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Baby names ... a list of baby names you can choose from, for both girls and boys

Have you decided what your baby name would be? ... As a parent you probably ask, what is in a name? ... well! there is a lot that goes to naming your first born, second born baby, but which ever way, choose a name that a baby can leave up to and be proud of.

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A list of the Top 50 baby names and the relative popularity of the baby name:

Popularity in 2008

Rank Male name Percent of
total males
Female name Percent of
total females
1 Jacob1.0355% Emma 0.9043%
2 Michael0.9437% Isabella 0.8941%
3 Ethan0.9301% Emily 0.8377%
4 Joshua0.8799% Madison 0.8199%
5 Daniel0.8702% Ava 0.8198%
6 Alexander0.8566% Olivia 0.8196%
7 Anthony0.8442% Sophia 0.7729%
8 William0.8438% Abigail 0.7250%
9 Christopher0.8268% Elizabeth 0.5748%
10 Matthew0.8061% Chloe 0.5692%
11 Jayden0.7877% Samantha 0.5384%
12 Andrew0.7694% Addison 0.5188%
13 Joseph0.7570% Natalie 0.4905%
14 David0.7467% Mia 0.4898%
15 Noah0.7262% Alexis 0.4671%
16 Aiden0.7165% Alyssa 0.4640%
17 James0.6952% Hannah 0.4582%
18 Ryan0.6754% Ashley 0.4530%
19 Logan0.6372% Ella 0.4497%
20 John0.6102% Sarah 0.4332%
21 Nathan0.6085% Grace 0.4323%
22 Elijah0.6042% Taylor 0.4022%
23 Christian0.5985% Brianna 0.3970%
24 Gabriel0.5974% Lily 0.3907%
25 Benjamin0.5930% Hailey 0.3789%
26 Jonathan0.5905% Anna 0.3477%
27 Tyler0.5838% Victoria 0.3420%
28 Samuel0.5829% Kayla 0.3281%
29 Nicholas0.5752% Lillian 0.3272%
30 Gavin0.5414% Lauren 0.3108%
31 Dylan0.5379% Kaylee 0.3034%
32 Jackson0.5344% Allison 0.3006%
33 Brandon0.5273% Savannah 0.2943%
34 Caleb0.4848% Nevaeh 0.2914%
35 Mason0.4821% Gabriella 0.2889%
36 Angel0.4755% Sofia 0.2869%
37 Isaac0.4582% Makayla 0.2859%
38 Evan0.4566% Avery 0.2801%
39 Jack0.4547% Riley 0.2774%
40 Kevin0.4513% Julia 0.2698%
41 Jose0.4513% Leah 0.2695%
42 Isaiah0.4424% Aubrey 0.2675%
43 Luke0.4323% Jasmine 0.2647%
44 Landon0.4305% Audrey 0.2626%
45 Justin0.4300% Katherine 0.2571%
46 Lucas0.4273% Morgan 0.2571%
47 Zachary0.4222% Brooklyn 0.2554%
48 Jordan0.4170% Destiny 0.2546%
49 Robert0.4042% Sydney 0.2536%
50 Aaron0.3916% Alexa 0.2512%
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.

All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.