California · 1979
Top 100 names in California, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jennifer | 5,461 |
| #2 | Melissa | 3,006 |
| #3 | Jessica | 2,543 |
| #4 | Michelle | 2,428 |
| #5 | Nicole | 2,212 |
| #6 | Sarah | 2,118 |
| #7 | Maria | 2,030 |
| #8 | Christina | 2,008 |
| #9 | Elizabeth | 1,927 |
| #10 | Lisa | 1,750 |
| #11 | Heather | 1,614 |
| #12 | Amanda | 1,611 |
| #13 | Angela | 1,500 |
| #14 | Stephanie | 1,392 |
| #15 | Kimberly | 1,378 |
| #16 | Amy | 1,373 |
| #17 | Amber | 1,361 |
| #18 | Monica | 1,236 |
| #19 | Rebecca | 1,232 |
| #20 | Laura | 1,218 |
| #21 | Veronica | 1,210 |
| #22 | Kelly | 1,148 |
| #23 | Andrea | 1,139 |
| #24 | Jamie | 1,076 |
| #25 | Erin | 1,028 |
| #26 | Crystal | 996 |
| #27 | Shannon | 991 |
| #28 | Sara | 950 |
| #29 | Rachel | 933 |
| #30 | Erica | 919 |
| #31 | Christine | 913 |
| #32 | Julie | 889 |
| #33 | Patricia | 888 |
| #34 | Vanessa | 867 |
| #35 | Tiffany | 833 |
| #36 | April | 832 |
| #37 | Danielle | 831 |
| #38 | Sandra | 815 |
| #39 | Mary | 806 |
| #40 | Cynthia | 799 |
| #41 | Alicia | 794 |
| #42 | Megan | 745 |
| #43 | Katherine | 659 |
| #44 | Emily | 657 |
| #45 | Nancy | 641 |
| #46 | Diana | 632 |
| #47 | Erika | 629 |
| #48 | Natalie | 614 |
| #49 | Wendy | 585 |
| #50 | Anna | 525 |
| #51 | Claudia | 509 |
| #52 | Kristina | 502 |
| #53 | Karen | 490 |
| #54 | Valerie | 477 |
| #55 | Monique | 463 |
| #56 | Desiree | 463 |
| #57 | Brandy | 462 |
| #58 | Angelica | 458 |
| #59 | Kathryn | 445 |
| #60 | Gina | 439 |
| #61 | Stacy | 435 |
| #62 | Teresa | 433 |
| #63 | Gabriela | 432 |
| #64 | Tracy | 431 |
| #65 | Carrie | 430 |
| #66 | Sonia | 425 |
| #67 | Brenda | 421 |
| #68 | Jacqueline | 420 |
| #69 | Lauren | 419 |
| #70 | Adriana | 418 |
| #71 | Denise | 414 |
| #72 | Susan | 409 |
| #73 | Leticia | 403 |
| #74 | Leslie | 402 |
| #75 | Tara | 400 |
| #76 | Melanie | 397 |
| #77 | Ana | 388 |
| #78 | Sabrina | 386 |
| #79 | Dawn | 386 |
| #80 | Julia | 384 |
| #81 | Samantha | 384 |
| #82 | Linda | 383 |
| #83 | Kristen | 383 |
| #84 | Kristin | 380 |
| #85 | Rosa | 374 |
| #86 | Victoria | 374 |
| #87 | Misty | 368 |
| #88 | Jaime | 366 |
| #89 | Tina | 364 |
| #90 | Stacey | 363 |
| #91 | Cindy | 362 |
| #92 | Allison | 359 |
| #93 | Courtney | 357 |
| #94 | Holly | 350 |
| #95 | Renee | 350 |
| #96 | Katie | 344 |
| #97 | Catherine | 342 |
| #98 | Tanya | 335 |
| #99 | Heidi | 333 |
| #100 | Lorena | 332 |
Uniquely popular in California
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Armida | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Maricruz | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosio | 65 | 4 | 1 |
| Faviola | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Arcelia | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosalva | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Tawny | 73 | 4 | 1 |
| Lizeth | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Gabriela | 432 | 26 | 4 |
| Alejandra | 238 | 15 | 2 |
| Rosalia | 74 | 5 | 1 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.