Popular baby names in Indiana, 2008

The most popular baby names in Indiana in 2008 were Emma for girls (516 babies) and Jacob for boys (541). Social Security records list 70,796 babies born in Indiana in 2008 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Indiana in 2008

Names given at least 15 times in Indiana that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Adelynn: 19 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Gracelynn: 17 babies, 4.4× the national rate
Jalynn: 18 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Avah: 18 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Kaylynn: 36 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Alyvia: 17 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Libby: 19 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Adalyn: 34 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Myah: 30 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Mylee: 42 babies, 3.3× the national rate

Boys

Layne: 34 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Draven: 26 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Jonathon: 41 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Clark: 23 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Braxton: 123 babies, 3.4× the national rate
Keaton: 50 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Cale: 23 babies, 3.1× the national rate
Colten: 39 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Karter: 20 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Jamison: 27 babies, 2.8× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Indiana, 2008

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2007	US rank
1	Emma	516	–	1
2	Olivia	498	↑1	4
3	Ava	447	↓1	5
4	Madison	404	–	6
5	Addison	391	–	12
6	Abigail	378	–	8
7	Emily	348	–	3
8	Sophia	339	↑3	7
9	Isabella	335	↓1	2
10	Elizabeth	302	–	9
11	Lillian	302	↑1	29
12	Chloe	301	↑2	10
13	Ella	301	↑3	19
14	Alexis	291	↓1	15
15	Grace	250	–	21
16	Taylor	219	↑2	22
17	Hannah	214	↓8	17
18	Samantha	206	↑2	11
19	Alyssa	205	↓2	16
20	Brooklyn	195	↑5	48
21	Lily	195	↑5	24
22	Nevaeh	195	↓3	34
23	Natalie	179	–	13
24	Aubrey	169	↑7	42
25	Anna	165	↑2	26
26	Savannah	165	↓5	33
27	Allison	161	↑10	32
28	Sarah	161	↓6	20
29	Mia	154	↑7	14
30	Audrey	150	↑2	44
31	Avery	148	↑2	38
32	Claire	145	↑8	62
33	Lauren	145	↓5	30
34	Hailey	141	↓10	25
35	Makayla	141	↑8	37
36	Layla	139	new	55
37	Kaylee	137	↑2	31
38	Morgan	133	↑4	46
39	Kylie	132	new	51
40	Sydney	132	↓11	49
41	Brianna	131	↓7	23
42	Ashley	130	↓12	18
43	Kaitlyn	128	↓2	53
44	Bailey	127	↑5	82
45	Kayla	125	↓7	28
46	Madelyn	125	new	64
47	Riley	125	new	39
48	Peyton	124	new	60
49	Madeline	122	new	56
50	Gracie	121	↓4	99

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2007	US rank
1	Jacob	541	–	1
2	Ethan	522	–	3
3	Noah	427	–	15
4	William	410	↑7	8
5	Aiden	399	↑2	16
6	Elijah	395	–	22
7	Alexander	386	↑2	6
8	Jackson	384	–	32
9	Michael	383	↑1	2
10	Samuel	357	↑11	27
11	Logan	351	↓7	19
12	Gavin	347	–	30
13	Andrew	346	↓8	12
14	Brayden	321	↑4	51
15	Matthew	321	↑1	10
16	Mason	319	↑1	35
17	Landon	314	↑2	45
18	Joseph	311	↓5	13
19	Benjamin	310	↑3	25
20	Tyler	305	↓5	28
21	Daniel	300	↑8	5
22	Joshua	300	↓8	4
23	James	299	↓3	17
24	Wyatt	297	↑22	62
25	Jayden	292	↓2	11
26	Isaac	287	↑7	37
27	Caleb	279	↑13	34
28	Gabriel	275	↑8	24
29	Lucas	275	↑13	46
30	Anthony	270	↓5	7
31	Christopher	267	↓5	9
32	David	266	↓8	14
33	Hunter	260	↑10	54
34	Isaiah	256	–	42
35	Owen	256	↑4	58
36	John	255	↑1	20
37	Evan	252	↓9	38
38	Dylan	247	–	31
39	Nathan	243	↓9	21
40	Luke	242	↓8	43
41	Carter	237	new	65
42	Ryan	230	↓11	18
43	Austin	229	↓2	55
44	Christian	228	↑3	23
45	Cameron	215	↓10	53
46	Zachary	214	↑2	47
47	Nicholas	212	↓20	29
48	Brandon	211	new	33
49	Jonathan	202	↓4	26
50	Brody	197	new	70

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