California vs North Carolina

Baby names, 2024 — California goes Mia & Liam; North Carolina answers Olivia & Liam.

Girls

California

  1. Mia1,986
  2. Olivia1,931
  3. Camila1,885
  4. Emma1,833
  5. Sophia1,595
  6. Isabella1,556
  7. Amelia1,366
  8. Sofia1,331
  9. Luna1,158
  10. Gianna1,081
  11. Charlotte1,044
  12. Eliana1,024
  13. Emily979
  14. Aria922
  15. Evelyn895

North Carolina

  1. Olivia469
  2. Amelia466
  3. Emma425
  4. Charlotte404
  5. Sophia385
  6. Ava344
  7. Isabella341
  8. Mia339
  9. Evelyn310
  10. Elizabeth297
  11. Eleanor292
  12. Harper286
  13. Sofia248
  14. Nova229
  15. Ellie227

Boys

California

  1. Liam2,716
  2. Noah2,674
  3. Mateo2,360
  4. Santiago2,002
  5. Sebastian1,788
  6. Julian1,638
  7. Oliver1,544
  8. Ezra1,300
  9. Lucas1,273
  10. Ethan1,262
  11. Benjamin1,259
  12. Elijah1,257
  13. Ezekiel1,207
  14. Luca1,199
  15. Alexander1,185

North Carolina

  1. Liam745
  2. Noah685
  3. Oliver536
  4. William501
  5. James475
  6. Henry419
  7. Elijah411
  8. Lucas405
  9. Theodore388
  10. Levi376
  11. John352
  12. Ezra330
  13. Hudson326
  14. Mateo317
  15. Asher314

Where they split — girls

Only in California's top 50:

ValentinaMilaElenaVictoriaEmiliaMayaNataliaAlina

Only in North Carolina's top 50:

NovaNoraWillowIvyMadisonLaineySadieRiley

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Harper #49 in California · #12 in North Carolina
  2. Eleanor #47 in California · #11 in North Carolina
  3. Emily #13 in California · #46 in North Carolina
  4. Aria #14 in California · #47 in North Carolina
  5. Gianna #10 in California · #41 in North Carolina
  6. Elizabeth #36 in California · #10 in North Carolina

Where they split — boys

Only in California's top 50:

SantiagoEzekielLeoAngelMatthewAdrianAnthonyLeonardo

Only in North Carolina's top 50:

JohnHudsonAsherJacksonWaylonMaverickCarterJack

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Julian #6 in California · #44 in North Carolina
  2. William #41 in California · #4 in North Carolina
  3. Ethan #10 in California · #39 in North Carolina
  4. Alexander #15 in California · #43 in North Carolina
  5. Henry #29 in California · #6 in North Carolina
  6. Dylan #19 in California · #41 in North Carolina
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