Most Popular Baby Names Throughout History

Top names by decade - From the 1960s to today.

Data source: Top 25 baby names by live births in California (1960–2024), based on birth certificate records. Showing cumulative counts for the 2010s decade.

Top Boy Names

# Name Total Births
1 Noah 25,357
2 Jacob 25,262
3 Daniel 24,419
4 Ethan 23,825
5 Alexander 22,587
6 Matthew 22,554
7 Jayden 21,600
8 Julian 19,126
9 David 18,805
10 Anthony 18,323
11 Michael 17,849
12 Aiden 17,608
13 Nathan 17,075
14 Isaac 16,396
15 Liam 16,220
16 Benjamin 16,086
17 Sebastian 14,666
18 Mason 12,964
19 Andrew 12,218
20 Angel 11,602
21 Dylan 10,577
22 Adrian 10,331
23 James 9,071
24 Joseph 8,300
25 Mateo 8,181

Top Girl Names

# Name Total Births
1 Sophia 29,527
2 Isabella 26,280
3 Mia 24,917
4 Emma 24,665
5 Olivia 22,486
6 Emily 20,613
7 Sofia 17,215
8 Camila 16,039
9 Abigail 15,397
10 Ava 14,435
11 Victoria 14,133
12 Evelyn 10,884
13 Chloe 10,502
14 Elizabeth 10,309
15 Samantha 10,244
16 Charlotte 9,755
17 Zoe 8,122
18 Natalie 7,386
19 Madison 7,033
20 Scarlett 6,969
21 Genesis 5,567
22 Penelope 5,318
23 Alexa 5,180
24 Aria 5,088
25 Amelia 4,612

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