| Top 100 baby names in 2008 |
| 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 |
| 11 | Jayden | Samantha |
| 12 | Andrew | Addison |
| 13 | Joseph | Natalie |
| 14 | David | Mia |
| 15 | Noah | Alexis |
| 16 | Aiden | Alyssa |
| 17 | James | Hannah |
| 18 | Ryan | Ashley |
| 19 | Logan | Ella |
| 20 | John | Sarah |
| 21 | Nathan | Grace |
| 22 | Elijah | Taylor |
| 23 | Christian | Brianna |
| 24 | Gabriel | Lily |
| 25 | Benjamin | Hailey |
| 26 | Jonathan | Anna |
| 27 | Tyler | Victoria |
| 28 | Samuel | Kayla |
| 29 | Nicholas | Lillian |
| 30 | Gavin | Lauren |
| 31 | Dylan | Kaylee |
| 32 | Jackson | Allison |
| 33 | Brandon | Savannah |
| 34 | Caleb | Nevaeh |
| 35 | Mason | Gabriella |
| 36 | Angel | Sofia |
| 37 | Isaac | Makayla |
| 38 | Evan | Avery |
| 39 | Jack | Riley |
| 40 | Kevin | Julia |
| 41 | Jose | Leah |
| 42 | Isaiah | Aubrey |
| 43 | Luke | Jasmine |
| 44 | Landon | Audrey |
| 45 | Justin | Katherine |
| 46 | Lucas | Morgan |
| 47 | Zachary | Brooklyn |
| 48 | Jordan | Destiny |
| 49 | Robert | Sydney |
| 50 | Aaron | Alexa |
| 51 | Brayden | Kylie |
| 52 | Thomas | Brooke |
| 53 | Cameron | Kaitlyn |
| 54 | Hunter | Evelyn |
| 55 | Austin | Layla |
| 56 | Adrian | Madeline |
| 57 | Connor | Kimberly |
| 58 | Owen | Zoe |
| 59 | Aidan | Jessica |
| 60 | Jason | Peyton |
| 61 | Julian | Alexandra |
| 62 | Wyatt | Claire |
| 63 | Charles | Madelyn |
| 64 | Luis | Maria |
| 65 | Carter | Mackenzie |
| 66 | Juan | Arianna |
| 67 | Chase | Jocelyn |
| 68 | Diego | Amelia |
| 69 | Jeremiah | Angelina |
| 70 | Brody | Trinity |
| 71 | Xavier | Andrea |
| 72 | Adam | Maya |
| 73 | Carlos | Valeria |
| 74 | Sebastian | Sophie |
| 75 | Liam | Rachel |
| 76 | Hayden | Vanessa |
| 77 | Nathaniel | Aaliyah |
| 78 | Henry | Mariah |
| 79 | Jesus | Gabrielle |
| 80 | Ian | Katelyn |
| 81 | Tristan | Ariana |
| 82 | Bryan | Bailey |
| 83 | Sean | Camila |
| 84 | Cole | Jennifer |
| 85 | Alex | Melanie |
| 86 | Eric | Gianna |
| 87 | Brian | Charlotte |
| 88 | Jaden | Paige |
| 89 | Carson | Autumn |
| 90 | Blake | Payton |
| 91 | Ayden | Faith |
| 92 | Cooper | Sara |
| 93 | Dominic | Isabelle |
| 94 | Brady | Caroline |
| 95 | Caden | Genesis |
| 96 | Josiah | Isabel |
| 97 | Kyle | Mary |
| 98 | Colton | Zoey |
| 99 | Kaden | Gracie |
| 100 | Eli | Megan |
Source: US Social Security Administration
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Every year, the US Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of the most popular baby names. In 2008, the most popular names were Jacob with 1.0355% of total births (22,272 Social Security card applications) and Emma with 0.9043% of births (18,587 Social Security card applications).
Name trends for Jacob, Michael and Joshua:
The popularity of Emily, Emma and Madison over 100 years:
Popular baby names in other countries:
Canada,
Ireland,
Scotland,
England,
Australia,
Hungary,
Norway,
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