Popular Names of 2008

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2008, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2008
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emma	18,830	3
2	Isabella	18,629	7
3	Emily	17,448	34
4	Olivia	17,088	1
5	Ava	17,051	11
6	Madison	17,047	40
7	Sophia	16,091	5
8	Abigail	15,088	41
9	Elizabeth	12,027	17
10	Chloe	11,836	23
11	Samantha	11,190	151
12	Addison	10,767	84
13	Natalie	10,201	89
14	Mia	10,173	6
15	Alexis	9,734	554
16	Alyssa	9,653	453
17	Hannah	9,577	56
18	Ashley	9,408	164
19	Ella	9,364	29
20	Sarah	9,055	90

Table 2. Male names, 2008
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	22,621	43
2	Michael	20,652	21
3	Ethan	20,223	24
4	Joshua	19,231	66
5	Daniel	19,032	22
6	Alexander	18,711	30
7	Anthony	18,417	46
8	William	18,403	9
9	Christopher	17,966	68
10	Matthew	17,604	32
11	Jayden	17,167	70
12	Andrew	16,779	73
13	Joseph	16,599	29
14	David	16,347	35
15	Noah	15,808	2
16	Aiden	15,592	62
17	James	15,190	6
18	Ryan	14,686	99
19	Logan	13,861	53
20	John	13,336	23

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.