Popular baby names in San Diego (California), 2023

Two years ago, the California county of San Diego welcomed 35,713 babies — 17,289 girls and 18,424 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.

Here are San Diego’s top 10+ girl names and top 10 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

1. Emma, 199 baby girls
2. Mia, 184
3. Olivia, 170
4. Camila, 151
5. Sophia, 147
6. Sofia, 144
7. Isabella, 138
8. Luna, 125
9. Amelia, 124
10. Charlotte, 95 (tie)
11. Penelope, 95 (tie)

Boy names

1. Noah, 224 baby boys
2. Liam, 198
3. Mateo, 195
4. Sebastian, 165
5. Oliver, 154
6. Elijah, 134
7. Luca, 127
8. Julian, 124
9. Benjamin, 122 (tie)
10. Santiago, 122 (tie)

A year earlier, in 2022, the top names were Olivia and Mateo.

P.S. I’ve also posted 2023 rankings for the California county of Sonoma.

Source: Data on Children – SanDiegoCounty.gov

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)