Noah and Sophia top ‘07 names

The most popular names given to babies born in Hawaii in 2007 were Noah for boys and Sophia for girls.

The name game Most popular baby names in 2007: UNITED STATES    HAWAII BOYS 1. Jacob Noah 2. Michael Ethan 3. Ethan Joshua 4. Joshua Isaiah 5. Daniel Elijah 6. Christopher Logan 7. Anthony Dylan 8. William Jacob 9. Matthew Jayden 10. Andrew Daniel GIRLS 1. Emily Sophia 2. Isabella Ava 3. Emma Chloe 4. Ava Isabella 5. Madison Emma 6. Sophia Madison 7. Olivia Mia 8. Abigail Maya 9. Hannah Hailey 10. Elizabeth Emily

Nationwide, parents picked Jacob and Emily as the top choices for the ninth year in a row, according Social Security card applications.

Hawaii parents continued to favor Biblical names for boys, as did parents in other states.

Popular culture also drives name selection, according to the Social Security Administration, which traditionally releases the popular names on Mother's Day in Parade magazine. After Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie named their youngest daughter Shiloh, the named debuted on the compilation of 1,000 favorite names. Miley is new on the list this year, attributed to the popularity of teen actress Miley Cyrus. Elvis is still on the list, No. 676.

Chloe popped up higher on the Hawaii list of favorites this year -- was it stimulated by a dress designer gaining fame on reality television series "Project Runway" or an Oahu girls' basketball star?

Jayden was 18th on the U.S. list and ninth in Hawaii, continuing a fad among American parents to give boys names that rhyme with the word "maiden." Some of the names are made up, without reference to historical or ethnic name sources. Others are Aden, Kaden, Braden, with several spelling variations.

Another trend is to name girls after philosophical or spiritual concepts. In Hawaii, Faith, Hope, Grace, Serenity and Trinity are on the top 100 list. Mainland parents have also selected Destiny, Harmony, Journey, Miracle and, 31st on the list, is Nevaeh, "heaven" spelled backward.

The following table shows the 100 most frequent given names for male and female births in 2007 in Hawaii. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data. See the limitations of this data source. --SocialSecurity.gov

Popularity for top 100 names in Hawaii for births in 2007

Rank	Male name	Number of males	Female name	Number of females
1	Noah	99	Sophia	59
2	Ethan	79	Ava	52
3	Joshua	74	Chloe	51
4	Isaiah	66	Isabella	48
5	Elijah	62	Emma	47
6	Logan	62	Madison	42
7	Dylan	61	Mia	40
8	Jacob	60	Maya	38
9	Jayden	58	Hailey	36
10	Daniel	53	Emily	34
11	Caleb	52	Olivia	33
12	Matthew	52	Sarah	33
13	Tyler	52	Kiana	32
14	Ezekiel	48	Alyssa	31
15	Mason	44	Kayla	31
16	Jordan	43	Lily	30
17	Michael	43	Leila	29
18	David	42	Faith	28
19	Joseph	42	Jasmine	27
20	William	41	Zoe	27
21	Alexander	40	Alana	26
22	John	40	Taylor	26
23	Brayden	39	Alexis	25
24	Ryan	39	Lauren	25
25	Aiden	38	Samantha	25
26	Andrew	37	Abigail	24
27	Isaac	37	Brooke	23
28	Anthony	36	Kaila	23
29	Evan	36	Kaylee	23
30	James	36	Mikayla	23
31	Luke	36	Ashley	22
32	Micah	36	Elizabeth	22
33	Christian	35	Hannah	22
34	Hunter	35	Lillian	22
35	Justin	35	Kaya	21
36	Nicholas	34	Arianna	20
37	Brandon	32	Jessica	20
38	Tristan	32	Natalie	20
39	Zachary	32	Paige	20
40	Kai	31	Keira	19
41	Jake	30	Leilani	19
42	Nathan	30	Anela	18
43	Austin	28	Ariana	18
44	Chase	28	Haley	18
45	Kingston	28	Maile	18
46	Aidan	27	Gabriella	17
47	Josiah	27	Grace	17
48	Benjamin	26	Jade	17
49	Xavier	26	Kylie	17
50	Aaron	25	Malia	17
51	Jack	25	Rylee	17
52	Jonah	25	Victoria	17
53	Kaimana	25	Angelina	16
54	Christopher	24	Bailey	16
55	Jeremiah	24	Ella	16
56	Jonathan	24	Julia	16
57	Kyle	24	Kaitlyn	16
58	Samuel	24	Katie	16
59	Cameron	23	Serenity	16
60	Jason	23	Sofia	16
61	Landon	23	Trinity	16
62	Nathaniel	23	Amber	15
63	Thomas	23	Hope	15
64	Adam	22	Jada	15
65	Connor	22	Kalia	15
66	Gabriel	22	Makayla	15
67	Ian	22	Sadie	15
68	Kaleb	22	Savannah	15
69	Riley	22	Tehani	15
70	Charles	21	Anna	14
71	Cody	21	Bella	14
72	Cole	21	Hayden	14
73	Jesse	21	Isabel	14
74	Kevin	21	Isabelle	14
75	Robert	21	Mackenzie	14
76	Ryder	21	Nicole	14
77	Sean	21	Sara	14
78	Brennan	20	Sydney	14
79	Jackson	20	Tatiana	14
80	Jaden	20	Tiana	14
81	Kainoa	20	Tiare	14
82	Wyatt	20	Amelia	13
83	Chance	19	Jordyn	13
84	Gavin	19	Katelyn	13
85	Kainalu	19	Kyla	13
86	Seth	19	Kyra	13
87	Adrian	18	Sophie	13
88	Bryson	18	Zoey	13
89	Ezra	18	Aaliyah	12
90	Hayden	18	Alexandra	12
91	Lucas	18	Erin	12
92	Paul	18	Kara	12
93	Devin	17	Kiara	12
94	Julian	17	Kira	12
95	Kanoa	17	Leah	12
96	Vincent	17	Sierra	12
97	Keanu	16	Addison	11
98	Travis	16	Cheyenne	11
99	Ashton	15	Destiny	11
100	Kekoa	15	Haylee	11
101	Makana	15	Madeline	11
102	Malachi	15	Tia	11

Top 10 Names for 2007 (Nationally)

Rank	Male name	Female name
1	Jacob	Emily
2	Michael	Isabella
3	Ethan	Emma
4	Joshua	Ava
5	Daniel	Madison
6	Christopher	Sophia
7	Anthony	Olivia
8	William	Abigail
9	Matthew	Hannah
10	Andrew	Elizabeth
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.