Most popular girls’ names in California, 2001

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

RankNameBabies
1Emily2,928
2Ashley2,717
3Samantha2,536
4Jessica2,244
5Alyssa2,059
6Jennifer2,028
7Natalie1,724
8Elizabeth1,705
9Alexis1,700
10Jasmine1,655
11Sarah1,613
12Hannah1,598
13Madison1,595
14Andrea1,517
15Stephanie1,516
16Isabella1,482
17Vanessa1,456
18Brianna1,409
19Kimberly1,375
20Maria1,364
21Kayla1,213
22Destiny1,212
23Michelle1,204
24Victoria1,200
25Jacqueline1,195
RankNameBabies
26Lauren1,173
27Sophia1,162
28Melissa1,154
29Leslie1,152
30Abigail1,146
31Nicole1,110
32Emma1,093
33Grace1,053
34Olivia1,006
35Julia983
36Alexandra977
37Katherine976
38Taylor974
39Diana965
40Megan962
41Amanda931
42Chloe921
43Rachel904
44Jocelyn856
45Angela844
46Daisy815
47Evelyn775
48Isabel768
49Sydney755
50Hailey748
51Angelina728
52Alondra715
53Mia704
54Anna699
54Ariana699
56Savannah695
57Kaitlyn672
58Karina667
59Gabriela664
60Crystal658
61Angelica645
62Alejandra629
63Melanie617
64Esmeralda613
64Valerie613
66Sara612
67Rebecca611
68Adriana608
69Sofia597
70Haley596
71Briana594
72Karen592
73Alexa585
74Ana575
74Daniela575
76Amy565
77Valeria561
78Faith560
79Nayeli557
80Cynthia548
81Sierra547
82Brenda546
83Guadalupe545
84Allison539
85Marissa537
86Zoe531
87Amber530
88Danielle525
88Maya525
90Christina519
91Jordan510
92Sabrina508
93Madeline506
94Mariah503
95Morgan501
96Jasmin500
96Karla500
98Katelyn496
99Giselle495
100Juliana494