California · 1990
Top 100 names in California, 1990, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jessica | 6,635 |
| #2 | Ashley | 4,535 |
| #3 | Stephanie | 4,004 |
| #4 | Amanda | 3,857 |
| #5 | Jennifer | 3,610 |
| #6 | Elizabeth | 3,172 |
| #7 | Sarah | 2,846 |
| #8 | Brittany | 2,736 |
| #9 | Samantha | 2,720 |
| #10 | Michelle | 2,453 |
| #11 | Melissa | 2,443 |
| #12 | Nicole | 2,350 |
| #13 | Maria | 2,319 |
| #14 | Vanessa | 2,229 |
| #15 | Lauren | 2,184 |
| #16 | Megan | 2,008 |
| #17 | Christina | 1,952 |
| #18 | Emily | 1,735 |
| #19 | Danielle | 1,698 |
| #20 | Alyssa | 1,665 |
| #21 | Rebecca | 1,582 |
| #22 | Rachel | 1,572 |
| #23 | Laura | 1,555 |
| #24 | Amber | 1,451 |
| #25 | Andrea | 1,450 |
| #26 | Kayla | 1,422 |
| #27 | Kimberly | 1,419 |
| #28 | Crystal | 1,370 |
| #29 | Katherine | 1,355 |
| #30 | Jasmine | 1,350 |
| #31 | Tiffany | 1,333 |
| #32 | Alexandra | 1,326 |
| #33 | Heather | 1,290 |
| #34 | Diana | 1,285 |
| #35 | Chelsea | 1,256 |
| #36 | Cynthia | 1,243 |
| #37 | Natalie | 1,236 |
| #38 | Jacqueline | 1,221 |
| #39 | Victoria | 1,214 |
| #40 | Courtney | 1,188 |
| #41 | Erica | 1,186 |
| #42 | Ana | 1,127 |
| #43 | Erika | 1,114 |
| #44 | Brenda | 1,103 |
| #45 | Veronica | 1,100 |
| #46 | Sara | 1,099 |
| #47 | Monica | 1,064 |
| #48 | Nancy | 1,034 |
| #49 | Amy | 994 |
| #50 | Angela | 959 |
| #51 | Brianna | 946 |
| #52 | Yesenia | 934 |
| #53 | Kelly | 929 |
| #54 | Kelsey | 921 |
| #55 | Alicia | 907 |
| #56 | Hannah | 901 |
| #57 | Cassandra | 889 |
| #58 | Christine | 889 |
| #59 | Taylor | 881 |
| #60 | Adriana | 880 |
| #61 | Sandra | 869 |
| #62 | Daisy | 865 |
| #63 | Mayra | 852 |
| #64 | Angelica | 848 |
| #65 | Brittney | 839 |
| #66 | Alexis | 827 |
| #67 | Lisa | 769 |
| #68 | Alejandra | 768 |
| #69 | Karen | 759 |
| #70 | Anna | 759 |
| #71 | Bianca | 758 |
| #72 | Erin | 740 |
| #73 | Gabriela | 729 |
| #74 | Karina | 725 |
| #75 | Patricia | 721 |
| #76 | Cindy | 720 |
| #77 | Marissa | 715 |
| #78 | Jamie | 712 |
| #79 | Caitlin | 703 |
| #80 | Allison | 698 |
| #81 | Kristen | 689 |
| #82 | Mary | 678 |
| #83 | Claudia | 654 |
| #84 | Kristina | 652 |
| #85 | Joanna | 635 |
| #86 | Cristina | 630 |
| #87 | Monique | 628 |
| #88 | Kathryn | 620 |
| #89 | Julia | 601 |
| #90 | Leslie | 579 |
| #91 | Denise | 579 |
| #92 | Wendy | 578 |
| #93 | Katie | 575 |
| #94 | Catherine | 568 |
| #95 | Breanna | 565 |
| #96 | Olivia | 564 |
| #97 | Lindsey | 563 |
| #98 | Briana | 560 |
| #99 | Evelyn | 560 |
| #100 | Ariel | 541 |
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 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Monserrat | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Gricelda | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| Ani | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Trinidad | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Faviola | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| Daysi | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Alejandro | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Mirian | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| Lizet | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| Azucena | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| Anakaren | 35 | 1 | 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.