Top Names of 2009

The most popular names recorded in 2009 were Isabella for girls and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Isabella22,319
2Emma17,910
3Olivia17,443
4Sophia16,951
5Ava15,877
6Emily15,362
7Madison15,254
8Abigail14,401
9Chloe11,918
10Mia11,437
11Elizabeth11,055
12Addison10,669
13Alexis9,944
14Samantha9,667
15Ella9,657
16Natalie9,420
17Grace8,321
18Lily8,101
19Alyssa7,979
20Ashley7,815
21Sarah7,791
22Taylor7,590
23Hannah7,583
24Brianna7,357
25Hailey7,324
26Kaylee7,219
27Lillian6,861
28Anna6,818
29Leah6,790
30Allison6,581
31Victoria6,368
32Avery6,301
33Gabriella6,153
34Nevaeh6,124
35Kayla5,847
36Sofia5,696
37Brooklyn5,676
38Riley5,636
39Savannah5,604
40Evelyn5,584
41Aubrey5,408
42Peyton5,317
43Alexa5,310
44Makayla5,267
45Layla5,212
46Lauren5,203
47Zoe5,152
48Sydney5,059
49Audrey5,008
50Julia4,996

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jacob21,202
2Ethan19,855
3Michael18,960
4Alexander18,253
5William17,935
6Joshua17,668
7Daniel17,563
8Jayden17,313
9Noah17,261
10Christopher16,367
11Anthony16,325
12Aiden16,029
13Matthew16,007
14David15,455
15Joseph14,949
16Andrew14,876
17Logan14,466
18James14,221
19Benjamin13,121
20Ryan13,120
21Elijah12,845
22Gabriel12,833
23Christian12,654
24Samuel12,175
25Nathan12,135
26John12,133
27Jackson12,123
28Tyler11,549
29Jonathan11,384
30Dylan11,372
31Caleb10,999
32Nicholas10,855
33Gavin10,741
34Mason10,694
35Evan10,280
36Landon10,168
37Angel9,851
38Brandon9,847
39Lucas9,619
40Isaac9,567
41Isaiah9,258
42Jack9,029
43Jose8,818
44Kevin8,780
45Jordan8,669
46Justin8,631
47Luke8,624
48Brayden8,603
49Liam8,567
50Carter8,173