May 19, 2025 - News
California's trendiest baby names in 2024
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Lots of little Anahis, Ximenas, Adans and Emilianos are coming to a kindergarten near you.
The latest: The Social Security Administration recently dropped its list of the most popular baby names in 2024.
- Liam was the top boy name in California, with 2,716 newborns given the name.
- Mia earned the No. 1 spot for girls, accounting for 1,986 babies, after briefly losing the crown to Olivia last year.
The intrigue: The most distinctively California names — more common here than nationally — all have Latin roots or Spanish origins.
- Those include Noemi, Kamila, Ismael and Adan, which were two to three times more likely to be popular in California than in the U.S. overall.