Top 100 California Girl Baby Names in 2012

// These were the most popular girl baby names in California, in 2012.

The Most Popular California Girl Baby Names in 2012


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in California was Sophia. In total there were 206,967 girls born sharing 4,071 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 2012 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1Sophia1 in 57 (1.7%)3,617
2Isabella1 in 67 (1.5%)3,087
3Emma1 in 85 (1.2%)2,429
4Emily1 in 86 (1.2%)2,409
5Mia1 in 90 (1.1%)2,311
6Olivia1 in 109 (0.9%)1,892
7Sofia1 in 124 (0.8%)1,671
8Abigail1 in 127 (0.8%)1,635
9Samantha1 in 143 (0.7%)1,444
10Camila1 in 147 (0.7%)1,409
11Ava1 in 148 (0.7%)1,402
12Victoria1 in 159 (0.6%)1,299
13Natalie1 in 161 (0.6%)1,287
14Chloe1 in 190 (0.5%)1,091
15Elizabeth1 in 190 (0.5%)1,087
16Evelyn1 in 200 (0.5%)1,037
17Genesis1 in 200 (0.5%)1,033
18Ashley1 in 207 (0.5%)998
19Madison1 in 209 (0.5%)988
20Zoe1 in 211 (0.5%)982
21Charlotte1 in 228 (0.4%)906
22Hailey1 in 230 (0.4%)900
23Melanie1 in 234 (0.4%)886
24Audrey1 in 242 (0.4%)855
25Kimberly1 in 243 (0.4%)852
26Alexa1 in 246 (0.4%)843
27Alyssa1 in 246 (0.4%)842
28Allison1 in 249 (0.4%)832
29Aubrey1 in 251 (0.4%)824
30Zoey1 in 253 (0.4%)819
31Ella1 in 258 (0.4%)801
32Grace1 in 258 (0.4%)801
33Lily1 in 269 (0.4%)769
34Bella1 in 273 (0.4%)757
35Kaylee1 in 273 (0.4%)757
36Leah1 in 279 (0.4%)743
37Andrea1 in 279 (0.4%)742
38Aaliyah1 in 281 (0.4%)736
39Brianna1 in 283 (0.4%)732
40Hannah1 in 285 (0.4%)726
41Scarlett1 in 291 (0.3%)711
42Avery1 in 295 (0.3%)701
43Maya1 in 296 (0.3%)699
44Jocelyn1 in 297 (0.3%)698
45Brooklyn1 in 306 (0.3%)677
46Valeria1 in 307 (0.3%)675
47Kayla1 in 313 (0.3%)661
48Arianna1 in 314 (0.3%)659
49Jasmine1 in 325 (0.3%)636
50Ariana1 in 327 (0.3%)633
51Delilah1 in 333 (0.3%)621
52Layla1 in 337 (0.3%)614
53Amelia1 in 338 (0.3%)613
54Vanessa1 in 338 (0.3%)613
55Katherine1 in 340 (0.3%)609
56Alexis1 in 343 (0.3%)604
57Valerie1 in 353 (0.3%)586
58Savannah1 in 356 (0.3%)581
59Sophie1 in 356 (0.3%)581
60Natalia1 in 359 (0.3%)576
61Sarah1 in 366 (0.3%)566
62Gianna1 in 367 (0.3%)564
63Amy1 in 376 (0.3%)551
64Giselle1 in 376 (0.3%)550
65Ruby1 in 380 (0.3%)544
66Violet1 in 388 (0.3%)534
67Alexandra1 in 391 (0.3%)529
68Nicole1 in 391 (0.3%)529
69Angelina1 in 393 (0.3%)527
70Addison1 in 394 (0.3%)525
71Nevaeh1 in 395 (0.3%)524
72Mila1 in 405 (0.2%)511
73Naomi1 in 410 (0.2%)505
74Stella1 in 411 (0.2%)503
75Claire1 in 412 (0.2%)502
76Melissa1 in 413 (0.2%)501
77Jade1 in 420 (0.2%)493
78Eva1 in 424 (0.2%)488
79Maria1 in 424 (0.2%)488
80Riley1 in 427 (0.2%)485
81Kylie1 in 434 (0.2%)477
82Jessica1 in 437 (0.2%)474
83Khloe1 in 438 (0.2%)473
84Liliana1 in 445 (0.2%)465
85Destiny1 in 454 (0.2%)456
86Isabel1 in 455 (0.2%)455
87Daisy1 in 461 (0.2%)449
88Faith1 in 461 (0.2%)449
89Gabriella1 in 464 (0.2%)446
90Michelle1 in 465 (0.2%)445
91Aria1 in 470 (0.2%)440
92Stephanie1 in 477 (0.2%)434
93Ximena1 in 477 (0.2%)434
94Harper1 in 490 (0.2%)422
95Julia1 in 490 (0.2%)422
96Melody1 in 492 (0.2%)421
97Jennifer1 in 495 (0.2%)418
98Valentina1 in 496 (0.2%)417
99Lillian1 in 500 (0.2%)414
100Angela1 in 510 (0.2%)406


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