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The most popular baby names of 2009

SSA recorded 3,820,687 births in 2009 across all reported names — 1,837,114 girls and 1,983,573 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2009

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

Top 100 boys' names in 2009

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

Names that climbed fastest in 2009

Ranked by places gained against 2008, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2009Rank 2008Change
Analia girls 331 1,167 +836
Vivienne girls 531 1,123 +592
Leighton girls 675 1,193 +518
Bentley boys 514 936 +422
Ember girls 883 1,250 +367
Calleigh girls 834 1,200 +366
Maliyah girls 295 640 +345
Brinley girls 781 1,113 +332
Kenley girls 660 991 +331
Gemma girls 563 886 +323
Milan girls 784 1,089 +305
Cullen boys 485 782 +297
Jayde girls 831 1,123 +292
Isla girls 345 623 +278
Jax boys 426 693 +267

Names that fell fastest in 2009

NameRank 2009Rank 2008Change
Marely girls 851 334 -517
Hillary girls 1,237 722 -515
Mylee girls 848 435 -413
Litzy girls 1,237 875 -362
Cloe girls 1,234 913 -321
Jaslene girls 673 376 -297
Jordin girls 894 611 -283
Rubi girls 857 580 -277
Rhianna girls 1,019 753 -266
Cierra girls 1,048 789 -259
Ingrid girls 799 545 -254
Dayanara girls 810 558 -252
Justine girls 1,184 935 -249
Kathy girls 1,218 991 -227
Kamora girls 1,159 942 -217

Names that first appear in 2009

2009 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2009

For these names, 2009 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.