100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in California

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 2021. 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, 2021, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

Rank Name Count
1 Noah 2,591
2 Liam 2,469
3 Mateo 2,108
4 Sebastian 2,042
5 Julian 1,720
6 Benjamin 1,607
7 Oliver 1,523
8 Elijah 1,498
9 Alexander 1,483
10 Daniel 1,424
11 Ethan 1,411
12 Lucas 1,367
13 Ezekiel 1,270
14 Santiago 1,250
15 Aiden 1,234
16 Jacob 1,216
17 Matthew 1,173
18 James 1,157
19 Ezra 1,117
20 Jayden 1,091
21 Levi 1,089
22 Michael 1,078
23 Leo 1,076
24 Adrian 1,063
25 David 1,060
26 Elias 1,056
27 Angel 1,045
28 Dylan 1,045
29 Anthony 1,039
30 Logan 1,021
31 Isaac 1,002
32 Luca 999
33 Nathan 992
34 Leonardo 943
35 William 925
36 Aaron 922
37 Samuel 903
38 Isaiah 893
39 Mason 893
40 Henry 885
41 Jack 884
42 Joseph 873
43 Damian 871
44 Luke 846
45 Gael 841
46 Josiah 828
47 Jose 826
48 Theodore 819
49 Gabriel 797
50 Jackson 763
51 Andrew 758
52 Owen 746
53 Christopher 743
54 Emiliano 723
55 Roman 718
56 Caleb 712
57 Kai 688
58 Diego 682
59 Jonathan 667
60 Joshua 661
61 Miles 661
62 Axel 657
63 Ian 645
64 Dominic 624
65 Xavier 623
66 Maverick 603
67 Wyatt 597
68 Ryan 595
69 Jesus 592
70 Asher 583
71 Luis 579
72 Christian 574
73 Adriel 573
74 Adam 567
75 Eli 557
76 Thomas 547
77 Hudson 546
78 Evan 536
79 Jeremiah 533
80 Nicholas 521
81 John 513
82 Grayson 512
83 Lorenzo 511
84 Nolan 511
85 Matteo 510
86 Jordan 495
87 Carter 493
88 Carlos 487
89 Ivan 484
90 Juan 477
91 Vincent 474
92 Andres 472
93 Robert 471
94 Nathaniel 469
95 Jaxon 466
96 Nicolas 465
97 Austin 456
98 Giovanni 455
99 Enzo 453
100 Emilio 449

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 2021.

However, 111 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 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

Popular Baby Boy Names in California for 2011

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in California for births recorded in 2011 is Jacob.

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

Name Count
1 Jacob 3,171
2 Daniel 2,910
3 Jayden 2,753
4 Anthony 2,694
5 Matthew 2,466

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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