List: California’s top 10 baby names from last year

SAN DIEGO — New dad and mom in California picked from some acquainted favorites when naming their youngsters final yr, based on knowledge from the Social Safety Administration.

The company launched its annual checklist of the highest names, each within the U.S. and on a state-by-state foundation, earlier this month. The lists spotlight some contrasts and similarities between the Golden State and the remainder of the nation — and the best way tastes have advanced over time.

Listed here are the highest 10 California child names from 2021 in girls and boys:

The lists present that Californians’ tastes haven’t modified immensely since 2020.

Daniel is the one new addition to the highest 10 boy names, bumping up from quantity 11 in 2020 and changing Ethan, which slid a couple of areas. Noah, Liam, Mateo and Sebastian held robust as the highest 4 choices in each years.

Over on the ladies’ facet, there have been additionally no enormous modifications, with Olivia on the prime in each years whereas Camila and Emma swapped spots. For a second yr, each one of many prime 10 woman names ended within the letter “a.” There have been no new additions to the ladies’ checklist, although some shuffled round a bit.

Hopping again to 2011 reveals some names had extra endurance than others.

Whereas Daniel and Alexander have been within the prime 10 a decade in the past, boy names like Jayden, Anthony, Matthew and Nathan have slipped in reputation. Andrew took the biggest fall from the highest 10 over the last decade, dropping from quantity 9 in 2011 all the best way to 51 in 2021.

Sophia, Isabella and Mia have been already prime picks in 2011, however woman names like Abigail, Samantha and Natalie fell out of favor within the ensuing 10 years. Two spellings of the identical identify — Sofia and Sophia — made the highest 10 on the ladies’ facet in each 2011 and 2021, with the “ph” spelling remaining extra common.

Evaluating California’s outcomes to the U.S. rankings from 2021, Liam, Noah, Olivia and Emma stay the most well-liked 4 names throughout the board. However the lists will not be similar.

Julian and Mateo are essentially the most noticeable regional additions — coming in at numbers three and 5 respectively on California’s checklist for 2021, whereas putting fifteenth and thirty third on the U.S. checklist.

California constantly ranks among the many states with the biggest Hispanic populations, serving to clarify a lift to a Spanish variation of Matthew. The identify ranked fourth in Texas and fifth in New Mexico, different states with giant Hispanic populations.

Interested in how common your identify has been over time? You should utilize this Social Safety instrument to seek for outcomes.