Top Baby Girl Names in 2008

Are you expecting a baby girl soon? And you can't wait to start buying personalized baby girl gifts and personalized baby accessories once you decide? To help you in that process we have complied a list of the top 20 most popular baby girls names in 2008 based on data from the Social Security Administration.

Emma swapped positions with Emily at number three to become the most popular baby girl's name in 2008. Emma has been a popular name for the past ten years having been in the top 5 every year. Emma is helped by rising celebrity Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame. Isabella comes in at number two followed closely by Emily at number three. Isabella's popularity reflects the rapid growth of the hispanic population, the fastest demographic in the country. Emily has been a decades long stable for baby girl names due to its simple elegance that never seems to get old. Ava jumped to number four from 2007 to 2008, swapping positions with Madison at number five. The bottom half of the 2008 top 10 baby girl names are Olivia, Sophia, Abigail, Elizabeth and Chloe, respectively. Chloe had the biggest jump of six spots number 16 in 2007 up to numer 10 in 2008. 2008 is no different than other years in that it proves trendy names are fickle. The trendy name Hannah, made popular by Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana, had the biggest fall from number 9 in 2007 down to number 17 in 2008. The remainder of the top 20 baby girl names are Samantha, Addison, Natalie, Mia, Alexis, Alyssa, Hannah, Ashley, Ella, and Sarah, respectively. For more information on baby names, tips and advice for parents, click here.

The current top baby girl names are mostly soft spoken yet powerful names that reflects the rise of traditional yet elegant names as evidenced by Emma and Emily. These traditional names go very well with light pink colors for baby girl gifts and accessories. Parents today spend a lot of time to determine their babies' names as that can have long term effects. When parents decide on a name they go all out with personalized baby gifts, the biggest trend in baby products. Many baby gifts and baby accessories today can be personalized.

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