By Cailin Acosta in La Mesa, California
The San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk’s Office has released the top baby names for 2025, based on birth records filed throughout San Diego County. The list reflects both enduring favorites and the county’s rich cultural diversity, highlighting the names parents most often chose for their newborns last year. As San Diego Recorder/County Clerk, Jordan Marks is responsible for being the vitals record holder of your life’s most important moments with Birth, Marriage, and death certificates.
Top 10 Baby Girl Names in San Diego County – 2025
- Emma, 2. Sophia, 3. Mia, 4. Olivia, 5. Isabella, 6. Camila, 7. Charlotte, 8. Amelia, 9. Sofia, and 10. Valentina.
Top 10 Baby Boy Names in San Diego County – 2025
- Noah, 2. Santiago, 3. Liam, 4. Mateo, 5. Sebastian, 6. Luca, 7. Julian, 8. Oliver, 9. Theodore, and 10. Elias.
The popularity of names such as Santiago, Mateo, Camila, and Sofia reflects San Diego County’s strong multicultural and Latino roots, while names like Emma, Noah, Olivia, and Liam continue to stand the test of time. Elias, Isabella, Sebastian, and Noah are popular biblical and Disney-inspired names.
I was surprised and excited to read that Alejandro (goes by Alex) and Cecilia (goes by CeCe) are not popular names. Keeping it nostalgic and meaningful in my family roots.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Other pending events, previously reported in this column, may be found in our Jewish community calendar.
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SD Kollel announces its “Women’s Class with Rebbetzin Brooke Reich of Adat Yeshurun” at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13. This women’s event includes a discussion led by Reich on the Chodesh Shvat. Desserts will be provided.
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Congregation Beth El presents its “Torah Scroll Dedication” at 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22. The event includes the final letters of the scroll being written by Hannah and Ran Anbar, guided by sofer and Torah scribe, Rabbi Moshe Druin.
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Congregation Beth El’s Women’s Connection presents “Shabbat Honoring Nancy Dosick as its Eshet Chayil Woman of Valor” at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 31. This Shabbat service will be led by women while honoring a Woman of Valor. Click here to register or make a donation that supports Women’s Education, Youth, Camp Scholarship, and Inclusion Programs.
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We Walk Together presents a save-the-date “Iran at a Crossroads: Hope, Danger, and Why it Matters” on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Founder and CEO Amit Grinfeld will be traveling with former hostage Omer Wenkert and his girlfriend for a lecture tour. They will discuss what Israel is facing and why unity matters. Click here for more information and to register.
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Beth Jacob Congregation’s Men’s Club announces its “Fourth Annual Men’s Steak and Scotch Night” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11. This men’s event is a night of steak, scotch, and wine tasting by Liquid Kosher. Click here to register.
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SCY High School announces “A Night for SCY Celebrating 20 Years” on Sunday, Feb. 22. Click here to rsvp.
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CHABAD CENTERS’ HAPPENINGS
University City announces a new course, “Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Responsa” at 7 p.m., on Tuesdays starting Jan. 20. This six-week course will explore the world of rabbinic responsa, with real-life questions of ethics that Jews have asked across history and the scholarly answers rabbis wrote. Click here to register.
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University City’s Men’s Club announces its “Men’s Farbrengen” at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28. Men are encouraged to join for a soulful evening of inspiration, song, and connection to mark 76 years since Yud Shvat – the day the Previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson passed away, and one year later, the Rebbe accepted the leadership of Chabad. Click here to register and to receive the address.
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AROUND THE COUNTY
Rabbi Adam Simon, Youth Director at Beth Jacob Congregation, will be training in the “Rabbis Can Run Campaign” with 30 other rabbis from around the world to raise money to help 100 young baalei teshuva go to Yeshiva. Click here to donate.
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OBITUARY NOTICE
Aaron Muller has died. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, at El Camino Memorial Park, Am Israel Mortuary reports.
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Cailin Acosta is the assistant editor of the San Diego Jewish World.