Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 2008
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(22,622) |
Jacob |
22,622 |
| 2(20,651) |
Michael |
20,651 |
| 3(20,221) |
Ethan |
20,221 |
| 4(19,228) |
Joshua |
19,228 |
| 5(19,030) |
Daniel |
19,030 |
| 6(18,710) |
Alexander |
18,710 |
| 7(18,413) |
Anthony |
18,413 |
| 8(18,403) |
William |
18,403 |
| 9(17,966) |
Christopher |
17,966 |
| 10(17,602) |
Matthew |
17,602 |
| 11(17,166) |
Jayden |
17,166 |
| 12(16,778) |
Andrew |
16,778 |
| 13(16,597) |
Joseph |
16,597 |
| 14(16,346) |
David |
16,346 |
| 15(15,803) |
Noah |
15,803 |
| 16(15,590) |
Aiden |
15,590 |
| 17(15,188) |
James |
15,188 |
| 18(14,686) |
Ryan |
14,686 |
| 19(13,861) |
Logan |
13,861 |
| 20(13,335) |
John |
13,335 |
| 21(13,262) |
Nathan |
13,262 |
| 22(13,239) |
Elijah |
13,239 |
| 23(13,068) |
Christian |
13,068 |
| 24(13,040) |
Gabriel |
13,040 |
| 25(12,958) |
Benjamin |
12,958 |
| 26(12,904) |
Jonathan |
12,904 |
| 27(12,773) |
Samuel |
12,773 |
| 28(12,708) |
Tyler |
12,708 |
| 29(12,530) |
Nicholas |
12,530 |
| 30(11,751) |
Gavin |
11,751 |
| 31(11,707) |
Dylan |
11,707 |
| 32(11,641) |
Jackson |
11,641 |
| 33(11,481) |
Brandon |
11,481 |
| 34(10,577) |
Caleb |
10,577 |
| 35(10,488) |
Mason |
10,488 |
| 36(10,356) |
Angel |
10,356 |
| 37(10,029) |
Isaac |
10,029 |
| 38(9,926) |
Evan |
9,926 |
| 39(9,897) |
Jack |
9,897 |
| 40(9,825) |
Jose |
9,825 |
| 41(9,798) |
Kevin |
9,798 |
| 42(9,669) |
Isaiah |
9,669 |
| 43(9,423) |
Luke |
9,423 |
| 44(9,365) |
Justin |
9,365 |
| 45(9,360) |
Landon |
9,360 |
| 46(9,328) |
Lucas |
9,328 |
| 47(9,235) |
Zachary |
9,235 |
| 48(9,098) |
Jordan |
9,098 |
| 49(8,840) |
Robert |
8,840 |
| 50(8,545) |
Aaron |
8,545 |
| 51(8,445) |
Brayden |
8,445 |
| 52(8,368) |
Thomas |
8,368 |
| 53(8,304) |
Cameron |
8,304 |
| 54(8,045) |
Hunter |
8,045 |
| 55(7,996) |
Austin |
7,996 |
| 56(7,937) |
Adrian |
7,937 |
| 57(7,816) |
Connor |
7,816 |
| 58(7,800) |
Owen |
7,800 |
| 59(7,708) |
Aidan |
7,708 |
| 60(7,661) |
Jason |
7,661 |
| 61(7,468) |
Julian |
7,468 |
| 62(7,312) |
Wyatt |
7,312 |
| 63(7,288) |
Charles |
7,288 |
| 64(7,134) |
Luis |
7,134 |
| 65(7,069) |
Carter |
7,069 |
| 66(7,033) |
Juan |
7,033 |
| 67(7,003) |
Chase |
7,003 |
| 68(6,593) |
Jeremiah |
6,593 |
| 69(6,572) |
Diego |
6,572 |
| 70(6,299) |
Brody |
6,299 |
| 71(6,288) |
Xavier |
6,288 |
| 72(6,098) |
Adam |
6,098 |
| 73(6,052) |
Carlos |
6,052 |
| 74(6,041) |
Sebastian |
6,041 |
| 75(5,980) |
Liam |
5,980 |
| 76(5,949) |
Hayden |
5,949 |
| 77(5,856) |
Nathaniel |
5,856 |
| 78(5,787) |
Henry |
5,787 |
| 79(5,758) |
Jesus |
5,758 |
| 80(5,723) |
Ian |
5,723 |
| 81(5,659) |
Tristan |
5,659 |
| 82(5,505) |
Bryan |
5,505 |
| 83(5,471) |
Sean |
5,471 |
| 84(5,400) |
Alex |
5,400 |
| 85(5,389) |
Cole |
5,389 |
| 86(5,377) |
Eric |
5,377 |
| 87(5,263) |
Brian |
5,263 |
| 88(5,192) |
Jaden |
5,192 |
| 89(5,127) |
Carson |
5,127 |
| 90(5,099) |
Blake |
5,099 |
| 91(5,058) |
Ayden |
5,058 |
| 92(5,051) |
Cooper |
5,051 |
| 93(4,964) |
Dominic |
4,964 |
| 94(4,815) |
Brady |
4,815 |
| 95(4,785) |
Josiah |
4,785 |
| 96(4,773) |
Caden |
4,773 |
| 97(4,705) |
Kyle |
4,705 |
| 98(4,550) |
Colton |
4,550 |
| 99(4,521) |
Eli |
4,521 |
| 100(4,508) |
Kaden |
4,508 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(18,826) |
Emma |
18,826 |
| 2(18,628) |
Isabella |
18,628 |
| 3(17,445) |
Emily |
17,445 |
| 4(17,087) |
Olivia |
17,087 |
| 5(17,050) |
Ava |
17,050 |
| 6(17,046) |
Madison |
17,046 |
| 7(16,090) |
Sophia |
16,090 |
| 8(15,087) |
Abigail |
15,087 |
| 9(12,025) |
Elizabeth |
12,025 |
| 10(11,835) |
Chloe |
11,835 |
| 11(11,190) |
Samantha |
11,190 |
| 12(10,767) |
Addison |
10,767 |
| 13(10,202) |
Natalie |
10,202 |
| 14(10,173) |
Mia |
10,173 |
| 15(9,734) |
Alexis |
9,734 |
| 16(9,652) |
Alyssa |
9,652 |
| 17(9,575) |
Hannah |
9,575 |
| 18(9,408) |
Ashley |
9,408 |
| 19(9,362) |
Ella |
9,362 |
| 20(9,053) |
Sarah |
9,053 |
| 21(9,041) |
Grace |
9,041 |
| 22(8,344) |
Taylor |
8,344 |
| 23(8,277) |
Brianna |
8,277 |
| 24(8,127) |
Lily |
8,127 |
| 25(7,871) |
Hailey |
7,871 |
| 26(7,277) |
Anna |
7,277 |
| 27(7,125) |
Victoria |
7,125 |
| 28(6,835) |
Kayla |
6,835 |
| 29(6,817) |
Lillian |
6,817 |
| 30(6,454) |
Lauren |
6,454 |
| 31(6,302) |
Kaylee |
6,302 |
| 32(6,241) |
Allison |
6,241 |
| 33(6,132) |
Savannah |
6,132 |
| 34(6,112) |
Nevaeh |
6,112 |
| 35(6,037) |
Gabriella |
6,037 |
| 36(5,985) |
Sofia |
5,985 |
| 37(5,956) |
Makayla |
5,956 |
| 38(5,829) |
Avery |
5,829 |
| 39(5,773) |
Riley |
5,773 |
| 40(5,634) |
Leah |
5,634 |
| 41(5,619) |
Julia |
5,619 |
| 42(5,570) |
Aubrey |
5,570 |
| 43(5,535) |
Jasmine |
5,535 |
| 44(5,443) |
Audrey |
5,443 |
| 45(5,350) |
Katherine |
5,350 |
| 46(5,333) |
Morgan |
5,333 |
| 47(5,318) |
Destiny |
5,318 |
| 48(5,315) |
Brooklyn |
5,315 |
| 49(5,264) |
Sydney |
5,264 |
| 50(5,226) |
Alexa |
5,226 |
| 51(5,194) |
Kylie |
5,194 |
| 52(5,186) |
Brooke |
5,186 |
| 53(5,117) |
Kaitlyn |
5,117 |
| 54(5,100) |
Evelyn |
5,100 |
| 55(4,931) |
Layla |
4,931 |
| 56(4,820) |
Madeline |
4,820 |
| 57(4,814) |
Kimberly |
4,814 |
| 58(4,781) |
Zoe |
4,781 |
| 59(4,739) |
Jessica |
4,739 |
| 60(4,737) |
Peyton |
4,737 |
| 61(4,612) |
Alexandra |
4,612 |
| 62(4,601) |
Claire |
4,601 |
| 63(4,592) |
Maria |
4,592 |
| 64(4,566) |
Madelyn |
4,566 |
| 65(4,474) |
Mackenzie |
4,474 |
| 66(4,426) |
Arianna |
4,426 |
| 67(4,372) |
Jocelyn |
4,372 |
| 68(4,351) |
Amelia |
4,351 |
| 69(4,299) |
Angelina |
4,299 |
| 70(4,277) |
Trinity |
4,277 |
| 71(4,269) |
Maya |
4,269 |
| 72(4,263) |
Andrea |
4,263 |
| 73(4,206) |
Valeria |
4,206 |
| 74(4,086) |
Rachel |
4,086 |
| 75(4,065) |
Sophie |
4,065 |
| 76(4,045) |
Aaliyah |
4,045 |
| 77(4,040) |
Mariah |
4,040 |
| 78(4,032) |
Vanessa |
4,032 |
| 79(4,026) |
Gabrielle |
4,026 |
| 80(3,976) |
Katelyn |
3,976 |
| 81(3,914) |
Ariana |
3,914 |
| 82(3,906) |
Bailey |
3,906 |
| 83(3,847) |
Camila |
3,847 |
| 84(3,797) |
Jennifer |
3,797 |
| 85(3,714) |
Melanie |
3,714 |
| 86(3,671) |
Charlotte |
3,671 |
| 87(3,669) |
Gianna |
3,669 |
| 88(3,667) |
Autumn |
3,667 |
| 89(3,647) |
Paige |
3,647 |
| 90(3,634) |
Faith |
3,634 |
| 91(3,612) |
Payton |
3,612 |
| 92(3,595) |
Sara |
3,595 |
| 93(3,573) |
Isabelle |
3,573 |
| 94(3,543) |
Caroline |
3,543 |
| 95(3,523) |
Genesis |
3,523 |
| 96(3,513) |
Mary |
3,513 |
| 97(3,489) |
Isabel |
3,489 |
| 98(3,449) |
Zoey |
3,449 |
| 99(3,427) |
Gracie |
3,427 |
| 100(3,416) |
Megan |
3,416 |
