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Names of California

33,446,519 births across 21,031 different names since 1910. No name belongs to California more than Joseluis.

Most concentrated in California

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Joseluis 1,917 6.1×
Xochitl 2,754 5.9×
Viridiana 1,910 5.5×
Maira 2,449 5.3×
Rocio 6,100 5.2×
Griselda 3,874 5.1×
Citlali 1,751 5.1×
Efren 3,152 5.1×
Everardo 1,892 5.0×
Rigoberto 4,694 5.0×
Mai 1,709 5.0×
Adilene 2,624 4.9×
Oswaldo 2,153 4.9×
Mayra 15,398 4.9×
Susana 8,692 4.9×
Fabiola 3,617 4.9×
Salvador 22,452 4.8×
Cinthia 1,805 4.8×
Maricela 5,382 4.8×
Berenice 3,036 4.7×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Jennifer175,689
2Mary153,378
3Elizabeth136,485
4Jessica136,185
5Patricia116,996
6Linda114,963
7Michelle114,585
8Maria105,796
9Stephanie101,692
10Emily98,899
11Ashley98,011
12Kimberly95,543
13Lisa94,846
14Susan91,696
15Karen91,366

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Michael436,105
2David378,808
3Robert353,351
4John316,948
5James288,257
6Daniel262,947
7Richard225,668
8Christopher225,231
9William221,142
10Anthony187,364
11Matthew181,793
12Joseph181,731
13Jose167,241
14Andrew153,875
15Steven153,515

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.