Top 10 baby girl and boy names by year
based on the US Social Security Administration statistics
Yearly the US Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of the most popular baby names.
Emily was the most popular girl's name for 12 years in a row, replaced by Emma only last year (2008). Jacob is the top boy's name for the 10th consecutive year!
| Popularity in 2003 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 | Michael |
Emma |
| 3 | Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 | Matthew |
Hannah |
| 5 | Andrew |
Olivia |
| 6 | Ethan |
Abigail |
| 7 | Joseph |
Alexis |
| 8 | Daniel |
Ashley |
| 9 | Christopher |
Elizabeth |
| 10 | Anthony |
Samantha |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2003
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| Popularity in 2004 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 | Michael |
Emma |
| 3 | Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 | Matthew |
Olivia |
| 5 | Ethan |
Hannah |
| 6 | Andrew |
Abigail |
| 7 | Daniel |
Isabella |
| 8 | William |
Ashley |
| 9 | Joseph |
Samantha |
| 10 | Christopher |
Elizabeth |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2004
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| Popularity in 2005 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 | Michael |
Emma |
| 3 | Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 | Matthew |
Abigail |
| 5 | Ethan |
Olivia |
| 6 | Andrew |
Isabella |
| 7 | Daniel |
Hannah |
| 8 | Anthony |
Samantha |
| 9 | Christopher |
Ava |
| 10 | Joseph |
Ashley |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2005
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| Popularity in 2006 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 | Michael |
Emma |
| 3 | Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 | Ethan |
Isabella |
| 5 | Matthew |
Ava |
| 6 | Daniel |
Abigail |
| 7 | Christopher |
Olivia |
| 8 | Andrew |
Hannah |
| 9 | Anthony |
Sophia |
| 10 | William |
Samantha |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2006
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| Popularity in 2007 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob | Emily |
| 2 | Michael | Isabella |
| 3 | Ethan | Emma |
| 4 | Joshua | Ava |
| 5 | Daniel | Madison |
| 6 | Christopher | Sophia |
| 7 | Anthony | Olivia |
| 8 | William | Abigail |
| 9 | Matthew | Hannah |
| 10 | Andrew | Elizabeth |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2007
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| Popularity in 2008 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob | Emma |
| 2 | Michael | Isabella |
| 3 | Ethan | Emily |
| 4 | Joshua | Madison |
| 5 | Daniel | Ava |
| 6 | Alexander | Olivia |
| 7 | Anthony | Sophia |
| 8 | William | Abigail |
| 9 | Christopher | Elizabeth |
| 10 | Matthew | Chloe |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2008
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