100 Most Popular Baby Girl 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 girl 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	Olivia	2,178
2	Emma	2,080
3	Camila	2,046
4	Mia	1,882
5	Sophia	1,762
6	Isabella	1,733
7	Luna	1,516
8	Sofia	1,307
9	Amelia	1,289
10	Gianna	1,107
11	Emily	1,104
12	Mila	1,074
13	Charlotte	1,059
14	Ava	1,021
15	Aria	997
16	Penelope	997
17	Evelyn	982
18	Victoria	874
19	Natalia	870
20	Scarlett	870
21	Abigail	835
22	Zoe	795
23	Violet	778
24	Eliana	765
25	Chloe	764
26	Valentina	749
27	Maya	726
28	Aurora	712
29	Elena	708
30	Ellie	695
31	Elizabeth	693
32	Layla	687
33	Lily	681
34	Emilia	667
35	Ella	663
36	Avery	660
37	Leilani	620
38	Hazel	611
39	Aaliyah	605
40	Madison	601
41	Genesis	599
42	Isla	591
43	Delilah	590
44	Zoey	577
45	Ximena	574
46	Athena	564
47	Harper	550
48	Samantha	522
49	Ariana	518
50	Grace	514
51	Leah	511
52	Riley	510
53	Alina	506
54	Jade	502
55	Natalie	498
56	Bella	486
57	Hailey	484
58	Audrey	480
59	Stella	480
60	Hannah	473
61	Eleanor	465
62	Melody	459
63	Valeria	459
64	Nova	459
65	Naomi	449
66	Liliana	440
67	Nora	440
68	Sophie	430
69	Ivy	427
70	Melanie	423
71	Everly	422
72	Catalina	410
73	Allison	408
74	Alice	394
75	Maria	394
76	Ruby	389
77	Valerie	387
78	Lucia	384
79	Ayla	364
80	Iris	361
81	Madelyn	361
82	Alaia	348
83	Emery	348
84	Lucy	345
85	Eva	342
86	Arya	341
87	Adeline	340
88	Kamila	340
89	Nevaeh	339
90	Daisy	335
91	Juliette	331
92	Madeline	327
93	Andrea	322
94	Aubrey	317
95	Amaya	314
96	Julia	302
97	Isabel	301
98	Sienna	299
99	Claire	292
100	Willow	288

Most Popular California Baby Girl Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby girl 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 girl names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2021

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	2,395
2	Emma	2,171
3	Camila	2,065
4	Mia	2,021
5	Sophia	1,808

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2020

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	2,329
2	Camila	2,175
3	Emma	2,093
4	Mia	2,029
5	Sophia	1,984

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2019

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Olivia	2,602
2	Emma	2,389
3	Mia	2,359
4	Sophia	2,093
5	Camila	2,063

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2018

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Emma	2,743
2	Mia	2,499
3	Olivia	2,465
4	Isabella	2,200
5	Sophia	2,154

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2017

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Emma	2,740
2	Mia	2,602
3	Olivia	2,489
4	Sophia	2,440
5	Isabella	2,352

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2016

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Mia	2,800
2	Sophia	2,757
3	Emma	2,608
4	Olivia	2,549
5	Isabella	2,363

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2015

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Sophia	2,956
2	Mia	2,866
3	Emma	2,722
4	Olivia	2,530
5	Isabella	2,408

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2014

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Sophia	3,182
2	Isabella	2,730
3	Emma	2,687
4	Mia	2,637
5	Olivia	2,426

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2013

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Sophia	3,468
2	Isabella	2,794
3	Mia	2,604
4	Emma	2,489
5	Emily	2,296

Popular Baby Girl Names in California for 2012

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

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

	Name	Count
1	Sophia	3,644
2	Isabella	3,111
3	Emma	2,452
4	Emily	2,440
5	Mia	2,330

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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