Top names by state ★ California
Top baby names in California
In 2025, California's most popular names were Olivia (1,796 girls) and Liam (2,624 boys). The full top 100 for both, from official Social Security records. State data omits names with fewer than five babies in a year.
Girls · 2025
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 1,796 |
| 2 | Mia | 1,788 |
| 3 | Sophia | 1,685 |
| 4 | Camila | 1,682 |
| 5 | Emma | 1,641 |
| 6 | Isabella | 1,506 |
| 7 | Amelia | 1,370 |
| 8 | Sofia | 1,339 |
| 9 | Eliana | 1,323 |
| 10 | Valentina | 1,146 |
| 11 | Ailany | 1,058 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 1,037 |
| 13 | Luna | 998 |
| 14 | Gianna | 990 |
| 15 | Aria | 977 |
| 16 | Emily | 910 |
| 17 | Evelyn | 892 |
| 18 | Violet | 883 |
| 19 | Aurora | 853 |
| 20 | Penelope | 827 |
| 21 | Elena | 809 |
| 22 | Mila | 786 |
| 23 | Zoe | 770 |
| 24 | Chloe | 750 |
| 25 | Lily | 748 |
| 26 | Ava | 742 |
| 27 | Emilia | 704 |
| 28 | Victoria | 690 |
| 29 | Maya | 658 |
| 30 | Ellie | 654 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 641 |
| 32 | Layla | 624 |
| 33 | Abigail | 613 |
| 34 | Isla | 606 |
| 35 | Scarlett | 602 |
| 36 | Hazel | 584 |
| 37 | Leilani | 575 |
| 38 | Catalina | 570 |
| 39 | Genesis | 569 |
| 40 | Delilah | 564 |
| 41 | Ella | 561 |
| 42 | Alina | 542 |
| 43 | Lucia | 531 |
| 44 | Madison | 528 |
| 45 | Natalia | 524 |
| 46 | Liliana | 522 |
| 47 | Eleanor | 513 |
| 48 | Avery | 498 |
| 49 | Naomi | 497 |
| 50 | Nora | 488 |
| 51 | Grace | 468 |
| 52 | Leah | 464 |
| 53 | Lucy | 463 |
| 54 | Ximena | 460 |
| 55 | Melody | 457 |
| 56 | Juliette | 455 |
| 57 | Ivy | 450 |
| 58 | Aaliyah | 442 |
| 59 | Sophie | 437 |
| 60 | Ayla | 432 |
| 60 | Iris | 432 |
| 62 | Harper | 430 |
| 63 | Jade | 422 |
| 64 | Zoey | 421 |
| 65 | Adeline | 416 |
| 66 | Hannah | 411 |
| 67 | Ariana | 410 |
| 68 | Valeria | 392 |
| 69 | Stella | 389 |
| 70 | Audrey | 387 |
| 71 | Athena | 379 |
| 72 | Riley | 378 |
| 73 | Sienna | 375 |
| 74 | Maria | 372 |
| 75 | Allison | 367 |
| 76 | Hailey | 363 |
| 76 | Melanie | 363 |
| 78 | Ruby | 360 |
| 79 | Kaia | 359 |
| 80 | Madeline | 348 |
| 80 | Samantha | 348 |
| 82 | Emery | 345 |
| 83 | Claire | 342 |
| 84 | Ailani | 340 |
| 85 | Alice | 338 |
| 85 | Eloise | 338 |
| 87 | Daisy | 337 |
| 88 | Alaia | 336 |
| 89 | Celeste | 330 |
| 89 | Celine | 330 |
| 91 | Madelyn | 328 |
| 92 | Amara | 327 |
| 93 | Nova | 326 |
| 94 | Lainey | 325 |
| 95 | Bella | 319 |
| 96 | Sadie | 307 |
| 97 | Valerie | 297 |
| 98 | Josephine | 295 |
| 99 | Alana | 294 |
| 99 | Julieta | 294 |
Boys · 2025
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 2,624 |
| 2 | Noah | 2,607 |
| 3 | Mateo | 2,239 |
| 4 | Santiago | 1,991 |
| 5 | Sebastian | 1,954 |
| 6 | Julian | 1,680 |
| 7 | Oliver | 1,456 |
| 8 | Elias | 1,342 |
| 9 | Benjamin | 1,257 |
| 9 | Elijah | 1,257 |
| 9 | Luca | 1,257 |
| 12 | Ethan | 1,236 |
| 13 | Theodore | 1,211 |
| 14 | Ezra | 1,190 |
| 15 | Leo | 1,173 |
| 16 | Alexander | 1,169 |
| 17 | Lucas | 1,154 |
| 18 | Daniel | 1,145 |
| 19 | Levi | 1,142 |
| 20 | Ezekiel | 1,089 |
| 21 | Emiliano | 1,075 |
| 22 | James | 1,005 |
| 23 | Matthew | 996 |
| 24 | Adriel | 959 |
| 25 | Angel | 942 |
| 26 | Michael | 875 |
| 27 | Roman | 874 |
| 28 | Dylan | 871 |
| 29 | Adrian | 869 |
| 30 | Isaiah | 847 |
| 31 | Henry | 843 |
| 32 | Leonardo | 838 |
| 33 | Gael | 831 |
| 34 | Samuel | 821 |
| 35 | Anthony | 819 |
| 36 | Thiago | 801 |
| 37 | David | 800 |
| 38 | Isaac | 766 |
| 39 | Damian | 765 |
| 40 | Nathan | 762 |
| 41 | Jacob | 744 |
| 42 | Enzo | 743 |
| 43 | Gabriel | 742 |
| 44 | Luke | 738 |
| 45 | Josiah | 723 |
| 46 | Joseph | 721 |
| 47 | William | 717 |
| 48 | Jack | 702 |
| 49 | Jose | 681 |
| 50 | Caleb | 678 |
| 51 | Aiden | 677 |
| 52 | Logan | 670 |
| 53 | Mason | 657 |
| 54 | Jayden | 640 |
| 54 | Luka | 640 |
| 56 | Aaron | 616 |
| 57 | Owen | 604 |
| 58 | Kai | 601 |
| 59 | Lorenzo | 588 |
| 60 | Miles | 575 |
| 61 | Xavier | 566 |
| 62 | Dominic | 560 |
| 63 | Asher | 545 |
| 63 | Ian | 545 |
| 65 | Jonathan | 541 |
| 66 | Emilio | 540 |
| 67 | Jackson | 536 |
| 68 | Andrew | 534 |
| 69 | Thomas | 532 |
| 70 | Axel | 531 |
| 71 | Joshua | 523 |
| 72 | Christopher | 516 |
| 73 | Christian | 508 |
| 74 | Diego | 499 |
| 75 | Luis | 497 |
| 76 | Hudson | 484 |
| 76 | Theo | 484 |
| 78 | Adam | 468 |
| 79 | John | 463 |
| 80 | Ryan | 456 |
| 81 | Nathaniel | 453 |
| 82 | Giovanni | 452 |
| 83 | Maverick | 450 |
| 84 | Jeremiah | 449 |
| 85 | Ivan | 444 |
| 85 | Jesus | 444 |
| 85 | Wyatt | 444 |
| 88 | Carlos | 442 |
| 89 | Juan | 436 |
| 90 | Wesley | 434 |
| 91 | Aziel | 429 |
| 91 | Evan | 429 |
| 93 | Nicholas | 425 |
| 94 | Nolan | 424 |
| 95 | Matias | 421 |
| 96 | Leon | 416 |
| 97 | Matteo | 415 |
| 98 | Andres | 406 |
| 99 | Vincent | 405 |
| 100 | Charles | 401 |
California's #1 names, year by year
Every year since 1910. Click a year for that year's full state top 100.
| Year | #1 girls' name | #1 boys' name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Olivia | Liam |
| 2024 | Mia | Liam |
| 2023 | Olivia | Noah |
| 2022 | Olivia | Liam |
| 2021 | Olivia | Noah |
| 2020 | Olivia | Noah |
| 2019 | Olivia | Noah |
| 2018 | Emma | Noah |
| 2017 | Emma | Noah |
| 2016 | Mia | Noah |
| 2015 | Sophia | Noah |
| 2014 | Sophia | Noah |
| 2013 | Sophia | Jacob |
| 2012 | Sophia | Jacob |
| 2011 | Sophia | Jacob |
| 2010 | Isabella | Jacob |
| 2009 | Isabella | Daniel |
| 2008 | Isabella | Daniel |
| 2007 | Emily | Daniel |
| 2006 | Emily | Daniel |
| 2005 | Emily | Daniel |
| 2004 | Emily | Daniel |
| 2003 | Emily | Daniel |
| 2002 | Emily | Daniel |
| 2001 | Emily | Daniel |
| 2000 | Emily | Daniel |
| 1999 | Emily | Daniel |
| 1998 | Jessica | Daniel |
| 1997 | Jessica | Daniel |
| 1996 | Jessica | Daniel |
| 1995 | Jessica | Daniel |
| 1994 | Jessica | Daniel |
| 1993 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1992 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1991 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1990 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1989 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1988 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1987 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1986 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1985 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1984 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1983 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1982 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1981 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1980 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1979 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1977 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1976 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1975 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1974 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1973 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1972 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1971 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1970 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1969 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1968 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1967 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1966 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1965 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1964 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1963 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1962 | Lisa | David |
| 1961 | Lisa | David |
| 1960 | Karen | David |
| 1959 | Mary | David |
| 1958 | Susan | Michael |
| 1957 | Susan | Michael |
| 1956 | Susan | Michael |
| 1955 | Debra | Michael |
| 1954 | Linda | Michael |
| 1953 | Linda | Michael |
| 1952 | Linda | Michael |
| 1951 | Linda | Michael |
| 1950 | Linda | Robert |
| 1949 | Linda | Robert |
| 1948 | Linda | Robert |
| 1947 | Linda | Robert |
| 1946 | Linda | Robert |
| 1945 | Linda | Robert |
| 1944 | Linda | Robert |
| 1943 | Mary | Robert |
| 1942 | Linda | Robert |
| 1941 | Mary | Robert |
| 1940 | Mary | Robert |
| 1939 | Mary | Robert |
| 1938 | Mary | Robert |
| 1937 | Mary | Robert |
| 1936 | Mary | Robert |
| 1935 | Barbara | Robert |
| 1934 | Mary | Robert |
| 1933 | Barbara | Robert |
| 1932 | Barbara | Robert |
| 1931 | Mary | Robert |
| 1930 | Mary | Robert |
| 1929 | Mary | Robert |
| 1928 | Mary | Robert |
| 1927 | Mary | Robert |
| 1926 | Mary | Robert |
| 1925 | Mary | Robert |
| 1924 | Mary | Robert |
| 1923 | Mary | Robert |
| 1922 | Mary | Robert |
| 1921 | Mary | Robert |
| 1920 | Mary | Robert |
| 1919 | Mary | Robert |
| 1918 | Mary | Robert |
| 1917 | Mary | John |
| 1916 | Mary | John |
| 1915 | Mary | John |
| 1914 | Mary | John |
| 1913 | Mary | John |
| 1912 | Mary | John |
| 1911 | Mary | John |
| 1910 | Mary | John |