Most Popular Baby Names of 2009
In 2009, Isabella (22,319 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (21,202 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 2009
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 21,202 |
| 2 | Ethan | 19,855 |
| 3 | Michael | 18,960 |
| 4 | Alexander | 18,253 |
| 5 | William | 17,935 |
| 6 | Joshua | 17,668 |
| 7 | Daniel | 17,563 |
| 8 | Jayden | 17,313 |
| 9 | Noah | 17,261 |
| 10 | Christopher | 16,367 |
| 11 | Anthony | 16,325 |
| 12 | Aiden | 16,029 |
| 13 | Matthew | 16,007 |
| 14 | David | 15,455 |
| 15 | Joseph | 14,949 |
| 16 | Andrew | 14,876 |
| 17 | Logan | 14,466 |
| 18 | James | 14,221 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 13,121 |
| 20 | Ryan | 13,120 |
| 21 | Elijah | 12,845 |
| 22 | Gabriel | 12,833 |
| 23 | Christian | 12,654 |
| 24 | Samuel | 12,175 |
| 25 | Nathan | 12,135 |
| 26 | John | 12,133 |
| 27 | Jackson | 12,123 |
| 28 | Tyler | 11,549 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 11,384 |
| 30 | Dylan | 11,372 |
| 31 | Caleb | 10,999 |
| 32 | Nicholas | 10,855 |
| 33 | Gavin | 10,741 |
| 34 | Mason | 10,694 |
| 35 | Evan | 10,280 |
| 36 | Landon | 10,168 |
| 37 | Angel | 9,851 |
| 38 | Brandon | 9,847 |
| 39 | Lucas | 9,619 |
| 40 | Isaac | 9,567 |
| 41 | Isaiah | 9,258 |
| 42 | Jack | 9,029 |
| 43 | Jose | 8,818 |
| 44 | Kevin | 8,780 |
| 45 | Jordan | 8,669 |
| 46 | Justin | 8,631 |
| 47 | Luke | 8,624 |
| 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 | 7,838 |
| 56 | Hunter | 7,748 |
| 57 | Thomas | 7,727 |
| 58 | Cameron | 7,637 |
| 59 | Adrian | 7,633 |
| 60 | Wyatt | 7,403 |
| 61 | Chase | 7,393 |
| 62 | Julian | 7,387 |
| 63 | Austin | 7,294 |
| 64 | Charles | 7,284 |
| 65 | Jeremiah | 7,234 |
| 66 | Jason | 6,927 |
| 67 | Juan | 6,283 |
| 68 | Xavier | 6,222 |
| 69 | Luis | 6,144 |
| 70 | Sebastian | 5,992 |
| 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 | 5,386 |
| 79 | Carlos | 5,379 |
| 80 | Tristan | 5,349 |
| 81 | Dominic | 5,329 |
| 82 | Cole | 5,278 |
| 83 | Alex | 5,173 |
| 84 | Cooper | 5,072 |
| 85 | Levi | 5,023 |
| 86 | Josiah | 5,019 |
| 87 | Ayden | 4,998 |
| 88 | Carson | 4,997 |
| 89 | Blake | 4,952 |
| 90 | Eli | 4,921 |
| 91 | Hayden | 4,868 |
| 92 | Bryan | 4,856 |
| 93 | Colton | 4,771 |
| 94 | Brian | 4,656 |
| 95 | Eric | 4,645 |
| 96 | Parker | 4,626 |
| 97 | Sean | 4,339 |
| 98 | Oliver | 4,287 |
| 99 | Kyle | 4,179 |
| 100 | Miguel | 4,173 |
Top 100 girl names of 2009
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabella | 22,319 |
| 2 | Emma | 17,910 |
| 3 | Olivia | 17,443 |
| 4 | Sophia | 16,951 |
| 5 | Ava | 15,877 |
| 6 | Emily | 15,362 |
| 7 | Madison | 15,254 |
| 8 | Abigail | 14,401 |
| 9 | Chloe | 11,918 |
| 10 | Mia | 11,437 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 11,055 |
| 12 | Addison | 10,669 |
| 13 | Alexis | 9,944 |
| 14 | Samantha | 9,667 |
| 15 | Ella | 9,657 |
| 16 | Natalie | 9,420 |
| 17 | Grace | 8,321 |
| 18 | Lily | 8,101 |
| 19 | Alyssa | 7,979 |
| 20 | Ashley | 7,815 |
| 21 | Sarah | 7,791 |
| 22 | Taylor | 7,590 |
| 23 | Hannah | 7,583 |
| 24 | Brianna | 7,357 |
| 25 | Hailey | 7,324 |
| 26 | Kaylee | 7,219 |
| 27 | Lillian | 6,861 |
| 28 | Anna | 6,818 |
| 29 | Leah | 6,790 |
| 30 | Allison | 6,581 |
| 31 | Victoria | 6,368 |
| 32 | Avery | 6,301 |
| 33 | Gabriella | 6,153 |
| 34 | Nevaeh | 6,124 |
| 35 | Kayla | 5,847 |
| 36 | Sofia | 5,696 |
| 37 | Brooklyn | 5,676 |
| 38 | Riley | 5,636 |
| 39 | Savannah | 5,604 |
| 40 | Evelyn | 5,584 |
| 41 | Aubrey | 5,408 |
| 42 | Peyton | 5,317 |
| 43 | Alexa | 5,310 |
| 44 | Makayla | 5,267 |
| 45 | Layla | 5,212 |
| 46 | Lauren | 5,203 |
| 47 | Zoe | 5,152 |
| 48 | Sydney | 5,059 |
| 49 | Audrey | 5,008 |
| 50 | Julia | 4,996 |
| 51 | Jasmine | 4,886 |
| 52 | Arianna | 4,843 |
| 53 | Claire | 4,825 |
| 54 | Brooke | 4,798 |
| 55 | Amelia | 4,705 |
| 56 | Destiny | 4,616 |
| 57 | Morgan | 4,611 |
| 58 | Bella | 4,539 |
| 59 | Madelyn | 4,496 |
| 60 | Katherine | 4,431 |
| 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 | 4,142 |
| 71 | Jocelyn | 4,117 |
| 72 | Valeria | 4,091 |
| 73 | Andrea | 4,064 |
| 74 | Trinity | 4,025 |
| 75 | Zoey | 3,995 |
| 76 | Gianna | 3,938 |
| 77 | Mackenzie | 3,902 |
| 78 | Jessica | 3,801 |
| 79 | Faith | 3,767 |
| 80 | Camila | 3,737 |
| 81 | Autumn | 3,715 |
| 82 | Ariana | 3,700 |
| 83 | Genesis | 3,669 |
| 84 | Payton | 3,646 |
| 85 | Bailey | 3,643 |
| 86 | Angelina | 3,636 |
| 87 | Caroline | 3,624 |
| 88 | Mariah | 3,605 |
| 89 | Rachel | 3,588 |
| 90 | Katelyn | 3,571 |
| 91 | Vanessa | 3,523 |
| 92 | Molly | 3,510 |
| 93 | Serenity | 3,488 |
| 94 | Melanie | 3,486 |
| 95 | Khloe | 3,459 |
| 96 | Gabrielle | 3,421 |
| 97 | Mya | 3,415 |
| 98 | Paige | 3,412 |
| 99 | Eva | 3,395 |
| 100 | Isabelle | 3,306 |
Biggest movers since 2008
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 2008 | Births 2009 | Change | Rank 2008 → 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam | 5,980 | 8,567 | +43% | 75 → 49 |
| Levi | 3,699 | 5,023 | +36% | 116 → 85 |
| Santiago | 2,340 | 3,126 | +34% | 171 → 130 |
| Jaxon | 2,558 | 3,392 | +33% | 153 → 124 |
| Oliver | 3,604 | 4,287 | +19% | 118 → 98 |
| Cayden | 2,322 | 2,749 | +18% | 173 → 143 |
| Hudson | 2,250 | 2,650 | +18% | 176 → 150 |
| Max | 3,372 | 3,958 | +17% | 126 → 104 |
| Bryson | 2,231 | 2,611 | +17% | 178 → 152 |
| Eduardo | 2,871 | 3,336 | +16% | 142 → 128 |
| Name | Births 2008 | Births 2009 | Change | Rank 2008 → 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan | 7,708 | 5,811 | -25% | 59 → 72 |
| Brady | 4,815 | 3,741 | -22% | 94 → 110 |
| Sean | 5,471 | 4,339 | -21% | 83 → 97 |
| Jaden | 5,192 | 4,168 | -20% | 88 → 101 |
| Braden | 2,524 | 2,034 | -19% | 156 → 185 |
| Cesar | 2,366 | 1,920 | -19% | 166 → 199 |
| Hayden | 5,949 | 4,868 | -18% | 76 → 91 |
| Diego | 6,572 | 5,414 | -18% | 69 → 76 |
| Alejandro | 4,168 | 3,443 | -17% | 105 → 121 |
| Ricardo | 2,757 | 2,303 | -16% | 149 → 170 |
| Name | Births 2008 | Births 2009 | Change | Rank 2008 → 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khloe | 1,715 | 3,459 | +102% | 196 → 95 |
| Bella | 2,789 | 4,539 | +63% | 122 → 58 |
| Stella | 1,824 | 2,560 | +40% | 184 → 126 |
| Violet | 1,830 | 2,262 | +24% | 182 → 140 |
| London | 2,160 | 2,631 | +22% | 156 → 122 |
| Leah | 5,634 | 6,790 | +21% | 40 → 29 |
| Isabella | 18,628 | 22,319 | +20% | 2 → 1 |
| Zoey | 3,449 | 3,995 | +16% | 98 → 75 |
| Liliana | 2,296 | 2,653 | +16% | 150 → 120 |
| Kaylee | 6,302 | 7,219 | +15% | 31 → 26 |
| Name | Births 2008 | Births 2009 | Change | Rank 2008 → 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miley | 2,652 | 1,737 | -35% | 128 → 189 |
| Haley | 3,342 | 2,625 | -21% | 101 → 123 |
| Jennifer | 3,797 | 2,987 | -21% | 84 → 109 |
| Jordan | 2,652 | 2,096 | -21% | 128 → 150 |
| Hannah | 9,575 | 7,583 | -21% | 17 → 23 |
| Diana | 2,444 | 1,943 | -20% | 138 → 166 |
| Amanda | 2,448 | 1,962 | -20% | 137 → 165 |
| Jessica | 4,739 | 3,801 | -20% | 59 → 78 |
| Lauren | 6,454 | 5,203 | -19% | 30 → 46 |
| Danielle | 2,397 | 1,935 | -19% | 141 → 167 |