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
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Emma | 18,826 |
| 2 | Isabella | 18,628 |
| 3 | Emily | 17,445 |
| 4 | Olivia | 17,087 |
| 5 | Ava | 17,050 |
| 6 | Madison | 17,046 |
| 7 | Sophia | 16,090 |
| 8 | Abigail | 15,087 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 12,025 |
| 10 | Chloe | 11,835 |
| 11 | Samantha | 11,190 |
| 12 | Addison | 10,767 |
| 13 | Natalie | 10,202 |
| 14 | Mia | 10,173 |
| 15 | Alexis | 9,734 |
| 16 | Alyssa | 9,652 |
| 17 | Hannah | 9,575 |
| 18 | Ashley | 9,408 |
| 19 | Ella | 9,362 |
| 20 | Sarah | 9,053 |
| 21 | Grace | 9,041 |
| 22 | Taylor | 8,344 |
| 23 | Brianna | 8,277 |
| 24 | Lily | 8,127 |
| 25 | Hailey | 7,871 |
| 26 | Anna | 7,277 |
| 27 | Victoria | 7,125 |
| 28 | Kayla | 6,835 |
| 29 | Lillian | 6,817 |
| 30 | Lauren | 6,454 |
| 31 | Kaylee | 6,302 |
| 32 | Allison | 6,241 |
| 33 | Savannah | 6,132 |
| 34 | Nevaeh | 6,112 |
| 35 | Gabriella | 6,037 |
| 36 | Sofia | 5,985 |
| 37 | Makayla | 5,956 |
| 38 | Avery | 5,829 |
| 39 | Riley | 5,773 |
| 40 | Leah | 5,634 |
| 41 | Julia | 5,619 |
| 42 | Aubrey | 5,570 |
| 43 | Jasmine | 5,535 |
| 44 | Audrey | 5,443 |
| 45 | Katherine | 5,350 |
| 46 | Morgan | 5,333 |
| 47 | Destiny | 5,318 |
| 48 | Brooklyn | 5,315 |
| 49 | Sydney | 5,264 |
| 50 | Alexa | 5,226 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 22,622 |
| 2 | Michael | 20,651 |
| 3 | Ethan | 20,221 |
| 4 | Joshua | 19,228 |
| 5 | Daniel | 19,030 |
| 6 | Alexander | 18,710 |
| 7 | Anthony | 18,413 |
| 8 | William | 18,403 |
| 9 | Christopher | 17,966 |
| 10 | Matthew | 17,602 |
| 11 | Jayden | 17,166 |
| 12 | Andrew | 16,778 |
| 13 | Joseph | 16,597 |
| 14 | David | 16,346 |
| 15 | Noah | 15,803 |
| 16 | Aiden | 15,590 |
| 17 | James | 15,188 |
| 18 | Ryan | 14,686 |
| 19 | Logan | 13,861 |
| 20 | John | 13,335 |
| 21 | Nathan | 13,262 |
| 22 | Elijah | 13,239 |
| 23 | Christian | 13,068 |
| 24 | Gabriel | 13,040 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 12,958 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 12,904 |
| 27 | Samuel | 12,773 |
| 28 | Tyler | 12,708 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 12,530 |
| 30 | Gavin | 11,751 |
| 31 | Dylan | 11,707 |
| 32 | Jackson | 11,641 |
| 33 | Brandon | 11,481 |
| 34 | Caleb | 10,577 |
| 35 | Mason | 10,488 |
| 36 | Angel | 10,356 |
| 37 | Isaac | 10,029 |
| 38 | Evan | 9,926 |
| 39 | Jack | 9,897 |
| 40 | Jose | 9,825 |
| 41 | Kevin | 9,798 |
| 42 | Isaiah | 9,669 |
| 43 | Luke | 9,423 |
| 44 | Justin | 9,365 |
| 45 | Landon | 9,360 |
| 46 | Lucas | 9,328 |
| 47 | Zachary | 9,235 |
| 48 | Jordan | 9,098 |
| 49 | Robert | 8,840 |
| 50 | Aaron | 8,545 |