Most popular girls’ names in California, 2005

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

RankNameBabies
1Emily3,283
2Ashley2,785
3Samantha2,504
4Isabella2,356
5Mia2,187
6Natalie2,058
7Sophia1,897
8Emma1,642
9Alyssa1,625
10Madison1,529
11Jasmine1,526
12Elizabeth1,498
13Jessica1,422
14Kimberly1,399
15Abigail1,381
16Brianna1,358
17Jennifer1,297
18Ava1,233
19Sarah1,232
20Alexis1,225
21Hannah1,219
22Andrea1,203
23Angelina1,187
24Stephanie1,156
25Vanessa1,154
RankNameBabies
26Sofia1,146
27Olivia1,139
28Victoria1,114
29Grace1,102
30Kayla1,091
31Michelle1,078
32Maria1,075
33Evelyn1,028
34Destiny1,004
35Chloe959
36Hailey955
37Leslie950
38Alexandra946
39Jocelyn928
40Lauren913
41Alondra904
42Nicole883
43Diana871
44Katherine847
45Alexa845
46Melissa835
47Melanie820
48Valeria790
49Ella780
50Ariana779
50Jacqueline779
52Julia774
53Daisy757
54Savannah747
55Giselle746
56Maya720
57Daniela713
58Sydney706
59Isabel704
60Taylor697
61Valerie689
62Natalia688
63Mariah643
64Kaitlyn641
65Amy638
66Rachel636
67Ruby633
68Amanda617
68Angela617
70Faith614
71Audrey610
71Lily610
73Genesis595
74Gabriela589
75Katelyn582
76Allison580
77Esmeralda575
78Zoe570
79Arianna559
80Kaylee554
81Kylie551
82Megan543
83Marissa542
84Anna529
85Alejandra525
86Brooke515
87Crystal513
88Brenda504
88Jazmin504
90Mariana497
91Karen494
92Adriana493
93Briana492
94Trinity486
95Karina480
96Makayla478
97Ana477
97Karla477
99Jade476
100Gabriella473