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The most popular baby names of 2008

SSA recorded 3,931,088 births in 2008 across all reported names — 1,890,938 girls and 2,040,150 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2008

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2007.
#NameBirthsvs 2007
1 Emma 18,830 +2
2 Isabella 18,629 —
3 Emily 17,448 -2
4 Olivia 17,088 +3
5 Ava 17,051 -1
6 Madison 17,047 -1
7 Sophia 16,091 -1
8 Abigail 15,088 —
9 Elizabeth 12,027 +1
10 Chloe 11,836 +6
11 Samantha 11,190 +1
12 Addison 10,767 -1
13 Natalie 10,201 +4
14 Mia 10,173 +1
15 Alexis 9,734 +4
16 Alyssa 9,653 -2
17 Hannah 9,577 -8
18 Ashley 9,408 -5
19 Ella 9,364 +2
20 Sarah 9,055 -2
21 Grace 9,042 -1
22 Taylor 8,344 +2
23 Brianna 8,278 -1
24 Lily 8,128 +3
25 Hailey 7,872 -2
26 Anna 7,278 -1
27 Victoria 7,127 +2
28 Kayla 6,835 -2
29 Lillian 6,817 +4
30 Lauren 6,455 -2
31 Kaylee 6,302 +4
32 Allison 6,241 +14
33 Savannah 6,134 -3
34 Nevaeh 6,112 -3
35 Gabriella 6,039 +3
36 Sofia 5,985 —
37 Makayla 5,957 +10
38 Avery 5,829 +10
39 Riley 5,774 +13
40 Leah 5,634 +27
41 Julia 5,620 -7
42 Aubrey 5,570 +27
43 Jasmine 5,536 -11
44 Audrey 5,443 +7
45 Katherine 5,350 -6
46 Morgan 5,333 -3
47 Destiny 5,320 -6
48 Brooklyn 5,317 +9
49 Sydney 5,264 -12
50 Alexa 5,226 -10
51 Kylie 5,194 +12
52 Brooke 5,186 -7
53 Kaitlyn 5,117 -9
54 Evelyn 5,101 +1
55 Layla 4,931 +30
56 Madeline 4,820 +5
57 Kimberly 4,814 -3
58 Zoe 4,781 -2
59 Jessica 4,739 -17
60 Peyton 4,738 +63
61 Alexandra 4,612 -12
62 Claire 4,601 +4
63 Maria 4,593 -10
64 Madelyn 4,567 +40
65 Mackenzie 4,474 —
66 Arianna 4,426 +4
67 Jocelyn 4,372 -17
68 Amelia 4,352 +9
69 Angelina 4,299 -11
70 Trinity 4,276 +2
71 Maya 4,270 -9
72 Andrea 4,263 -12
73 Valeria 4,206 +25
74 Rachel 4,087 -15
75 Sophie 4,065 +7
76 Aaliyah 4,046 +7
77 Mariah 4,041 +15
78 Vanessa 4,032 -7
79 Gabrielle 4,027 -11
80 Katelyn 3,976 -5
81 Ariana 3,916 -8
82 Bailey 3,907 +2
83 Camila 3,847 +46
84 Jennifer 3,797 -20
85 Melanie 3,714 -4
86 Charlotte 3,671 +15
87 Autumn 3,669 +3
87 Gianna 3,669 +4
89 Paige 3,647 —
90 Faith 3,636 -16
91 Payton 3,612 +62
92 Sara 3,595 -12
93 Isabelle 3,573 -14
94 Caroline 3,545 +5
95 Genesis 3,523 +45
96 Mary 3,514 -3
97 Isabel 3,489 -10
98 Zoey 3,450 +14
99 Gracie 3,427 -3
100 Megan 3,416 -22

Top 100 boys' names in 2008

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2007.
#NameBirthsvs 2007
1 Jacob 22,621 —
2 Michael 20,652 —
3 Ethan 20,223 —
4 Joshua 19,231 —
5 Daniel 19,032 —
6 Alexander 18,711 +5
7 Anthony 18,417 —
8 William 18,403 —
9 Christopher 17,966 -3
10 Matthew 17,604 -1
11 Jayden 17,167 +7
12 Andrew 16,779 -2
13 Joseph 16,599 —
14 David 16,347 -2
15 Noah 15,808 -1
16 Aiden 15,592 +11
17 James 15,190 -2
18 Ryan 14,686 -2
19 Logan 13,861 -2
20 John 13,336 -1
21 Nathan 13,262 +3
22 Elijah 13,241 +8
23 Christian 13,069 -1
24 Gabriel 13,041 +4
25 Benjamin 12,958 +1
26 Jonathan 12,905 -3
27 Samuel 12,774 -2
28 Tyler 12,709 -7
29 Nicholas 12,533 -9
30 Gavin 11,752 +2
31 Dylan 11,710 -2
32 Jackson 11,641 +1
33 Brandon 11,482 -2
34 Caleb 10,579 +2
35 Mason 10,489 +2
36 Angel 10,357 -2
37 Isaac 10,030 +4
38 Evan 9,926 +2
39 Jack 9,897 -1
40 Jose 9,826 -5
41 Kevin 9,798 -2
42 Isaiah 9,670 +1
43 Luke 9,424 +3
44 Justin 9,365 +1
45 Landon 9,361 +4
46 Lucas 9,328 +7
47 Zachary 9,235 -5
48 Jordan 9,099 -4
49 Robert 8,841 -2
50 Aaron 8,545 +1
51 Brayden 8,445 +13
52 Thomas 8,370 —
53 Cameron 8,305 -3
54 Hunter 8,045 +3
55 Austin 7,997 -7
56 Adrian 7,938 +5
57 Connor 7,817 -2
58 Owen 7,802 -2
59 Aidan 7,709 -5
60 Jason 7,662 -1
61 Julian 7,469 +5
62 Wyatt 7,313 +7
63 Charles 7,288 -1
64 Luis 7,135 -4
65 Carter 7,069 +15
66 Juan 7,034 -3
67 Chase 7,003 +12
68 Jeremiah 6,594 -1
69 Diego 6,572 -11
70 Brody 6,299 +36
71 Xavier 6,290 -3
72 Adam 6,098 -7
73 Carlos 6,054 -3
74 Sebastian 6,041 -1
75 Liam 5,982 +14
76 Hayden 5,949 -5
77 Nathaniel 5,858 +5
78 Henry 5,788 +12
79 Jesus 5,758 -2
80 Ian 5,723 -5
81 Tristan 5,659 +6
82 Bryan 5,505 -4
83 Sean 5,471 -7
84 Alex 5,400 -12
85 Cole 5,389 -1
86 Eric 5,377 -3
87 Brian 5,263 -6
88 Jaden 5,193 -14
89 Carson 5,127 +2
90 Blake 5,099 -2
91 Ayden 5,058 +11
92 Cooper 5,051 +4
93 Dominic 4,965 -8
94 Brady 4,815 -1
95 Josiah 4,785 +10
96 Caden 4,773 -4
97 Kyle 4,705 -11
98 Colton 4,550 +20
99 Eli 4,526 +30
100 Kaden 4,508 -2

Names that climbed fastest in 2008

Ranked by places gained against 2007, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2008Rank 2007Change
Caylee girls 513 1,019 +506
Khloe girls 196 663 +467
Marlee girls 367 793 +426
Marely girls 334 746 +412
Matilda girls 825 1,233 +408
Audrina girls 354 708 +354
Adalyn girls 532 880 +348
Londyn girls 508 840 +332
Adalynn girls 850 1,180 +330
Yaretzi girls 598 918 +320
Nylah girls 819 1,133 +314
Destiney girls 717 1,019 +302
Yaritza girls 680 962 +282
Gemma girls 886 1,166 +280
Myla girls 600 867 +267

Names that fell fastest in 2008

NameRank 2008Rank 2007Change
Joselin girls 1,145 755 -390
Breana girls 1,211 896 -315
Galilea girls 1,200 902 -298
Brittney girls 1,090 799 -291
Angelique girls 682 425 -257
Anais girls 1,157 906 -251
Joana girls 1,222 979 -243
Noelia girls 1,113 875 -238
Lacy girls 1,231 1,003 -228
Tyrese boys 872 648 -224
Calista girls 1,222 1,001 -221
Laci girls 957 740 -217
Lesley girls 1,030 813 -217
Deja girls 893 677 -216
Adamaris girls 1,160 951 -209

Names that first appear in 2008

2008 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2008

For these names, 2008 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.