Top 100 Most Popular Boy and Girl Baby Names in California, 2005

This is a list of the 100 most popular names for babies in California, 2005 . All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

Most popular boy names

Rank	Boys	Number
1	Daniel	3,822
2	Anthony	3,659
3	Angel	3,438
4	David	3,199
5	Joshua	3,149
6	Jose	3,120
7	Andrew	3,075
8	Jacob	3,056
9	Matthew	2,805
10	Michael	2,694
11	Jonathan	2,581
12	Christopher	2,561
13	Joseph	2,465
14	Alexander	2,410
15	Nathan	2,367
16	Ethan	2,330
17	Ryan	2,301
18	Diego	2,251
19	Juan	2,160
20	Kevin	2,156
21	Brandon	2,092
22	Christian	1,971
23	Luis	1,962
24	Jesus	1,910
25	Gabriel	1,906
26	Adrian	1,901
27	Nicholas	1,788
28	Isaac	1,781
29	Dylan	1,645
30	Carlos	1,623
31	Noah	1,565
32	Tyler	1,534
33	Samuel	1,493
34	Bryan	1,471
35	Julian	1,434
36	James	1,433
37	Isaiah	1,414
38	Benjamin	1,413
39	William	1,410
40	John	1,308
41	Aaron	1,289
42	Alejandro	1,273
43	Justin	1,268
44	Jason	1,260
45	Miguel	1,252
46	Brian	1,241
47	Elijah	1,213
48	Jack	1,165
49	Eric	1,141
50	Robert	1,133
51	Aidan	1,085
52	Sebastian	1,037
53	Logan	1,034
54	Jordan	1,027
55	Victor	1,010
56	Evan	1,008
57	Zachary	997
58	Luke	986
59	Jorge	984
60	Eduardo	980
61	Alex	972
62	Ivan	963
63	Oscar	952
64	Jesse	902
65	Adam	879
66	Steven	874
67	Alexis	863
68	Nathaniel	848
69	Lucas	842
70	Aiden	841
71	Francisco	835
72	Gavin	832
73	Cesar	821
74	Thomas	803
75	Kyle	797
76	Manuel	784
77	Omar	782
78	Antonio	779
79	Andres	772
80	Ricardo	765
81	Richard	765
82	Jayden	762
83	Alan	752
84	Caleb	752
85	Fernando	741
86	Ian	741
87	Sean	741
88	Austin	710
89	Mason	700
90	Edgar	698
91	Dominic	687
92	Hector	674
93	Giovanni	668
94	Cristian	667
95	Jackson	652
96	Vincent	646
97	Javier	628
98	Leonardo	617
99	Damian	616
100	Erick	615

Most popular names for girls in California, 2005

Rank	Girls	Number
1	Emily	498
2	Mia	425
3	Ashley	402
4	Isabella	364
5	Emma	347
6	Samantha	333
7	Abigail	282
8	Sophia	276
9	Madison	272
10	Elizabeth	271
11	Alexis	264
12	Alyssa	249
13	Hannah	247
14	Natalie	245
15	Olivia	238
16	Brianna	222
17	Maria	199
18	Hailey	197
19	Grace	194
20	Jessica	194
21	Ava	192
22	Jasmine	189
23	Sarah	188
24	Victoria	188
25	Angelina	183
26	Jennifer	176
27	Andrea	167
28	Alexa	162
29	Taylor	162
30	Lauren	160
31	Savannah	156
32	Michelle	154
33	Chloe	153
34	Ella	152
35	Evelyn	152
36	Vanessa	151
37	Alexandra	141
38	Ariana	138
39	Destiny	138
40	Kimberly	134
41	Kayla	133
42	Nicole	132
43	Sofia	132
44	Stephanie	132
45	Valeria	130
46	Alondra	129
47	Trinity	129
48	Leslie	128
49	Nevaeh	128
50	Arianna	127
51	Brooke	119
52	Lily	119
53	Angela	117
54	Anna	117
55	Isabel	117
56	Sydney	117
57	Megan	116
58	Kaitlyn	114
59	Rachel	112
60	Faith	111
61	Kaylee	108
62	Ana	107
63	Mackenzie	107
64	Melanie	107
65	Jocelyn	104
66	Riley	104
67	Maya	103
68	Diana	102
69	Gabriela	102
70	Gabriella	100
71	Mariah	100
72	Zoe	100
73	Melissa	99
74	Mariana	98
75	Camila	97
76	Alexia	96
77	Angelica	96
78	Avery	96
79	Morgan	96
80	Daniela	95
81	Briana	94
82	Julia	92
83	Allison	90
84	Haley	90
85	Katherine	90
86	Kylie	90
87	Jazmin	89
88	Mya	88
89	Jenna	87
90	Paige	87
91	Amy	86
92	Esmeralda	86
93	Makayla	86
94	Sara	86
95	Jacqueline	84
96	Jade	84
97	Brooklyn	83
98	Danielle	83
99	Katelyn	83
100	Aaliyah	82
101	Lillian	82

Table key

Data derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2010).

Count Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (s) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
#/100K Occurrences / 100,000 people: The number of occurrences of a given surname per 100,000 in the United States.
% White % Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
% Black % Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
% API % Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
% AIAN % Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
% 2 or More Races % Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
% Hispanic % Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)
Rank in 2010
Count in 2010 Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States according to the 2000 census.
% Change % Change between 2000 and 2010
Rank change Change in rank between 2000 and 2010

rainforests | for kids | help | madagascar | contact

ProbablyHelpful 2025