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US baby names · 2008

Most popular baby names of 2008

In 2008, Social Security card applications recorded 1,890,938 girls and 2,040,150 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 20,482 distinct girls’ names and 14,625 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emma (18,830 girls) and Jacob (22,621 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 8.5% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 9.5% of boys. Compared with 2007, 66,943 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2007, 7 girls’ names and 5 boys’ names in 2008 are newcomers (girls: Peyton, Madelyn, Camila; boys: Brody, Ayden, Josiah). Of these names, 42 of the 100 girls’ names and 55 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2008 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2008

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emma18,830
#2Isabella18,629
#3Emily17,448
#4Olivia17,088
#5Ava17,051
#6Madison17,047
#7Sophia16,091
#8Abigail15,088
#9Elizabeth12,027
#10Chloe11,836
#11Samantha11,190
#12Addison10,767
#13Natalie10,201
#14Mia10,173
#15Alexis9,734
#16Alyssa9,653
#17Hannah9,577
#18Ashley9,408
#19Ella9,364
#20Sarah9,055
#21Grace9,042
#22Taylor8,344
#23Brianna8,278
#24Lily8,128
#25Hailey7,872
#26Anna7,278
#27Victoria7,127
#28Kayla6,835
#29Lillian6,817
#30Lauren6,455
#31Kaylee6,302
#32Allison6,241
#33Savannah6,134
#34Nevaeh6,112
#35Gabriella6,039
#36Sofia5,985
#37Makayla5,957
#38Avery5,829
#39Riley5,774
#40Leah5,634
#41Julia5,620
#42Aubrey5,570
#43Jasmine5,536
#44Audrey5,443
#45Katherine5,350
#46Morgan5,333
#47Destiny5,320
#48Brooklyn5,317
#49Sydney5,264
#50Alexa5,226
#51Kylie5,194
#52Brooke5,186
#53Kaitlyn5,117
#54Evelyn5,101
#55Layla4,931
#56Madeline4,820
#57Kimberly4,814
#58Zoe4,781
#59Jessica4,739
#60Peyton4,738
#61Alexandra4,612
#62Claire4,601
#63Maria4,593
#64Madelyn4,567
#65Mackenzie4,474
#66Arianna4,426
#67Jocelyn4,372
#68Amelia4,352
#69Angelina4,299
#70Trinity4,276
#71Maya4,270
#72Andrea4,263
#73Valeria4,206
#74Rachel4,087
#75Sophie4,065
#76Aaliyah4,046
#77Mariah4,041
#78Vanessa4,032
#79Gabrielle4,027
#80Katelyn3,976
#81Ariana3,916
#82Bailey3,907
#83Camila3,847
#84Jennifer3,797
#85Melanie3,714
#86Charlotte3,671
#87Autumn3,669
#88Gianna3,669
#89Paige3,647
#90Faith3,636
#91Payton3,612
#92Sara3,595
#93Isabelle3,573
#94Caroline3,545
#95Genesis3,523
#96Mary3,514
#97Isabel3,489
#98Zoey3,450
#99Gracie3,427
#100Megan3,416

Top 100 boys’ names, 2008

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob22,621
#2Michael20,652
#3Ethan20,223
#4Joshua19,231
#5Daniel19,032
#6Alexander18,711
#7Anthony18,417
#8William18,403
#9Christopher17,966
#10Matthew17,604
#11Jayden17,167
#12Andrew16,779
#13Joseph16,599
#14David16,347
#15Noah15,808
#16Aiden15,592
#17James15,190
#18Ryan14,686
#19Logan13,861
#20John13,336
#21Nathan13,262
#22Elijah13,241
#23Christian13,069
#24Gabriel13,041
#25Benjamin12,958
#26Jonathan12,905
#27Samuel12,774
#28Tyler12,709
#29Nicholas12,533
#30Gavin11,752
#31Dylan11,710
#32Jackson11,641
#33Brandon11,482
#34Caleb10,579
#35Mason10,489
#36Angel10,357
#37Isaac10,030
#38Evan9,926
#39Jack9,897
#40Jose9,826
#41Kevin9,798
#42Isaiah9,670
#43Luke9,424
#44Justin9,365
#45Landon9,361
#46Lucas9,328
#47Zachary9,235
#48Jordan9,099
#49Robert8,841
#50Aaron8,545
#51Brayden8,445
#52Thomas8,370
#53Cameron8,305
#54Hunter8,045
#55Austin7,997
#56Adrian7,938
#57Connor7,817
#58Owen7,802
#59Aidan7,709
#60Jason7,662
#61Julian7,469
#62Wyatt7,313
#63Charles7,288
#64Luis7,135
#65Carter7,069
#66Juan7,034
#67Chase7,003
#68Jeremiah6,594
#69Diego6,572
#70Brody6,299
#71Xavier6,290
#72Adam6,098
#73Carlos6,054
#74Sebastian6,041
#75Liam5,982
#76Hayden5,949
#77Nathaniel5,858
#78Henry5,788
#79Jesus5,758
#80Ian5,723
#81Tristan5,659
#82Bryan5,505
#83Sean5,471
#84Alex5,400
#85Cole5,389
#86Eric5,377
#87Brian5,263
#88Jaden5,193
#89Carson5,127
#90Blake5,099
#91Ayden5,058
#92Cooper5,051
#93Dominic4,965
#94Brady4,815
#95Josiah4,785
#96Caden4,773
#97Kyle4,705
#98Colton4,550
#99Eli4,526
#100Kaden4,508