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Baby names of 2008

In 2008 the most given names in the United States were Emma for girls (18,826 births) and Jacob for boys (22,622).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Emma18,826
  2. Isabella18,628
  3. Emily17,445
  4. Olivia17,087
  5. Ava17,050
  6. Madison17,046
  7. Sophia16,090
  8. Abigail15,087
  9. Elizabeth12,025
  10. Chloe11,835
  11. Samantha11,190
  12. Addison10,767
  13. Natalie10,202
  14. Mia10,173
  15. Alexis9,734
  16. Alyssa9,652
  17. Hannah9,575
  18. Ashley9,408
  19. Ella9,362
  20. Sarah9,053
  21. Grace9,041
  22. Taylor8,344
  23. Brianna8,277
  24. Lily8,127
  25. Hailey7,871
  26. Anna7,277
  27. Victoria7,125
  28. Kayla6,835
  29. Lillian6,817
  30. Lauren6,454
  31. Kaylee6,302
  32. Allison6,241
  33. Savannah6,132
  34. Nevaeh6,112
  35. Gabriella6,037
  36. Sofia5,985
  37. Makayla5,956
  38. Avery5,829
  39. Riley5,773
  40. Leah5,634
  41. Julia5,619
  42. Aubrey5,570
  43. Jasmine5,535
  44. Audrey5,443
  45. Katherine5,350
  46. Morgan5,333
  47. Destiny5,318
  48. Brooklyn5,315
  49. Sydney5,264
  50. Alexa5,226
  51. Kylie5,194
  52. Brooke5,186
  53. Kaitlyn5,117
  54. Evelyn5,100
  55. Layla4,931
  56. Madeline4,820
  57. Kimberly4,814
  58. Zoe4,781
  59. Jessica4,739
  60. Peytonnew4,737
  61. Alexandra4,612
  62. Claire4,601
  63. Maria4,592
  64. Madelynnew4,566
  65. Mackenzie4,474
  66. Arianna4,426
  67. Jocelyn4,372
  68. Amelia4,351
  69. Angelina4,299
  70. Trinity4,277
  71. Maya4,269
  72. Andrea4,263
  73. Valeria4,206
  74. Rachel4,086
  75. Sophie4,065
  76. Aaliyah4,045
  77. Mariah4,040
  78. Vanessa4,032
  79. Gabrielle4,026
  80. Katelyn3,976
  81. Ariana3,914
  82. Bailey3,906
  83. Camilanew3,847
  84. Jennifer3,797
  85. Melanie3,714
  86. Charlottenew3,671
  87. Gianna3,669
  88. Autumn3,667
  89. Paige3,647
  90. Faith3,634
  91. Paytonnew3,612
  92. Sara3,595
  93. Isabelle3,573
  94. Caroline3,543
  95. Genesisnew3,523
  96. Mary3,513
  97. Isabel3,489
  98. Zoeynew3,449
  99. Gracie3,427
  100. Megan3,416

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Jacob22,622
  2. Michael20,651
  3. Ethan20,221
  4. Joshua19,228
  5. Daniel19,030
  6. Alexander18,710
  7. Anthony18,413
  8. William18,403
  9. Christopher17,966
  10. Matthew17,602
  11. Jayden17,166
  12. Andrew16,778
  13. Joseph16,597
  14. David16,346
  15. Noah15,803
  16. Aiden15,590
  17. James15,188
  18. Ryan14,686
  19. Logan13,861
  20. John13,335
  21. Nathan13,262
  22. Elijah13,239
  23. Christian13,068
  24. Gabriel13,040
  25. Benjamin12,958
  26. Jonathan12,904
  27. Samuel12,773
  28. Tyler12,708
  29. Nicholas12,530
  30. Gavin11,751
  31. Dylan11,707
  32. Jackson11,641
  33. Brandon11,481
  34. Caleb10,577
  35. Mason10,488
  36. Angel10,356
  37. Isaac10,029
  38. Evan9,926
  39. Jack9,897
  40. Jose9,825
  41. Kevin9,798
  42. Isaiah9,669
  43. Luke9,423
  44. Justin9,365
  45. Landon9,360
  46. Lucas9,328
  47. Zachary9,235
  48. Jordan9,098
  49. Robert8,840
  50. Aaron8,545
  51. Brayden8,445
  52. Thomas8,368
  53. Cameron8,304
  54. Hunter8,045
  55. Austin7,996
  56. Adrian7,937
  57. Connor7,816
  58. Owen7,800
  59. Aidan7,708
  60. Jason7,661
  61. Julian7,468
  62. Wyatt7,312
  63. Charles7,288
  64. Luis7,134
  65. Carter7,069
  66. Juan7,033
  67. Chase7,003
  68. Jeremiah6,593
  69. Diego6,572
  70. Brodynew6,299
  71. Xavier6,288
  72. Adam6,098
  73. Carlos6,052
  74. Sebastian6,041
  75. Liam5,980
  76. Hayden5,949
  77. Nathaniel5,856
  78. Henry5,787
  79. Jesus5,758
  80. Ian5,723
  81. Tristan5,659
  82. Bryan5,505
  83. Sean5,471
  84. Alex5,400
  85. Cole5,389
  86. Eric5,377
  87. Brian5,263
  88. Jaden5,192
  89. Carson5,127
  90. Blake5,099
  91. Aydennew5,058
  92. Cooper5,051
  93. Dominic4,964
  94. Brady4,815
  95. Josiahnew4,785
  96. Caden4,773
  97. Kyle4,705
  98. Coltonnew4,550
  99. Elinew4,521
  100. Kaden4,508

2008 in numbers

The Social Security data for 2008 holds 1,890,718 girls under 20,479 different names. The ten most common names covered 8.5% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Peyton, Madelyn, Camila, Charlotte, Payton, Genesis, Zoey. Leaving it:Haley, Nicole, Stephanie, Michelle, Jada, Molly, Jordan.

The Social Security data for 2008 holds 2,039,947 boys under 14,623 different names. The ten most common names covered 9.5% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Brody, Ayden, Josiah, Colton, Eli. Leaving it:Miguel, Antonio, Steven, Timothy, Devin.