{"id":340463,"date":"2026-05-31T18:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T18:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/340463\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T18:05:16","slug":"ca-most-popular-baby-names-in-2025-see-top-girl-boy-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/340463\/","title":{"rendered":"CA most popular baby names in 2025: See top girl & boy picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choosing the perfect baby name can take plenty of time \u2014 and for many parents, the search starts long before their child arrives.<\/p>\n

Each year, the Social Security Administration tracks the most popular baby names<\/a> by state using data from Social Security card applications.<\/p>\n

The agency\u2019s baby name records date back to 1960.<\/p>\n

The federal agency just released its list of the most popular baby names for boys and girls in the United States<\/a> for 2025, including rankings for California.<\/p>\n

While many of California\u2019s top baby names mirror nationwide trends<\/a>, a few names stand out as especially popular in the Golden State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here were the most popular baby names for boys and girls in California for 2025:<\/p>\n

BEHIND THE STORY MORE <\/a> Why we did this story <\/p>\n

Our community-driven series \u2014 How to California \u2014 is here to answer your questions<\/a> about state laws, history, culture, recreation and travel in the Golden State. <\/p>\n

McClatchy\u2019s service journalism team, focused on helping our readers navigate daily life, works in communities across the state, including San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Merced, Modesto and Sacramento. <\/p>\n

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\"Choosing Choosing the perfect baby name can take plenty of time. Dann Tardif Getty Images What are most popular baby names for boys in California?<\/p>\n

According to the Social Security Administration, these were the top 10 baby names for boys in California<\/a> in 2025:<\/p>\n

LiamNoahMateoSantiagoSebastianJulianOliverEliasBenjaminElijahWhat are California\u2019s most popular baby names for girls?<\/p>\n

The Social Security Administration said these were the 10 most popular baby names<\/a> for girls in 2025:<\/p>\n

OliviaMiaSophiaCamilaEmmaIsabellaAmeliaSofiaElianaValentinaWhat were the top 10 baby names of 2025 in the US?<\/p>\n

According to the Social Security Administration, these were the top 10 baby names for boys<\/a> in the country for 2025:<\/p>\n

LiamNoahOliverTheodoreHenryJamesElijahMateoWilliamLucas<\/p>\n

These were the top 10 most popular baby girl names<\/a> in the country for 2025:<\/p>\n

OliviaCharlotteEmmaAmeliaSophiaMiaIsabellaEvelynSofiaEliana \"silicone A mother gives the bottle to her baby on October 8, 2012. FRED DUFOUR AFP via Getty Images How have baby name trends changed over the years in California?<\/p>\n

According to the Social Security Administration, California\u2019s most popular baby names have remained fairly consistent over the past five years.<\/p>\n

For boys, Liam and Noah have continued to battle for the top spot since 2020.<\/p>\n

Noah ranked No. 1 in 2020, 2021 and 2023, while Liam took the top position in 2022, 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n

Mateo has consistently held onto the No. 3 spot for boys since 2020, while Sebastian has remained a regular in the top five.<\/p>\n

Other boys names rotating through the top five rankings in recent years include Julian, Oliver and Santiago.<\/p>\n

For girls, Olivia reclaimed the No. 1 spot in 2025 after briefly slipping to No. 2 behind Mia in 2024.<\/p>\n

Olivia had previously been California\u2019s top name for baby girls every year since 2019.<\/p>\n

Sophia, Camila and Emma have also remained among California\u2019s most popular girls names, frequently swapping places within the top five rankings over the years.<\/p>\n

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Ask your questions in the form below (can\u2019t see it? Click here<\/a>) or email howtocalifornia@mcclatchy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Angela Rodriguez is a service journalism reporter for The Bee. She is a graduate of Sacramento State with a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism. During her time there, she worked on the State Hornet covering arts and entertainment.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Choosing the perfect baby name can take plenty of time \u2014 and for many parents, the search starts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-340463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}