Top 100 Boy Names in California, 2025

The first seven places look exactly as they did a year earlier — Liam, Noah, Mateo, Santiago, Sebastian, Julian and Oliver — so the real news begins at eighth, where Elias climbs ten spots. Theodore and Leo also push upward nearby, while Ezra and Lucas each slip a few places.

Bigger jumps show up further down the list. Aziel leaps 50 places into 91st with 429 babies, Adriel rises 22 to 24th and Luka climbs 22 to 54th, with Nathaniel, Hudson, Thiago and Roman all gaining ground as well.

Aiden takes the sharpest fall, dropping 23 places to 51st, followed by Matteo at 97th and Maverick at 83rd. Around them the list leans toward short, vowel-rich picks like Leo, Theo, Kai and Enzo, mixed with surname-style choices such as Hudson and Wesley and sturdy revivals like Theodore and Henry.