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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2009

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2009 — 3,820,315 recorded births in total that year.

20082010 The 2000s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2009

Girls’ names

  1. 1Isabella22,3211.2%
  2. 2Emma17,9101.0%
  3. 3Olivia17,4440.9%
  4. 4Sophia16,9510.9%
  5. 5Ava15,8770.9%
  6. 6Emily15,3660.8%
  7. 7Madison15,2570.8%
  8. 8Abigail14,4010.8%
  9. 9Chloe11,9220.6%
  10. 10Mia11,4380.6%
  11. 11Elizabeth11,0570.6%
  12. 12Addison10,6690.6%
  13. 13Alexis9,9460.5%
  14. 14Samantha9,6690.5%
  15. 15Ella9,6590.5%
  16. 16Natalie9,4210.5%
  17. 17Grace8,3220.5%
  18. 18Lily8,1010.4%
  19. 19Alyssa7,9800.4%
  20. 20Ashley7,8150.4%
  21. 21Sarah7,7940.4%
  22. 22Taylor7,5900.4%
  23. 23Hannah7,5840.4%
  24. 24Brianna7,3570.4%
  25. 25Hailey7,3250.4%
  26. 26Kaylee7,2190.4%
  27. 27Lillian6,8610.4%
  28. 28Anna6,8180.4%
  29. 29Leah6,7900.4%
  30. 30Allison6,5810.4%
  31. 31Victoria6,3710.3%
  32. 32Avery6,3010.3%
  33. 33Gabriella6,1530.3%
  34. 34Nevaeh6,1260.3%
  35. 35Kayla5,8470.3%
  36. 36Sofia5,6960.3%
  37. 37Brooklyn5,6770.3%
  38. 38Riley5,6370.3%
  39. 39Savannah5,6060.3%
  40. 40Evelyn5,5840.3%
  41. 41Aubrey5,4080.3%
  42. 42Peyton5,3180.3%
  43. 43Alexa5,3110.3%
  44. 44Makayla5,2690.3%
  45. 45Layla5,2120.3%
  46. 46Lauren5,2040.3%
  47. 47Zoe5,1520.3%
  48. 48Sydney5,0610.3%
  49. 49Audrey5,0080.3%
  50. 50Julia4,9960.3%
  51. 51Jasmine4,8860.3%
  52. 52Arianna4,8450.3%
  53. 53Claire4,8250.3%
  54. 54Brooke4,7980.3%
  55. 55Amelia4,7050.3%
  56. 56Destiny4,6170.3%
  57. 57Morgan4,6110.3%
  58. 58Bella4,5400.2%
  59. 59Madelyn4,4960.2%
  60. 60Katherine4,4320.2%
  61. 61Maya4,3930.2%
  62. 62Kylie4,3890.2%
  63. 63Aaliyah4,3780.2%
  64. 64Madeline4,3000.2%
  65. 65Sophie4,2670.2%
  66. 66Kimberly4,2280.2%
  67. 67Kaitlyn4,2070.2%
  68. 68Charlotte4,1910.2%
  69. 69Alexandra4,1660.2%
  70. 70Maria4,1430.2%
  71. 71Jocelyn4,1180.2%
  72. 72Valeria4,0910.2%
  73. 73Andrea4,0640.2%
  74. 74Trinity4,0280.2%
  75. 75Zoey3,9950.2%
  76. 76Gianna3,9390.2%
  77. 77Mackenzie3,9020.2%
  78. 78Jessica3,8010.2%
  79. 79Faith3,7710.2%
  80. 80Camila3,7370.2%
  81. 81Autumn3,7170.2%
  82. 82Ariana3,7010.2%
  83. 83Genesis3,6690.2%
  84. 84Payton3,6460.2%
  85. 85Bailey3,6430.2%
  86. 86Angelina3,6370.2%
  87. 87Caroline3,6240.2%
  88. 88Mariah3,6050.2%
  89. 89Rachel3,5890.2%
  90. 90Katelyn3,5710.2%
  91. 91Vanessa3,5230.2%
  92. 92Molly3,5100.2%
  93. 93Serenity3,4890.2%
  94. 94Melanie3,4870.2%
  95. 95Khloe3,4590.2%
  96. 96Gabrielle3,4210.2%
  97. 97Mya3,4150.2%
  98. 98Paige3,4130.2%
  99. 99Eva3,3950.2%
  100. 100Isabelle3,3070.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob21,2041.1%
  2. 2Ethan19,8581.0%
  3. 3Michael18,9641.0%
  4. 4Alexander18,2540.9%
  5. 5William17,9370.9%
  6. 6Joshua17,6710.9%
  7. 7Daniel17,5640.9%
  8. 8Jayden17,3160.9%
  9. 9Noah17,2620.9%
  10. 10Christopher16,3680.8%
  11. 11Anthony16,3270.8%
  12. 12Aiden16,0300.8%
  13. 13Matthew16,0100.8%
  14. 14David15,4570.8%
  15. 15Joseph14,9520.8%
  16. 16Andrew14,8770.8%
  17. 17Logan14,4670.7%
  18. 18James14,2230.7%
  19. 19Benjamin13,1230.7%
  20. 20Ryan13,1220.7%
  21. 21Elijah12,8460.6%
  22. 22Gabriel12,8340.6%
  23. 23Christian12,6570.6%
  24. 24Samuel12,1810.6%
  25. 25Nathan12,1350.6%
  26. 26John12,1330.6%
  27. 27Jackson12,1230.6%
  28. 28Tyler11,5510.6%
  29. 29Jonathan11,3860.6%
  30. 30Dylan11,3730.6%
  31. 31Caleb11,0010.6%
  32. 32Nicholas10,8560.5%
  33. 33Gavin10,7420.5%
  34. 34Mason10,6960.5%
  35. 35Evan10,2800.5%
  36. 36Landon10,1690.5%
  37. 37Angel9,8530.5%
  38. 38Brandon9,8480.5%
  39. 39Lucas9,6200.5%
  40. 40Isaac9,5690.5%
  41. 41Isaiah9,2590.5%
  42. 42Jack9,0290.5%
  43. 43Jose8,8180.4%
  44. 44Kevin8,7800.4%
  45. 45Jordan8,6690.4%
  46. 46Justin8,6310.4%
  47. 47Luke8,6250.4%
  48. 48Brayden8,6030.4%
  49. 49Liam8,5670.4%
  50. 50Carter8,1730.4%
  51. 51Owen8,1420.4%
  52. 52Connor8,1010.4%
  53. 53Zachary8,0910.4%
  54. 54Aaron7,9830.4%
  55. 55Robert7,8420.4%
  56. 56Hunter7,7510.4%
  57. 57Thomas7,7280.4%
  58. 58Cameron7,6380.4%
  59. 59Adrian7,6330.4%
  60. 60Wyatt7,4040.4%
  61. 61Chase7,3940.4%
  62. 62Julian7,3880.4%
  63. 63Austin7,2950.4%
  64. 64Charles7,2840.4%
  65. 65Jeremiah7,2350.4%
  66. 66Jason6,9270.3%
  67. 67Juan6,2830.3%
  68. 68Xavier6,2270.3%
  69. 69Luis6,1450.3%
  70. 70Sebastian5,9930.3%
  71. 71Henry5,8990.3%
  72. 72Aidan5,8110.3%
  73. 73Ian5,8070.3%
  74. 74Adam5,6760.3%
  75. 75Nathaniel5,4260.3%
  76. 76Diego5,4140.3%
  77. 77Brody5,3920.3%
  78. 78Jesus5,3870.3%
  79. 79Carlos5,3790.3%
  80. 80Tristan5,3500.3%
  81. 81Dominic5,3290.3%
  82. 82Cole5,2780.3%
  83. 83Alex5,1740.3%
  84. 84Cooper5,0720.3%
  85. 85Levi5,0260.3%
  86. 86Josiah5,0200.3%
  87. 87Ayden4,9980.3%
  88. 88Carson4,9970.3%
  89. 89Blake4,9520.2%
  90. 90Eli4,9230.2%
  91. 91Hayden4,8680.2%
  92. 92Bryan4,8560.2%
  93. 93Colton4,7710.2%
  94. 94Brian4,6580.2%
  95. 95Eric4,6460.2%
  96. 96Parker4,6260.2%
  97. 97Sean4,3390.2%
  98. 98Oliver4,2870.2%
  99. 99Kyle4,1800.2%
  100. 100Miguel4,1740.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2009 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.