Most Popular Baby Names
Data and Resources
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1960-2022 Top 25 Baby Names by Sex by YearCSV
This data table reports ranks and counts for the top 25 baby names by sex for...
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Data Dictionary - Baby NamesCSV
Additional Info
| Field | Value |
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| Contact Email | [email protected] |
| Program | California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, Vital Statistics Branch |
| Homepage URL | https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Data-and-Statistics-.aspx |
| Temporal Coverage | 1960-2022 |
| Spatial/Geographic Coverage | California |
| Geographic Granularity | Statewide |
| Language | English (EN) |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Source Link | https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Data-Applications.aspx |
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| License | Terms of Use |
| Limitations | Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files. |
| Additional Limitations | Truncation of Names: Names for some data years are truncated. |
| Additional Information | Definition of Live Birth: "Live Birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception (irrespective of duration of pregnancy) which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Sex: The sex of the child as it appears on the birth certificate. Includes "Female" and "Male." Records with nonbinary and unknown sex are excluded due to small counts. Rank: Rank based on counts of the of first names for each sex. If two or more names for a given year and sex have the same count, all names will have the minimum rank for that count and the next rank will continue as if there was no tie and each of the tied names had been given a rank. |
| Citation | California Department of Public Health. Birth Statistical Master File (Static), 1960-2017. Compiled by Center for Health Statistics and Informatics. California Department of Public Health. California Comprehensive Master Birth File (Static), 2018-2022. Compiled by Center for Health Statistics and Informatics. |
| Last Updated | December 22, 2023, 03:08 (UTC) |
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