California · 1998
Top 100 names in California, 1998, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jessica | 2,847 |
| #2 | Ashley | 2,721 |
| #3 | Emily | 2,671 |
| #4 | Samantha | 2,668 |
| #5 | Jennifer | 2,561 |
| #6 | Sarah | 2,139 |
| #7 | Alexis | 2,074 |
| #8 | Vanessa | 1,973 |
| #9 | Alyssa | 1,962 |
| #10 | Stephanie | 1,951 |
| #11 | Elizabeth | 1,942 |
| #12 | Jasmine | 1,711 |
| #13 | Hannah | 1,692 |
| #14 | Maria | 1,650 |
| #15 | Natalie | 1,531 |
| #16 | Madison | 1,439 |
| #17 | Victoria | 1,430 |
| #18 | Kimberly | 1,401 |
| #19 | Taylor | 1,376 |
| #20 | Melissa | 1,360 |
| #21 | Brianna | 1,332 |
| #22 | Amanda | 1,331 |
| #23 | Diana | 1,324 |
| #24 | Michelle | 1,285 |
| #25 | Nicole | 1,284 |
| #26 | Andrea | 1,258 |
| #27 | Lauren | 1,250 |
| #28 | Megan | 1,127 |
| #29 | Alexandra | 1,100 |
| #30 | Rachel | 1,095 |
| #31 | Kayla | 1,092 |
| #32 | Julia | 1,072 |
| #33 | Leslie | 1,043 |
| #34 | Daisy | 1,030 |
| #35 | Emma | 1,018 |
| #36 | Katherine | 994 |
| #37 | Esmeralda | 960 |
| #38 | Destiny | 954 |
| #39 | Jacqueline | 900 |
| #40 | Jocelyn | 897 |
| #41 | Danielle | 879 |
| #42 | Rebecca | 877 |
| #43 | Sabrina | 875 |
| #44 | Abigail | 841 |
| #45 | Cynthia | 839 |
| #46 | Angelica | 830 |
| #47 | Crystal | 827 |
| #48 | Alejandra | 826 |
| #49 | Karina | 817 |
| #50 | Sophia | 808 |
| #51 | Monica | 806 |
| #52 | Olivia | 805 |
| #53 | Brenda | 786 |
| #54 | Gabriela | 771 |
| #55 | Sara | 735 |
| #56 | Brittany | 735 |
| #57 | Isabella | 731 |
| #58 | Amber | 724 |
| #59 | Adriana | 720 |
| #60 | Marissa | 709 |
| #61 | Isabel | 707 |
| #62 | Briana | 692 |
| #63 | Savannah | 668 |
| #64 | Sierra | 656 |
| #65 | Tiffany | 654 |
| #66 | Sydney | 653 |
| #67 | Alondra | 652 |
| #68 | Mariah | 651 |
| #69 | Karen | 651 |
| #70 | Allison | 638 |
| #71 | Evelyn | 633 |
| #72 | Guadalupe | 625 |
| #73 | Valerie | 608 |
| #74 | Christina | 601 |
| #75 | Laura | 600 |
| #76 | Ana | 595 |
| #77 | Cassandra | 592 |
| #78 | Ariana | 587 |
| #79 | Veronica | 577 |
| #80 | Kaitlyn | 575 |
| #81 | Madeline | 574 |
| #82 | Jordan | 565 |
| #83 | Alicia | 563 |
| #84 | Angela | 562 |
| #85 | Haley | 556 |
| #86 | Amy | 548 |
| #87 | Grace | 543 |
| #88 | Erika | 538 |
| #89 | Jasmin | 534 |
| #90 | Nancy | 526 |
| #91 | Morgan | 524 |
| #92 | Anna | 521 |
| #93 | Brooke | 511 |
| #94 | Karla | 509 |
| #95 | Giselle | 508 |
| #96 | Kelly | 498 |
| #97 | Breanna | 488 |
| #98 | Claire | 479 |
| #99 | Gabrielle | 477 |
| #100 | Chloe | 474 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raylene | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| Mariaguadalupe | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Citlaly | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Vivianna | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| Jocelyne | 130 | 6 | 1 |
| Sulema | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Ilene | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| Xochitl | 70 | 3 | 1 |
| Xochilt | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Citlali | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Aide | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Maricarmen | 20 | 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.