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Ethan and Chloe top baby names

By Mary Adamski

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 20, 2009

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Eighty-five families in Hawaii named their new sons Ethan last year, making it the most popular boy's name in 2008.

Sixty-five girls were named Chloe, and another 17 with alternative Khloe spelling, making it the favorite for girls' names, according to information compiled from Social Security card applications.

Those children join the ranks of hundreds of toddlers who will answer to the same first names in future kindergarten classes. The popular baby names list is pretty much a rerun year after year, with Old Testament boys' names especially popular in Hawaii. Eight of the 10 local favorites in each category also topped the 2007 list.

The expanded list of 100 most popular names, found on the Social Security Administration Web page, is also a repeating pattern of names as likely to be linked to celebrities or television series characters as they are to traditional family names.

The inexplicable trend continued to create boys names rhyming with Aiden -- Jaden, Zayden, Kaden, Braden with variations of spelling. Girls' names ending in "a" are popular. Hawaiian first names were few.

Something new to Hawaii last year was a name that Christian rock singer Sonny Sandoval gave his daughter in 2000. Nevaeh, which is heaven spelled backward, has grown in popularity ever since, taking the No. 34 spot on the U.S. list. In Hawaii, 18 girls were dubbed Nevaeh last year, making it 42nd on the island hit parade.

Just plain Heaven spelled forward did not make the top list, although a few children were dubbed Grace, Angel, Destiny or Serenity.

The top baby names for the nation and each state can be found at www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/.

Top names for 2008 United States

Rank Male name Female name
1 Jacob Emma
2 Michael Isabella
3 Ethan Emily
4 Joshua Madison
5 Daniel Ava
6 Alexander Olivia
7 Anthony Sophia
8 William Abigail
9 Christopher Elizabeth
10 Matthew Chloe

Top names for 2008 Hawaii

Rank Male
name		 Number
of males		 Female
name		 Number
of females
1 Ethan 85 Chloe 65
2 Noah 79 Isabella 59
3 Isaiah 77 Madison 48
4 Jayden 75 Mia 47
5 Elijah 71 Sophia 46
6 Joshua 69 Ava 41
7 Jacob 65 Lily 41
8 Aiden 60 Hailey 40
9 Tyler 57 Emma 39
10 James 54 Kayla 37
11 Daniel 52 Maya 37
12 Gabriel 49 Olivia 37
13 Dylan 47 Abigail 35
14 Ezekiel 47 Emily 33
15 Kingston 45 Samantha 32
16 Logan 44 Taylor 32
17 Michael 44 Jasmine 31
18 Caleb 43 Alexis 28
19 Christian 43 Sarah 28
20 Christopher 43 Lauren 27
21 Matthew 43 Alyssa 25
22 William 43 Kylie 25
23 Micah 42 Makayla 25
24 Brayden 41 Zoe 25
25 Alexander 40 Faith 22
26 Jonah 40 Kaila 21
27 Kai 40 Kaylee 21
28 John 37 Leilani 21
29 David 36 Brianna 20
30 Ryan 35 Leila 20
31 Benjamin 34 Trinity 20
32 Andrew 33 Anna 19
33 Hunter 33 Ella 19
34 Jack 33 Maile 19
35 Joseph 33 Malia 19
36 Tristan 33 Peyton 19
37 Zachary 32 Sofia 19
38 Anthony 31 Ariana 18
39 Gavin 31 Hannah 18
40 Mason 31 Jade 18
41 Nathan 31 Naomi 18
42 Aaron 30 Nevaeh 18
43 Aidan 30 Rylee 18
44 Isaac 30 Audrey 17
45 Landon 30 Brooke 17
46 Samuel 30 Kalena 17
47 Jordan 29 Khloe 17
48 Jonathan 28 Kiana 17
49 Josiah 28 Riley 17
50 Ayden 27 Sadie 17
51 Nicholas 27 Serenity 17
52 Luke 26 Aliyah 16
53 Riley 26 Destiny 16
54 Sean 26 Elizabeth 16
55 Chase 25 Hayden 16
56 Cody 25 Jordyn 16
57 Evan 25 Kailee 16
58 Jason 25 Kyla 16
59 Kainoa 25 Marley 16
60 Liam 25 Mikayla 16
61 Keanu 24 Natalie 16
62 Ryder 24 Zoey 16
63 Xavier 24 Aaliyah 15
64 Brandon 23 Addison 15
65 Brennan 23 Allison 15
66 Connor 23 Ashley 15
67 Justin 23 Isabel 15
68 Kainalu 23 Kira 15
69 Robert 23 Sophie 15
70 Thomas 23 Amelia 14
71 Zion 23 Arianna 14
72 Austin 22 Bella 14
73 Nainoa 22 Grace 14
74 Zayden 22 Rachel 14
75 Hayden 21 Victoria 14
76 Jackson 21 Gabriella 13
77 Kyle 21 Jada 13
78 Lucas 21 Julia 13
79 Richard 21 Kaitlyn 13
80 Charles 19 Katelyn 13
81 Julian 19 Kaya 13
82 Rylan 19 Leah 13
83 Jake 18 Megan 13
84 Kaimana 18 Paige 13
85 Nathaniel 18 Alana 12
86 Paul 18 Angel 12
87 Trevor 18 Bailey 12
88 Bryson 17 Cheyenne 12
89 Cole 17 Eva 12
90 Colton 17 Haley 12
91 Devin 17 Jessica 12
92 Oliver 17 Kamalei 12
93 Peyton 17 Katherine 12
94 Jeremiah 16 Kaylie 12
95 Kaden 16 Kyra 12
96 Kaleb 16 Layla 12
97 Kevin 16 Logan 12
98 Levi 16 Madelyn 12
99 Blake 15 Sara 12
100 Braden 15 Sierra 12
101 Cameron 15    
102 Chance 15    
103 Ian 15    
104 Jaden 15    
105 Kanoa 15    
106 Kayden 15    
107 Skyler 15    
108 Timothy 15    
109 Wyatt 15  

 

Eighty-five families in Hawaii named their new sons Ethan last year, making it the most popular boy's name in 2008.


Sixty-five girls were named Chloe, and another 17 with alternative Khloe spelling, making it the favorite for girls' names, according to information compiled from Social Security card applications.

Those children join the ranks of hundreds of toddlers who will answer to the same first names in future kindergarten classes. The popular baby names list is pretty much a rerun year after year, with Old Testament boys' names especially popular in Hawaii. Eight of the 10 local favorites in each category also topped the 2007 list.

The expanded list of 100 most popular names, found on the Social Security Administration Web page, is also a repeating pattern of names as likely to be linked to celebrities or television series characters as they are to traditional family names.

The inexplicable trend continued to create boys names rhyming with Aiden -- Jaden, Zayden, Kaden, Braden with variations of spelling. Girls' names ending in "a" are popular. Hawaiian first names were few.

Something new to Hawaii last year was a name that Christian rock singer Sonny Sandoval gave his daughter in 2000. Nevaeh, which is heaven spelled backward, has grown in popularity ever since, taking the No. 34 spot on the U.S. list. In Hawaii, 18 girls were dubbed Nevaeh last year, making it 42nd on the island hit parade.

Just plain Heaven spelled forward did not make the top list, although a few children were dubbed Grace, Angel, Destiny or Serenity.

The top baby names for the nation and each state can be found at www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/.

Top names for 2008 United States

Rank Male name Female name
1 Jacob Emma
2 Michael Isabella
3 Ethan Emily
4 Joshua Madison
5 Daniel Ava
6 Alexander Olivia
7 Anthony Sophia
8 William Abigail
9 Christopher Elizabeth
10 Matthew Chloe

Top names for 2008 Hawaii

Rank Male
name		 Number
of males		 Female
name		 Number
of females
1 Ethan 85 Chloe 65
2 Noah 79 Isabella 59
3 Isaiah 77 Madison 48
4 Jayden 75 Mia 47
5 Elijah 71 Sophia 46
6 Joshua 69 Ava 41
7 Jacob 65 Lily 41
8 Aiden 60 Hailey 40
9 Tyler 57 Emma 39
10 James 54 Kayla 37
11 Daniel 52 Maya 37
12 Gabriel 49 Olivia 37
13 Dylan 47 Abigail 35
14 Ezekiel 47 Emily 33
15 Kingston 45 Samantha 32
16 Logan 44 Taylor 32
17 Michael 44 Jasmine 31
18 Caleb 43 Alexis 28
19 Christian 43 Sarah 28
20 Christopher 43 Lauren 27
21 Matthew 43 Alyssa 25
22 William 43 Kylie 25
23 Micah 42 Makayla 25
24 Brayden 41 Zoe 25
25 Alexander 40 Faith 22
26 Jonah 40 Kaila 21
27 Kai 40 Kaylee 21
28 John 37 Leilani 21
29 David 36 Brianna 20
30 Ryan 35 Leila 20
31 Benjamin 34 Trinity 20
32 Andrew 33 Anna 19
33 Hunter 33 Ella 19
34 Jack 33 Maile 19
35 Joseph 33 Malia 19
36 Tristan 33 Peyton 19
37 Zachary 32 Sofia 19
38 Anthony 31 Ariana 18
39 Gavin 31 Hannah 18
40 Mason 31 Jade 18
41 Nathan 31 Naomi 18
42 Aaron 30 Nevaeh 18
43 Aidan 30 Rylee 18
44 Isaac 30 Audrey 17
45 Landon 30 Brooke 17
46 Samuel 30 Kalena 17
47 Jordan 29 Khloe 17
48 Jonathan 28 Kiana 17
49 Josiah 28 Riley 17
50 Ayden 27 Sadie 17
51 Nicholas 27 Serenity 17
52 Luke 26 Aliyah 16
53 Riley 26 Destiny 16
54 Sean 26 Elizabeth 16
55 Chase 25 Hayden 16
56 Cody 25 Jordyn 16
57 Evan 25 Kailee 16
58 Jason 25 Kyla 16
59 Kainoa 25 Marley 16
60 Liam 25 Mikayla 16
61 Keanu 24 Natalie 16
62 Ryder 24 Zoey 16
63 Xavier 24 Aaliyah 15
64 Brandon 23 Addison 15
65 Brennan 23 Allison 15
66 Connor 23 Ashley 15
67 Justin 23 Isabel 15
68 Kainalu 23 Kira 15
69 Robert 23 Sophie 15
70 Thomas 23 Amelia 14
71 Zion 23 Arianna 14
72 Austin 22 Bella 14
73 Nainoa 22 Grace 14
74 Zayden 22 Rachel 14
75 Hayden 21 Victoria 14
76 Jackson 21 Gabriella 13
77 Kyle 21 Jada 13
78 Lucas 21 Julia 13
79 Richard 21 Kaitlyn 13
80 Charles 19 Katelyn 13
81 Julian 19 Kaya 13
82 Rylan 19 Leah 13
83 Jake 18 Megan 13
84 Kaimana 18 Paige 13
85 Nathaniel 18 Alana 12
86 Paul 18 Angel 12
87 Trevor 18 Bailey 12
88 Bryson 17 Cheyenne 12
89 Cole 17 Eva 12
90 Colton 17 Haley 12
91 Devin 17 Jessica 12
92 Oliver 17 Kamalei 12
93 Peyton 17 Katherine 12
94 Jeremiah 16 Kaylie 12
95 Kaden 16 Kyra 12
96 Kaleb 16 Layla 12
97 Kevin 16 Logan 12
98 Levi 16 Madelyn 12
99 Blake 15 Sara 12
100 Braden 15 Sierra 12
101 Cameron 15    
102 Chance 15    
103 Ian 15    
104 Jaden 15    
105 Kanoa 15    
106 Kayden 15    
107 Skyler 15    
108 Timothy 15    
109 Wyatt 15  

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