State roster

Top names in California

The names most likely to appear on 2020 California birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 363,600 California births in 2020 across 6,067 distinct names.

Distinctively California

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

#52Emiliano#175 nationally
#92Kamilaoutside the national top 200
#64Alina#170 nationally
#97Alyssa#199 nationally
#100Andresoutside the national top 200
#87Kimberly#186 nationally
#80Jesus#169 nationally
#91Catalina#179 nationally
#86Matteo#173 nationally
#65Valeria#150 nationally
#71Ivan#153 nationally
#51Ximena#130 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia2,354US #1
#2Camila2,188US #11
#3Emma2,117US #2
#4Mia2,047US #8
#5Sophia2,002US #4
#6Isabella1,876US #7
#7Gianna1,533US #13
#8Luna1,465US #14
#9Sofia1,280US #17
#10Amelia1,256US #6
#11Emily1,250US #18
#12Ava1,228US #3
#13Charlotte1,178US #5
#14Abigail1,068US #12
#15Victoria1,040US #34
#16Evelyn1,020US #9
#17Mila1,009US #20
#18Penelope971US #26
#19Aria935US #27
#20Natalia852US #85
#21Scarlett815US #21
#22Chloe814US #25
#23Ella808US #15
#24Zoe780US #40
#25Layla743US #24
#26Avery721US #19
#27Elizabeth720US #16
#28Valentina718US #73
#29Emilia705US #41
#30Ellie686US #29
#31Maya686US #61
#32Violet673US #37
#33Eliana668US #53
#34Zoey662US #32
#35Elena660US #55
#36Madison658US #23
#37Genesis647US #62
#38Aaliyah646US #65
#39Delilah638US #70
#40Samantha633US #90
#41Harper619US #10
#42Aurora608US #36
#43Grace607US #28
#44Leah587US #45
#45Lily574US #35
#46Bella570US #63
#47Ariana565US #79
#48Hazel559US #31
#49Hannah551US #39
#50Melanie549US #105
#51Ximena547US #130
#52Leilani543US #92
#53Natalie543US #51
#54Isla535US #44
#55Riley533US #33
#56Hailey529US #81
#57Audrey527US #60
#58Naomi499US #52
#59Allison484US #80
#60Eleanor481US #22
#61Everly478US #43
#62Jade468US #97
#63Stella463US #42
#64Alina447US #170
#65Valeria436US #150
#66Melody419US #106
#67Sophie416US #75
#68Alice414US #76
#69Aubrey401US #56
#70Nora398US #30
#71Nova397US #38
#72Valerie395US #144
#73Athena393US #107
#74Maria392US #109
#75Brooklyn387US #54
#76Liliana384US #110
#77Eva378US #93
#78Ivy377US #57
#79Lucy375US #50
#80Ruby375US #74
#81Jasmine370US #140
#82Andrea358US #149
#83Alaia354US #120
#84Arianna345US #124
#85Arya335US #113
#86Claire335US #58
#87Kimberly335US #186
#88Nevaeh335US #83
#89Savannah333US #67
#90Adeline332US #99
#91Catalina332US #179
#92Kamila331
#93Isabel330US #157
#94Daisy326US #143
#95Kaylee324US #117
#96Madelyn322US #66
#97Alyssa315US #199
#98Serenity314US #69
#99Sarah310US #86
#100Addison309US #47

Boys

#1Noah2,633US #2
#2Liam2,431US #1
#3Mateo2,080US #20
#4Sebastian1,996US #19
#5Julian1,689US #34
#6Ethan1,656US #13
#7Benjamin1,655US #7
#8Elijah1,596US #4
#9Alexander1,589US #10
#10Oliver1,543US #3
#11Daniel1,487US #14
#12Lucas1,358US #8
#13Matthew1,347US #30
#14Jacob1,304US #15
#15Aiden1,275US #24
#16Santiago1,213US #71
#17Jayden1,204US #37
#18David1,165US #28
#19James1,155US #6
#20Logan1,155US #16
#21Ezekiel1,137US #64
#22Nathan1,099US #55
#23Adrian1,094US #58
#24Dylan1,081US #42
#25Michael1,080US #12
#26Anthony1,060US #41
#27Isaac1,055US #39
#28Mason1,054US #11
#29Ezra1,042US #44
#30Aaron1,036US #63
#31Levi1,033US #18
#32William1,028US #5
#33Leo1,021US #36
#34Elias1,015US #54
#35Angel1,009US #76
#36Joseph1,004US #26
#37Isaiah966US #51
#38Leonardo961US #86
#39Samuel938US #25
#40Damian930US #110
#41Luke884US #31
#42Andrew876US #52
#43Henry843US #9
#44Theodore841US #23
#45Josiah826US #49
#46Gabriel811US #38
#47Jack811US #21
#48Joshua799US #53
#49Christopher764US #47
#50Jose764US #94
#51Gael763US #112
#52Emiliano760US #175
#53Jackson743US #17
#54Jonathan721US #70
#55Owen720US #22
#56Dominic701US #89
#57Ryan698US #57
#58Axel689US #72
#59Diego689US #126
#60Roman689US #77
#61Luca676US #67
#62Caleb668US #56
#63Ian657US #83
#64Xavier644US #91
#65Wyatt640US #29
#66Eli636US #60
#67Christian628US #62
#68John623US #27
#69Miles618US #59
#70Adam609US #97
#71Ivan606US #153
#72Evan599US #105
#73Adriel598US #140
#74Nicholas597US #87
#75Asher591US #32
#76Kai583US #93
#77Maverick582US #50
#78Jeremiah580US #74
#79Jordan571US #82
#80Jesus569US #169
#81Thomas552US #45
#82Luis550US #137
#83Hudson535US #43
#84Carlos529US #149
#85Jaxon516US #48
#86Matteo513US #173
#87Carter500US #33
#88Vincent500US #121
#89Nathaniel498US #125
#90Austin484US #88
#91Giovanni484US #120
#92Charles480US #46
#93Lorenzo468US #152
#94Emmanuel466US #151
#95Nolan466US #61
#96Jameson460US #79
#97Hunter459US #68
#98Juan458US #145
#99Grayson456US #35
#100Andres455

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑45Gianna#7
↑22Nova#71
↑20Ezekiel#21
↑18Axel#58
↑15Natalia#20
↑15Miles#69
↑14Eliana#33
↑14Sophie#67

Falling

↓19Audrey#57
↓19Claire#86
↓16Bella#46
↓13Jaxon#85
↓13Grayson#99
↓12Eva#77
↓12Ruby#80
↓12Jesus#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.