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Most Popular Baby Names in California, 2025

Olivia was the most popular girl name in California in 2025, given to 1,796 girls. Liam led the boys with 2,624 births. The name to watch is Ailani: it climbed 129 places, from #213 in 2024 to #84 in 2025. 464 girl names and 370 boy names appear only in California in 2025, and nowhere else in the country.

California in 2025, at a glance

The headline numbers from the official SSA counts.

OliviaTop girl name — 1,796 girls, about 1 in every 90 girls born in California
LiamTop boy name — 2,624 boys, about 1 in every 66 boys born in California
337,198Total babies recorded — 161,724 girls and 175,474 boys
834Names only in California — 464 girls and 370 boys
Ailani · +129Biggest climber: #213 in 2024 to #84 in 2025 (340 girls)

Top 5 names in California, 2025

The five most popular names for girls and for boys.

Type any name to see its California rank and birth count for 2025.

Results come from the California top 100 for girls and boys, 2025.

    Complete Top 100 in California, 2025

    Every name in the top 100, with birth counts and the change since 2024. Tap a column heading to sort. “New” means the name was not published in California in 2024.

    No match in the California top 100 for 2025.

    Top 100 girl names in California, 2025

    Top 100 girl names in California, 2025
    1Olivia1,796↑ 1
    2Mia1,788↓ 1
    3Sophia1,685↑ 2
    4Camila1,682↓ 1
    5Emma1,641↓ 1
    6Isabella1,5060
    7Amelia1,3700
    8Sofia1,3390
    9Eliana1,323↑ 3
    10Valentina1,146↑ 7
    11Ailany1,058↑ 60
    12Charlotte1,037↓ 1
    13Luna998↓ 4
    14Gianna990↓ 4
    15Aria977↓ 1
    16Emily910↓ 3
    17Evelyn892↓ 2
    18Violet883↑ 6
    19Aurora853↑ 1
    20Penelope827↑ 1
    21Elena8090
    22Mila786↓ 4
    23Zoe7700
    24Chloe750↓ 5
    25Lily748↑ 3
    26Ava742↓ 10
    27Emilia7040
    28Victoria690↓ 2
    29Maya658↑ 2
    30Ellie6540
    31Elizabeth641↑ 5
    32Layla624↑ 3
    33Abigail613↓ 8
    34Isla606↑ 4
    35Scarlett602↓ 6
    36Hazel584↓ 2
    37Leilani575↑ 8
    38Catalina570↑ 16
    39Genesis5690
    40Delilah564↓ 7
    41Ella561↓ 1
    42Alina542↓ 1
    43Lucia531↑ 19
    44Madison528↑ 8
    45Natalia524↓ 13
    46Liliana522↓ 2
    47Eleanor513↓ 1
    48Avery498↓ 11
    49Naomi497↓ 2
    50Nora488↑ 5
    51Grace468↓ 2
    52Leah464↓ 10
    53Lucy463↑ 13
    54Ximena460↓ 6
    55Melody457↑ 6
    56Juliette455↑ 10
    57Ivy450↑ 1
    58Aaliyah442↑ 1
    59Sophie437↑ 4
    60Ayla4320
    60Iris432↑ 11
    62Harper430↓ 12
    63Jade422↓ 20
    64Zoey421↓ 7
    65Adeline4160
    66Hannah411↓ 2
    67Ariana410↓ 17
    68Valeria392↑ 6
    69Stella389↑ 11
    70Audrey3870
    71Athena379↓ 15
    72Riley378↓ 19
    73Sienna375↑ 42
    74Maria372↑ 3
    75Allison367↑ 10
    76Hailey363↓ 1
    76Melanie363↓ 10
    78Ruby360↓ 2
    79Kaia359↑ 2
    80Madeline348↑ 13
    80Samantha348↓ 11
    82Emery345↑ 8
    83Claire342↑ 8
    84Ailani340↑ 129
    85Alice338↓ 2
    85Eloise338↑ 29
    87Daisy3370
    88Alaia336↓ 9
    89Celeste330↓ 8
    89Celine330↑ 8
    91Madelyn328↓ 5
    92Amara327↑ 3
    93Nova326↓ 16
    94Lainey325↑ 16
    95Bella319↓ 22
    96Sadie307↑ 9
    97Valerie297↓ 9
    98Josephine295↑ 12
    99Alana294↑ 9
    99Julieta294↑ 33

    Based on 161,724 girls born in California in 2025.

    Only in California

    The most common names that appear only in California in 2025.

    What “only in California” means: a name counts if it was given at least 5 times in California in 2025 and fewer than 5 times in any other state (the 50 states and DC). SSA does not publish names given fewer than 5 times, so a name could exist elsewhere in smaller numbers. See the full list on the names only popular in California page.

    NameSexBirths
    ArmenBoy28
    WarisBoy24
    NihalBoy21
    AniGirl20
    ArzoyiGirl20
    DavitBoy19
    HukamBoy19
    AmanatGirl17
    BaaniGirl17
    DelinaGirl17

    464 girl names and 370 boy names appear only in California in 2025.

    Rising and falling in California

    Only names in the California top 100 qualify, so these are real moves, not names jumping from a handful of births.

    Fastest rising

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Ailani Girl#213 → #84+129340
    Ailany Girl#71 → #11+601,058
    Aziel Boy#141 → #91+50429
    Sienna Girl#115 → #73+42375
    Julieta Girl#132 → #99+33294

    Falling fastest

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Jordan Boy#96 → #128-32320
    Andrea Girl#97 → #129-32236
    Natalie Girl#84 → #112-28266
    Aiden Boy#28 → #51-23677
    Bella Girl#73 → #95-22319

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    Method in brief: counts are the SSA-published counts for California in 2025, by exact spelling. Rank change is the 2024 rank minus the 2025 rank, recomputed from the file. “Only in California” means at least 5 times in California and fewer than 5 times in any other state (50 states + DC). Full detail: methodology.

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    Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.