WASHINGTON — Barack and Miley move up, but the classics still rule.
Emma surged to the top in 2008, ending Emily’s 12-year reign as the No. 1 baby name for girls, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. Jacob held onto the boy’s crown for the 10th straight year.
Barack might have been the man of the year in 2008 as Obama won the White House, but the president still trails the king. Barack moved up a record 10,126 places to No. 2,409. Elvis is still in the building, though he slipped from 673 to 713.
Miley, as in popular teen singer Miley Cyrus, moved up 152 spots to No. 127. But her stage name, Hannah — as in Hannah Montana — fell from No. 9 to No. 17.
The top 10 names for 2008 were:
Girls: Emma, Isabella, Emily, Madison, Ava, Olivia, Sophia, Abigail, Elizabeth, Chloe.
Boys: Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Joshua, Daniel, Alexander, Anthony, William, Christopher, Matthew.
