Category: Popular Boy & Girl Baby Names

2008-2009 is a new year and that means new baby names. You might think naming a baby is easy and you would be wrong. There are lots of factors to consider with each one being equally important to the person who is doing the naming. When it comes to girl baby names, parents tend to get much more creative than with boy names. Boys, for the most part, are named after famous persons in history and Biblical figures. The names for girls are much more varied. Without any further delay, here are the top 20 girl baby names for 2008-2009.

Top 2008-2009 Girl Baby Names

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Emily Madison Hannah Emma Alexis Ashley Abigail Sarah Samantha Olivia

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Elizabeth Alyssa Lauren Isabella Grace Jessica Brianna Taylor Kayla Anna

The list features some names that you might expect and some that you might not. Emily has remained a staple baby name for girls, as it is consistently on top of the list. Brianna is one of a few names that seem to be gaining in popularity over the names that have traditionally been favorites. Overall, Biblical names for girls are not nearly as popular and as with in previous years, the names seem to be different depending upon what part of the country you are in.

There are some differences in the 2008-2009 version of this list from the 2007 list of top baby names, which can be found at the Social Security website (http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi). Here is a look at the top names from 2007, per that list.

Top 2007 Girl Baby Names

1. Emily
2. Isabella
3. Emma
4. Ava
5. Madison
6. Sophia
7. Olivia
8. Abigail
9. Hannah
10. Elizabeth
11. Addison
12. Samantha
13. Ashley
14. Alyssa
15. Mia
16. Chloe
17. Natalie
18. Sarah
19. Alexis
20. Grace

When taking a look at the two different lists, some noticeable differences are present. Addison seems to be one of the more popular names now as it has grown in popularity by leaps and bounds over the past year. On the opposite side of that coin, the name Hannah is losing steam, as parents seem more interested in new, trendy names for their little girls. Isabella is not nearly as popular in 2008-2009 than it was in 2007, as it fell a number of spots.

The top baby names for boys have changed a bit in 2008-2009 from last year. There are some mainstays on the list that don’t look like they are fit to change anytime soon, but parents have done their best to get a bit more creative in 2008-2009. The list of boys’ names is still heavy with biblical references, which can be expected.

2008-2009 Top Boy Baby Names

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Jacob Michael Joshua Matthew Ethan Andrew Joseph Christopher Nicholas Daniel

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. William Anthony David Tyler Alexander Ryan John James Zachary Brandon

Popular Biblical name Jacob is on top of the list once again, as parents continue to choose that name more often than any other. Jacob also topped the list in 2007, but there have been some minor shakeups elsewhere within the list. The government produces a full list of the most popular baby names each year on their website. That information can be found by clicking here (http://ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi).

2008-2009 Top Boy Baby Names

1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Ethan
4. Joshua
5. Daniel
6. Christopher
7. Anthony
8. William
9. Andrew
10. Matthew
11. Alexander
12. David
13. Joseph
14. Noah
15. James
16. Ryan
17. Logan
18. Jayden
19. John
20. Nicholas

From the lists, we can see that the name Nicholas got significantly more popular in 2008-2009, while fewer parents chose to go with the interesting “Jayden”. The names Noah and Logan also fell from grace in 2008-2009 after being prominent choices in earlier years. Always a consistent choice, Ryan remained in the same place.

From these names, we can see that parents continue to enjoy conservative, easy choices. With the exception of Jayden in the 2007 list, all of the names on these lists are common and inside the box. Many of the choices are also Biblical, meaning that parents are still imparting their religious values into the naming of their children.

Jacob and Michael don’t seem to be showing any signs of giving up the top spot anytime soon. Those names work well in both childhood and adulthood, so parents are picking up on the trend. The rest of the list is slightly more fluid, however.