California · 1988
Top 100 names in California, 1988, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jessica | 6,495 |
| #2 | Ashley | 4,761 |
| #3 | Jennifer | 3,875 |
| #4 | Amanda | 3,796 |
| #5 | Stephanie | 3,258 |
| #6 | Sarah | 3,011 |
| #7 | Elizabeth | 2,717 |
| #8 | Nicole | 2,602 |
| #9 | Melissa | 2,535 |
| #10 | Brittany | 2,421 |
| #11 | Vanessa | 2,312 |
| #12 | Michelle | 2,288 |
| #13 | Samantha | 2,210 |
| #14 | Christina | 2,207 |
| #15 | Lauren | 2,052 |
| #16 | Danielle | 1,837 |
| #17 | Tiffany | 1,753 |
| #18 | Megan | 1,700 |
| #19 | Heather | 1,695 |
| #20 | Amber | 1,605 |
| #21 | Maria | 1,604 |
| #22 | Crystal | 1,538 |
| #23 | Rachel | 1,492 |
| #24 | Laura | 1,375 |
| #25 | Emily | 1,359 |
| #26 | Rebecca | 1,346 |
| #27 | Kimberly | 1,312 |
| #28 | Katherine | 1,270 |
| #29 | Andrea | 1,256 |
| #30 | Erica | 1,255 |
| #31 | Sara | 1,180 |
| #32 | Diana | 1,169 |
| #33 | Natalie | 1,124 |
| #34 | Cynthia | 1,109 |
| #35 | Jacqueline | 1,079 |
| #36 | Amy | 1,064 |
| #37 | Alexandra | 1,061 |
| #38 | Chelsea | 1,024 |
| #39 | Courtney | 1,003 |
| #40 | Victoria | 1,002 |
| #41 | Monica | 996 |
| #42 | Lisa | 988 |
| #43 | Alyssa | 983 |
| #44 | Kayla | 978 |
| #45 | Christine | 974 |
| #46 | Angela | 965 |
| #47 | Veronica | 952 |
| #48 | Nancy | 897 |
| #49 | Kelly | 894 |
| #50 | Jasmine | 875 |
| #51 | Erika | 859 |
| #52 | Brenda | 856 |
| #53 | Alicia | 838 |
| #54 | Mayra | 809 |
| #55 | Jamie | 796 |
| #56 | Cassandra | 776 |
| #57 | Brittney | 759 |
| #58 | Erin | 747 |
| #59 | Allison | 743 |
| #60 | Angelica | 741 |
| #61 | Kristen | 723 |
| #62 | Caitlin | 717 |
| #63 | Anna | 715 |
| #64 | Mary | 709 |
| #65 | Katie | 697 |
| #66 | Patricia | 681 |
| #67 | Kathryn | 656 |
| #68 | Kristina | 654 |
| #69 | Sandra | 646 |
| #70 | Shannon | 642 |
| #71 | Daisy | 630 |
| #72 | Cindy | 628 |
| #73 | Ana | 620 |
| #74 | Monique | 612 |
| #75 | Adriana | 605 |
| #76 | Julie | 593 |
| #77 | Lindsay | 583 |
| #78 | Brianna | 569 |
| #79 | Karina | 568 |
| #80 | Lindsey | 564 |
| #81 | Denise | 564 |
| #82 | Yesenia | 552 |
| #83 | Kristin | 549 |
| #84 | Claudia | 538 |
| #85 | Kelsey | 533 |
| #86 | Leslie | 525 |
| #87 | Krystal | 520 |
| #88 | Marissa | 514 |
| #89 | Joanna | 511 |
| #90 | Desiree | 508 |
| #91 | Gabriela | 497 |
| #92 | Valerie | 496 |
| #93 | Karen | 494 |
| #94 | Priscilla | 490 |
| #95 | Jenna | 488 |
| #96 | Julia | 486 |
| #97 | Bianca | 483 |
| #98 | Sabrina | 471 |
| #99 | Cristina | 471 |
| #100 | Evelyn | 460 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariadejesus | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Erendira | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Yesica | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosalina | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Lizet | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| Noemy | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuliana | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Xochitl | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| Marlyn | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Lizeth | 72 | 3 | 1 |
| Amparo | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Evelin | 40 | 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.