Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 2008
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 2007
Top Boy Names
| # |
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 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
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 |