California
ka-li-FOR-nee-ah
Popularity
#15674
Letters
10
Syllables
5
Origin
Spanish
Total Births
264
Peak Year
#16 in 2007
First Recorded
1918
Style
Earthy & Bohemian, Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Tricky to spell
What It Means
California is a place name, referring to the U.S. state. The name is believed to have originated from a fictional island in a 16th-century Spanish romance novel, but the specific meaning is unknown.
Numerology
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