Top 1000 Baby Names

The Top 1000 Baby Names List is a fun tool that lets you look at how baby naming trends have changed since 1990. Each year, as the U.S. Social Security Administration releases the most popular baby names for the previous year, this list is updated. Jacob and Emma top the list of most popular baby names for 2008. The top girl's name for the past 12 years, Emily, lost out in 2008 and slipped to third place. But in 1990, Michael and Jessica topped the list, and Emma was not even in the top 50 that year! Also that year, Emily was # 12, and Jacob was # 20. Other names from the 1990's that you don't hear as much any more include Brittany, Samantha, and Ashley (which was the number two girl's name that year). Boy's names, on the other hand, tend to change more slowly over time. Michael, Christopher, and Matthew were the top three in 1990, and they are all still top ten names today. Some popular baby names come and go at the whim of fashion, while traditional baby names endure.