California · 2006
Top 100 names in California, 2006, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Emily | 3,104 |
| #2 | Isabella | 2,802 |
| #3 | Ashley | 2,606 |
| #4 | Mia | 2,454 |
| #5 | Samantha | 2,351 |
| #6 | Natalie | 2,227 |
| #7 | Sophia | 1,983 |
| #8 | Emma | 1,546 |
| #9 | Abigail | 1,482 |
| #10 | Ava | 1,473 |
| #11 | Madison | 1,442 |
| #12 | Elizabeth | 1,430 |
| #13 | Alyssa | 1,401 |
| #14 | Kimberly | 1,400 |
| #15 | Brianna | 1,398 |
| #16 | Jasmine | 1,387 |
| #17 | Andrea | 1,316 |
| #18 | Jessica | 1,264 |
| #19 | Alexa | 1,242 |
| #20 | Olivia | 1,216 |
| #21 | Hannah | 1,214 |
| #22 | Valeria | 1,207 |
| #23 | Sarah | 1,166 |
| #24 | Angelina | 1,161 |
| #25 | Jocelyn | 1,146 |
| #26 | Jennifer | 1,144 |
| #27 | Alexis | 1,128 |
| #28 | Chloe | 1,090 |
| #29 | Victoria | 1,090 |
| #30 | Vanessa | 1,072 |
| #31 | Stephanie | 1,064 |
| #32 | Sofia | 1,060 |
| #33 | Michelle | 1,038 |
| #34 | Evelyn | 1,023 |
| #35 | Maria | 1,018 |
| #36 | Kayla | 1,007 |
| #37 | Melanie | 994 |
| #38 | Grace | 989 |
| #39 | Destiny | 980 |
| #40 | Alexandra | 968 |
| #41 | Hailey | 944 |
| #42 | Valerie | 931 |
| #43 | Leslie | 910 |
| #44 | Natalia | 899 |
| #45 | Maya | 874 |
| #46 | Lauren | 835 |
| #47 | Ariana | 832 |
| #48 | Katherine | 825 |
| #49 | Julia | 807 |
| #50 | Savannah | 790 |
| #51 | Melissa | 785 |
| #52 | Isabel | 784 |
| #53 | Ella | 763 |
| #54 | Diana | 762 |
| #55 | Giselle | 756 |
| #56 | Nicole | 747 |
| #57 | Jacqueline | 725 |
| #58 | Audrey | 705 |
| #59 | Daniela | 694 |
| #60 | Alondra | 686 |
| #61 | Taylor | 686 |
| #62 | Daisy | 670 |
| #63 | Angela | 668 |
| #64 | Mariah | 637 |
| #65 | Kaitlyn | 631 |
| #66 | Ruby | 628 |
| #67 | Gabriela | 628 |
| #68 | Sydney | 622 |
| #69 | Arianna | 616 |
| #70 | Lily | 613 |
| #71 | Jazmin | 582 |
| #72 | Allison | 581 |
| #73 | Katelyn | 570 |
| #74 | Zoe | 562 |
| #75 | Rachel | 560 |
| #76 | Amy | 553 |
| #77 | Kaylee | 551 |
| #78 | Liliana | 550 |
| #79 | Adriana | 547 |
| #80 | Amanda | 544 |
| #81 | Nevaeh | 532 |
| #82 | Briana | 528 |
| #83 | Karen | 520 |
| #84 | Esmeralda | 520 |
| #85 | Gabriella | 519 |
| #86 | Faith | 512 |
| #87 | Brooke | 512 |
| #88 | Camila | 506 |
| #89 | Sara | 500 |
| #90 | Jasmin | 494 |
| #91 | Megan | 490 |
| #92 | Crystal | 484 |
| #93 | Genesis | 483 |
| #94 | Jade | 482 |
| #95 | Gianna | 479 |
| #96 | Kylie | 478 |
| #97 | Guadalupe | 476 |
| #98 | Mariana | 469 |
| #99 | Fatima | 467 |
| #100 | Karla | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raylene | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| Ilene | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| Marleen | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Izel | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Arlene | 113 | 5 | 1 |
| Irie | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Desteny | 51 | 2 | 1 |
| Xitlali | 53 | 2 | 1 |
| Hennessy | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Xochitl | 74 | 3 | 1 |
| Azucena | 52 | 2 | 1 |
| Adilene | 99 | 4 | 1 |
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.