California is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named California across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular California has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 264 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named California per year, United States (1918 to 2024). United States peaked in 2007 (16/yr).
California is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #12,715 nationally (given to 16 babies that year).
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