BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in California

The most popular baby names in California in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. California has recorded 33,446,519 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in California

  1. #1Olivia1,796 in 2025
  2. #2Mia1,788 in 2025
  3. #3Sophia1,685 in 2025
  4. #4Camila1,682 in 2025
  5. #5Emma1,641 in 2025
  6. #6Isabella1,506 in 2025
  7. #7Amelia1,370 in 2025
  8. #8Sofia1,339 in 2025
  9. #9Eliana1,323 in 2025
  10. #10Valentina1,146 in 2025
  11. #12Charlotte1,037 in 2025
  12. #13Luna998 in 2025
  13. #14Gianna990 in 2025
  14. #15Aria977 in 2025
  15. #16Emily910 in 2025
  16. #17Evelyn892 in 2025
  17. #18Violet883 in 2025
  18. #19Aurora853 in 2025
  19. #20Penelope827 in 2025
  20. #21Elena809 in 2025
  21. #22Mila786 in 2025
  22. #23Zoe770 in 2025
  23. #24Chloe750 in 2025
  24. #25Lily748 in 2025
  25. #26Ava742 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in California

  1. #1Liam2,624 in 2025
  2. #2Noah2,607 in 2025
  3. #3Mateo2,239 in 2025
  4. #4Santiago1,991 in 2025
  5. #5Sebastian1,954 in 2025
  6. #6Julian1,680 in 2025
  7. #7Oliver1,456 in 2025
  8. #8Elias1,342 in 2025
  9. #9Benjamin1,257 in 2025
  10. #10Elijah1,257 in 2025
  11. #11Luca1,257 in 2025
  12. #12Ethan1,236 in 2025
  13. #13Theodore1,211 in 2025
  14. #14Ezra1,190 in 2025
  15. #15Leo1,173 in 2025
  16. #16Alexander1,169 in 2025
  17. #17Lucas1,154 in 2025
  18. #18Daniel1,145 in 2025
  19. #19Levi1,142 in 2025
  20. #20Ezekiel1,089 in 2025
  21. #21Emiliano1,075 in 2025
  22. #22James1,005 in 2025
  23. #23Matthew996 in 2025
  24. #24Adriel959 in 2025
  25. #25Angel942 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within California for each year.