KOLD News 13Top Arizona baby names for 2008
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By, Jenny Anchondo - email
For the second year in a row, Isabella is the top name for new baby girls in Arizona. For the boys, Anthony reigns supreme, after several years in the top ten, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The name Michael made a comeback from number nine to spot number four.
Aiden is a new popular name. It made the top 20 list at number 14.
The royal names, Camilla and Victoria were popular for baby girl names in 2008. They're numbers 18 and 20 respectively. Hanna and Neveah (heaven spelled backwards) fell off the top 20 list this year.
This year, ADHS saw a drop in total births in Arizona, from 96,552 to 93,355.
The full list is below.
ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2008
Total resident boys born = 47,637 (January 1 - December 11, 2008)
| Rank | Name | Frequency |
| 1 | ANTHONY | 540 |
| 2 | ANGEL | 470 |
| 3 | DANIEL | 468 |
| 4 | MICHAEL | 445 |
| 5 | JACOB | 439 |
| 6 | ALEXANDER | 423 |
| 7 | ETHAN | 412 |
| 8 | JOSE | 396 |
| 9 | JOSHUA | 392 |
| 10 | DAVID | 374 |
| 11 | ANDREW | 367 |
| 12 | JESUS | 364 |
| 13 | CHRISTOPHER | 363 |
| 14 | AIDEN | 359 |
| 15 | JOSEPH | 358 |
| 16 | GABRIEL | 357 |
| 17 | ADRIAN | 329 |
| 18 | LUIS | 315 |
| 19 | MATTHEW | 311 |
| 20 | JAYDEN | 296 |
ARIZONA GIRLS BORN IN 2008
Total resident girls born = 45,718 (January 1 - December 11, 2008)
| Rank | Name | Frequency |
| 1 | ISABELLA | 410 |
| 2 | SOPHIA | 396 |
| 3 | EMMA | 337 |
| 4 | EMILY | 334 |
| 5 | MIA | 316 |
| 6 | ABIGAIL | 286 |
| 7 | MADISON | 283 |
| 8 | SAMANTHA | 277 |
| 9 | AVA | 271 |
| 10 | ELIZABETH | 269 |
| 11 | ASHLEY | 264 |
| 12 | OLIVIA | 250 |
| 13 | ALEXIS | 236 |
| 14 | NATALIE | 221 |
| 15 | CHLOE | 217 |
| 16 | ALYSSA | 204 |
| 17 | BRIANNA | 204 |
| 18 | CAMILA | 194 |
| 19 | HAILEY | 189 |
| 20 | VICTORIA | 182 |
