Popular Names for 2008

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Every year, my local newspaper has this giant section devoted to the babies who were born over the past year. Being a giant geek, for the past three years, I've compiled all the baby names to see which ones were most popular. Keep in mind that these statistics represent people in my city who have the money and the inclination to put their kid's picture and name into this special feature thing... Anyway, that said:

Out of 664 babies born in 2008...


The number in brackets is the actual number of babies (out of 664) that were named that. Many of the names are tied; for example, there were ten boys named Lucas, and ten boys named Nicholas.

MOST POPULAR NAMES FOR BOYS IN 2008

1. Noah (12)

2. Lucas (10)
Lucas (8)
Lucus
Lukas

3. Nicholas (10)
Nicholas (6)
Nickolas (2)
Nicolas (2)

4. Ethan (8)

5. Nathan (8)

6. Alexander (7)

7. Carter (6)
Carter (5)
Karter

8. Gavin (6)

9. Jack (6)

Other popular names: Aidan(3)/Aiden(2), Benjamin(5), Jackson(3)/Jaxon(2), Liam(4)/Liem, Logan(5), Luca(5), Owen(5), Ryan (5), Zachary(4)/Zackary, Adam(4), Caiden(2)/Kaiden/Kayden, Connor(3)/Conner, Easton(4), Eric(4), Matteo(4), Michael(4), Tyler(4).

Other names:
Andrew, Anthony, Carson, Cohen/Kohen, Colin, Cooper, Evan, Giovanni, Jacob, Maxwell, Nico/Niko. (3 for each.)

Aaron, Austin, Bennett, Brandon, Brendan/Brenden, Brody, Cameron, Dayne, Dylan, Edward, Elliott, Henry, James, Joseph, Joshua, Julian/Julien, Justin, Leo, Luke, Matthew, Nolan, Oliver, Rhys/Reese, Rory/Rorry, Stephen, Sebastian/Sebastien, Theodore, Thomas, William, Zane. (2 for each.)

Names given to only one baby: Adrian, Adriano, Alessio, Anson, Arthur, Ayrton-Anthony, Beau, Brayden, Braylon, Brock, Broden, Brooke, Calen, Calvin, Charlie, Chaseton, Christian, Cillian, Clayton, Cole, Coleton, Curtis, Daniel, Dante, David, Devon, Dmitri, Domenic, Donovan, Eamon, Everett, Francesco, Gage, Gerald, Gian, Gianluca, GianMarco, Griffin, Harrison, Isaac, Jake, Jonah, Jorey, Julius, Kane, Kristopher, Kyle, Landon, Makai, Maksim, Manuel, Marcus, Maro, Mason, Maximus, Maxum, Mitchell, Nathaniel, Parker, Patrick, Pearson, Peter, Pierce, Preston, Quinn, Raymond, Remi, Roarke, Robert, Rocco, Romeo, Salvatore, Sam, Samuel, Santiago, Seth, Seweryn, Skyler, Tariq, Tate, Tiago, Travis, Trevor, Tristan, Troy, Ty, Vincent, Walker, Wayne, Xavier, Zaidan, Zeno.



MOST POPULAR NAMES FOR GIRLS IN 2008

1. Ava (11)

2. Isabella (9)
Isabella (8)
Izabella

3. Sophia (9)
Sophia (7)
Sofia (2)

4. Olivia (8)

5. Addison (7)
Addison (6)
Addyson

6. Emma (6)

7. Leah (6)
Leah (4)
Lea
Lia

8. Claire (5)

9. Emily (5)
Emily (4)
Emilie

10. Makenna (5)
Makenna (3)
McKenna
Mckenna

Other popular names: Adriana(3)/Adrianna, Alexis(4), Brianna(3)/Breanna, Lauren(4), Lilly(2)/Lily(2), Michaela/Mackayla/Mikaela/Mikayla, Madelynn(2)/Madeleine/Madelyn, Meghan(2)/Megan/Meaghan, Sienna(4).

Other names:
Abigail, Alessia, Allegra, Audrey, Avery, Daniella, Elizabeth, Emerson, Grace, Julia, Lexi/Lexie, Mackenzie/Mackennze, Mila, Molly, Ruby, Sadie/Sayde, Sarah, Zoe. (3 each.)

Alexia, Alyssa, Amelia, Angelina/Angellina, Aubrey, Brooke, Cameron, Chelsea, Eden, Eliana/Elliana, Finley/Finnleigh, Hanna/Hannah, Jenna, Kaitlyn/Katelyn, Kalleigh/Kallie, Katie, Kaylee/Kayleigh, Keira, Liliana, Marissa, Maysa, Miley, Paige, Rachel, Sabrina, Sophie, Stella, Teagan. (2 each.)

Names given to only one baby: Abbee, Adalin, Adelaide, Aelwynn, Aevlyn, Aleksandra, Alexa, Alexandria, Alice, Alivia, Aliyah, Allie, Amber, Anna, Annalise, Annie, Anya, April, Arabella, Aria, Arissa, Braylin, Bridgid, Brynn, Calista, Carly, Cassandra, Caylin, Chloe, Christina, Corinne, Dalilah, Danica, Danni, Daria, Daviney, Dea, Eirinn, Elexis, Emelia, Emery, Erika, Esme, Estelle, Evanna, Fallon, Gabriella, Gaia, Georgia, Giada, Gianna, Giuliana, Gracie, Gracyn, Haylie, Irelyn, Ivy, Jade, Jadyn, Jane, Jorja, Juno, Kailey-Ann, Katalina, Katerina, Kayce, Kelsea, Kennadie, Kylee, Lainey, Lana, Leisi, Leonie, Lindsey, Luna, Lyla, Maddalena, Madeline, Madison, Mah’Lani, Maja, Malena, Malia, Mateja, Meleia, Mena, Meridith, Mia, Michela, Milania, Mya, Nancy, Nina, Nuha, Ozegho, Paighton, Pyper, Rebecca, Reina, Ria, Samantha, Savana, Serina, Skye, Summer, Sydney, Taylor, Valentina, Vanessa, Veronica, Victoria, Whitney


MIDDLE NAMES!

The most popular middle name for boys was James (21), followed by Joseph (15), William (13), Michael (11), Daniel (10), and Robert (10).

For girls, it was Marie (22), Grace (19), Rose (18), Ann/Anne (10), and Mae/Mai/May (8). After that came Claire, Elizabeth, Lynn, and Maria, all with 7, and Jean and Leigh, with 6.

And my vote for the worst names for 2008, for boys: Jaxon, Ayrton-Anthony, Braylon, Broden, Chaseton (probably THE worst), and Zaidan.

And for girls: Finnleigh, Braylin, Gracyn, Jadyn, Jorja, Kailey-Ann, Paighton, Pyper.

Comments

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Well, true. But I bet the parents view them as variations of the same name, since the pronunciations are alike/similar. If Makenna and McKenna end up in the same class in five years, I'm sure the parents will glance at the roster and huff, "Some lady stole my child's name, and then had the nerve to spell it wrong."