Names That Peaked In 2008

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2008 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Emma and Jacob — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 2007 Peaked in 2009 Full 2008 top 100 The 2000s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Emma	12,754#3	Down 1 rank positions in five years	2003
Natalie	2,736#89	Down 38 rank positions in five years	2006
Adrian	4,464#74	Down 16 rank positions in five years	2008
Gavin	1,125#303	Down 161 rank positions in five years	2007
Makayla	530#568	Down 243 rank positions in five years	2008
Brody	1,492#236	Down 58 rank positions in five years	2008
Joaquin	925#355	Down 48 rank positions in five years	2008
Hayden	707#437	Down 139 rank positions in five years	2008
Marley	950#322	Down 111 rank positions in five years	2008
Jonas	476#599	Down 113 rank positions in five years	2008
Landen	212#1,045	Down 455 rank positions in five years	2008
Kamryn	544#556	Down 95 rank positions in five years	2008
Issac	258#915	Down 288 rank positions in five years	2008
Caiden	475#602	Down 219 rank positions in five years	2008
Madalyn	273#946	Down 127 rank positions in five years	2008
Uriel	708#446	Up 21 rank positions in five years	2008
Kiley	61#2,798	Down 971 rank positions in five years	2008
Marlee	564#536	Down 106 rank positions in five years	2008
Jazlyn	563#537	Up 10 rank positions in five years	2008
Dayton	195#1,099	Down 119 rank positions in five years	2008
Miley	900#338	Up 405 rank positions in five years	2008
Dayana	392#716	Down 104 rank positions in five years	2008
Nataly	292#907	Up 32 rank positions in five years	2008
Johan	516#572	Up 28 rank positions in five years	2016
Jaelyn	98#1,966	Down 963 rank positions in five years	2008
Jolie	243#1,030	Down 314 rank positions in five years	2008
Jairo	251#935	Up 73 rank positions in five years	2008
Brodie	213#1,039	Down 169 rank positions in five years	2008
Jacoby	126#1,430	Down 519 rank positions in five years	2008
Janiya	98#1,967	Down 296 rank positions in five years	2008
Milagros	137#1,545	Up 84 rank positions in five years	2008
Kimora	201#1,157	Down 195 rank positions in five years	2008
Jaida	47#3,313	Down 2,042 rank positions in five years	2008
Keagan	105#1,614	Down 464 rank positions in five years	2008
Giancarlo	125#1,438	Down 228 rank positions in five years	2008
Kayden	57#2,946	Down 1,212 rank positions in five years	2008
Shyla	79#2,322	Down 954 rank positions in five years	2008
Akira	257#983	Up 169 rank positions in five years	2008
Kale	11#7,415	Down 3,338 rank positions in five years	2008
Javion	90#1,786	Down 568 rank positions in five years	2008
Rihanna	87#2,150	Down 658 rank positions in five years	2008
Aydin	147#1,315	Down 446 rank positions in five years	2008
Aydan	85#1,853	Down 517 rank positions in five years	2008
Abagail	13#7,887	Down 4,666 rank positions in five years	2008
Jaidyn	39#3,797	Up 310 rank positions in five years	2008
Aditya	83#1,886	Down 199 rank positions in five years	2008
Marley	131#1,397	Down 454 rank positions in five years	2008
Gavyn	25#4,172	Down 1,819 rank positions in five years	2008
Rishi	207#1,059	Up 154 rank positions in five years	2023
Kaeden	48#2,697	Down 1,238 rank positions in five years	2008
Jaylen	35#4,108	Down 2,193 rank positions in five years	2008
Amiah	144#1,484	Up 40 rank positions in five years	2008
Bradyn	36#3,254	Down 1,112 rank positions in five years	2008
Jaslyn	254#996	Up 1,016 rank positions in five years	2008
Trevin	13#6,768	Down 2,641 rank positions in five years	2008
Izabelle	69#2,555	Down 942 rank positions in five years	2008
Janiah	41#3,670	Down 1,488 rank positions in five years	2008
Azul	169#1,319	Up 491 rank positions in five years	2008
Mylee	115#1,765	Up 348 rank positions in five years	2008
Geovanni	79#1,946	Down 454 rank positions in five years	2008
Kamren	48#2,698	Down 1,190 rank positions in five years	2008
Haiden	149#1,306	Up 307 rank positions in five years	2008
Sanai	160#1,378	Up 124 rank positions in five years	2008
Kamora	214#1,108	Down 18 rank positions in five years	2008
Cloe	62#2,758	Up 434 rank positions in five years	2008
Jaidyn	39#3,101	Down 1,068 rank positions in five years	2009
Jamiya	21#5,803	Down 2,642 rank positions in five years	2008
Jaslene	45#3,420	Up 49 rank positions in five years	2008
Jaydin	23#4,457	Down 847 rank positions in five years	2008
Marely	38#3,877	Up 1,240 rank positions in five years	2008
Allisson	62#2,751	Up 473 rank positions in five years	2008
Mylie	58#2,920	Up 1,926 rank positions in five years	2008
Jazlene	17#6,663	Down 1,115 rank positions in five years	2008
Dayami	71#2,493	Up 3,026 rank positions in five years	2008
Dereon	—Unranked	—	2008
Mareli	20#6,039	Up 3,271 rank positions in five years	2008

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 2008 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.