Birth year roster

Top names in 2008

Name: Top baby names in 2008
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2008 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emma and Jacob led the 2008 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emma was the #1 girls’ name for 6 years in all (between 2008 and 2018); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 35 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emma Declining18,830
#2Isabella Declining18,629
#3Emily Declining17,448
#4Olivia Stable17,088
#5Ava Declining17,051
#6Madison Declining17,047
#7Sophia Stable16,091
#8Abigail Declining15,088
#9Elizabeth Stable12,027
#10Chloe Stable11,836
#11Samantha Endangered11,190
#12Addison Declining10,767
#13Natalie Declining10,201
#14Mia Stable10,173
#15Alexis Endangered9,734
#16Alyssa Endangered9,653
#17Hannah Declining9,577
#18Ashley Endangered9,408
#19Ella Declining9,364
#20Sarah Endangered9,055
#21Grace Declining9,042
#22Taylor Endangered8,344
#23Brianna Declining8,278
#24Lily Stable8,128
#25Hailey Declining7,872
#26Anna Declining7,278
#27Victoria Declining7,127
#28Kayla Endangered6,835
#29Lillian Declining6,817
#30Lauren Endangered6,455
#31Kaylee Declining6,302
#32Allison Declining6,241
#33Savannah Declining6,134
#34Nevaeh Declining6,112
#35Gabriella Declining6,039
#36Sofia Stable5,985
#37Makayla Endangered5,957
#38Avery Declining5,829
#39Riley Declining5,774
#40Leah Stable5,634
#41Julia Stable5,620
#42Aubrey Declining5,570
#43Jasmine Declining5,536
#44Audrey Declining5,443
#45Katherine Declining5,350
#46Morgan Endangered5,333
#47Destiny Endangered5,320
#48Brooklyn Declining5,317
#49Sydney Endangered5,264
#50Alexa Endangered5,226
#51Kylie Declining5,194
#52Brooke Declining5,186
#53Kaitlyn Endangered5,117
#54Evelyn Stable5,101
#55Layla Stable4,931
#56Madeline Stable4,820
#57Kimberly Endangered4,814
#58Zoe Stable4,781
#59Jessica Endangered4,739
#60Peyton Declining4,738
#61Alexandra Declining4,612
#62Claire Declining4,601
#63Maria Stable4,593
#64Madelyn Stable4,567
#65Mackenzie Declining4,474
#66Arianna Declining4,426
#67Jocelyn Declining4,372
#68Amelia Stable4,352
#69Angelina Declining4,299
#70Trinity Declining4,276
#71Maya Stable4,270
#72Andrea Declining4,263
#73Valeria Stable4,206
#74Rachel Endangered4,087
#75Sophie Stable4,065
#76Aaliyah Declining4,046
#77Mariah Declining4,041
#78Vanessa Declining4,032
#79Gabrielle Endangered4,027
#80Katelyn Endangered3,976
#81Ariana Declining3,916
#82Bailey Declining3,907
#83Camila Stable3,847
#84Jennifer Endangered3,797
#85Melanie Declining3,714
#86Charlotte Stable3,671
#87Autumn Stable3,669
#88Gianna Rising3,669
#89Paige Declining3,647
#90Faith Declining3,636
#91Payton Declining3,612
#92Sara Stable3,595
#93Isabelle Declining3,573
#94Caroline Declining3,545
#95Genesis Stable3,523
#96Mary Endangered3,514
#97Isabel Stable3,489
#98Zoey Declining3,450
#99Gracie Stable3,427
#100Megan Endangered3,416

Boys

#1Jacob Declining22,621
#2Michael Past peak20,652
#3Ethan Declining20,223
#4Joshua Declining19,231
#5Daniel Declining19,032
#6Alexander Declining18,711
#7Anthony Declining18,417
#8William Declining18,403
#9Christopher Endangered17,966
#10Matthew Declining17,604
#11Jayden Declining17,167
#12Andrew Declining16,779
#13Joseph Declining16,599
#14David Past peak16,347
#15Noah Stable15,808
#16Aiden Declining15,592
#17James Stable15,190
#18Ryan Declining14,686
#19Logan Declining13,861
#20John Past peak13,336
#21Nathan Declining13,262
#22Elijah Stable13,241
#23Christian Declining13,069
#24Gabriel Stable13,041
#25Benjamin Declining12,958
#26Jonathan Declining12,905
#27Samuel Stable12,774
#28Tyler Endangered12,709
#29Nicholas Declining12,533
#30Gavin Endangered11,752
#31Dylan Stable11,710
#32Jackson Declining11,641
#33Brandon Endangered11,482
#34Caleb Stable10,579
#35Mason Declining10,489
#36Angel Stable10,357
#37Isaac Declining10,030
#38Evan Declining9,926
#39Jack Stable9,897
#40Jose Stable9,826
#41Kevin Endangered9,798
#42Isaiah Declining9,670
#43Luke Stable9,424
#44Justin Endangered9,365
#45Landon Declining9,361
#46Lucas Stable9,328
#47Zachary Endangered9,235
#48Jordan Declining9,099
#49Robert Endangered8,841
#50Aaron Declining8,545
#51Brayden Declining8,445
#52Thomas Stable8,370
#53Cameron Stable8,305
#54Hunter Declining8,045
#55Austin Declining7,997
#56Adrian Stable7,938
#57Connor Declining7,817
#58Owen Stable7,802
#59Aidan Declining7,709
#60Jason Endangered7,662
#61Julian Stable7,469
#62Wyatt Declining7,313
#63Charles Stable7,288
#64Luis Stable7,135
#65Carter Declining7,069
#66Juan Stable7,034
#67Chase Declining7,003
#68Jeremiah Declining6,594
#69Diego Stable6,572
#70Brody Declining6,299
#71Xavier Stable6,290
#72Adam Declining6,098
#73Carlos Stable6,054
#74Sebastian Stable6,041
#75Liam Stable5,982
#76Hayden Stable5,949
#77Nathaniel Declining5,858
#78Henry Stable5,788
#79Jesus Stable5,758
#80Ian Stable5,723
#81Tristan Declining5,659
#82Bryan Declining5,505
#83Sean Endangered5,471
#84Alex Declining5,400
#85Cole Declining5,389
#86Eric Endangered5,377
#87Brian Endangered5,263
#88Jaden Declining5,193
#89Carson Declining5,127
#90Blake Declining5,099
#91Ayden Declining5,058
#92Cooper Rising5,051
#93Dominic Declining4,965
#94Brady Declining4,815
#95Josiah Stable4,785
#96Caden Stable4,773
#97Kyle Endangered4,705
#98Colton Declining4,550
#99Eli Declining4,526
#100Kaden Declining4,508