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What was the inspiration behind your name? Were you named after a loved one? A celebrity? Or was your name picked out of a hat? A list?
Whether your name is a tradition in your family or if you're looking to start a new one, the same names continue to pop up. Based on Social Security card application data, the government keeps track of the most popular baby names in every state.
In the United States, the most popular boy name is Liam — and it has been for the past four years — followed by Noah, Oliver, Elijah and William. For the girls, Olivia is the most popular, followed by Emma, Ava, Charlotte and Sophia.
In California, these are the 15 most popular "boy" names:
- Noah
- Liam
- Mateo
- Sebastian
- Julian
- Ethan
- Benjamin
- Elijah
- Alexander
- Oliver
- Daniel
- Lucas
- Matthew
- Jacob
- Aiden
And these are the 15 most popular "girl" names:
- Olivia
- Camila
- Emma
- Mia
- Sophia
- Isabella
- Gianna
- Luna
- Sofia
- Emily
- Amelia
- Ava
- Charlotte
- Abigail
- Victoria
To see the full list of the most popular baby names in California, click here.