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Baby names in California, 2010s

2010–2019 · 4,249,675 recorded births

Sophia was the most common name given in California across the 2010s, with 29,658 births in the decade. The state recorded 4,249,675 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to California in the 2010s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Raylene238
Hakop25
Armen162
Harut28
Lilit69
Tigran103
Harout39
Enalina15

Top 25 in the 2010s

RankNameBirths
#1Sophia29,658
#2Isabella26,442
#3Noah25,616
#4Jacob25,426
#5Mia25,071
#6Emma24,775
#7Daniel24,546
#8Ethan23,909
#9Matthew22,705
#10Alexander22,696
#11Olivia22,605
#12Jayden22,372
#13Emily20,706
#14Anthony19,738
#15Julian19,228
#16Sebastian19,003
#17David18,903
#18Liam18,537
#19Nathan18,306
#20Michael18,002
#21Aiden17,773
#22Angel17,712
#23Benjamin17,633
#24Andrew17,307
#25Sofia17,304

Other decades in California

All California names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org