CA's Most Popular Baby Names: See Them Here

CALIFORNIA — The Social Security Administration has released the most popular baby names in California in 2024, and Liam and Mia top the list for boy and girl names.

When a child is born, parents supply the name to the agency when applying for a child's Social Security card. The agency tracks the thousands of names given to babies, and on Thursday, it revealed the most popular ones nationally and for each state last year.

The 10 most popular boy names in the Golden State:

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Mateo
4. Santiago
5. Sebastian
6. Julian
7. Oliver
8. Ezra
9. Lucas
10. Ethan

The 10 most popular girl names:

1. Mia
2. Olivia
3. Camila
4. Emma
5. Sophia
6. Isabella
7. Amelia
8. Sofia
9. Luna
10. Gianna

Nationally, Olivia and Liam are once again America’s most popular baby names of the year. It's the sixth consecutive year that families chose to stick with both familiar names. Also, for the sixth consecutive year, Emma took the second slot for girls, and Noah for boys.

The girls’ name Luna dropped from its spot among the Top 10, replaced by Sofia, which entered at number 10 for the first time.

Here are the top 10 boy names nationally:

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Theodore
5. James
6. Henry
7. Mateo
8. Elijah
9. Lucas
10. William

Here are the top 10 girl names nationally:

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Amelia
4. Charlotte
5. Mia
6. Sophia
7. Isabella
8. Evelyn
9. Ava
10. Sofia

Parents need their child’s Social Security number to claim them as a dependent on their income tax return or open a bank account in the child’s name and buy savings bonds. A child’s Social Security number is also necessary to obtain medical coverage or apply for any kind of government services for a child.

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