Most Popular Names in California in 1916

These rankings use SSA state records for California. Girl and boy source categories are shown separately, and every result identifies the year.

Popular Girl Names in California in 1916

#1 Mary1,091 births #2 Dorothy754 births #3 Margaret585 births #4 Helen584 births #5 Ruth417 births #6 Frances396 births #7 Virginia388 births #8 Evelyn298 births #9 Alice293 births #10 Elizabeth281 births #11 Marie246 births #12 Marjorie241 births #13 Rose229 births #14 Eleanor224 births #15 Barbara223 births #16 Josephine217 births #17 Florence216 births #18 Betty209 births #19 Jean197 births #20 Doris190 births #21 Mildred189 births #22 June173 births #23 Grace167 births #23 Louise167 births #25 Lillian151 births #26 Bernice148 births #27 Edith147 births #27 Thelma147 births #29 Lois146 births #30 Lucille145 births #31 Anna139 births #32 Gladys138 births #33 Elsie133 births #34 Jane132 births #35 Irene130 births #36 Esther129 births #37 Catherine127 births #37 Katherine127 births #39 Marion120 births #40 Edna118 births #41 Marian114 births #42 Ann113 births #43 Hazel111 births #44 Patricia105 births #45 Gertrude97 births #46 Pauline96 births #47 Ethel95 births #48 Martha90 births #49 Kathryn88 births #49 Marguerite88 births #51 Clara87 births #52 Phyllis86 births #53 Anita85 births #53 Beatrice85 births #55 Lorraine83 births #55 Vera83 births #57 Geraldine82 births #58 Agnes81 births #58 Vivian81 births #60 Emma78 births #61 Ida76 births #62 Charlotte75 births #63 Ruby74 births #64 Anne72 births #64 Mabel72 births #64 Norma72 births #67 Jessie71 births #68 Viola69 births #68 Wilma69 births #70 Audrey68 births #71 Dolores67 births #71 Ellen67 births #71 Pearl67 births #74 Eva66 births #74 Myrtle66 births #76 Jennie65 births #76 Nellie65 births #78 Julia63 births #79 Juanita61 births #80 Kathleen60 births #81 Carol59 births #81 Laura59 births #83 Genevieve58 births #83 Muriel58 births #83 Violet58 births #86 Carmen57 births #86 Jeanne57 births #88 Olga56 births #89 Alma55 births #90 Maxine54 births #90 Winifred54 births #92 Constance53 births #93 Elaine51 births #93 Emily51 births #93 Lucy51 births #96 Bertha49 births #96 Harriet49 births #96 Inez49 births #99 Lena48 births #99 Rita48 births

Popular Boy Names in California in 1916

#1 John1,086 births #2 Robert903 births #3 William902 births #4 George646 births #5 James593 births #6 Charles474 births #7 Frank466 births #8 Joseph352 births #9 Jack349 births #10 Edward342 births #11 Richard299 births #12 Donald253 births #13 Albert252 births #14 Arthur236 births #14 Walter236 births #16 Henry231 births #17 Paul227 births #18 Harold225 births #19 Raymond215 births #20 Thomas209 births #21 Joe208 births #22 Harry200 births #23 Fred167 births #24 Ralph164 births #25 Ernest161 births #26 Louis160 births #27 Manuel139 births #28 David136 births #29 Kenneth135 births #30 Alfred130 births #30 Carl130 births #32 Roy125 births #33 Lawrence123 births #34 Francis119 births #35 Clarence114 births #36 Howard112 births #37 Eugene110 births #38 Norman107 births #39 Earl105 births #39 Stanley105 births #41 Edwin97 births #42 Elmer94 births #43 Lloyd91 births #44 Herbert89 births #45 Peter88 births #46 Daniel80 births #47 Leonard77 births #47 Philip77 births #49 Tony76 births #50 Leo71 births #51 Vernon70 births #52 Frederick69 births #53 Victor65 births #54 Melvin63 births #55 Andrew62 births #55 Chester62 births #55 Theodore62 births #58 Sam59 births #59 Russell57 births #60 Anthony56 births #60 Gerald56 births #62 Clifford55 births #62 Samuel55 births #62 Warren55 births #65 Glenn54 births #66 Ray53 births #67 Jose52 births #68 Bernard51 births #69 Milton50 births #70 Alvin49 births #71 Martin48 births #72 Pete47 births #73 Lester46 births #74 Clyde45 births #74 Gordon45 births #74 Leslie45 births #74 Lewis45 births #74 Marvin45 births #79 Mike44 births #80 Vincent43 births #81 Edgar42 births #82 Ben41 births #82 Bill41 births #82 Wilbur41 births #85 Floyd39 births #85 Leroy39 births #85 Willard39 births #88 Allen38 births #89 Hugh37 births #90 Don36 births #90 Nicholas36 births #92 Tom35 births #93 Arnold34 births #94 Everett33 births #94 Herman33 births #94 Michael33 births #94 Woodrow33 births #98 Alexander31 births #98 Eddie31 births #98 Phillip31 births

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