Most popular baby names of 2008
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2008, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emma1. 18,830 births
- Isabella2. 18,629 births
- Emily3. 17,448 births
- Olivia4. 17,088 births
- Ava5. 17,051 births
- Madison6. 17,047 births
- Sophia7. 16,091 births
- Abigail8. 15,088 births
- Elizabeth9. 12,027 births
- Chloe10. 11,836 births
- Samantha11. 11,190 births
- Addison12. 10,767 births
- Natalie13. 10,201 births
- Mia14. 10,173 births
- Alexis15. 9,734 births
- Alyssa16. 9,653 births
- Hannah17. 9,577 births
- Ashley18. 9,408 births
- Ella19. 9,364 births
- Sarah20. 9,055 births
- Grace21. 9,042 births
- Taylor22. 8,344 births
- Brianna23. 8,278 births
- Lily24. 8,128 births
- Hailey25. 7,872 births
- Anna26. 7,278 births
- Victoria27. 7,127 births
- Kayla28. 6,835 births
- Lillian29. 6,817 births
- Lauren30. 6,455 births
- Kaylee31. 6,302 births
- Allison32. 6,241 births
- Savannah33. 6,134 births
- Nevaeh34. 6,112 births
- Gabriella35. 6,039 births
- Sofia36. 5,985 births
- Makayla37. 5,957 births
- Avery38. 5,829 births
- Riley39. 5,774 births
- Leah40. 5,634 births
- Julia41. 5,620 births
- Aubrey42. 5,570 births
- Jasmine43. 5,536 births
- Audrey44. 5,443 births
- Katherine45. 5,350 births
- Morgan46. 5,333 births
- Destiny47. 5,320 births
- Brooklyn48. 5,317 births
- Sydney49. 5,264 births
- Alexa50. 5,226 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 22,621 births
- Michael2. 20,652 births
- Ethan3. 20,223 births
- Joshua4. 19,231 births
- Daniel5. 19,032 births
- Alexander6. 18,711 births
- Anthony7. 18,417 births
- William8. 18,403 births
- Christopher9. 17,966 births
- Matthew10. 17,604 births
- Jayden11. 17,167 births
- Andrew12. 16,779 births
- Joseph13. 16,599 births
- David14. 16,347 births
- Noah15. 15,808 births
- Aiden16. 15,592 births
- James17. 15,190 births
- Ryan18. 14,686 births
- Logan19. 13,861 births
- John20. 13,336 births
- Nathan21. 13,262 births
- Elijah22. 13,241 births
- Christian23. 13,069 births
- Gabriel24. 13,041 births
- Benjamin25. 12,958 births
- Jonathan26. 12,905 births
- Samuel27. 12,774 births
- Tyler28. 12,709 births
- Nicholas29. 12,533 births
- Gavin30. 11,752 births
- Dylan31. 11,710 births
- Jackson32. 11,641 births
- Brandon33. 11,482 births
- Caleb34. 10,579 births
- Mason35. 10,489 births
- Angel36. 10,357 births
- Isaac37. 10,030 births
- Evan38. 9,926 births
- Jack39. 9,897 births
- Jose40. 9,826 births
- Kevin41. 9,798 births
- Isaiah42. 9,670 births
- Luke43. 9,424 births
- Justin44. 9,365 births
- Landon45. 9,361 births
- Lucas46. 9,328 births
- Zachary47. 9,235 births
- Jordan48. 9,099 births
- Robert49. 8,841 births
- Aaron50. 8,545 births
Girls: what changed in 2008
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Layla+30 places, now #55
- Leah+27 places, now #40
- Aubrey+27 places, now #42
- Valeria+25 places, now #73
- Mariah+15 places, now #77
Biggest fallers
- Megan-22 places, now #100
- Jennifer-20 places, now #84
- Jessica-17 places, now #59
- Jocelyn-17 places, now #67
- Faith-16 places, now #90
Boys: what changed in 2008
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Carter+15 places, now #65
- Liam+14 places, now #75
- Brayden+13 places, now #51
- Henry+12 places, now #78
- Chase+12 places, now #67
Biggest fallers
- Jaden-14 places, now #88
- Alex-12 places, now #84
- Diego-11 places, now #69
- Kyle-11 places, now #97
- Nicholas-9 places, now #29