California · 2005
Top 100 names in California, 2005, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Emily | 3,283 |
| #2 | Ashley | 2,785 |
| #3 | Samantha | 2,504 |
| #4 | Isabella | 2,356 |
| #5 | Mia | 2,187 |
| #6 | Natalie | 2,058 |
| #7 | Sophia | 1,897 |
| #8 | Emma | 1,642 |
| #9 | Alyssa | 1,625 |
| #10 | Madison | 1,529 |
| #11 | Jasmine | 1,526 |
| #12 | Elizabeth | 1,498 |
| #13 | Jessica | 1,422 |
| #14 | Kimberly | 1,399 |
| #15 | Abigail | 1,381 |
| #16 | Brianna | 1,358 |
| #17 | Jennifer | 1,297 |
| #18 | Ava | 1,233 |
| #19 | Sarah | 1,232 |
| #20 | Alexis | 1,225 |
| #21 | Hannah | 1,219 |
| #22 | Andrea | 1,203 |
| #23 | Angelina | 1,187 |
| #24 | Stephanie | 1,156 |
| #25 | Vanessa | 1,154 |
| #26 | Sofia | 1,146 |
| #27 | Olivia | 1,139 |
| #28 | Victoria | 1,114 |
| #29 | Grace | 1,102 |
| #30 | Kayla | 1,091 |
| #31 | Michelle | 1,078 |
| #32 | Maria | 1,075 |
| #33 | Evelyn | 1,028 |
| #34 | Destiny | 1,004 |
| #35 | Chloe | 959 |
| #36 | Hailey | 955 |
| #37 | Leslie | 950 |
| #38 | Alexandra | 946 |
| #39 | Jocelyn | 928 |
| #40 | Lauren | 913 |
| #41 | Alondra | 904 |
| #42 | Nicole | 883 |
| #43 | Diana | 871 |
| #44 | Katherine | 847 |
| #45 | Alexa | 845 |
| #46 | Melissa | 835 |
| #47 | Melanie | 820 |
| #48 | Valeria | 790 |
| #49 | Ella | 780 |
| #50 | Jacqueline | 779 |
| #51 | Ariana | 779 |
| #52 | Julia | 774 |
| #53 | Daisy | 757 |
| #54 | Savannah | 747 |
| #55 | Giselle | 746 |
| #56 | Maya | 720 |
| #57 | Daniela | 713 |
| #58 | Sydney | 706 |
| #59 | Isabel | 704 |
| #60 | Taylor | 697 |
| #61 | Valerie | 689 |
| #62 | Natalia | 688 |
| #63 | Mariah | 643 |
| #64 | Kaitlyn | 641 |
| #65 | Amy | 638 |
| #66 | Rachel | 636 |
| #67 | Ruby | 633 |
| #68 | Angela | 617 |
| #69 | Amanda | 617 |
| #70 | Faith | 614 |
| #71 | Lily | 610 |
| #72 | Audrey | 610 |
| #73 | Genesis | 595 |
| #74 | Gabriela | 589 |
| #75 | Katelyn | 582 |
| #76 | Allison | 580 |
| #77 | Esmeralda | 575 |
| #78 | Zoe | 570 |
| #79 | Arianna | 559 |
| #80 | Kaylee | 554 |
| #81 | Kylie | 551 |
| #82 | Megan | 543 |
| #83 | Marissa | 542 |
| #84 | Anna | 529 |
| #85 | Alejandra | 525 |
| #86 | Brooke | 515 |
| #87 | Crystal | 513 |
| #88 | Jazmin | 504 |
| #89 | Brenda | 504 |
| #90 | Mariana | 497 |
| #91 | Karen | 494 |
| #92 | Adriana | 493 |
| #93 | Briana | 492 |
| #94 | Trinity | 486 |
| #95 | Karina | 480 |
| #96 | Makayla | 478 |
| #97 | Ana | 477 |
| #98 | Karla | 477 |
| #99 | Jade | 476 |
| #100 | Gabriella | 473 |
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 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| Marleen | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Morelia | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Harleen | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| Ilene | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| Ofelia | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Darlene | 109 | 5 | 1 |
| Gissell | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Donya | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackelin | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Arlene | 137 | 6 | 2 |
| Sayra | 28 | 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.