California Popularity by Year
Follow California across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
California birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Down 99 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 5 | #15,194 | Down 1,602 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 6 | #13,592 | Down 4,030 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 10 | #9,562 | Up 688 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 9 | #10,250 | Down 2,112 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 13 | #8,138 | Up 8 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 13 | #8,146 | Down 1,054 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 16 | #7,092 | Up 1,301 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 13 | #8,393 | Up 1,088 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 11 | #9,481 | Up 1,474 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 9 | #10,955 | Down 3,207 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 15 | #7,748 | Up 2,681 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 10 | #10,429 | Down 706 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 11 | #9,723 | Up 1,523 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 9 | #11,246 | Down 3,188 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 15 | #8,058 | Up 3,541 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 9 | #11,599 | Down 3,866 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 16 | #7,733 | Up 135 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 15 | #7,868 | Up 2,260 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 10 | #10,128 | Up 562 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 9 | #10,690 | Up 1,497 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 7 | #12,187 | Up 2,844 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 5 | #15,031 | Down 3,248 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 6 | #11,783 | Down 274 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 6 | #11,509 | Down 6,695 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 5 | #4,814 | Down 523 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 6 | #4,291 | — |