State roster

Top names in California

The names most likely to appear on 1930 California birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 75,294 California births in 1930 across 1,222 distinct names.

Distinctively California

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

#51Lupeoutside the national top 200
#36Carmen#184 nationally
#63Dianeoutside the national top 200
#57Jesus#186 nationally
#74Consuelooutside the national top 200
#63Antonio#189 nationally
#79Rubenoutside the national top 200
#80Patoutside the national top 200
#46Tony#163 nationally
#85Salvadoroutside the national top 200
#50Juan#164 nationally
#88Carlosoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary1,850US #1
#2Barbara1,412US #6
#3Betty1,172US #2
#4Patricia865US #7
#5Dorothy834US #3
#6Shirley711US #11
#7Joan603US #8
#8Dolores589US #13
#9Virginia589US #12
#10Beverly582US #34
#11Helen573US #4
#12Margaret549US #5
#13Marilyn520US #22
#14Gloria483US #30
#15Alice441US #20
#16Nancy422US #24
#17Ruth410US #10
#18Joyce385US #18
#19Jean384US #14
#20Frances369US #16
#21Doris342US #9
#22Lois319US #17
#23Maria315US #99
#24Norma292US #25
#25Carol270US #54
#26Evelyn269US #19
#27Marjorie265US #32
#28Donna254US #37
#29Elizabeth253US #15
#30Phyllis245US #28
#31Rose230US #29
#32Josephine228US #49
#33Marie228US #26
#34June226US #47
#35Eleanor223US #39
#36Carmen215US #184
#37Jacqueline215US #74
#38Lorraine206US #46
#39Esther202US #77
#40Joanne202US #81
#41Irene196US #33
#42Louise196US #31
#43Sally195US #98
#44Geraldine193US #43
#45Janet189US #53
#46Florence171US #38
#47Marian169US #80
#48Carolyn160US #72
#49Lillian159US #44
#50Mildred159US #21
#51Lupe154
#52Martha151US #27
#53Anita143US #115
#54Ann142US #41
#55Juanita139US #57
#56Anna138US #23
#57Jane135US #55
#58Lucille135US #59
#59Patsy135US #97
#60Bonnie129US #78
#61Catherine127US #35
#62Pauline127US #52
#63Diane125
#64Marion124US #60
#65Beatrice123US #76
#66Elaine121US #69
#67Jeanne118US #92
#68Peggy118US #67
#69Audrey117US #63
#70Rita117US #42
#71Roberta115US #125
#72Janice113US #126
#73Vivian113US #91
#74Consuelo111
#75Charlotte109US #75
#76Grace109US #62
#77Jennie108US #152
#78Kathleen107US #84
#79Ramona104US #149
#80Pat103
#81Bernice102US #58
#82Lucy102US #119
#83Eva100US #86
#84Anne98US #83
#85Clara98US #64
#86Katherine98US #85
#87Elsie96US #88
#88Rosie95US #153
#89Jeanette94US #106
#90Joy93US #163
#91Thelma93US #45
#92Jessie92US #114
#93Edith89US #61
#94Joann89US #118
#95Laura89US #89
#96Rosemary89US #82
#97Yvonne89US #165
#98Edna88US #51
#99Maxine86US #93
#100Delores84US #66

Boys

#1Robert2,460US #1
#2Richard1,601US #5
#3John1,558US #3
#4William1,321US #4
#5Donald1,282US #7
#6James1,169US #2
#7Charles842US #6
#8George777US #8
#9Frank681US #13
#10David638US #15
#11Jack637US #14
#12Edward564US #10
#13Joe513US #27
#14Raymond478US #16
#15Thomas441US #11
#16Joseph396US #9
#17Paul390US #12
#18Kenneth387US #17
#19Ronald346US #37
#20Harold343US #18
#21Albert339US #24
#22Arthur324US #23
#23Manuel323US #121
#24Henry318US #22
#25Ralph294US #25
#26Walter262US #19
#27Don261US #68
#28Fred261US #32
#29Jose257US #113
#30Eugene251US #21
#31Bill242US #59
#32Louis240US #34
#33Bob235US #88
#34Gerald227US #30
#35Norman219US #40
#36Ernest217US #43
#37Harry215US #28
#38Daniel212US #47
#39Gilbert207US #90
#40Roy205US #33
#41Alfred203US #46
#42Stanley200US #49
#43Jerry199US #51
#44Howard197US #31
#45Lawrence194US #36
#46Tony182US #163
#47Peter179US #56
#48Leonard158US #45
#49Ray152US #57
#50Juan146US #164
#51Herbert144US #35
#52Earl140US #38
#53Jim136US #125
#54Billy135US #20
#55Gordon133US #77
#56Carl132US #26
#57Jesus130US #186
#58Douglas127US #89
#59Victor126US #100
#60Lloyd117US #69
#61Philip117US #75
#62Dick116US #161
#63Antonio114US #189
#64Wayne113US #65
#65Gene112US #70
#66Leo110US #63
#67Tom110US #132
#68Michael109US #54
#69Warren109US #96
#70Edwin108US #66
#71Leroy108US #53
#72Bruce107US #109
#73Larry107US #108
#74Clarence106US #39
#75Dale106US #64
#76Roger106US #58
#77Anthony105US #44
#78Eddie105US #97
#79Ruben102
#80Johnny101US #101
#81Clifford99US #73
#82Jimmy97US #102
#83Melvin97US #50
#84Bobby95US #41
#85Salvador94
#86Marvin93US #48
#87Russell92US #60
#88Carlos91
#89Francis89US #42
#90Jimmie89US #86
#91Tommy89US #127
#92Mike88US #197
#93Ramon86US #182
#94Roberto86
#95Theodore86US #67
#96Francisco85
#97Glenn85US #71
#98Martin85US #83
#99Floyd84US #61
#100Raul84

On the move since 1929

Rising

↑21Janice#72
↑21Leo#66
↑19Wayne#64
↑19Ruben#79
↑18Vivian#73
↑18Consuelo#74
↑16Donna#28
↑16Catherine#61

Falling

↓31Raul#100
↓29Francisco#96
↓29Glenn#97
↓22Grace#76
↓21Melvin#83
↓21Theodore#95
↓19Martin#98
↓18Clifford#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1929 rankings.