California
#15,795 most common girls' name of all time · #26,075 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1918–2024
Rank among girls
#15,795
Rank overall
#26,075 of 105,966
First appeared
1918
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
264
Since 2016
90
Peak year
2007 #7,782
Best rank
#4,727 1918
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
California first appears in 1918. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,505 |
| 2023 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,416 |
| 2022 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,746 |
| 2021 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,665 |
| 2020 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,331 |
| 2019 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,199 |
| 2018 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,211 |
| 2017 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,144 |
| 2016 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,447 |
| 2015 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,552 |
| 2014 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,049 |
| 2013 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2012 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,524 |
| 2011 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,805 |
| 2010 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,341 |
| 2009 | 15 | — | 15 | #8,109 |
| 2008 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,680 |
| 2007 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,782 |
| 2006 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,907 |
| 2005 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,220 |
| 2004 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,797 |
| 2002 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,318 |
| 2000 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,236 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,949 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,705 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,314 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,727 |