Most popular baby names of 2009
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2009, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Isabella1. 22,321 births
- Emma2. 17,910 births
- Olivia3. 17,444 births
- Sophia4. 16,951 births
- Ava5. 15,877 births
- Emily6. 15,366 births
- Madison7. 15,257 births
- Abigail8. 14,401 births
- Chloe9. 11,922 births
- Mia10. 11,438 births
- Elizabeth11. 11,057 births
- Addison12. 10,669 births
- Alexis13. 9,946 births
- Samantha14. 9,669 births
- Ella15. 9,659 births
- Natalie16. 9,421 births
- Grace17. 8,322 births
- Lily18. 8,101 births
- Alyssa19. 7,980 births
- Ashley20. 7,815 births
- Sarah21. 7,794 births
- Taylor22. 7,590 births
- Hannah23. 7,584 births
- Brianna24. 7,357 births
- Hailey25. 7,325 births
- Kaylee26. 7,219 births
- Lillian27. 6,861 births
- Anna28. 6,818 births
- Leah29. 6,790 births
- Allison30. 6,581 births
- Victoria31. 6,371 births
- Avery32. 6,301 births
- Gabriella33. 6,153 births
- Nevaeh34. 6,126 births
- Kayla35. 5,847 births
- Sofia36. 5,696 births
- Brooklyn37. 5,677 births
- Riley38. 5,637 births
- Savannah39. 5,606 births
- Evelyn40. 5,584 births
- Aubrey41. 5,408 births
- Peyton42. 5,318 births
- Alexa43. 5,311 births
- Makayla44. 5,269 births
- Layla45. 5,212 births
- Lauren46. 5,204 births
- Zoe47. 5,152 births
- Sydney48. 5,061 births
- Audrey49. 5,008 births
- Julia50. 4,996 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 21,204 births
- Ethan2. 19,858 births
- Michael3. 18,964 births
- Alexander4. 18,254 births
- William5. 17,937 births
- Joshua6. 17,671 births
- Daniel7. 17,564 births
- Jayden8. 17,316 births
- Noah9. 17,262 births
- Christopher10. 16,368 births
- Anthony11. 16,327 births
- Aiden12. 16,030 births
- Matthew13. 16,010 births
- David14. 15,457 births
- Joseph15. 14,952 births
- Andrew16. 14,877 births
- Logan17. 14,467 births
- James18. 14,223 births
- Benjamin19. 13,123 births
- Ryan20. 13,122 births
- Elijah21. 12,846 births
- Gabriel22. 12,834 births
- Christian23. 12,657 births
- Samuel24. 12,181 births
- Nathan25. 12,135 births
- John26. 12,133 births
- Jackson27. 12,123 births
- Tyler28. 11,551 births
- Jonathan29. 11,386 births
- Dylan30. 11,373 births
- Caleb31. 11,001 births
- Nicholas32. 10,856 births
- Gavin33. 10,742 births
- Mason34. 10,696 births
- Evan35. 10,280 births
- Landon36. 10,169 births
- Angel37. 9,853 births
- Brandon38. 9,848 births
- Lucas39. 9,620 births
- Isaac40. 9,569 births
- Isaiah41. 9,259 births
- Jack42. 9,029 births
- Jose43. 8,818 births
- Kevin44. 8,780 births
- Jordan45. 8,669 births
- Justin46. 8,631 births
- Luke47. 8,625 births
- Brayden48. 8,603 births
- Liam49. 8,567 births
- Carter50. 8,173 births
Girls: what changed in 2009
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Zoey+23 places, now #75
- Peyton+18 places, now #42
- Charlotte+18 places, now #68
- Evelyn+14 places, now #40
- Arianna+14 places, now #52
Biggest fallers
- Jessica-19 places, now #78
- Angelina-17 places, now #86
- Gabrielle-17 places, now #96
- Lauren-16 places, now #46
- Katherine-15 places, now #60
Boys: what changed in 2009
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Liam+26 places, now #49
- Carter+15 places, now #50
- Dominic+12 places, now #81
- Landon+9 places, now #36
- Josiah+9 places, now #86
Biggest fallers
- Hayden-15 places, now #91
- Sean-14 places, now #97
- Aidan-13 places, now #72
- Bryan-10 places, now #92
- Eric-9 places, now #95