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US baby names · 2009

Most popular baby names of 2009

In 2009, Social Security card applications recorded 1,837,114 girls and 1,983,573 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 20,199 distinct girls’ names and 14,540 boys’ names.

The most common names were Isabella (22,321 girls) and Jacob (21,204 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 8.6% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 9.2% of boys. Compared with 2008, 110,401 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2008, 6 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 2009 are newcomers (girls: Bella, Molly, Serenity; boys: Levi, Parker, Oliver). Of these names, 42 of the 100 girls’ names and 57 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2009 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2009

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Isabella22,321
#2Emma17,910
#3Olivia17,444
#4Sophia16,951
#5Ava15,877
#6Emily15,366
#7Madison15,257
#8Abigail14,401
#9Chloe11,922
#10Mia11,438
#11Elizabeth11,057
#12Addison10,669
#13Alexis9,946
#14Samantha9,669
#15Ella9,659
#16Natalie9,421
#17Grace8,322
#18Lily8,101
#19Alyssa7,980
#20Ashley7,815
#21Sarah7,794
#22Taylor7,590
#23Hannah7,584
#24Brianna7,357
#25Hailey7,325
#26Kaylee7,219
#27Lillian6,861
#28Anna6,818
#29Leah6,790
#30Allison6,581
#31Victoria6,371
#32Avery6,301
#33Gabriella6,153
#34Nevaeh6,126
#35Kayla5,847
#36Sofia5,696
#37Brooklyn5,677
#38Riley5,637
#39Savannah5,606
#40Evelyn5,584
#41Aubrey5,408
#42Peyton5,318
#43Alexa5,311
#44Makayla5,269
#45Layla5,212
#46Lauren5,204
#47Zoe5,152
#48Sydney5,061
#49Audrey5,008
#50Julia4,996
#51Jasmine4,886
#52Arianna4,845
#53Claire4,825
#54Brooke4,798
#55Amelia4,705
#56Destiny4,617
#57Morgan4,611
#58Bella4,540
#59Madelyn4,496
#60Katherine4,432
#61Maya4,393
#62Kylie4,389
#63Aaliyah4,378
#64Madeline4,300
#65Sophie4,267
#66Kimberly4,228
#67Kaitlyn4,207
#68Charlotte4,191
#69Alexandra4,166
#70Maria4,143
#71Jocelyn4,118
#72Valeria4,091
#73Andrea4,064
#74Trinity4,028
#75Zoey3,995
#76Gianna3,939
#77Mackenzie3,902
#78Jessica3,801
#79Faith3,771
#80Camila3,737
#81Autumn3,717
#82Ariana3,701
#83Genesis3,669
#84Payton3,646
#85Bailey3,643
#86Angelina3,637
#87Caroline3,624
#88Mariah3,605
#89Rachel3,589
#90Katelyn3,571
#91Vanessa3,523
#92Molly3,510
#93Serenity3,489
#94Melanie3,487
#95Khloe3,459
#96Gabrielle3,421
#97Mya3,415
#98Paige3,413
#99Eva3,395
#100Isabelle3,307

Top 100 boys’ names, 2009

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob21,204
#2Ethan19,858
#3Michael18,964
#4Alexander18,254
#5William17,937
#6Joshua17,671
#7Daniel17,564
#8Jayden17,316
#9Noah17,262
#10Christopher16,368
#11Anthony16,327
#12Aiden16,030
#13Matthew16,010
#14David15,457
#15Joseph14,952
#16Andrew14,877
#17Logan14,467
#18James14,223
#19Benjamin13,123
#20Ryan13,122
#21Elijah12,846
#22Gabriel12,834
#23Christian12,657
#24Samuel12,181
#25Nathan12,135
#26John12,133
#27Jackson12,123
#28Tyler11,551
#29Jonathan11,386
#30Dylan11,373
#31Caleb11,001
#32Nicholas10,856
#33Gavin10,742
#34Mason10,696
#35Evan10,280
#36Landon10,169
#37Angel9,853
#38Brandon9,848
#39Lucas9,620
#40Isaac9,569
#41Isaiah9,259
#42Jack9,029
#43Jose8,818
#44Kevin8,780
#45Jordan8,669
#46Justin8,631
#47Luke8,625
#48Brayden8,603
#49Liam8,567
#50Carter8,173
#51Owen8,142
#52Connor8,101
#53Zachary8,091
#54Aaron7,983
#55Robert7,842
#56Hunter7,751
#57Thomas7,728
#58Cameron7,638
#59Adrian7,633
#60Wyatt7,404
#61Chase7,394
#62Julian7,388
#63Austin7,295
#64Charles7,284
#65Jeremiah7,235
#66Jason6,927
#67Juan6,283
#68Xavier6,227
#69Luis6,145
#70Sebastian5,993
#71Henry5,899
#72Aidan5,811
#73Ian5,807
#74Adam5,676
#75Nathaniel5,426
#76Diego5,414
#77Brody5,392
#78Jesus5,387
#79Carlos5,379
#80Tristan5,350
#81Dominic5,329
#82Cole5,278
#83Alex5,174
#84Cooper5,072
#85Levi5,026
#86Josiah5,020
#87Ayden4,998
#88Carson4,997
#89Blake4,952
#90Eli4,923
#91Hayden4,868
#92Bryan4,856
#93Colton4,771
#94Brian4,658
#95Eric4,646
#96Parker4,626
#97Sean4,339
#98Oliver4,287
#99Kyle4,180
#100Miguel4,174