According to the Sonoma County site SoCo Data, the most popular baby names in 2016 were Emma and Mateo.
Here are the county’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2016:
Girl Names
1. Emma, 34 baby girls
2. Sophia, 28
3. Olivia, 27
4. Isabella, 23
5. Ava and Sofia, 21 (2-way tie)
Boy Names
1. Mateo, 35 baby boys
2. Sebastian and William, 26 (2-way tie)
3. Benjamin, 24
4. David and Lucas, 23 (2-way tie)
5. Jayden, 21
The top names in 2015 were a pair of ties: Ava & Olivia and Mateo & Daniel.
And, currently, the top names of 2017 are Mia and Mateo. (The dataset was last updated on October 2.)
Finally, here are some of the baby names that were bestowed just once in Sonoma in 2016:
| Unique Girl Names | Unique Boy Names |
|---|---|
| Amerabelle, Atlantis, Bleena, Calandra, Dallary, Diosa, Evaluna, Happy, Ivoryana, Jerusha, Kessley, Liliokalani, Maridahlia, Nabella, Parmys, Ravellen, Seva, Tajalli, Tusita, Velisse, Yadzell, Zemyna, Zyla | Aeson, Ayris, Baxley, Cassius Clyde, Caulder, Coyote, Dorlan, Fling, Helio, Jaxper, Jenry, Kavari, Knoxville, Kolinio, Macario, Mountain, Nasric, Nyan, Olavio, Rigel, Rorik, Sonnen, Xompakh, Yolotli, Zaqarry |
Source: SoCo Data
Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)
I love seeing names by regions! Not surprised that when adding up Sophia and Sofia it comes up way ahead of Emma. It’s always interesting to see unique names. Had to look up Yolotli as I had never seen it.
As I suspected when I saw the telltale “tl”, it is Nahuatl (Aztec) and means “heart”. The only Macario I’ve ever met went by Mac.
Thanks for all the great info you share with us!
You’re very welcome! And thank you for looking up Yolotli. :)