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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2008

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2008 — 3,930,727 recorded births in total that year.

20072009 The 2000s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2008

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emma18,8301.0%
  2. 2Isabella18,6291.0%
  3. 3Emily17,4480.9%
  4. 4Olivia17,0880.9%
  5. 5Ava17,0510.9%
  6. 6Madison17,0470.9%
  7. 7Sophia16,0910.9%
  8. 8Abigail15,0880.8%
  9. 9Elizabeth12,0270.6%
  10. 10Chloe11,8360.6%
  11. 11Samantha11,1900.6%
  12. 12Addison10,7670.6%
  13. 13Natalie10,2010.5%
  14. 14Mia10,1730.5%
  15. 15Alexis9,7340.5%
  16. 16Alyssa9,6530.5%
  17. 17Hannah9,5770.5%
  18. 18Ashley9,4080.5%
  19. 19Ella9,3640.5%
  20. 20Sarah9,0550.5%
  21. 21Grace9,0420.5%
  22. 22Taylor8,3440.4%
  23. 23Brianna8,2780.4%
  24. 24Lily8,1280.4%
  25. 25Hailey7,8720.4%
  26. 26Anna7,2780.4%
  27. 27Victoria7,1270.4%
  28. 28Kayla6,8350.4%
  29. 29Lillian6,8170.4%
  30. 30Lauren6,4550.3%
  31. 31Kaylee6,3020.3%
  32. 32Allison6,2410.3%
  33. 33Savannah6,1340.3%
  34. 34Nevaeh6,1120.3%
  35. 35Gabriella6,0390.3%
  36. 36Sofia5,9850.3%
  37. 37Makayla5,9570.3%
  38. 38Avery5,8290.3%
  39. 39Riley5,7740.3%
  40. 40Leah5,6340.3%
  41. 41Julia5,6200.3%
  42. 42Aubrey5,5700.3%
  43. 43Jasmine5,5360.3%
  44. 44Audrey5,4430.3%
  45. 45Katherine5,3500.3%
  46. 46Morgan5,3330.3%
  47. 47Destiny5,3200.3%
  48. 48Brooklyn5,3170.3%
  49. 49Sydney5,2640.3%
  50. 50Alexa5,2260.3%
  51. 51Kylie5,1940.3%
  52. 52Brooke5,1860.3%
  53. 53Kaitlyn5,1170.3%
  54. 54Evelyn5,1010.3%
  55. 55Layla4,9310.3%
  56. 56Madeline4,8200.3%
  57. 57Kimberly4,8140.3%
  58. 58Zoe4,7810.3%
  59. 59Jessica4,7390.3%
  60. 60Peyton4,7380.3%
  61. 61Alexandra4,6120.2%
  62. 62Claire4,6010.2%
  63. 63Maria4,5930.2%
  64. 64Madelyn4,5670.2%
  65. 65Mackenzie4,4740.2%
  66. 66Arianna4,4260.2%
  67. 67Jocelyn4,3720.2%
  68. 68Amelia4,3520.2%
  69. 69Angelina4,2990.2%
  70. 70Trinity4,2760.2%
  71. 71Maya4,2700.2%
  72. 72Andrea4,2630.2%
  73. 73Valeria4,2060.2%
  74. 74Rachel4,0870.2%
  75. 75Sophie4,0650.2%
  76. 76Aaliyah4,0460.2%
  77. 77Mariah4,0410.2%
  78. 78Vanessa4,0320.2%
  79. 79Gabrielle4,0270.2%
  80. 80Katelyn3,9760.2%
  81. 81Ariana3,9160.2%
  82. 82Bailey3,9070.2%
  83. 83Camila3,8470.2%
  84. 84Jennifer3,7970.2%
  85. 85Melanie3,7140.2%
  86. 86Charlotte3,6710.2%
  87. 87Autumn3,6690.2%
  88. 88Gianna3,6690.2%
  89. 89Paige3,6470.2%
  90. 90Faith3,6360.2%
  91. 91Payton3,6120.2%
  92. 92Sara3,5950.2%
  93. 93Isabelle3,5730.2%
  94. 94Caroline3,5450.2%
  95. 95Genesis3,5230.2%
  96. 96Mary3,5140.2%
  97. 97Isabel3,4890.2%
  98. 98Zoey3,4500.2%
  99. 99Gracie3,4270.2%
  100. 100Megan3,4160.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob22,6211.1%
  2. 2Michael20,6521.0%
  3. 3Ethan20,2231.0%
  4. 4Joshua19,2310.9%
  5. 5Daniel19,0320.9%
  6. 6Alexander18,7110.9%
  7. 7Anthony18,4170.9%
  8. 8William18,4030.9%
  9. 9Christopher17,9660.9%
  10. 10Matthew17,6040.9%
  11. 11Jayden17,1670.8%
  12. 12Andrew16,7790.8%
  13. 13Joseph16,5990.8%
  14. 14David16,3470.8%
  15. 15Noah15,8080.8%
  16. 16Aiden15,5920.8%
  17. 17James15,1900.7%
  18. 18Ryan14,6860.7%
  19. 19Logan13,8610.7%
  20. 20John13,3360.7%
  21. 21Nathan13,2620.7%
  22. 22Elijah13,2410.6%
  23. 23Christian13,0690.6%
  24. 24Gabriel13,0410.6%
  25. 25Benjamin12,9580.6%
  26. 26Jonathan12,9050.6%
  27. 27Samuel12,7740.6%
  28. 28Tyler12,7090.6%
  29. 29Nicholas12,5330.6%
  30. 30Gavin11,7520.6%
  31. 31Dylan11,7100.6%
  32. 32Jackson11,6410.6%
  33. 33Brandon11,4820.6%
  34. 34Caleb10,5790.5%
  35. 35Mason10,4890.5%
  36. 36Angel10,3570.5%
  37. 37Isaac10,0300.5%
  38. 38Evan9,9260.5%
  39. 39Jack9,8970.5%
  40. 40Jose9,8260.5%
  41. 41Kevin9,7980.5%
  42. 42Isaiah9,6700.5%
  43. 43Luke9,4240.5%
  44. 44Justin9,3650.5%
  45. 45Landon9,3610.5%
  46. 46Lucas9,3280.5%
  47. 47Zachary9,2350.5%
  48. 48Jordan9,0990.4%
  49. 49Robert8,8410.4%
  50. 50Aaron8,5450.4%
  51. 51Brayden8,4450.4%
  52. 52Thomas8,3700.4%
  53. 53Cameron8,3050.4%
  54. 54Hunter8,0450.4%
  55. 55Austin7,9970.4%
  56. 56Adrian7,9380.4%
  57. 57Connor7,8170.4%
  58. 58Owen7,8020.4%
  59. 59Aidan7,7090.4%
  60. 60Jason7,6620.4%
  61. 61Julian7,4690.4%
  62. 62Wyatt7,3130.4%
  63. 63Charles7,2880.4%
  64. 64Luis7,1350.3%
  65. 65Carter7,0690.3%
  66. 66Juan7,0340.3%
  67. 67Chase7,0030.3%
  68. 68Jeremiah6,5940.3%
  69. 69Diego6,5720.3%
  70. 70Brody6,2990.3%
  71. 71Xavier6,2900.3%
  72. 72Adam6,0980.3%
  73. 73Carlos6,0540.3%
  74. 74Sebastian6,0410.3%
  75. 75Liam5,9820.3%
  76. 76Hayden5,9490.3%
  77. 77Nathaniel5,8580.3%
  78. 78Henry5,7880.3%
  79. 79Jesus5,7580.3%
  80. 80Ian5,7230.3%
  81. 81Tristan5,6590.3%
  82. 82Bryan5,5050.3%
  83. 83Sean5,4710.3%
  84. 84Alex5,4000.3%
  85. 85Cole5,3890.3%
  86. 86Eric5,3770.3%
  87. 87Brian5,2630.3%
  88. 88Jaden5,1930.3%
  89. 89Carson5,1270.3%
  90. 90Blake5,0990.2%
  91. 91Ayden5,0580.2%
  92. 92Cooper5,0510.2%
  93. 93Dominic4,9650.2%
  94. 94Brady4,8150.2%
  95. 95Josiah4,7850.2%
  96. 96Caden4,7730.2%
  97. 97Kyle4,7050.2%
  98. 98Colton4,5500.2%
  99. 99Eli4,5260.2%
  100. 100Kaden4,5080.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2008 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.