Popular baby names in San Diego (California), 2022 & 2021

The county of San Diego, located in the southwestern corner of the state of California, is the fifth-most-populous county in the United States.

Last year, San Diego County welcomed 37,753 babies — 18,473 girls and 19,278 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Olivia and Mateo.

Here are San Diego’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2022:

Girl Names, 2022

1. Olivia, 211 baby girls
2. Emma, 207
3. Isabella, 178
4. Mia, 177
5. Camila, 165
6. Sophia, 146
7. Luna, 138
8. Mila, 129
9. Sofia, 119
10. Charlotte, 115

Boy Names, 2022

1. Mateo, 234 baby boys
2. Liam, 232
3. Noah, 192
4. Sebastian, 183
5. Oliver, 164
6. Benjamin, 143
7. Luca, 141
8. Santiago, 139
9. Alexander, 128
10. Julian, 121

And, because I didn’t blog about the county’s top names of 2021, here are those top-10 lists as well:

Girl Names, 2021

1. Emma, 217 baby girls
2. Olivia, 213
3. Mia, 164 (tie)
4. Sophia, 164 (tie)
5. Camila, 151
6. Sofia, 144
7. Isabella, 143
8. Amelia, 138
9. Luna, 137
10. Charlotte, 130

Boy Names, 2021

1. Noah, 210 baby boys
2. Liam, 206
3. Mateo, 180
4. Oliver, 163
5. Benjamin, 155
6. Sebastian, 143
7. Luca, 124
8. Alexander, 123 (tie)
9. James, 123 (tie)
10. Julian, 121

A year earlier, in 2020, the #1 names in San Diego were Olivia and Noah.

(I’ve also posted 2022 rankings for Sonoma County, also in California, and Coconino County, in nearby Arizona.)

Sources: County Reveals Top 10 Baby Names of 2022 – San Diego County News Center, Top 10 Leading Baby Names in San Diego County, By Gender, 1996-2022 (PDF)

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