The most popular names recorded in 2008 were Sophie for girls and Daan for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie | 803 |
| 2 | Lieke | 719 |
| 3 | Julia | 714 |
| 4 | Sanne | 704 |
| 5 | Emma | 666 |
| 6 | Lotte | 644 |
| 7 | Anna | 636 |
| 8 | Eva | 606 |
| 9 | Anne | 565 |
| 10 | Lisa | 557 |
| 11 | Isa | 552 |
| 12 | Maud | 548 |
| 13 | Noa | 542 |
| 14 | Fleur | 528 |
| 15 | Jasmijn | 527 |
| 16 | Iris | 507 |
| 17 | Sara | 501 |
| 18 | Anouk | 492 |
| 19 | Tess | 484 |
| 20 | Amber | 472 |
| 21 | Esmee | 470 |
| 22 | Roos | 464 |
| 23 | Lynn | 459 |
| 24 | Femke | 450 |
| 25 | Nina | 432 |
| 26 | Britt | 429 |
| 27 | Amy | 421 |
| 28 | Zoë | 415 |
| 29 | Nikki | 414 |
| 30 | Naomi | 396 |
| 31 | Tessa | 386 |
| 32 | Eline | 378 |
| 33 | Marit | 373 |
| 34 | Laura | 363 |
| 35 | Sofie | 358 |
| 36 | Floor | 354 |
| 37 | Sarah | 354 |
| 38 | Luna | 346 |
| 39 | Indy | 324 |
| 40 | Evi | 317 |
| 41 | Demi | 315 |
| 42 | Senna | 310 |
| 43 | Mila | 306 |
| 44 | Noor | 305 |
| 45 | Maria | 302 |
| 46 | Nienke | 300 |
| 47 | Ilse | 299 |
| 48 | Romy | 298 |
| 49 | Fenna | 293 |
| 50 | Charlotte | 275 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daan | 913 |
| 2 | Sem | 846 |
| 3 | Tim | 832 |
| 4 | Jayden | 800 |
| 5 | Thijs | 785 |
| 6 | Thomas | 783 |
| 7 | Jesse | 772 |
| 8 | Ruben | 746 |
| 9 | Lars | 737 |
| 10 | Milan | 714 |
| 11 | Lucas | 694 |
| 12 | Stijn | 679 |
| 13 | Finn | 667 |
| 14 | Sven | 663 |
| 15 | Luuk | 605 |
| 16 | Bram | 599 |
| 17 | Daniël | 530 |
| 18 | Levi | 526 |
| 19 | Nick | 510 |
| 20 | Max | 499 |
| 21 | Sam | 496 |
| 22 | Gijs | 482 |
| 23 | Jan | 467 |
| 24 | Julian | 457 |
| 25 | Niels | 444 |
| 26 | Noah | 437 |
| 27 | Dylan | 427 |
| 28 | Tom | 418 |
| 29 | Tygo | 417 |
| 30 | Koen | 415 |
| 31 | Tijn | 413 |
| 32 | Luca | 406 |
| 33 | Ryan | 406 |
| 34 | Teun | 400 |
| 35 | Justin | 398 |
| 36 | Thijmen | 396 |
| 37 | Jasper | 395 |
| 38 | Floris | 373 |
| 39 | Willem | 361 |
| 40 | Jens | 346 |
| 41 | Stan | 342 |
| 42 | Cas | 340 |
| 43 | Keano | 336 |
| 44 | Damian | 334 |
| 45 | Mike | 334 |
| 46 | David | 332 |
| 47 | Timo | 328 |
| 48 | Bas | 325 |
| 49 | Quinten | 324 |
| 50 | Robin | 318 |