100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in California (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Liam	2,610
2	Noah	2,497
3	Mateo	2,371
4	Sebastian	2,086
5	Julian	1,620
6	Oliver	1,617
7	Santiago	1,547
8	Benjamin	1,524
9	Elijah	1,438
10	Ezekiel	1,398
11	Alexander	1,393
12	Daniel	1,385
13	Ethan	1,345
14	Lucas	1,289
15	Ezra	1,241
16	Luca	1,221
17	Levi	1,197
18	Leo	1,179
19	Aiden	1,155
20	Angel	1,150
21	Jayden	1,087
22	James	1,086
23	Matthew	1,083
24	Dylan	1,067
25	Elias	1,061
26	Michael	1,036
27	Anthony	1,034
28	David	1,028
29	Jacob	1,026
30	Adrian	1,008
31	Nathan	993
32	Logan	986
33	Isaac	961
34	Damian	947
35	Leonardo	935
36	Aaron	903
37	Theodore	903
38	Isaiah	899
39	Gabriel	880
40	Henry	871
41	Samuel	857
42	William	831
43	Luke	826
44	Gael	814
45	Mason	796
46	Josiah	794
47	Joseph	785
48	Emiliano	784
49	Caleb	773
50	Jose	770
51	Kai	760
52	Andrew	741
53	Roman	729
54	Christopher	709
55	Jack	704
56	Ian	696
57	Diego	695
58	Owen	683
59	Jonathan	647
60	Jackson	641
61	Maverick	641
62	Xavier	633
63	Asher	628
64	Adriel	626
65	Luis	607
66	Joshua	605
67	Jesus	597
68	Dominic	596
69	Axel	591
70	Christian	574
71	Enzo	567
72	Adam	565
73	Lorenzo	554
74	Miles	554
75	Ivan	549
76	Eli	548
77	Wyatt	543
78	Ryan	534
79	Thomas	524
80	Hudson	522
81	Nicholas	521
82	Thiago	520
83	Juan	512
84	Emilio	498
85	Carlos	495
86	John	490
87	Jordan	490
88	Evan	488
89	Luka	488
90	Andres	479
91	Jeremiah	478
92	Miguel	467
93	Giovanni	460
94	Grayson	452
95	Nicolas	442
96	Jaxon	440
97	Alejandro	431
98	Matteo	429
99	Vincent	417
100	Micah	416

Most Popular California Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in California for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2021 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,591
2	Liam	2,469
3	Mateo	2,108
4	Sebastian	2,042
5	Julian	1,720

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2020 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,608
2	Liam	2,406
3	Mateo	2,057
4	Sebastian	1,981
5	Julian	1,679

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2019 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,674
2	Liam	2,390
3	Mateo	2,219
4	Sebastian	2,149
5	Ethan	2,093

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2018 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,569
2	Liam	2,413
3	Sebastian	2,213
4	Mateo	2,101
5	Ethan	2,059

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2017 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,527
2	Sebastian	2,276
3	Liam	2,189
4	Ethan	2,149
5	Matthew	2,135

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2016 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,697
2	Matthew	2,418
3	Ethan	2,338
4	Daniel	2,300
5	Jacob	2,273

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2015 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,773
2	Jacob	2,561
3	Ethan	2,478
4	Daniel	2,474
5	Matthew	2,440

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2014 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	2,781
2	Jacob	2,717
3	Ethan	2,568
4	Daniel	2,565
5	Alexander	2,500

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2013 is Jacob.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Jacob	2,890
2	Ethan	2,667
3	Daniel	2,603
4	Jayden	2,581
5	Matthew	2,565

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2012 is Jacob.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Jacob	2,981
2	Jayden	2,871
3	Daniel	2,687
4	Ethan	2,674
5	Matthew	2,654

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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