Names by state
Top baby names in California
2025 birth records · Olivia · Liam lead
The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in California in 2025, from official Social Security birth records. The bars are to scale, so you can see how far ahead the leaders really are — and every name links to its full history. Set it beside the national top 100 for 2025 to see where California goes its own way.
The 2025 lists
Ranked by babies born in California
Girls100
- 1Olivia1,796
- 2Mia1,788
- 3Sophia1,685
- 4Camila1,682
- 5Emma1,641
- 6Isabella1,506
- 7Amelia1,370
- 8Sofia1,339
- 9Eliana1,323
- 10Valentina1,146
- 11Ailany1,058
- 12Charlotte1,037
- 13Luna998
- 14Gianna990
- 15Aria977
- 16Emily910
- 17Evelyn892
- 18Violet883
- 19Aurora853
- 20Penelope827
- 21Elena809
- 22Mila786
- 23Zoe770
- 24Chloe750
- 25Lily748
- 26Ava742
- 27Emilia704
- 28Victoria690
- 29Maya658
- 30Ellie654
- 31Elizabeth641
- 32Layla624
- 33Abigail613
- 34Isla606
- 35Scarlett602
- 36Hazel584
- 37Leilani575
- 38Catalina570
- 39Genesis569
- 40Delilah564
- 41Ella561
- 42Alina542
- 43Lucia531
- 44Madison528
- 45Natalia524
- 46Liliana522
- 47Eleanor513
- 48Avery498
- 49Naomi497
- 50Nora488
- 51Grace468
- 52Leah464
- 53Lucy463
- 54Ximena460
- 55Melody457
- 56Juliette455
- 57Ivy450
- 58Aaliyah442
- 59Sophie437
- 60Ayla432
- 61Iris432
- 62Harper430
- 63Jade422
- 64Zoey421
- 65Adeline416
- 66Hannah411
- 67Ariana410
- 68Valeria392
- 69Stella389
- 70Audrey387
- 71Athena379
- 72Riley378
- 73Sienna375
- 74Maria372
- 75Allison367
- 76Hailey363
- 77Melanie363
- 78Ruby360
- 79Kaia359
- 80Madeline348
- 81Samantha348
- 82Emery345
- 83Claire342
- 84Ailani340
- 85Alice338
- 86Eloise338
- 87Daisy337
- 88Alaia336
- 89Celeste330
- 90Celine330
- 91Madelyn328
- 92Amara327
- 93Nova326
- 94Lainey325
- 95Bella319
- 96Sadie307
- 97Valerie297
- 98Josephine295
- 99Alana294
- 100Julieta294
US California births recorded in 2025.
Boys100
- 1Liam2,624
- 2Noah2,607
- 3Mateo2,239
- 4Santiago1,991
- 5Sebastian1,954
- 6Julian1,680
- 7Oliver1,456
- 8Elias1,342
- 9Benjamin1,257
- 10Elijah1,257
- 11Luca1,257
- 12Ethan1,236
- 13Theodore1,211
- 14Ezra1,190
- 15Leo1,173
- 16Alexander1,169
- 17Lucas1,154
- 18Daniel1,145
- 19Levi1,142
- 20Ezekiel1,089
- 21Emiliano1,075
- 22James1,005
- 23Matthew996
- 24Adriel959
- 25Angel942
- 26Michael875
- 27Roman874
- 28Dylan871
- 29Adrian869
- 30Isaiah847
- 31Henry843
- 32Leonardo838
- 33Gael831
- 34Samuel821
- 35Anthony819
- 36Thiago801
- 37David800
- 38Isaac766
- 39Damian765
- 40Nathan762
- 41Jacob744
- 42Enzo743
- 43Gabriel742
- 44Luke738
- 45Josiah723
- 46Joseph721
- 47William717
- 48Jack702
- 49Jose681
- 50Caleb678
- 51Aiden677
- 52Logan670
- 53Mason657
- 54Jayden640
- 55Luka640
- 56Aaron616
- 57Owen604
- 58Kai601
- 59Lorenzo588
- 60Miles575
- 61Xavier566
- 62Dominic560
- 63Asher545
- 64Ian545
- 65Jonathan541
- 66Emilio540
- 67Jackson536
- 68Andrew534
- 69Thomas532
- 70Axel531
- 71Joshua523
- 72Christopher516
- 73Christian508
- 74Diego499
- 75Luis497
- 76Hudson484
- 77Theo484
- 78Adam468
- 79John463
- 80Ryan456
- 81Nathaniel453
- 82Giovanni452
- 83Maverick450
- 84Jeremiah449
- 85Ivan444
- 86Jesus444
- 87Wyatt444
- 88Carlos442
- 89Juan436
- 90Wesley434
- 91Aziel429
- 92Evan429
- 93Nicholas425
- 94Nolan424
- 95Matias421
- 96Leon416
- 97Matteo415
- 98Andres406
- 99Vincent405
- 100Charles401
US California births recorded in 2025.
Questions people ask
About naming in California
Frequently asked
- What is the most popular girl name in California?
- Olivia is the #1 girl name in California in 2025, given to 1,796 babies.
- What is the most popular boy name in California?
- Liam is the #1 boy name in California in 2025, given to 2,624 babies.
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Data: US Social Security Administration state birth records, updated yearly.
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