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Most popular baby names of 2009

Jacob and Isabella topped the list in 2009. The 10 most popular names went to 9% of boys and 9% of girls, from 14,533 boy names and 20,193 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 2009

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

Top girl names of 2009

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

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 2009?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in 2009 (21,204 babies) and Isabella was the #1 girl name (22,321 babies).
How many babies were counted in 2009?
Social Security records list 3,820,687 babies born in 2009 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,983,573 boys and 1,837,114 girls.