Most Popular Baby Names of 2009

In 2009, Isabella was the most popular name for girls, given to 22,321 babies, and Jacob topped the boys' list with 21,204. Isabella took the top spot from Emma, and Jacob held on to number one for a 11th year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,837,114 girls and 1,983,573 boys born in 2009 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 20,199 different girls' names and 14,540 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2009

Top girls' names, 2009
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2008
1	Isabella	22,321	up 1
2	Emma	17,910	down 1
3	Olivia	17,444	up 1
4	Sophia	16,951	up 3
5	Ava	15,877	same
6	Emily	15,366	down 3
7	Madison	15,257	down 1
8	Abigail	14,401	same
9	Chloe	11,922	up 1
10	Mia	11,438	up 4
11	Elizabeth	11,057	down 2
12	Addison	10,669	same
13	Alexis	9,946	up 2
14	Samantha	9,669	down 3
15	Ella	9,659	up 4
16	Natalie	9,421	down 3
17	Grace	8,322	up 4
18	Lily	8,101	up 6
19	Alyssa	7,980	down 3
20	Ashley	7,815	down 2
21	Sarah	7,794	down 1
22	Taylor	7,590	same
23	Hannah	7,584	down 6
24	Brianna	7,357	down 1
25	Hailey	7,325	same
26	Kaylee	7,219	up 5
27	Lillian	6,861	up 2
28	Anna	6,818	down 2
29	Leah	6,790	up 11
30	Allison	6,581	up 2
31	Victoria	6,371	down 4
32	Avery	6,301	up 6
33	Gabriella	6,153	up 2
34	Nevaeh	6,126	same
35	Kayla	5,847	down 7
36	Sofia	5,696	same
37	Brooklyn	5,677	up 11
38	Riley	5,637	up 1
39	Savannah	5,606	down 6
40	Evelyn	5,584	up 14
41	Aubrey	5,408	up 1
42	Peyton	5,318	up 18
43	Alexa	5,311	up 7
44	Makayla	5,269	down 7
45	Layla	5,212	up 10
46	Lauren	5,204	down 16
47	Zoe	5,152	up 11
48	Sydney	5,061	up 1
49	Audrey	5,008	down 5
50	Julia	4,996	down 9
51	Jasmine	4,886	down 8
52	Arianna	4,845	up 14
53	Claire	4,825	up 9
54	Brooke	4,798	down 2
55	Amelia	4,705	up 13
56	Destiny	4,617	down 9
57	Morgan	4,611	down 11
58	Bella	4,540	up 64
59	Madelyn	4,496	up 5
60	Katherine	4,432	down 15
61	Maya	4,393	up 10
62	Kylie	4,389	down 11
63	Aaliyah	4,378	up 13
64	Madeline	4,300	down 8
65	Sophie	4,267	up 10
66	Kimberly	4,228	down 9
67	Kaitlyn	4,207	down 14
68	Charlotte	4,191	up 18
69	Alexandra	4,166	down 8
70	Maria	4,143	down 7
71	Jocelyn	4,118	down 4
72	Valeria	4,091	up 1
73	Andrea	4,064	down 1
74	Trinity	4,028	down 4
75	Zoey	3,995	up 23
76	Gianna	3,939	up 12
77	Mackenzie	3,902	down 12
78	Jessica	3,801	down 19
79	Faith	3,771	up 11
80	Camila	3,737	up 3
81	Autumn	3,717	up 6
82	Ariana	3,701	down 1
83	Genesis	3,669	up 12
84	Payton	3,646	up 7
85	Bailey	3,643	down 3
86	Angelina	3,637	down 17
87	Caroline	3,624	up 7
88	Mariah	3,605	down 11
89	Rachel	3,589	down 15
90	Katelyn	3,571	down 10
91	Vanessa	3,523	down 13
92	Molly	3,510	up 12
93	Serenity	3,489	up 18
94	Melanie	3,487	down 9
95	Khloe	3,459	up 101
96	Gabrielle	3,421	down 17
97	Mya	3,415	up 6
98	Paige	3,413	down 9
99	Eva	3,395	up 15
100	Isabelle	3,307	down 7

Top boys' names, 2009
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2008
1	Jacob	21,204	same
2	Ethan	19,858	up 1
3	Michael	18,964	down 1
4	Alexander	18,254	up 2
5	William	17,937	up 3
6	Joshua	17,671	down 2
7	Daniel	17,564	down 2
8	Jayden	17,316	up 3
9	Noah	17,262	up 6
10	Christopher	16,368	down 1
11	Anthony	16,327	down 4
12	Aiden	16,030	up 4
13	Matthew	16,010	down 3
14	David	15,457	same
15	Joseph	14,952	down 2
16	Andrew	14,877	down 4
17	Logan	14,467	up 2
18	James	14,223	down 1
19	Benjamin	13,123	up 6
20	Ryan	13,122	down 2
21	Elijah	12,846	up 1
22	Gabriel	12,834	up 2
23	Christian	12,657	same
24	Samuel	12,181	up 3
25	Nathan	12,135	down 4
26	John	12,133	down 6
27	Jackson	12,123	up 5
28	Tyler	11,551	same
29	Jonathan	11,386	down 3
30	Dylan	11,373	up 1
31	Caleb	11,001	up 3
32	Nicholas	10,856	down 3
33	Gavin	10,742	down 3
34	Mason	10,696	up 1
35	Evan	10,280	up 3
36	Landon	10,169	up 9
37	Angel	9,853	down 1
38	Brandon	9,848	down 5
39	Lucas	9,620	up 7
40	Isaac	9,569	down 3
41	Isaiah	9,259	up 1
42	Jack	9,029	down 3
43	Jose	8,818	down 3
44	Kevin	8,780	down 3
45	Jordan	8,669	up 3
46	Justin	8,631	down 2
47	Luke	8,625	down 4
48	Brayden	8,603	up 3
49	Liam	8,567	up 26
50	Carter	8,173	up 15
51	Owen	8,142	up 7
52	Connor	8,101	up 5
53	Zachary	8,091	down 6
54	Aaron	7,983	down 4
55	Robert	7,842	down 6
56	Hunter	7,751	down 2
57	Thomas	7,728	down 5
58	Cameron	7,638	down 5
59	Adrian	7,633	down 3
60	Wyatt	7,404	up 2
61	Chase	7,394	up 6
62	Julian	7,388	down 1
63	Austin	7,295	down 8
64	Charles	7,284	down 1
65	Jeremiah	7,235	up 3
66	Jason	6,927	down 6
67	Juan	6,283	down 1
68	Xavier	6,227	up 3
69	Luis	6,145	down 5
70	Sebastian	5,993	up 4
71	Henry	5,899	up 7
72	Aidan	5,811	down 13
73	Ian	5,807	up 7
74	Adam	5,676	down 2
75	Nathaniel	5,426	up 2
76	Diego	5,414	down 7
77	Brody	5,392	down 7
78	Jesus	5,387	up 1
79	Carlos	5,379	down 6
80	Tristan	5,350	up 1
81	Dominic	5,329	up 12
82	Cole	5,278	up 3
83	Alex	5,174	up 1
84	Cooper	5,072	up 8
85	Levi	5,026	up 31
86	Josiah	5,020	up 9
87	Ayden	4,998	up 4
88	Carson	4,997	up 1
89	Blake	4,952	up 1
90	Eli	4,923	up 9
91	Hayden	4,868	down 15
92	Bryan	4,856	down 10
93	Colton	4,771	up 5
94	Brian	4,658	down 7
95	Eric	4,646	down 9
96	Parker	4,626	up 7
97	Sean	4,339	down 14
98	Oliver	4,287	up 20
99	Kyle	4,180	down 2
100	Miguel	4,174	up 1

Biggest climbers in 2009

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2008.

Girls

Maliyah: up 343 places, from 640th to 297th
Kenley: up 333 places, from 993rd to 660th
Gemma: up 324 places, from 887th to 563rd
Isla: up 279 places, from 624th to 345th
Paityn: up 258 places, from 937th to 679th
Caylee: up 249 places, from 513th to 264th
Maleah: up 244 places, from 839th to 595th
Brynlee: up 222 places, from 903rd to 681st
Olive: up 218 places, from 807th to 589th
Brisa: up 215 places, from 793rd to 578th

Boys

Bentley: up 422 places, from 936th to 514th
Cullen: up 297 places, from 782nd to 485th
Urijah: up 269 places, from 888th to 619th
Jax: up 267 places, from 693rd to 426th
Tripp: up 257 places, from 930th to 673rd
King: up 250 places, from 711th to 461st
Jadiel: up 239 places, from 878th to 639th
Makai: up 219 places, from 893rd to 674th
Emmett: up 214 places, from 548th to 334th
Jagger: up 201 places, from 964th to 763rd

New to the top 1,000 in 2009

Girls

Analia, 331st (its first time ever)
Vivienne, 531st (back after dropping out)
Bristol, 666th (its first time ever)
Leighton, 676th (its first time ever)
Malaya, 758th (back after dropping out)
Brinley, 781st (its first time ever)
Milan, 788th (its first time ever)
Maliah, 795th (its first time ever)
Lylah, 828th (its first time ever)
Jayde, 831st (back after dropping out)

Boys

Kellan, 624th (back after dropping out)
Archer, 683rd (back after dropping out)
Knox, 704th (back after dropping out)
Daxton, 742nd (back after dropping out)
Sylas, 848th (its first time ever)
Jaxton, 855th (its first time ever)
Kayson, 858th (its first time ever)
Jaxen, 871st (its first time ever)
Dilan, 881st (its first time ever)
Camilo, 901st (its first time ever)

How spread out were names in 2009?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 8.6% of the girls counted in 2009, and the top ten boys' names to 9.2% of the boys. In 1989, those shares were 16.9% for girls and 20.4% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.