California comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Golden state, land of abundance..
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How popular is California?
2007peak year
California has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #10700), with about 10 babies named California each year. In 2007, 16 babies received the name (ranked #7799). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 264.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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