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The Most Popular Baby Names
Baby Names 1 - 50

By Stephanie Brown, About.com

Popular Baby Names

Will you choose one of the most popular baby names of the year for your baby?

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Here are the Top 100 baby names for the year 2008.

Click a name to see its meaning and origin. Names are listed in pairs, with male names listed first.

You can also view names 51 - 100.

1) Jacob and Emma

2) Michael and Isabella

3) Ethan and Emily

4) Joshua and Madison

5) Daniel and Ava

6) Alexander and Olivia

7) Anthony and Sophia

8) William and Abigail

9) Christopher and Elizabeth

10) Matthew and Chloe

11) Jayden and Samantha

12) Andrew and Addison

13) Joseph and Natalie

14)David and Mia

15) Noah and Alexis

16) Aiden and Alyssa

17) James and Hannah

18) Ryan and Ashley

19) Logan and Ella

20) John and Sarah

21) Nathan and Grace

22) Elijah and Taylor

23) Christian and Brianna

24) Gabriel and Lily

25) Benjamin and Hailey

26) Jonathan and Anna

27) Tyler and Victoria

28) Samuel and Kayla

29) Nicholas and Lillian

30) Gavin and Lauren

31) Dylan and Kaylee

32) Jackson and Allison

33) Brandon and Savannah

34) Caleb and Nevaeh

35) Mason and Gabriella

36) Angel and Sofia

37) Isaac and Makayla

38) Evan and Avery

39) Jack and Riley

40) Kevin and Julia

41) Jose and Leah

42) Isaiah and Aubrey

43) Luke and Jasmine

44) Landon and Audrey

45) Justin and Katherine

46) Lucas and Morgan

47) Zachary and Brooklyn

48) Jordan and Destiny

49) Robert and Sydney

50) Aaron and Alexa

This information is compiled each year by the Social Security Administration.

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