Names That Peaked In 2009

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2009 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Isabella and Jacob — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 2008 Peaked in 2010 Full 2009 top 100 The 2000s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Alexander	7,230#30	Down 20 rank positions in five years	1993
Ethan	7,852#24	Down 11 rank positions in five years	2004
Isabella	10,666#7	Steady	2010
Caleb	5,217#58	Down 2 rank positions in five years	2002
Allison	2,564#103	Down 23 rank positions in five years	1994
Evan	2,412#153	Down 48 rank positions in five years	2007
Chloe	6,203#23	Up 2 rank positions in five years	2009
Chase	1,904#192	Down 69 rank positions in five years	2009
Kaylee	1,205#255	Down 138 rank positions in five years	2009
Gabriella	2,545#105	Down 28 rank positions in five years	2010
Emmanuel	2,035#179	Down 28 rank positions in five years	2008
Peyton	1,559#199	Down 101 rank positions in five years	2009
Kaleb	1,143#295	Down 64 rank positions in five years	2007
Valeria	1,835#162	Down 12 rank positions in five years	2008
Mya	697#444	Down 201 rank positions in five years	2009
Tyson	565#531	Down 159 rank positions in five years	2009
Laila	755#413	Down 186 rank positions in five years	2008
Cayden	774#414	Down 147 rank positions in five years	2009
Jaylen	907#361	Down 42 rank positions in five years	2009
Quinn	663#467	Down 28 rank positions in five years	2009
Kayleigh	340#804	Down 369 rank positions in five years	2009
Jaiden	454#618	Down 222 rank positions in five years	2008
Brennan	226#1,003	Down 239 rank positions in five years	2009
Malia	872#349	Down 90 rank positions in five years	2009
Haylee	153#1,419	Down 632 rank positions in five years	2009
Maddison	703#439	Up 35 rank positions in five years	2009
Anya	821#375	Up 282 rank positions in five years	2007
Fernanda	549#551	Up 20 rank positions in five years	2009
Melina	434#660	Down 12 rank positions in five years	2009
Kaylin	126#1,644	Down 497 rank positions in five years	2008
Madelynn	573#524	Down 43 rank positions in five years	2009
Braylon	289#848	Down 311 rank positions in five years	2009
Kaydence	173#1,292	Down 598 rank positions in five years	2009
Kaelyn	131#1,601	Down 492 rank positions in five years	2009
Maliyah	467#626	Down 162 rank positions in five years	2009
Braydon	90#1,778	Down 704 rank positions in five years	2009
Julien	380#709	Down 123 rank positions in five years	2009
Janiyah	346#783	Down 61 rank positions in five years	2009
Kaylynn	134#1,576	Down 458 rank positions in five years	2009
Abbigail	39#3,779	Down 1,802 rank positions in five years	2009
Yareli	343#794	Up 43 rank positions in five years	2009
Adrien	180#1,159	Down 132 rank positions in five years	2009
Caylee	84#2,200	Down 1,079 rank positions in five years	2009
Maleah	187#1,215	Down 344 rank positions in five years	2009
Jaylynn	92#2,054	Down 716 rank positions in five years	2009
Madalynn	161#1,370	Down 381 rank positions in five years	2009
Taliyah	203#1,143	Down 129 rank positions in five years	2008
Amiya	111#1,809	Down 777 rank positions in five years	2009
Karma	120#1,706	Down 522 rank positions in five years	2009
Analia	394#711	Down 36 rank positions in five years	2009
Saniyah	175#1,284	Down 4 rank positions in five years	2009
Natalya	74#2,427	Down 954 rank positions in five years	2009
Kaylen	61#2,796	Down 921 rank positions in five years	2009
Jakayla	39#3,798	Down 1,866 rank positions in five years	2008
Briley	84#2,199	Down 721 rank positions in five years	2009
Kylah	126#1,645	Down 356 rank positions in five years	2009
Konner	42#2,960	Down 1,439 rank positions in five years	2009
Teagan	104#1,631	Down 285 rank positions in five years	2009
Cailyn	40#3,727	Down 1,253 rank positions in five years	2009
Chace	46#2,771	Down 1,023 rank positions in five years	2009
Aaden	8#8,906	Down 6,541 rank positions in five years	2009
Reece	202#1,149	Up 392 rank positions in five years	2009
Gauge	26#4,072	Down 2,319 rank positions in five years	2009
Camryn	63#2,234	Down 693 rank positions in five years	2009
Marlie	153#1,422	Down 27 rank positions in five years	2009
Kael	263#903	Up 1,083 rank positions in five years	2025
Yandel	46#2,794	Down 39 rank positions in five years	2009
Urijah	44#2,875	Down 1,221 rank positions in five years	2009
Kamya	50#3,187	Down 1,550 rank positions in five years	2009
Caydence	24#5,275	Down 2,951 rank positions in five years	2009
Payten	14#7,799	Down 4,474 rank positions in five years	2009
Kadyn	41#3,017	Down 416 rank positions in five years	2009
Jaydan	37#3,210	Down 1,032 rank positions in five years	2009
Zavion	63#2,257	Down 585 rank positions in five years	2009
Calleigh	18#6,367	Down 2,430 rank positions in five years	2009

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 2009 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.