State roster

Top names in California

The names most likely to appear on 1931 California birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 71,474 California births in 1931 across 1,135 distinct names.

Distinctively California

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

#42Carmen#196 nationally
#48Lupeoutside the national top 200
#53Dianeoutside the national top 200
#60Jesusoutside the national top 200
#70Pat#198 nationally
#49Tony#170 nationally
#59Juan#180 nationally
#82Rubenoutside the national top 200
#84Salvadoroutside the national top 200
#85Rudyoutside the national top 200
#86Antoniooutside the national top 200
#89Rauloutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary1,626US #1
#2Barbara1,479US #4
#3Betty1,053US #2
#4Patricia928US #8
#5Dorothy723US #3
#6Joan690US #5
#7Shirley674US #9
#8Marilyn601US #19
#9Beverly580US #31
#10Margaret551US #7
#11Gloria527US #23
#12Virginia517US #12
#13Helen505US #6
#14Dolores485US #14
#15Nancy485US #17
#16Joyce445US #15
#17Ruth375US #11
#18Alice337US #21
#19Frances332US #18
#20Jean322US #13
#21Lois317US #20
#22Carol297US #46
#23Donna287US #32
#24Doris286US #10
#25Norma282US #22
#26Evelyn259US #24
#27Maria255US #109
#28Phyllis243US #29
#29Joanne237US #68
#30Marjorie236US #34
#31Elizabeth223US #16
#32Josephine222US #51
#33Esther221US #79
#34Eleanor219US #40
#35Janet218US #45
#36June218US #44
#37Marie212US #27
#38Rose205US #30
#39Ann198US #35
#40Irene198US #37
#41Marlene197US #95
#42Carmen189US #196
#43Sally189US #97
#44Lorraine188US #49
#45Louise188US #33
#46Jacqueline185US #78
#47Geraldine171US #38
#48Lupe150
#49Martha150US #28
#50Carolyn147US #60
#51Lillian144US #47
#52Jane140US #50
#53Diane139
#54Marian138US #84
#55Mildred134US #26
#56Florence132US #43
#57Peggy130US #42
#58Bonnie128US #73
#59Patsy127US #83
#60Joann124US #90
#61Anita123US #117
#62Audrey123US #64
#63Grace123US #70
#64Charlotte122US #75
#65Catherine119US #36
#66Rita118US #48
#67Anna115US #25
#68Juanita115US #57
#69Roberta112US #121
#70Pat109US #198
#71Katherine107US #92
#72Beatrice104US #85
#73Lucille104US #62
#74Pauline104US #56
#75Janice102US #104
#76Darlene100US #128
#77Elaine99US #72
#78Connie97US #183
#79Jeanne97US #98
#80Vera97US #111
#81Marion95US #66
#82Edna93US #52
#83Eva93US #94
#84Wanda93US #54
#85Yvonne93US #151
#86Anne91US #80
#87Rosie90US #155
#88Rachel89US #161
#89Vivian89US #82
#90Jennie88US #150
#91Bernice86US #63
#92Consuelo84
#93Elsie84US #86
#94Julia84US #91
#95Rosemary84US #88
#96Edith82US #65
#97Ramona81US #164
#98Ruby81US #39
#99Laura80US #89
#100Kathleen79US #87

Boys

#1Robert2,417US #1
#2Richard1,604US #5
#3John1,546US #3
#4William1,318US #4
#5Donald1,287US #7
#6James1,182US #2
#7Charles825US #6
#8George800US #8
#9Jack639US #15
#10David637US #13
#11Frank584US #16
#12Edward478US #11
#13Ronald456US #27
#14Thomas439US #10
#15Raymond424US #17
#16Joe413US #29
#17Joseph407US #9
#18Kenneth403US #14
#19Paul368US #12
#20Albert324US #24
#21Manuel312US #132
#22Henry305US #22
#23Arthur299US #23
#24Don285US #59
#25Harold270US #18
#26Ralph270US #25
#27Fred255US #33
#28Bill253US #57
#29Walter242US #20
#30Norman241US #36
#31Gerald239US #26
#32Eugene235US #21
#33Bob228US #78
#34Jerry221US #43
#35Harry217US #30
#36Jose201US #126
#37Lawrence200US #38
#38Stanley198US #49
#39Daniel196US #44
#40Louis193US #37
#41Ernest190US #47
#42Peter182US #61
#43Alfred181US #50
#44Howard178US #34
#45Roy169US #35
#46Gilbert162US #92
#47Ray161US #60
#48Carl160US #28
#49Tony157US #170
#50Douglas136US #85
#51Marvin133US #45
#52Jim132US #116
#53Leonard132US #48
#54Gordon131US #76
#55Herbert129US #41
#56Earl125US #40
#57Billy122US #19
#58Dick115US #152
#59Juan114US #180
#60Jesus112
#61Lloyd111US #68
#62Glenn109US #72
#63Anthony108US #46
#64Melvin108US #51
#65Larry107US #88
#66Roger107US #53
#67Michael106US #55
#68Bruce105US #101
#69Jimmy104US #89
#70Leroy104US #52
#71Philip102US #71
#72Eddie101US #95
#73Theodore99US #70
#74Victor99US #109
#75Wayne99US #58
#76Clarence98US #39
#77Leo97US #69
#78Johnny95US #105
#79Russell95US #63
#80Tom93US #125
#81Edwin90US #67
#82Ruben90
#83Bobby89US #32
#84Salvador89
#85Rudy87
#86Antonio86
#87Dale86US #62
#88Tommy86US #115
#89Raul85
#90Alan84US #120
#91Clifford84US #75
#92Carlos83
#93Vernon83US #74
#94Vincent83US #86
#95Gene81US #64
#96Andrew80US #65
#97Pete79
#98Milton78US #99
#99Allen77US #79
#100Martin77US #91

On the move since 1930

Rising

↑35Marvin#51
↑35Glenn#62
↑34Joann#60
↑22Theodore#73
↑19Melvin#64
↑16Edna#82
↑15Ann#39
↑15Katherine#71

Falling

↓30Gene#95
↓23Antonio#86
↓22Kathleen#100
↓18Consuelo#92
↓18Ramona#97
↓17Marion#81
↓16Vivian#89
↓15Lucille#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1930 rankings.