California · 1983
Top 100 names in California, 1983, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jennifer | 5,832 |
| #2 | Jessica | 4,509 |
| #3 | Nicole | 2,645 |
| #4 | Melissa | 2,622 |
| #5 | Sarah | 2,608 |
| #6 | Elizabeth | 2,381 |
| #7 | Michelle | 2,363 |
| #8 | Stephanie | 2,324 |
| #9 | Christina | 2,279 |
| #10 | Ashley | 2,257 |
| #11 | Amanda | 2,238 |
| #12 | Heather | 1,994 |
| #13 | Crystal | 1,890 |
| #14 | Maria | 1,779 |
| #15 | Vanessa | 1,541 |
| #16 | Amber | 1,535 |
| #17 | Kimberly | 1,465 |
| #18 | Tiffany | 1,444 |
| #19 | Laura | 1,346 |
| #20 | Rebecca | 1,340 |
| #21 | Megan | 1,338 |
| #22 | Amy | 1,320 |
| #23 | Danielle | 1,310 |
| #24 | Rachel | 1,290 |
| #25 | Erin | 1,287 |
| #26 | Lisa | 1,274 |
| #27 | Lauren | 1,222 |
| #28 | Erica | 1,185 |
| #29 | Veronica | 1,181 |
| #30 | Angela | 1,179 |
| #31 | Andrea | 1,162 |
| #32 | Cynthia | 1,134 |
| #33 | Monica | 1,072 |
| #34 | Sara | 1,041 |
| #35 | Kelly | 1,001 |
| #36 | Jamie | 978 |
| #37 | Shannon | 971 |
| #38 | Katherine | 960 |
| #39 | Emily | 946 |
| #40 | Christine | 920 |
| #41 | Natalie | 874 |
| #42 | Diana | 868 |
| #43 | Jacqueline | 865 |
| #44 | Patricia | 856 |
| #45 | Erika | 816 |
| #46 | Alicia | 759 |
| #47 | Nancy | 756 |
| #48 | Mary | 752 |
| #49 | Kristen | 744 |
| #50 | Sandra | 723 |
| #51 | Lindsay | 721 |
| #52 | Julie | 705 |
| #53 | April | 699 |
| #54 | Lindsey | 649 |
| #55 | Victoria | 630 |
| #56 | Valerie | 615 |
| #57 | Kristina | 614 |
| #58 | Kristin | 613 |
| #59 | Monique | 610 |
| #60 | Samantha | 605 |
| #61 | Anna | 595 |
| #62 | Courtney | 585 |
| #63 | Desiree | 581 |
| #64 | Daisy | 571 |
| #65 | Kathryn | 558 |
| #66 | Mayra | 557 |
| #67 | Linda | 549 |
| #68 | Brenda | 548 |
| #69 | Claudia | 518 |
| #70 | Angelica | 508 |
| #71 | Katie | 508 |
| #72 | Wendy | 495 |
| #73 | Holly | 485 |
| #74 | Karen | 479 |
| #75 | Cassandra | 479 |
| #76 | Tara | 475 |
| #77 | Adriana | 474 |
| #78 | Alexis | 474 |
| #79 | Denise | 471 |
| #80 | Julia | 468 |
| #81 | Allison | 461 |
| #82 | Teresa | 457 |
| #83 | Ana | 443 |
| #84 | Cristina | 441 |
| #85 | Gabriela | 427 |
| #86 | Leslie | 421 |
| #87 | Catherine | 414 |
| #88 | Cindy | 413 |
| #89 | Brittany | 406 |
| #90 | Stacy | 406 |
| #91 | Evelyn | 399 |
| #92 | Sabrina | 398 |
| #93 | Candice | 391 |
| #94 | Krystal | 389 |
| #95 | Kathleen | 388 |
| #96 | Renee | 384 |
| #97 | Jenny | 377 |
| #98 | Melanie | 376 |
| #99 | Marissa | 362 |
| #100 | Joanna | 361 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deisi | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Deysi | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Arcelia | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Deisy | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| Xochitl | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| Alondra | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| Ambar | 48 | 3 | 0 |
| Mayra | 557 | 30 | 5 |
| Azucena | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Faviola | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Lizeth | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosalva | 29 | 2 | 0 |
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.