Most popular girls’ names in California, 2008

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

RankNameBabies
1Isabella2,789
2Emily2,781
3Sophia2,571
4Samantha2,262
5Ashley2,042
6Natalie1,881
7Mia1,851
8Emma1,744
9Abigail1,576
10Ava1,468
11Olivia1,421
12Elizabeth1,420
13Madison1,413
14Valeria1,377
15Alyssa1,364
16Chloe1,352
17Sofia1,333
18Kimberly1,317
19Brianna1,237
20Victoria1,150
21Andrea1,114
22Camila1,095
23Jocelyn1,089
24Jasmine1,045
25Vanessa1,029
RankNameBabies
26Alexa1,014
27Evelyn994
28Kayla988
29Alexis985
29Hailey985
31Valerie971
32Sarah968
33Melanie906
34Audrey893
35Genesis883
36Giselle877
37Jessica853
38Hannah850
39Allison844
40Angelina843
41Grace839
42Maria816
43Lily813
44Destiny811
45Stephanie809
46Jennifer808
47Michelle798
48Ella779
49Maya745
50Natalia742
51Ariana731
52Savannah729
53Alexandra726
54Daniela718
54Katherine718
56Leslie694
57Kaylee679
58Lauren672
59Ruby671
60Melissa659
61Zoe651
62Isabel640
63Arianna624
64Taylor620
65Jacqueline616
66Mariah613
67Diana607
68Leah605
69Daisy604
70Julia602
71Nicole601
72Gabriella587
73Nevaeh571
74Addison557
74Amy557
76Kaitlyn549
77Sophie545
78Gabriela539
79Gianna525
80Angela521
81Layla513
82Alondra511
83Kylie499
84Madeline498
85Makayla494
86Brooke490
87Aubrey489
87Briana489
89Sydney486
90Delilah484
90Riley484
92Aaliyah481
93Liliana478
94Naomi477
95Charlotte473
96Claire464
97Katelyn460
98Brooklyn455
99Jazmin447
100Karen444