Names by year · United States
The names of 2008
In 2008, the SSA recorded 3,931,088 babies with names given at least five times. Emma was the top girls' name and Jacob the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma1 in 100 | 18,830 | #3 |
| 2 | Isabella1 in 102 | 18,629 | #7 |
| 3 | Emily1 in 108 | 17,448 | #34 |
| 4 | Olivia1 in 111 | 17,088 | #1 |
| 5 | Ava1 in 111 | 17,051 | #11 |
| 6 | Madison1 in 111 | 17,047 | #40 |
| 7 | Sophia1 in 118 | 16,091 | #5 |
| 8 | Abigail1 in 125 | 15,088 | #41 |
| 9 | Elizabeth1 in 157 | 12,027 | #17 |
| 10 | Chloe1 in 160 | 11,836 | #23 |
| 11 | Samantha1 in 169 | 11,190 | #151 |
| 12 | Addison1 in 176 | 10,767 | #84 |
| 13 | Natalie1 in 185 | 10,201 | #89 |
| 14 | Mia1 in 186 | 10,173 | #6 |
| 15 | Alexis1 in 194 | 9,734 | #554 |
| 16 | Alyssa1 in 196 | 9,653 | #453 |
| 17 | Hannah1 in 197 | 9,577 | #56 |
| 18 | Ashley1 in 201 | 9,408 | #164 |
| 19 | Ella1 in 202 | 9,364 | #29 |
| 20 | Sarah1 in 209 | 9,055 | #90 |
| 21 | Grace1 in 209 | 9,042 | #38 |
| 22 | Taylor1 in 227 | 8,344 | #403 |
| 23 | Brianna1 in 228 | 8,278 | #222 |
| 24 | Lily1 in 233 | 8,128 | #18 |
| 25 | Hailey1 in 240 | 7,872 | #104 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob1 in 90 | 22,621 | #43 |
| 2 | Michael1 in 99 | 20,652 | #21 |
| 3 | Ethan1 in 101 | 20,223 | #24 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 106 | 19,231 | #66 |
| 5 | Daniel1 in 107 | 19,032 | #22 |
| 6 | Alexander1 in 109 | 18,711 | #30 |
| 7 | Anthony1 in 111 | 18,417 | #46 |
| 8 | William1 in 111 | 18,403 | #9 |
| 9 | Christopher1 in 114 | 17,966 | #68 |
| 10 | Matthew1 in 116 | 17,604 | #32 |
| 11 | Jayden1 in 119 | 17,167 | #70 |
| 12 | Andrew1 in 122 | 16,779 | #73 |
| 13 | Joseph1 in 123 | 16,599 | #29 |
| 14 | David1 in 125 | 16,347 | #35 |
| 15 | Noah1 in 129 | 15,808 | #2 |
| 16 | Aiden1 in 131 | 15,592 | #62 |
| 17 | James1 in 134 | 15,190 | #6 |
| 18 | Ryan1 in 139 | 14,686 | #99 |
| 19 | Logan1 in 147 | 13,861 | #53 |
| 20 | John1 in 153 | 13,336 | #23 |
| 21 | Nathan1 in 154 | 13,262 | #63 |
| 22 | Elijah1 in 154 | 13,241 | #7 |
| 23 | Christian1 in 156 | 13,069 | #96 |
| 24 | Gabriel1 in 156 | 13,041 | #37 |
| 25 | Benjamin1 in 157 | 12,958 | #11 |
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