Most Popular Baby Names of 2009
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Isabella and Jacob were the most popular baby names of 2009 in the US: 22,321 girls were named Isabella and 21,204 boys were named Jacob, about 1 in 82 girls and 1 in 94 boys born that year. Isabella took #1 for girls from Emma, and it was Jacob's 11th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1999).
Social Security records list 1,837,114 girls and 1,983,573 boys born in 2009, with 20,193 different girl names and 14,533 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2008
- Mia joined the girls' top 10; Jayden and Noah joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Khloe (#196 to #95), Bella (#122 to #58) and Zoey (#98 to #75).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Levi (#116 to #85), Liam (#75 to #49) and Oliver (#118 to #98).
- 6 girl names and 4 boy names left the top 100, among them Mary (#96 to #102) and Jaden (#88 to #101).
- 1,639 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2009
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2008, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2009
| # | Name | Babies | In 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabella | 22,321 | #2 |
| 2 | Emma | 17,910 | #1 |
| 3 | Olivia | 17,444 | #4 |
| 4 | Sophia | 16,951 | #7 |
| 5 | Ava | 15,877 | #5 |
| 6 | Emily | 15,366 | #3 |
| 7 | Madison | 15,257 | #6 |
| 8 | Abigail | 14,401 | #8 |
| 9 | Chloe | 11,922 | #10 |
| 10 | Mia | 11,438 | #14 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 11,057 | #9 |
| 12 | Addison | 10,669 | #12 |
| 13 | Alexis | 9,946 | #15 |
| 14 | Samantha | 9,669 | #11 |
| 15 | Ella | 9,659 | #19 |
| 16 | Natalie | 9,421 | #13 |
| 17 | Grace | 8,322 | #21 |
| 18 | Lily | 8,101 | #24 |
| 19 | Alyssa | 7,980 | #16 |
| 20 | Ashley | 7,815 | #18 |
| 21 | Sarah | 7,794 | #20 |
| 22 | Taylor | 7,590 | #22 |
| 23 | Hannah | 7,584 | #17 |
| 24 | Brianna | 7,357 | #23 |
| 25 | Hailey | 7,325 | #25 |
| 26 | Kaylee | 7,219 | #31 |
| 27 | Lillian | 6,861 | #29 |
| 28 | Anna | 6,818 | #26 |
| 29 | Leah | 6,790 | #40 |
| 30 | Allison | 6,581 | #32 |
| 31 | Victoria | 6,371 | #27 |
| 32 | Avery | 6,301 | #38 |
| 33 | Gabriella | 6,153 | #35 |
| 34 | Nevaeh | 6,126 | #34 |
| 35 | Kayla | 5,847 | #28 |
| 36 | Sofia | 5,696 | #36 |
| 37 | Brooklyn | 5,677 | #48 |
| 38 | Riley | 5,637 | #39 |
| 39 | Savannah | 5,606 | #33 |
| 40 | Evelyn | 5,584 | #54 |
| 41 | Aubrey | 5,408 | #42 |
| 42 | Peyton | 5,318 | #60 |
| 43 | Alexa | 5,311 | #50 |
| 44 | Makayla | 5,269 | #37 |
| 45 | Layla | 5,212 | #55 |
| 46 | Lauren | 5,204 | #30 |
| 47 | Zoe | 5,152 | #58 |
| 48 | Sydney | 5,061 | #49 |
| 49 | Audrey | 5,008 | #44 |
| 50 | Julia | 4,996 | #41 |
| 51 | Jasmine | 4,886 | #43 |
| 52 | Arianna | 4,845 | #66 |
| 53 | Claire | 4,825 | #62 |
| 54 | Brooke | 4,798 | #52 |
| 55 | Amelia | 4,705 | #68 |
| 56 | Destiny | 4,617 | #47 |
| 57 | Morgan | 4,611 | #46 |
| 58 | Bella | 4,540 | #122 |
| 59 | Madelyn | 4,496 | #64 |
| 60 | Katherine | 4,432 | #45 |
| 61 | Maya | 4,393 | #71 |
| 62 | Kylie | 4,389 | #51 |
| 63 | Aaliyah | 4,378 | #76 |
| 64 | Madeline | 4,300 | #56 |
| 65 | Sophie | 4,267 | #75 |
| 66 | Kimberly | 4,228 | #57 |
| 67 | Kaitlyn | 4,207 | #53 |
| 68 | Charlotte | 4,191 | #86 |
| 69 | Alexandra | 4,166 | #61 |
| 70 | Maria | 4,143 | #63 |
| 71 | Jocelyn | 4,118 | #67 |
| 72 | Valeria | 4,091 | #73 |
| 73 | Andrea | 4,064 | #72 |
| 74 | Trinity | 4,028 | #70 |
| 75 | Zoey | 3,995 | #98 |
| 76 | Gianna | 3,939 | #87 |
| 77 | Mackenzie | 3,902 | #65 |
| 78 | Jessica | 3,801 | #59 |
| 79 | Faith | 3,771 | #90 |
| 80 | Camila | 3,737 | #83 |
| 81 | Autumn | 3,717 | #87 |
| 82 | Ariana | 3,701 | #81 |
| 83 | Genesis | 3,669 | #95 |
| 84 | Payton | 3,646 | #91 |
| 85 | Bailey | 3,643 | #82 |
| 86 | Angelina | 3,637 | #69 |
| 87 | Caroline | 3,624 | #94 |
| 88 | Mariah | 3,605 | #77 |
| 89 | Rachel | 3,589 | #74 |
| 90 | Katelyn | 3,571 | #80 |
| 91 | Vanessa | 3,523 | #78 |
| 92 | Molly | 3,510 | #104 |
| 93 | Serenity | 3,489 | #111 |
| 94 | Melanie | 3,487 | #85 |
| 95 | Khloe | 3,459 | #196 |
| 96 | Gabrielle | 3,421 | #79 |
| 97 | Mya | 3,415 | #103 |
| 98 | Paige | 3,413 | #89 |
| 99 | Eva | 3,395 | #114 |
| 100 | Isabelle | 3,307 | #93 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2009
| # | Name | Babies | In 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 21,204 | #1 |
| 2 | Ethan | 19,858 | #3 |
| 3 | Michael | 18,964 | #2 |
| 4 | Alexander | 18,254 | #6 |
| 5 | William | 17,937 | #8 |
| 6 | Joshua | 17,671 | #4 |
| 7 | Daniel | 17,564 | #5 |
| 8 | Jayden | 17,316 | #11 |
| 9 | Noah | 17,262 | #15 |
| 10 | Christopher | 16,368 | #9 |
| 11 | Anthony | 16,327 | #7 |
| 12 | Aiden | 16,030 | #16 |
| 13 | Matthew | 16,010 | #10 |
| 14 | David | 15,457 | #14 |
| 15 | Joseph | 14,952 | #13 |
| 16 | Andrew | 14,877 | #12 |
| 17 | Logan | 14,467 | #19 |
| 18 | James | 14,223 | #17 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 13,123 | #25 |
| 20 | Ryan | 13,122 | #18 |
| 21 | Elijah | 12,846 | #22 |
| 22 | Gabriel | 12,834 | #24 |
| 23 | Christian | 12,657 | #23 |
| 24 | Samuel | 12,181 | #27 |
| 25 | Nathan | 12,135 | #21 |
| 26 | John | 12,133 | #20 |
| 27 | Jackson | 12,123 | #32 |
| 28 | Tyler | 11,551 | #28 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 11,386 | #26 |
| 30 | Dylan | 11,373 | #31 |
| 31 | Caleb | 11,001 | #34 |
| 32 | Nicholas | 10,856 | #29 |
| 33 | Gavin | 10,742 | #30 |
| 34 | Mason | 10,696 | #35 |
| 35 | Evan | 10,280 | #38 |
| 36 | Landon | 10,169 | #45 |
| 37 | Angel | 9,853 | #36 |
| 38 | Brandon | 9,848 | #33 |
| 39 | Lucas | 9,620 | #46 |
| 40 | Isaac | 9,569 | #37 |
| 41 | Isaiah | 9,259 | #42 |
| 42 | Jack | 9,029 | #39 |
| 43 | Jose | 8,818 | #40 |
| 44 | Kevin | 8,780 | #41 |
| 45 | Jordan | 8,669 | #48 |
| 46 | Justin | 8,631 | #44 |
| 47 | Luke | 8,625 | #43 |
| 48 | Brayden | 8,603 | #51 |
| 49 | Liam | 8,567 | #75 |
| 50 | Carter | 8,173 | #65 |
| 51 | Owen | 8,142 | #58 |
| 52 | Connor | 8,101 | #57 |
| 53 | Zachary | 8,091 | #47 |
| 54 | Aaron | 7,983 | #50 |
| 55 | Robert | 7,842 | #49 |
| 56 | Hunter | 7,751 | #54 |
| 57 | Thomas | 7,728 | #52 |
| 58 | Cameron | 7,638 | #53 |
| 59 | Adrian | 7,633 | #56 |
| 60 | Wyatt | 7,404 | #62 |
| 61 | Chase | 7,394 | #67 |
| 62 | Julian | 7,388 | #61 |
| 63 | Austin | 7,295 | #55 |
| 64 | Charles | 7,284 | #63 |
| 65 | Jeremiah | 7,235 | #68 |
| 66 | Jason | 6,927 | #60 |
| 67 | Juan | 6,283 | #66 |
| 68 | Xavier | 6,227 | #71 |
| 69 | Luis | 6,145 | #64 |
| 70 | Sebastian | 5,993 | #74 |
| 71 | Henry | 5,899 | #78 |
| 72 | Aidan | 5,811 | #59 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,807 | #80 |
| 74 | Adam | 5,676 | #72 |
| 75 | Nathaniel | 5,426 | #77 |
| 76 | Diego | 5,414 | #69 |
| 77 | Brody | 5,392 | #70 |
| 78 | Jesus | 5,387 | #79 |
| 79 | Carlos | 5,379 | #73 |
| 80 | Tristan | 5,350 | #81 |
| 81 | Dominic | 5,329 | #93 |
| 82 | Cole | 5,278 | #85 |
| 83 | Alex | 5,174 | #84 |
| 84 | Cooper | 5,072 | #92 |
| 85 | Levi | 5,026 | #116 |
| 86 | Josiah | 5,020 | #95 |
| 87 | Ayden | 4,998 | #91 |
| 88 | Carson | 4,997 | #89 |
| 89 | Blake | 4,952 | #90 |
| 90 | Eli | 4,923 | #99 |
| 91 | Hayden | 4,868 | #76 |
| 92 | Bryan | 4,856 | #82 |
| 93 | Colton | 4,771 | #98 |
| 94 | Brian | 4,658 | #87 |
| 95 | Eric | 4,646 | #86 |
| 96 | Parker | 4,626 | #103 |
| 97 | Sean | 4,339 | #83 |
| 98 | Oliver | 4,287 | #118 |
| 99 | Kyle | 4,180 | #97 |
| 100 | Miguel | 4,174 | #101 |
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