Most popular baby names in California 2025
In 2025, the most popular baby names in California were Olivia, Mia, and Sophia for girls and Liam, Noah, and Mateo for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Emiliano is 2.8x more common in California than nationally, and Ximena is 2.7x more common in California than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.
Most popular girl names 2025
vs US
- 1 Olivia no change US #1
- 2 Mia up 4 US #6
- 3 Sophia up 2 US #5
- 4 Camila up 15 US #19
- 5 Emma down 2 US #3
- 6 Isabella up 1 US #7
- 7 Amelia down 3 US #4
- 8 Sofia up 1 US #9
- 9 Eliana up 1 US #10
- 10 Valentina up 25 US #35
Most popular boy names 2025
vs US
- 1 Liam no change US #1
- 2 Noah no change US #2
- 3 Mateo up 5 US #8
- 4 Santiago up 22 US #26
- 5 Sebastian up 11 US #16
- 6 Julian up 19 US #25
- 7 Oliver down 4 US #3
- 8 Elias up 5 US #13
- 9 Benjamin up 2 US #11
- 9 Elijah down 2 US #7
Most distinctive baby names in California
