2John1,528US #3
#3Richard1,441US #6
#4William1,351US #4
#5Donald1,199US #7
#6James1,082US #2
#7George823US #8
#8Charles730US #5
#9Jack633US #14
#10Frank626US #12
#11David616US #17
#12Edward491US #10
#13Joe465US #30
#14Raymond443US #15
#15Joseph408US #9
#16Manuel380US #111
#17Thomas363US #11
#18Paul360US #13
#19Kenneth348US #18
#20Albert329US #24
#21Harold323US #16
#22Henry322US #21
#23Arthur313US #22
#24Ralph312US #26
#25Walter292US #19
#26Eugene275US #20
#27Bill257US #63
#28Harry253US #27
#29Ronald249US #45
#30Jose246US #108
#31Fred244US #34
#32Bob235US #89
#33Gerald217US #33
#34Stanley216US #48
#35Don212US #78
#36Roy203US #35
#37Louis201US #32
#38Herbert200US #25
#39Daniel194US #47
#40Norman192US #40
#41Alfred188US #41
#42Gilbert188US #91
#43Lawrence183US #38
#44Ernest182US #43
#45Carl171US #28
#46Jerry166US #61
#47Tony163US #165
#48Peter150US #55
#49Howard148US #31
#50Jesus148US #181
#51Ray135US #57
#52Leonard133US #42
#53Earl131US #36
#54Gordon128US #79
#55Juan127US #164
#56Victor127US #100
#57Billy123US #23
#58Jim123US #132
#59Lloyd119US #62
#60Antonio118US #186
#61Clarence118US #37
#62Melvin117US #49
#63Clifford111US #72
#64Gene108US #68
#65Anthony107US #44
#66Edwin107US #66
#67Francisco106
#68Glenn104US #80
#69Raul104
#70Douglas103US #97
#71Marvin101US #46
#72Philip100US #76
#73Dick99US #168
#74Theodore99US #65
#75Leroy97US #51
#76Jimmy95US #115
#77Salvador95
#78Tom95US #134
#79Martin94US #83
#80Andrew93US #59
#81Johnny93US #113
#82Michael93US #54
#83Wayne93US #69
#84Carlos92
#85Vernon91US #71
#86Bruce89US #112
#87Leo89US #60
#88Eddie88US #102
#89Larry88US #135
#90Ramon86US #198
#91Leland85US #182
#92Roger84US #64
#93Rudy84
#94Luis83
#95Mike81US #195
#96Russell81US #56
#97Vincent80US #82
#98Ruben79
#99Alvin78US #77
#100Elmer78US #70

On the move since 1928

Rising

↑42Joanne#45
↑24Rita#68
↑20Francisco#67
↑18Carolyn#58
↑17Bonnie#73
↑16Andrew#80
↑15Carol#25
↑14Edna#84

Falling

↓41Ruben#98
↓34Edith#96
↓26Mike#95
↓23Lucille#65
↓15Elaine#70
↓15Roberta#76
↓15Consuelo#92
↓14Ramona#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1928 rankings.