According to the government of Sonoma, California, the most popular baby names in the county last year were Mia and Mateo.
Here are Sonoma’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:
Girl Names
- Mia, 29 baby girls
- Olivia, 26
- Isabella, 24
- Luca, 22
- Luna, 21
- Gianna, 18
- Aurora, 17 (tie)
- Emma, 17 (tie)
- Eliana, 16 (tie)
- Riley, 16 (tie)
- Camila, 15
- Ava, 14 (4-way tie)
- Emilia, 14 (4-way tie)
- Madison, 14 (4-way tie)
- Zoe, 14 (4-way tie)
- Amelia, 13 (4-way tie)
- Charlotte, 13 (4-way tie)
- Chloe, 13 (4-way tie)
- Evelyn, 13 (4-way tie)
- Eleanor, 12 (6-way tie)
- Harper, 12 (6-way tie)
- Isla, 12 (6-way tie)
- Maya, 12 (6-way tie)
- Mila, 12 (6-way tie)
- Sofia, 12 (6-way tie)
- Hazel, 11 (4-way tie)
- Kennedy, 11 (4-way tie)
- Penelope, 11 (4-way tie)
- Quinn, 11 (4-way tie)
- Liliana, 10 (4-way tie)
- Scarlett, 10 (4-way tie)
- Violet, 10 (4-way tie)
- Ximena, 10 (4-way tie)
- Aria, 9 (4-way tie)
- Stella, 9 (4-way tie)
- Valentina, 9 (4-way tie)
- Zoey, 9 (4-way tie)
- Alina, 8 (5-way tie)
- Avery, 8 (5-way tie)
- Cora, 8 (5-way tie)
- Elena, 8 (5-way tie)
- Remi, 8 (5-way tie)
- Ayla, 7 (17-way tie)
- Delilah, 7 (17-way tie)
- Ella, 7 (17-way tie)
- Georgia, 7 (17-way tie)
- Grace, 7 (17-way tie)
- Josephine, 7 (17-way tie)
- Layla, 7 (17-way tie)
- Leila, 7 (17-way tie)
- Lillian, 7 (17-way tie)
- Lucia, 7 (17-way tie)
- Mackenzie, 7 (17-way tie)
- Madelyn, 7 (17-way tie)
- Melanie, 7 (17-way tie)
- Naomi, 7 (17-way tie)
- Sophia, 7 (17-way tie)
- Victoria, 7 (17-way tie)
- Vivian, 7 (17-way tie)
Boy Names
- Mateo, 38 baby boys
- Liam, 29
- Noah, 28
- James, 23
- Oliver, 22
- Benjamin, 21
- Lucas, 19 (tie)
- Sebastian, 19 (tie)
- Henry, 17 (4-way tie)
- Jack, 17 (4-way tie)
- Jacob, 17 (4-way tie)
- Julian, 17 (4-way tie)
- Hudson, 16 (3-way tie)
- Joseph, 16 (3-way tie)
- Santiago, 16 (3-way tie)
- Gabriel, 15 (tie)
- Theodore, 15 (tie)
- Daniel, 14 (4-way tie)
- Dylan, 14 (4-way tie)
- Elijah, 14 (4-way tie)
- Samuel, 14 (4-way tie)
- Angel, 13 (3-way tie)
- Dominic, 13 (3-way tie)
- Miles, 13 (3-way tie)
- Alexander, 12 (7-way tie)
- Anthony, 12 (7-way tie)
- Leo, 12 (7-way tie)
- Logan, 12 (7-way tie)
- Owen, 12 (7-way tie)
- River, 12 (7-way tie)
- William, 12 (7-way tie)
- Adrian, 11 (6-way tie)
- David, 11 (6-way tie)
- Ethan, 11 (6-way tie)
- Jackson, 11 (6-way tie)
- Jayden, 11 (6-way tie)
- Maverick, 11 (6-way tie)
- Asher, 10 (9-way tie)
- Beau, 10 (9-way tie)
- Elias, 10 (9-way tie)
- Hunter, 10 (9-way tie)
- Jesus, 10 (9-way tie)
- Jose, 10 (9-way tie)
- Mason, 10 (9-way tie)
- Parker, 10 (9-way tie)
- Wyatt, 10 (9-way tie)
- Damian, 9 (8-way tie)
- Emiliano, 9 (8-way tie)
- Ezekiel, 9 (8-way tie)
- Finn, 9 (8-way tie)
- Giovanni, 9 (8-way tie)
- Kai, 9 (8-way tie)
- Matias, 9 (8-way tie)
- Nicholas, 9 (8-way tie)
And here are some of the baby names that were bestowed just once in Sonoma last year:
Unique Girl Names | Unique Boy Names |
Ahsoka, Bowyn, Cordova, Dutton, Eivissa, Fiadh, Galdina, Hanalie, Indira, Jinora, Ketsana, Levaleah, Metzli, Nebula, Odette, Peninaiaiga, Quinnie, Rockella, Sersha, Tallulah, Umi, Vrianna, Wren, Yadelene, Zeya | Axis, Beaudin, Codiak, Delmar, Elymus, Fletcher, Gibb, Herbert, Ilumi, Jonael, Kalais, Lesinali, Maimonides, Neithan, Ozan, Perrin, Ratu, Samarth, Tonalli, Usyk, Ville, Waimea, Xavien, Yamikani, Zabdiel |
Some thoughts on a few of the above…
- Ahsoka is a character from the Star Wars universe.
- Dutton is the surname of the family featured on the TV show Yellowstone.
- Sersha looks like a phonetic rendering of Saoirse.
- Maimonides refers to Moses ben Maimon, a medieval Jewish philosopher.
- Tonalli is a Nahuatl word that refers to the warmth of the sun (among other things).
The name Sonoma was also given to a single Sonoma County baby in 2021. :)
Finally, here are Sonoma’s 2020 rankings, if you’d like to compare.
Source: Sonoma County Baby Names
Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)