The California county of Los Angeles — the most populous county in the United States — hasn’t released baby name rankings for several years now.
But I did find a series of historical sets of rankings covering 1995 to 2013.
Because they’re out of date, I’ll go ahead and consolidate them into a single blog post (like I did for NYC, Philly, and Austin).
2013
In 2013, Los Angeles County welcomed 128,526 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2013) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2013) |
| 1. Sophia, 984 baby girls 2. Isabella, 777 3. Mia, 762 4. Emily, 688 5. Emma, 609 6. Sofia, 550 7. Olivia, 473 8. Samantha, 458 9. Victoria, 410 10. Camila, 405 | 1. Jacob, 948 baby boys 2. Jayden, 926 3. Matthew, 895 4. Ethan, 829 5. Daniel, 784 6. Nathan, 761 7. Noah, 657 8. Anthony, 633 9. Alexander, 617 10. David, 600 |
2012
In 2012, Los Angeles County welcomed 131,697 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2012) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2012) |
| 1. Sophia, 1,072 baby girls 2. Isabella, 891 3. Emily, 726 4. Mia, 688 5. Emma, 642 6. Samantha, 492 7. Olivia, 483 8. Sofia, 474 9. Abigail, 443 10. Camila, 427 | 1. Matthew, 1,029 baby boys 2. Jacob, 972 3. Jayden, 959 4. Daniel, 849 5. Nathan, 813 6. Ethan, 808 7. Anthony, 708 8. David, 693 9. Andrew, 691 10. Alexander, 687 |
2011
In 2011, Los Angeles County welcomed 130,313 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2011) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2011) |
| 1. Sophia, 1,024 baby girls 2. Isabella, 823 3. Emily, 760 4. Mia, 690 5. Emma, 529 6. Samantha, 488 7. Sofia, 475 8. Camila, 464 9. Olivia, 434 10. Natalie, 432 | 1. Jacob, 992 baby boys 2. Jayden, 967 3. Matthew, 925 4. Daniel, 846 5. Anthony, 826 6. Nathan, 813 7. Andrew, 781 8. David, 749 9. Angel, 719 10. Ethan, 691 |
2010
In 2010, Los Angeles County welcomed 133,160 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2010) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2010) |
| 1. Sophia, 975 baby girls 2. Isabella, 887 3. Emily, 736 4. Mia, 602 5. Samantha, 573 6. Ashley, 486 7. Abigail, 429 8. Natalie, 419 9. Emma, 415 10. Camila/Sofia, 410 (tied) | 1. Jacob, 1,105 baby boys 2. Daniel, 975 3. Anthony, 886 4. Matthew, 852 5. Andrew, 822 6. Angel, 816 7. Jayden, 815 8. Nathan, 812 9. David, 793 10. Ethan, 728 |
2009
In 2009, Los Angeles County welcomed 139,679 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2009) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2009) |
| 1. Isabella, 865 baby girls 2. Emily, 789 3. Sophia, 750 4. Samantha, 671 5. Mia, 639 6. Ashley, 587 7. Natalie, 458 8. Kimberly, 395 9. Emma, 391 (tie) 10. Sofia, 391 (tie) | 1. Daniel, 1,075 baby boys 2. Anthony, 965 3. Angel, 963 4. Matthew, 930 5. Andrew, 901 6. Jacob, 878 7. Nathan, 825 8. Joshua, 820 9. David, 816 10. Ethan, 809 |
2008
In 2008, Los Angeles County welcomed 147,684 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2008) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2008) |
| 1. Emily, 883 baby girls 2. Samantha, 810 3. Ashley, 757 4. Sophia, 729 5. Isabella, 716 6. Natalie, 543 7. Mia, 513 8. Kimberly, 466 9. Valerie, 435 10. Brianna, 432 | 1. Daniel, 1,242 baby boys 2. Anthony, 1,167 3. Angel, 1,014 4. Andrew, 975 5. David, 973 6. Matthew, 898 7. Joshua, 894 8. Nathan, 887 9. Jacob, 857 10. Christopher, 810 |
2007
In 2007, Los Angeles County welcomed 151,813 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2007) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2007) |
| 1. Emily, 1,060 baby girls 2. Ashley, 952 3. Samantha, 907 4. Isabella, 829 5. Sophia, 808 6. Mia, 654 7. Natalie, 646 8. Jocelyn, 548 9. Kimberly, 532 10. Brianna, 496 | 1. Anthony, 1,339 baby boys 2. Daniel, 1,297 3. Angel, 1,245 4. Andrew, 1,106 5. David, 1,063 6. Christopher, 1,051 7. Joshua, 1,006 8. Matthew, 963 9. Jacob, 906 (tie) 10. Nathan, 906 (tie) |
2006
In 2006, Los Angeles County welcomed 151,837 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2006) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2006) |
| 1. Ashley, 435 baby girls 2. Emily, 429 3. Samantha, 365 4. Mia, 335 5. Natalie, 310 6. Isabella, 263 7. Kimberly, 215 8. Sophia, 200 9. Brianna, 194 10. Michelle, 182 | 1. Daniel, 543 baby boys 2. Angel, 532 3. Anthony, 530 4. Andrew, 454 5. David, 445 6. Joshua, 433 7. Matthew, 399 8. Christopher, 389 9. Jonathan, 374 10. Jose, 368 |
(The total counts for the 2006 names are conspicuously low — I’m not sure why.)
2005
In 2005, Los Angeles County welcomed 150,377 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2005) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2005) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,124 baby girls 2. Emily, 1,067 3. Samantha, 928 4. Mia, 698 5. Kimberly, 639 6. Isabella, 637 7. Natalie, 633 8. Sophia, 552 9. Brianna, 487 10. Jasmine, 476 | 1. Daniel, 1,362 baby boys 2. Anthony, 1,317 3. Angel, 1,241 4. Joshua, 1,117 5. Andrew, 1,114 6. David, 1,108 7. Matthew, 1,046 8. Jose, 966 9. Christopher, 958 10. Jonathan, 883 |
2004
In 2004, Los Angeles County welcomed 151,504 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2004) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2004) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,148 baby girls 2. Emily, 1,126 3. Samantha, 926 4. Isabella, 705 5. Natalie, 699 6. Kimberly, 654 7. Jasmine, 534 8. Jessica, 505 9. Jennifer, 481 10. Sophia, 477 | 1. Daniel, 1,497 baby boys 2. Anthony, 1,423 3. Andrew, 1,230 4. Angel, 1,176 5. Joshua, 1,160 6. David, 1,138 7. Jose, 1,099 8. Matthew, 1,021 9. Christopher, 975 10. Jacob, 937 |
2003
In 2003, Los Angeles County welcomed 152,192 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2003) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2003) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,124 baby girls 2. Emily, 1,027 3. Samantha, 936 4. Kimberly, 696 5. Natalie, 638 6. Isabella, 617 7. Jennifer, 555 8. Alyssa, 537 9. Jasmine, 528 10. Michelle/Stephanie, 500 (tied) | 1. Daniel, 1,455 baby boys 2. Anthony, 1,413 3. Angel, 1,269 4. Andrew, 1,256 5. David, 1,171 6. Jose, 1,102 7. Joshua, 1,048 8. Matthew, 1,027 9. Christopher, 1,015 10. Michael, 960 |
2002
In 2002, Los Angeles County welcomed 151,167 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2002) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2002) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,042 baby girls 2. Samantha, 856 3. Emily, 854 4. Jennifer, 678 5. Natalie, 580 6. Jessica, 565 7. Kimberly, 537 8. Brianna, 536 9. Stephanie, 525 10. Jasmine, 523 | 1. Daniel, 1,413 baby boys 2. Anthony, 1,279 3. Andrew, 1,166 4. Angel, 1,143 5. Jose, 1,131 6. David, 1,080 7. Joshua, 1,015 8. Matthew, 988 9. Christopher, 974 10. Jonathan, 972 |
2001
In 2001, Los Angeles County welcomed 153,523 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2001) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2001) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,043 baby girls 2. Emily, 837 3. Samantha, 819 4. Jessica, 670 5. Jennifer, 641 6. Natalie, 625 7. Kimberly, 624 8. Stephanie, 585 9. Andrea, 541 10. Jasmine, 529 | 1. Daniel, 1,442 baby boys 2. Anthony, 1,347 3. Jose, 1,185 4. David, 1,183 5. Andrew, 1,173 6. Michael, 996 7. Kevin, 995 8. Angel, 984 9. Christopher, 979 10. Matthew, 976 |
2000
In 2000, Los Angeles County welcomed 157,391 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 2000) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 2000) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,100 baby girls 2. Samantha, 866 3. Emily, 848 4. Jennifer, 786 (tie) 5. Jessica, 768 (tie) 6. Stephanie, 671 7. Kimberly, 661 8. Natalie, 577 9. Jacqueline, 575 10. Vanessa, 544 | 1. Daniel, 1,466 baby boys 2. Anthony, 1,401 3. Jose, 1,321 4. Andrew, 1,237 5. Christopher, 1,134 6. David, 1,124 7. Jonathan, 1,103 8. Michael, 1,024 9. Matthew, 1,022 10. Joshua, 1,012 |
1999
In 1999, Los Angeles County welcomed 156,153 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 1999) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 1999) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,078 baby girls 2. Jennifer, 1,014 3. Samantha, 936 4. Emily, 732 5. Jessica, 709 (tie) 6. Stephanie, 709 (tie) 7. Kimberly, 654 8. Natalie, 600 9. Vanessa, 596 10. Elizabeth, 564 | 1. Daniel, 1,557 baby boys 2. Jose, 1,438 3. Anthony, 1,409 4. David, 1,212 5. Andrew, 1,176 6. Jonathan, 1,119 7. Michael, 1,106 8. Christopher, 1,098 9. Matthew, 998 10. Kevin, 955 |
1998
In 1998, Los Angeles County welcomed 158,604 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 1998) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 1998) |
| 1. Ashley, 1,056 baby girls 2. Jennifer, 990 3. Jessica, 879 4. Samantha, 833 5. Stephanie, 805 6. Emily, 722 7. Vanessa, 693 8. Kimberly, 674 9. Jasmine, 617 10. Sarah, 567 | 1. Jose, 1,579 baby boys 2. Daniel, 1,508 3. Anthony, 1,376 4. David, 1,230 5. Michael, 1,210 6. Christopher, 1,204 7. Jonathan, 1,174 8. Andrew, 1,136 9. Joshua, 949 10. Luis, 928 |
1997
In 1997, Los Angeles County welcomed 162,036 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 1997) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 1997) |
| 1. Jennifer, 1,090 baby girls 2. Ashley, 967 3. Stephanie, 926 4. Jessica, 913 5. Kimberly, 786 6. Samantha, 761 7. Vanessa, 723 8. Melissa, 690 9. Jasmine, 686 10. Maria, 668 | 1. Jose, 1,615 baby boys 2. Daniel, 1,546 3. Anthony, 1,398 4. David, 1,322 5. Michael, 1,284 6. Jonathan, 1,237 7. Christopher, 1,221 8. Andrew, 1,156 9. Kevin, 1,074 10. Luis, 993 |
1996
In 1996, Los Angeles County welcomed 168,973 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 1996) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 1996) |
| 1. Jessica, 1,202 baby girls 2. Stephanie, 1,144 3. Jennifer, 1,009 4. Ashley, 927 5. Kimberly, 909 6. Vanessa, 797 7. Maria, 767 8. Jasmine, 717 9. Samantha, 698 10. Elizabeth, 683 | 1. Jose, 1,834 baby boys 2. Daniel, 1,657 3. Anthony, 1,416 4. David, 1,398 5. Christopher, 1,281 6. Jonathan, 1,277 7. Michael, 1,237 8. Kevin, 1,224 9. Andrew, 1,085 10. Joshua, 1,023 |
1995
In 1995, Los Angeles County welcomed 174,862 babies.
| Top girl names (Los Angeles, 1995) | Top boy names (Los Angeles, 1995) |
| 1. Jessica, 1,523 baby girls 2. Stephanie, 1,249 3. Jennifer, 1,038 4. Ashley, 877 5. Kimberly, 869 6. Vanessa, 724 7. Maria, 718 8. Elizabeth, 714 9. Melissa, 687 10. Samantha, 679 | 1. Jose, 1,895 baby boys 2. Daniel, 1,805 3. Anthony, 1,405 4. David, 1,399 5. Michael, 1,350 6. Christopher, 1,344 7. Jonathan, 1,340 8. Kevin, 1,292 9. Andrew, 1,112 10. Christian, 1,052 |
Did any of these names (or rankings) stand out to you?
Sources (all from L.A. County Public Health):
- Common First Names in Los Angeles County
- Live Births 2013 (PDF)
- Live Births 2006 (PDF)
- Live Births 1999 (PDF)
Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)
[Latest update: May 2026]