We don’t keep track, but you bet Social Security knows! This government agency indexes the most popular names for a given year of birth based on certain criteria, and 2008’s data was just released this month.

For Girls: Emma, Abigail, Madison, Emily, Olivia…
For Boys: William, Jacob, Ethan, Joshua, Michael…

Generate a full list for Virginia, or visit the main Social Security Baby Name site to browse the national results, popular names for twins, or play a guessing game.

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