Popular Names in California

Popular names in California for 2022 feature Olivia and Liam at the head of the list of the Top 1000 California baby names. Both Olivia and Liam also top the most popular baby names 2022 list nationally. Noah ranks Number 2 nationally, while national Number 1 Liam is in second place in California.

California baby names also feature some unique choices in the Top 10. Camila, Sofia, and Gianna rank among the Top 10 California girl names but not the national Top 10. For boys, Mateo, Sebastian, Julian, Santiago, and Ezekiel are favorite baby names in California.

Several names rank higher in California than their national ranking, including Valeria, Kamila, and Catalina for girls. For boys, Enzo, Adriel, and Andres have notable rankings among the Top 1000 California baby names.

This list actually goes beyond the Top 1000 baby names in California to include all names used for five or more California babies, more than 7000 total names. If you'd like to take a deeper dive into distinctly California baby names, check out our pages on Los Angeles Baby Names and San Francisco Baby Names.

To browse popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2022 and Popular Boy Names 2022.

For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.