Popular baby names in San Diego (California), 2016

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According to data released yesterday by San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency, the most popular baby names in the county in 2016 were Emma and Noah.

Here are San Diego County’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names

  1. Emma, 263 baby girls
  2. Mia, 258
  3. Isabella, 257
  4. Olivia, 246
  5. Sophia, 225
  6. Sofia, 171
  7. Victoria, 162
  8. Charlotte, 160
  9. Ava, 149
  10. Emily, 145

Boy Names

  1. Noah, 236 baby boys
  2. Liam, 228
  3. Sebastian, 216
  4. Daniel, 194
  5. Ethan, 193 (tie)
  6. Mateo, 193 (tie)
  7. Alexander, 189
  8. Jacob, 186
  9. Benjamin, 184
  10. James, 173

Emma replaced Mia as the #1 name for girls.

In the boys’ top 10, Sebastian jumped from 8th to 3rd, and Mateo and James replaced Oliver and David.

Here are the 2015 rankings.

Source: Top Baby Names in San Diego

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)

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