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Most Popular Baby Names
This dataset contains ranks and counts for the top 25 baby names by sex for live births that occurred in California (by occurrence) based on information entered on birth certificates.
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3 resources available
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1960-2024 Top 25 Baby Names by Sex by Year
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Data Dictionary - Baby Names
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All resource data
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, Vital Statistics Branch", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:dareports@cdph.ca.gov" } |
| description | This dataset contains ranks and counts for the top 25 baby names by sex for live births that occurred in California (by occurrence) based on information entered on birth certificates. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | ecf5bb45-f5bb-409d-a2c7-c58b294f9426 |
| issued | 2017-06-16T22:09:43.832482 |
| keyword |
[ "CDPH", "CHSI", "baby names", "boy names", "california department of public health", "female", "girl names", "male", "name", "popular", "sex", "vital statistics" ] |
| license | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| modified | 2026-07-24T22:24:49.863960 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "California Department of Public Health", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| theme |
[ "Health and Human Services" ] |
| title | Most Popular Baby Names |
