Most popular boy names in California — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in California was Liam, followed by Noah and Mateo. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in California

More common

Most distinctive Santiago 2.6x more common ▲22 #4 vs US #26
Sebastian 2.2x more common ▲11 #5 vs US #16 Julian 2.2x more common ▲19 #6 vs US #25 Mateo 2.0x more common ▲5 #3 vs US #8 Elias 1.5x more common ▲5 #8 vs US #13

Less common

Most distinctive William 1.5x less common ▼38 #47 vs US #9
Henry 1.5x less common ▼26 #31 vs US #5 James 1.2x less common ▼16 #22 vs US #6 Theodore 1.1x less common ▼9 #13 vs US #4 Oliver 1.1x less common ▼4 #7 vs US #3

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in California. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Liam Same as US #1
    2,624
  2. 2
    Noah Same as US #2
    2,607
  3. 3
    Mateo ▲5 vs US #8
    2,239
  4. 4
    Santiago ▲22 vs US #26
    1,991
  5. 5
    Sebastian ▲11 vs US #16
    1,954
  6. 6
    Julian ▲19 vs US #25
    1,680
  7. 7
    Oliver ▼4 vs US #3
    1,456
  8. 8
    Elias ▲5 vs US #13
    1,342
  9. 9
    Benjamin ▲2 vs US #11
    1,257
  10. 9
    Elijah ▼2 vs US #7
    1,257
  11. 9
    Luca ▲5 vs US #14
    1,257
  12. 12
    Ethan ▲12 vs US #24
    1,236
  13. 13
    Theodore ▼9 vs US #4
    1,211
  14. 14
    Ezra ▲6 vs US #20
    1,190
  15. 15
    Leo ▲4 vs US #19
    1,173
  16. 16
    Alexander ▲14 vs US #30
    1,169
  17. 17
    Lucas ▼7 vs US #10
    1,154
  18. 18
    Daniel ▲4 vs US #22
    1,145
  19. 19
    Levi ▼7 vs US #12
    1,142
  20. 20
    Ezekiel ▲41 vs US #61
    1,089
  21. 21
    Emiliano ▲73 vs US #94
    1,075
  22. 22
    James ▼16 vs US #6
    1,005
  23. 23
    Matthew ▲9 vs US #32
    996
  24. 24
    Adriel ▲60 vs US #84
    959
  25. 25
    Angel ▲42 vs US #67
    942
  26. 26
    Michael ▼5 vs US #21
    875
  27. 27
    Roman ▲15 vs US #42
    874
  28. 28
    Dylan ▲13 vs US #41
    871
  29. 29
    Adrian ▲45 vs US #74
    869
  30. 30
    Isaiah ▲27 vs US #57
    847
  31. 31
    Henry ▼26 vs US #5
    843
  32. 32
    Leonardo ▲59 vs US #91
    838
  33. 33
    Gael ▲53 vs US #86
    831
  34. 34
    Samuel ▼16 vs US #18
    821
  35. 35
    Anthony ▲11 vs US #46
    819
  36. 36
    Thiago ▲14 vs US #50
    801
  37. 37
    David ▼2 vs US #35
    800
  38. 38
    Isaac ▲9 vs US #47
    766
  39. 39
    Damian ▲70 vs US #109
    765
  40. 40
    Nathan ▲23 vs US #63
    762
  41. 41
    Jacob ▲2 vs US #43
    744
  42. 42
    Enzo ▲30 vs US #72
    743
  43. 43
    Gabriel ▼6 vs US #37
    742
  44. 44
    Luke ▼11 vs US #33
    738
  45. 45
    Josiah ▲9 vs US #54
    723
  46. 46
    Joseph ▼17 vs US #29
    721
  47. 47
    William ▼38 vs US #9
    717
  48. 48
    Jack ▼33 vs US #15
    702
  49. 49
    Jose ▲46 vs US #95
    681
  50. 50
    Caleb ▲8 vs US #58
    678
  51. 51
    Aiden ▲11 vs US #62
    677
  52. 52
    Logan ▲1 vs US #53
    670
  53. 53
    Mason ▼14 vs US #39
    657
  54. 54
    Jayden ▲16 vs US #70
    640
  55. 54
    Luka ▲31 vs US #85
    640
  56. 56
    Aaron ▲24 vs US #80
    616
  57. 57
    Owen ▼26 vs US #31
    604
  58. 58
    Kai ▲35 vs US #93
    601
  59. 59
    Lorenzo ▲58 vs US #117
    588
  60. 60
    Miles ▼16 vs US #44
    575
  61. 61
    Xavier ▲47 vs US #108
    566
  62. 62
    Dominic ▲44 vs US #106
    560
  63. 63
    Asher ▼35 vs US #28
    545
  64. 63
    Ian ▲20 vs US #83
    545
  65. 65
    Jonathan ▲24 vs US #89
    541
  66. 66
    Emilio ▲88 vs US #154
    540
  67. 67
    Jackson ▼31 vs US #36
    536
  68. 68
    Andrew ▲5 vs US #73
    534
  69. 69
    Thomas ▼35 vs US #34
    532
  70. 70
    Axel ▲9 vs US #79
    531
  71. 71
    Joshua ▼5 vs US #66
    523
  72. 72
    Christopher ▼4 vs US #68
    516
  73. 73
    Christian ▲23 vs US #96
    508
  74. 74
    Diego ▲84 vs US #158
    499
  75. 75
    Luis ▲69 vs US #144
    497
  76. 76
    Hudson ▼59 vs US #17
    484
  77. 76
    Theo ▲6 vs US #82
    484
  78. 78
    Adam ▲23 vs US #101
    468
  79. 79
    John ▼56 vs US #23
    463
  80. 80
    Ryan ▲19 vs US #99
    456
  81. 81
    Nathaniel ▲59 vs US #140
    453
  82. 82
    Giovanni ▲41 vs US #123
    452
  83. 83
    Maverick ▼34 vs US #49
    450
  84. 84
    Jeremiah ▲4 vs US #88
    449
  85. 85
    Ivan ▲77 vs US #162
    444
  86. 85
    Jesus ▲88 vs US #173
    444
  87. 85
    Wyatt ▼47 vs US #38
    444
  88. 88
    Carlos ▲62 vs US #150
    442
  89. 89
    Juan ▲70 vs US #159
    436
  90. 90
    Wesley ▼38 vs US #52
    434
  91. 91
    Aziel ▲95 vs US #186
    429
  92. 91
    Evan ▲62 vs US #153
    429
  93. 93
    Nicholas ▲19 vs US #112
    425
  94. 94
    Nolan ▼29 vs US #65
    424
  95. 95
    Matias ▲75 vs US #170
    421
  96. 96
    Leon ▲42 vs US #138
    416
  97. 97
    Matteo ▲49 vs US #146
    415
  98. 98
    Andres ▲102 vs US #200
    406
  99. 99
    Vincent ▲8 vs US #107
    405
  100. 100
    Charles ▼52 vs US #48
    401
  101. 100
    Nicolas ▲77 vs US #177
    401