Top Names of 2008

The most popular names recorded in 2008 were Emma for girls and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emma18,826
2Isabella18,628
3Emily17,445
4Olivia17,087
5Ava17,050
6Madison17,046
7Sophia16,090
8Abigail15,087
9Elizabeth12,025
10Chloe11,835
11Samantha11,190
12Addison10,767
13Natalie10,202
14Mia10,173
15Alexis9,734
16Alyssa9,652
17Hannah9,575
18Ashley9,408
19Ella9,362
20Sarah9,053
21Grace9,041
22Taylor8,344
23Brianna8,277
24Lily8,127
25Hailey7,871
26Anna7,277
27Victoria7,125
28Kayla6,835
29Lillian6,817
30Lauren6,454
31Kaylee6,302
32Allison6,241
33Savannah6,132
34Nevaeh6,112
35Gabriella6,037
36Sofia5,985
37Makayla5,956
38Avery5,829
39Riley5,773
40Leah5,634
41Julia5,619
42Aubrey5,570
43Jasmine5,535
44Audrey5,443
45Katherine5,350
46Morgan5,333
47Destiny5,318
48Brooklyn5,315
49Sydney5,264
50Alexa5,226

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jacob22,622
2Michael20,651
3Ethan20,221
4Joshua19,228
5Daniel19,030
6Alexander18,710
7Anthony18,413
8William18,403
9Christopher17,966
10Matthew17,602
11Jayden17,166
12Andrew16,778
13Joseph16,597
14David16,346
15Noah15,803
16Aiden15,590
17James15,188
18Ryan14,686
19Logan13,861
20John13,335
21Nathan13,262
22Elijah13,239
23Christian13,068
24Gabriel13,040
25Benjamin12,958
26Jonathan12,904
27Samuel12,773
28Tyler12,708
29Nicholas12,530
30Gavin11,751
31Dylan11,707
32Jackson11,641
33Brandon11,481
34Caleb10,577
35Mason10,488
36Angel10,356
37Isaac10,029
38Evan9,926
39Jack9,897
40Jose9,825
41Kevin9,798
42Isaiah9,669
43Luke9,423
44Justin9,365
45Landon9,360
46Lucas9,328
47Zachary9,235
48Jordan9,098
49Robert8,840
50Aaron8,545