State roster

Top names in California

The names most likely to appear on 1969 California birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 333,658 California births in 1969 across 3,161 distinct names.

Distinctively California

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

#73Jesus#191 nationally
#89Rubenoutside the national top 200
#59Manuel#165 nationally
#66Mario#170 nationally
#99Franciscooutside the national top 200
#100Miguel#198 nationally
#81Ricardo#177 nationally
#75Tiffany#144 nationally
#54Erik#119 nationally
#87Luis#151 nationally
#52Carlos#110 nationally
#47Juan#104 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa4,170US #1
#2Michelle3,828US #2
#3Jennifer3,477US #3
#4Kimberly2,834US #4
#5Julie2,081US #12
#6Laura1,863US #10
#7Christine1,594US #14
#8Maria1,560US #40
#9Christina1,533US #37
#10Patricia1,520US #18
#11Cynthia1,476US #23
#12Elizabeth1,476US #16
#13Stephanie1,434US #19
#14Shannon1,419US #31
#15Karen1,368US #13
#16Mary1,344US #8
#17Sandra1,337US #25
#18Melissa1,331US #5
#19Tina1,302US #22
#20Angela1,296US #7
#21Kelly1,247US #15
#22Susan1,232US #11
#23Tracy1,196US #17
#24Heather1,137US #34
#25Denise1,134US #35
#26Amy1,096US #6
#27Wendy1,088US #29
#28Rebecca1,026US #28
#29Dawn1,025US #21
#30Michele1,016US #30
#31Lori1,004US #20
#32Gina987US #63
#33Deborah986US #27
#34Tammy978US #9
#35Nicole963US #47
#36Teresa913US #32
#37Monica893US #59
#38Linda875US #33
#39Kathleen802US #42
#40Andrea785US #48
#41Pamela757US #24
#42Stacy738US #53
#43Donna725US #26
#44Nancy711US #45
#45Diana704US #81
#46Stacey673US #52
#47Debra647US #43
#48Cheryl634US #41
#49Brenda632US #38
#50Tamara630US #78
#51Barbara601US #39
#52Dana592US #60
#53Sharon591US #36
#54Theresa591US #49
#55Heidi590US #80
#56Catherine587US #58
#57Diane583US #61
#58Katherine575US #70
#59Leslie575US #64
#60Renee573US #67
#61Deanna565US #88
#62Rachel561US #69
#63Victoria555US #83
#64Veronica544US #108
#65Robin540US #46
#66Suzanne536US #75
#67Anna534US #99
#68Rhonda530US #44
#69Jill528US #51
#70Erin523US #114
#71Tanya515US #91
#72Kristin512US #76
#73Ann509US #57
#74Cindy487US #74
#75Tiffany478US #144
#76Jacqueline475US #62
#77April470US #97
#78Carol468US #56
#79Kim464US #66
#80Alicia457US #117
#81Carrie446US #94
#82Valerie443US #85
#83Danielle439US #111
#84Kristen436US #96
#85Paula434US #50
#86Carolyn427US #71
#87Yolanda423US #98
#88Yvonne412US #143
#89Julia405US #100
#90Margaret405US #73
#91Laurie403US #79
#92Regina402US #86
#93Sarah401US #72
#94Sheila400US #68
#95Kristine393US #110
#96Shelly390US #102
#97Kristina386US #136
#98Jamie385US #121
#99Holly384US #87
#100Yvette380US #152

Boys

#1Michael8,246US #1
#2David6,565US #2
#3Robert6,021US #5
#4John5,326US #4
#5James4,551US #3
#6Richard3,356US #10
#7Christopher3,231US #7
#8Mark2,990US #8
#9Brian2,846US #9
#10Steven2,780US #14
#11Jason2,755US #25
#12Eric2,690US #21
#13William2,604US #6
#14Daniel2,595US #18
#15Scott2,559US #12
#16Jeffrey2,522US #11
#17Paul2,208US #22
#18Anthony2,142US #20
#19Thomas2,049US #13
#20Joseph2,005US #15
#21Kevin1,941US #16
#22Matthew1,932US #24
#23Timothy1,810US #17
#24Charles1,529US #19
#25Gregory1,518US #26
#26Sean1,485US #37
#27Kenneth1,475US #23
#28Ronald1,252US #29
#29Stephen1,195US #27
#30Edward1,169US #32
#31Jose1,157US #56
#32Todd1,152US #28
#33Patrick1,124US #31
#34Gary1,104US #35
#35Andrew1,095US #33
#36Donald1,056US #30
#37Douglas901US #34
#38Shawn882US #41
#39Frank869US #47
#40Aaron787US #61
#41Raymond781US #50
#42Craig771US #39
#43George770US #38
#44Keith734US #36
#45Peter725US #43
#46Dennis716US #44
#47Juan667US #104
#48Bryan656US #51
#49Larry651US #40
#50Jonathan614US #46
#51Troy609US #42
#52Carlos583US #110
#53Marc559US #63
#54Erik540US #119
#55Jeffery537US #48
#56Jerry521US #45
#57Victor518US #102
#58Martin516US #78
#59Manuel514US #165
#60Jon487US #68
#61Darren486US #60
#62Joe480US #83
#63Mike468US #112
#64Chris465US #66
#65Tony458US #54
#66Mario453US #170
#67Steve450US #98
#68Vincent447US #70
#69Russell438US #57
#70Danny430US #73
#71Rodney426US #49
#72Jeff424US #106
#73Jesus418US #191
#74Lawrence417US #71
#75Samuel416US #64
#76Bradley412US #53
#77Albert409US #108
#78Phillip408US #74
#79Randy404US #55
#80Benjamin399US #91
#81Ricardo396US #177
#82Dean384US #89
#83Derek380US #109
#84Lance380US #103
#85Alan376US #76
#86Corey374US #58
#87Luis374US #151
#88Arthur370US #97
#89Ruben365
#90Adam364US #114
#91Roger361US #59
#92Gerald354US #65
#93Johnny349US #67
#94Philip346US #86
#95Jesse344US #128
#96Brent342US #92
#97Joel342US #80
#98Brett339US #94
#99Francisco336
#100Miguel335US #198

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑29Erin#70
↑24Nicole#35
↑24Jason#11
↑23Heidi#55
↑21Heather#24
↑21Mario#66
↑20Shannon#14
↑17Rachel#62

Falling

↓22Paula#85
↓20Jill#69
↓20Brett#98
↓18Carol#78
↓17Roger#91
↓17Johnny#93
↓14Robin#65
↓14Joel#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.