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.
1Liam 1Olivia 2Noah 2Emma 3Mateo 3Camila 4Sebastian 4Mia 5Julian 5Sophia 6Oliver 6Isabella 7Santiago 7Luna 8Benjamin 8Sofia 9Elijah 9Amelia 10Ezekiel 10Gianna 11Alexander 11Emily 12Daniel 12Mila 13Ethan 13Charlotte 14Lucas 14Ava 15Ezra 15Aria 16Luca 16Penelope 17Levi 17Evelyn 18Leo 18Victoria 19Aiden 19Natalia 20Angel 20Scarlett 21Jayden 21Abigail 22James 22Zoe 23Matthew 23Violet 24Dylan 24Eliana 25Elias 25Chloe 26Michael 26Valentina 27Anthony 27Maya 28David 28Aurora 29Jacob 29Elena 30Adrian 30Ellie 31Nathan 31Elizabeth 32Logan 32Layla 33Isaac 33Lily 34Damian 34Emilia 35Leonardo 35Ella 36Aaron 36Avery 37Theodore 37Leilani 38Isaiah 38Hazel 39Gabriel 39Aaliyah 40Henry 40Madison 41Samuel 41Genesis 42William 42Isla 43Luke 43Delilah 44Gael 44Zoey 45Mason 45Ximena 46Josiah 46Athena 47Joseph 47Harper 48Emiliano 48Samantha 49Caleb 49Ariana 50Jose 50Grace 51Kai 51Leah 52Andrew 52Riley 53Roman 53Alina 54Christopher 54Jade 55Jack 55Natalie 56Ian 56Bella 57Diego 57Hailey 58Owen 58Audrey 59Jonathan 59Stella 60Jackson 60Hannah 61Maverick 61Eleanor 62Xavier 62Melody 63Asher 63Nova 64Adriel 64Valeria 65Luis 65Naomi 66Joshua 66Liliana 67Jesus 67Nora 68Dominic 68Sophie 69Axel 69Ivy 70Christian 70Melanie 71Enzo 71Everly 72Adam 72Catalina 73Lorenzo 73Allison 74Miles 74Alice 75Ivan 75Maria 76Eli 76Ruby 77Wyatt 77Valerie 78Ryan 78Lucia 79Thomas 79Ayla 80Hudson 80Iris 81Nicholas 81Madelyn 82Thiago 82Alaia 83Juan 83Emery 84Emilio 84Lucy 85Carlos 85Eva 86John 86Arya 87Jordan 87Adeline 88Evan 88Kamila 89Luka 89Nevaeh 90Andres 90Daisy 91Jeremiah 91Juliette 92Miguel 92Madeline 93Giovanni 93Andrea 94Grayson 94Aubrey 95Nicolas 95Amaya 96Jaxon 96Julia 97Alejandro 97Isabel 98Matteo 98Sienna 99Vincent 99Claire 100Micah 100Willow