NameTides

The names of 2008

The ten most popular names given in 2008, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Emma 18,830
  2. Isabella 18,629
  3. Emily 17,448
  4. Olivia 17,088
  5. Ava 17,051
  6. Madison 17,047
  7. Sophia 16,091
  8. Abigail 15,088
  9. Elizabeth 12,027
  10. Chloe 11,836

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 22,621
  2. Michael 20,652
  3. Ethan 20,223
  4. Joshua 19,231
  5. Daniel 19,032
  6. Alexander 18,711
  7. Anthony 18,417
  8. William 18,403
  9. Christopher 17,966
  10. Matthew 17,604

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Olivia 5,325
  2. Ruby 4,931
  3. Emily 4,881
  4. Grace 4,775
  5. Jessica 4,672
  6. Chloe 4,605
  7. Sophie 4,380
  8. Lily 4,047
  9. Amelia 3,440
  10. Evie 3,281

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Jack 8,010
  2. Oliver 7,417
  3. Thomas 6,062
  4. Harry 6,008
  5. Joshua 5,716
  6. Alfie 5,566
  7. Charlie 5,291
  8. Daniel 5,191
  9. James 5,170
  10. William 5,169

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Scotland: girls

  1. Sophie 681
  2. Emily 468
  3. Olivia 451
  4. Emma 434
  5. Chloe 431
  6. Lucy 423
  7. Ava 416
  8. Katie 385
  9. Erin 376
  10. Hannah 369

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Scotland: boys

  1. Jack 750
  2. Lewis 664
  3. Daniel 517
  4. Liam 490
  5. James 474
  6. Ryan 469
  7. Callum 396
  8. Logan 391
  9. Matthew 377
  10. Cameron 357

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Katie 281
  2. Sophie 221
  3. Grace 217
  4. Jessica 206
  5. Emma 205
  6. Lucy 198
  7. Emily 192
  8. Chloe 179
  9. Eva 178
  10. Hannah 172

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 342
  2. Matthew 290
  3. Daniel 270
  4. Ryan 264
  5. James 260
  6. Joshua 195
  7. Conor 186
  8. Dylan 181
  9. Thomas 181
  10. Charlie 176
  11. Ethan 176

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Canada: girls

  1. Emma 2,093
  2. Olivia 1,882
  3. Ava 1,608
  4. Emily 1,538
  5. Sarah 1,436
  6. Chloe 1,420
  7. Sophia 1,263
  8. Isabella 1,180
  9. Abigail 1,176
  10. Madison 1,120

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Canada: boys

  1. Nathan 2,287
  2. Jacob 2,195
  3. William 2,191
  4. Ethan 2,177
  5. Noah 1,967
  6. Samuel 1,865
  7. Lucas 1,738
  8. Gabriel 1,698
  9. Benjamin 1,655
  10. Liam 1,645

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NSW: girls

  1. Chloe 634
  2. Mia 631
  3. Isabella 573
  4. Olivia 563
  5. Emily 562
  6. Charlotte 529
  7. Ella 507
  8. Sophie 483
  9. Ava 468
  10. Sienna 467

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NSW: boys

  1. Jack 775
  2. William 761
  3. Lachlan 678
  4. Joshua 643
  5. Cooper 622
  6. Riley 574
  7. Thomas 550
  8. Oliver 547
  9. James 531
  10. Benjamin 524

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Ireland: girls

  1. Ava 695
  2. Katie 667
  3. Sarah 651
  4. Emma 637
  5. Emily 599
  6. Sophie 582
  7. Grace 566
  8. Aoife 518
  9. Chloe 453
  10. Kate 419

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Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 1,151
  2. Sean 970
  3. Conor 857
  4. Daniel 828
  5. James 737
  6. Ryan 670
  7. Adam 645
  8. Dylan 519
  9. Luke 516
  10. Alex 501

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VIC: girls

  1. Mia 489
  2. Olivia 451
  3. Chloe 448
  4. Isabella 422
  5. Charlotte 414
  6. Ava 371
  7. Sienna 366
  8. Emily 352
  9. Ella 348
  10. Sophie 328

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VIC: boys

  1. William 574
  2. Jack 544
  3. Thomas 522
  4. Joshua 475
  5. James 466
  6. Lachlan 440
  7. Oliver 432
  8. Riley 378
  9. Cooper 366
  10. Noah 358

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Canadian provinces in 2008

US states in 2008