Most popular girls’ names in California, 2012
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophia | 3,645 |
| 2 | Isabella | 3,114 |
| 3 | Emma | 2,455 |
| 4 | Emily | 2,441 |
| 5 | Mia | 2,333 |
| 6 | Olivia | 1,913 |
| 7 | Sofia | 1,688 |
| 8 | Abigail | 1,647 |
| 9 | Samantha | 1,461 |
| 10 | Ava | 1,418 |
| 11 | Camila | 1,413 |
| 12 | Victoria | 1,307 |
| 13 | Natalie | 1,295 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 1,107 |
| 15 | Chloe | 1,097 |
| 16 | Evelyn | 1,044 |
| 17 | Genesis | 1,038 |
| 18 | Ashley | 1,002 |
| 19 | Madison | 998 |
| 20 | Zoe | 994 |
| 21 | Charlotte | 916 |
| 22 | Hailey | 904 |
| 23 | Melanie | 889 |
| 24 | Audrey | 862 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 857 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alexa | 846 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 846 |
| 28 | Allison | 837 |
| 29 | Zoey | 826 |
| 30 | Aubrey | 824 |
| 31 | Ella | 813 |
| 31 | Grace | 813 |
| 33 | Lily | 785 |
| 34 | Kaylee | 764 |
| 35 | Bella | 761 |
| 36 | Leah | 748 |
| 37 | Andrea | 745 |
| 38 | Aaliyah | 741 |
| 39 | Brianna | 736 |
| 40 | Hannah | 735 |
| 41 | Scarlett | 719 |
| 42 | Maya | 710 |
| 43 | Avery | 703 |
| 43 | Jocelyn | 703 |
| 45 | Brooklyn | 685 |
| 46 | Valeria | 676 |
| 47 | Arianna | 665 |
| 47 | Kayla | 665 |
| 49 | Ariana | 642 |
| 49 | Jasmine | 642 |
| 51 | Delilah | 626 |
| 52 | Layla | 621 |
| 53 | Amelia | 620 |
| 54 | Katherine | 615 |
| 55 | Vanessa | 614 |
| 56 | Alexis | 611 |
| 57 | Savannah | 594 |
| 58 | Valerie | 587 |
| 59 | Sophie | 585 |
| 60 | Natalia | 578 |
| 61 | Sarah | 576 |
| 62 | Gianna | 568 |
| 63 | Ruby | 557 |
| 64 | Amy | 552 |
| 65 | Giselle | 551 |
| 66 | Violet | 544 |
| 67 | Nevaeh | 534 |
| 68 | Nicole | 533 |
| 69 | Alexandra | 531 |
| 70 | Angelina | 530 |
| 71 | Addison | 529 |
| 72 | Mila | 515 |
| 73 | Naomi | 508 |
| 74 | Claire | 507 |
| 74 | Stella | 507 |
| 76 | Melissa | 504 |
| 77 | Jade | 496 |
| 78 | Eva | 495 |
| 79 | Maria | 490 |
| 79 | Riley | 490 |
| 81 | Jessica | 482 |
| 82 | Kylie | 479 |
| 83 | Khloe | 477 |
| 84 | Liliana | 465 |
| 85 | Destiny | 464 |
| 86 | Isabel | 458 |
| 87 | Faith | 453 |
| 88 | Daisy | 452 |
| 89 | Gabriella | 450 |
| 90 | Michelle | 449 |
| 91 | Aria | 443 |
| 92 | Stephanie | 439 |
| 93 | Ximena | 435 |
| 94 | Melody | 427 |
| 95 | Harper | 426 |
| 95 | Julia | 426 |
| 97 | Jennifer | 421 |
| 97 | Lillian | 421 |
| 99 | Valentina | 419 |
| 100 | Angela | 409 |