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Name Trends

100 years of naming history (US)


Trends come and go, the fastest rising or falling baby names mirror cultural trends, changing fashions or world events. See how today's baby names are influenced by celebrities, tv shows and even by popular brands.

Top 100 baby names in 2008
Rank Baby Boys Baby Girls
1JacobEmma
2MichaelIsabella
3EthanEmily
4JoshuaMadison
5DanielAva
6AlexanderOlivia
7AnthonySophia
8WilliamAbigail
9ChristopherElizabeth
10MatthewChloe
11JaydenSamantha
12AndrewAddison
13JosephNatalie
14DavidMia
15NoahAlexis
16AidenAlyssa
17JamesHannah
18RyanAshley
19LoganElla
20JohnSarah
21NathanGrace
22ElijahTaylor
23ChristianBrianna
24GabrielLily
25BenjaminHailey
26JonathanAnna
27TylerVictoria
28SamuelKayla
29NicholasLillian
30GavinLauren
31DylanKaylee
32JacksonAllison
33BrandonSavannah
34CalebNevaeh
35MasonGabriella
36AngelSofia
37IsaacMakayla
38EvanAvery
39JackRiley
40KevinJulia
41JoseLeah
42IsaiahAubrey
43LukeJasmine
44LandonAudrey
45JustinKatherine
46LucasMorgan
47ZacharyBrooklyn
48JordanDestiny
49RobertSydney
50AaronAlexa
51BraydenKylie
52ThomasBrooke
53CameronKaitlyn
54HunterEvelyn
55AustinLayla
56AdrianMadeline
57ConnorKimberly
58OwenZoe
59AidanJessica
60JasonPeyton
61JulianAlexandra
62WyattClaire
63CharlesMadelyn
64LuisMaria
65CarterMackenzie
66JuanArianna
67ChaseJocelyn
68DiegoAmelia
69JeremiahAngelina
70BrodyTrinity
71XavierAndrea
72AdamMaya
73CarlosValeria
74SebastianSophie
75LiamRachel
76HaydenVanessa
77NathanielAaliyah
78HenryMariah
79JesusGabrielle
80IanKatelyn
81TristanAriana
82BryanBailey
83SeanCamila
84ColeJennifer
85AlexMelanie
86EricGianna
87BrianCharlotte
88JadenPaige
89CarsonAutumn
90BlakePayton
91AydenFaith
92CooperSara
93DominicIsabelle
94BradyCaroline
95CadenGenesis
96JosiahIsabel
97KyleMary
98ColtonZoey
99KadenGracie
100EliMegan
Source: US Social Security Administration
Name trends - EMMA - Rank in 2008: 1
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Name trends - JACOB - Rank in 2008: 1
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The data is compiled from US Social Security card applications for births that occurred between 1900 and 2007. Some names are given to both boys and girls (for example: Angel, Taylor or Shannon) and they will show different rankings when typed into the two widgets.

    A few interesting name trends for boys:
Name trends - ELVIS - Rank in 2008: 713

Name trends - BABY - not in top 1000 in 2008

Name trends - CASH - Rank in 2008: 253

 
 
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