Most popular baby names of 2008

In 2008, the most popular names for US babies were Jacob for boys (22,622 babies, 1.1% of boys) and Emma for girls (18,826 babies, 1.0% of girls). The rest of the top five were Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel for boys and Isabella, Emily, Olivia and Ava for girls. SSA recorded 14,623 different boy names and 20,479 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 2008
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Jacob	22,622	–
2	Michael	20,651	–
3	Ethan	20,221	–
4	Joshua	19,228	–
5	Daniel	19,030	–
6	Alexander	18,710	▲ 5
7	Anthony	18,413	–
8	William	18,403	–
9	Christopher	17,966	▼ 3
10	Matthew	17,602	▼ 1
11	Jayden	17,166	▲ 7
12	Andrew	16,778	▼ 2
13	Joseph	16,597	–
14	David	16,346	▼ 2
15	Noah	15,803	▼ 1
16	Aiden	15,590	▲ 11
17	James	15,188	▼ 2
18	Ryan	14,686	▼ 2
19	Logan	13,861	▼ 2
20	John	13,335	▼ 1
21	Nathan	13,262	▲ 3
22	Elijah	13,239	▲ 8
23	Christian	13,068	▼ 1
24	Gabriel	13,040	▲ 4
25	Benjamin	12,958	▲ 1
26	Jonathan	12,904	▼ 3
27	Samuel	12,773	▼ 2
28	Tyler	12,708	▼ 7
29	Nicholas	12,530	▼ 9
30	Gavin	11,751	▲ 2
31	Dylan	11,707	▼ 2
32	Jackson	11,641	▲ 1
33	Brandon	11,481	▼ 2
34	Caleb	10,577	▲ 2
35	Mason	10,488	▲ 2
36	Angel	10,356	▼ 2
37	Isaac	10,029	▲ 4
38	Evan	9,926	▲ 2
39	Jack	9,897	▼ 1
40	Jose	9,825	▼ 5
41	Kevin	9,798	▼ 2
42	Isaiah	9,669	▲ 1
43	Luke	9,423	▲ 3
44	Justin	9,365	▲ 1
45	Landon	9,360	▲ 4
46	Lucas	9,328	▲ 7
47	Zachary	9,235	▼ 5
48	Jordan	9,098	▼ 4
49	Robert	8,840	▼ 2
50	Aaron	8,545	▲ 1
51	Brayden	8,445	▲ 13
52	Thomas	8,368	–
53	Cameron	8,304	▼ 3
54	Hunter	8,045	▲ 3
55	Austin	7,996	▼ 7
56	Adrian	7,937	▲ 5
57	Connor	7,816	▼ 2
58	Owen	7,800	▼ 2
59	Aidan	7,708	▼ 5
60	Jason	7,661	▼ 1
61	Julian	7,468	▲ 5
62	Wyatt	7,312	▲ 7
63	Charles	7,288	▼ 1
64	Luis	7,134	▼ 4
65	Carter	7,069	▲ 15
66	Juan	7,033	▼ 3
67	Chase	7,003	▲ 12
68	Jeremiah	6,593	▼ 1
69	Diego	6,572	▼ 11
70	Brody	6,299	▲ 36
71	Xavier	6,288	▼ 3
72	Adam	6,098	▼ 7
73	Carlos	6,052	▼ 3
74	Sebastian	6,041	▼ 1
75	Liam	5,980	▲ 14
76	Hayden	5,949	▼ 5
77	Nathaniel	5,856	▲ 5
78	Henry	5,787	▲ 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	5,192	▼ 14
89	Carson	5,127	▲ 2
90	Blake	5,099	▼ 2
91	Ayden	5,058	▲ 11
92	Cooper	5,051	▲ 4
93	Dominic	4,964	▼ 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	4,521	▲ 30
100	Kaden	4,508	▼ 2

Top 100 girl names, 2008
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Emma	18,826	▲ 2
2	Isabella	18,628	–
3	Emily	17,445	▼ 2
4	Olivia	17,087	▲ 3
5	Ava	17,050	▼ 1
6	Madison	17,046	▼ 1
7	Sophia	16,090	▼ 1
8	Abigail	15,087	–
9	Elizabeth	12,025	▲ 1
10	Chloe	11,835	▲ 6
11	Samantha	11,190	▲ 1
12	Addison	10,767	▼ 1
13	Natalie	10,202	▲ 4
14	Mia	10,173	▲ 1
15	Alexis	9,734	▲ 4
16	Alyssa	9,652	▼ 2
17	Hannah	9,575	▼ 8
18	Ashley	9,408	▼ 5
19	Ella	9,362	▲ 2
20	Sarah	9,053	▼ 2
21	Grace	9,041	▼ 1
22	Taylor	8,344	▲ 2
23	Brianna	8,277	▼ 1
24	Lily	8,127	▲ 3
25	Hailey	7,871	▼ 2
26	Anna	7,277	▼ 1
27	Victoria	7,125	▲ 2
28	Kayla	6,835	▼ 2
29	Lillian	6,817	▲ 4
30	Lauren	6,454	▼ 2
31	Kaylee	6,302	▲ 4
32	Allison	6,241	▲ 14
33	Savannah	6,132	▼ 3
34	Nevaeh	6,112	▼ 3
35	Gabriella	6,037	▲ 3
36	Sofia	5,985	–
37	Makayla	5,956	▲ 10
38	Avery	5,829	▲ 10
39	Riley	5,773	▲ 13
40	Leah	5,634	▲ 27
41	Julia	5,619	▼ 7
42	Aubrey	5,570	▲ 27
43	Jasmine	5,535	▼ 11
44	Audrey	5,443	▲ 7
45	Katherine	5,350	▼ 6
46	Morgan	5,333	▼ 3
47	Destiny	5,318	▼ 6
48	Brooklyn	5,315	▲ 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	5,100	▲ 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	4,737	▲ 63
61	Alexandra	4,612	▼ 12
62	Claire	4,601	▲ 4
63	Maria	4,592	▼ 10
64	Madelyn	4,566	▲ 40
65	Mackenzie	4,474	–
66	Arianna	4,426	▲ 4
67	Jocelyn	4,372	▼ 17
68	Amelia	4,351	▲ 9
69	Angelina	4,299	▼ 11
70	Trinity	4,277	▲ 2
71	Maya	4,269	▼ 9
72	Andrea	4,263	▼ 12
73	Valeria	4,206	▲ 25
74	Rachel	4,086	▼ 15
75	Sophie	4,065	▲ 7
76	Aaliyah	4,045	▲ 7
77	Mariah	4,040	▲ 15
78	Vanessa	4,032	▼ 7
79	Gabrielle	4,026	▼ 11
80	Katelyn	3,976	▼ 5
81	Ariana	3,914	▼ 8
82	Bailey	3,906	▲ 2
83	Camila	3,847	▲ 46
84	Jennifer	3,797	▼ 20
85	Melanie	3,714	▼ 4
86	Charlotte	3,671	▲ 15
87	Gianna	3,669	▲ 4
88	Autumn	3,667	▲ 2
89	Paige	3,647	–
90	Faith	3,634	▼ 16
91	Payton	3,612	▲ 62
92	Sara	3,595	▼ 12
93	Isabelle	3,573	▼ 14
94	Caroline	3,543	▲ 5
95	Genesis	3,523	▲ 45
96	Mary	3,513	▼ 3
97	Isabel	3,489	▼ 10
98	Zoey	3,449	▲ 14
99	Gracie	3,427	▼ 3
100	Megan	3,416	▼ 22

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2008. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.