Annual ranking
2009 U.S. baby name rankings
Compare the names recorded most often for boys and girls born in this year.
Leading boy name
Jacob
21,202 recorded births
Leading girl name
Isabella
22,319 recorded births
Annual rankings show what parents chose in 2009. Compare this view with generation rankings to separate a single-year spike from a lasting era.
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob | 1 | 21,202 |
| Ethan | 2 | 19,855 |
| Michael | 3 | 18,960 |
| Alexander | 4 | 18,253 |
| William | 5 | 17,935 |
| Joshua | 6 | 17,668 |
| Daniel | 7 | 17,563 |
| Jayden | 8 | 17,313 |
| Noah | 9 | 17,261 |
| Christopher | 10 | 16,367 |
| Anthony | 11 | 16,325 |
| Aiden | 12 | 16,029 |
| Matthew | 13 | 16,007 |
| David | 14 | 15,455 |
| Joseph | 15 | 14,949 |
| Andrew | 16 | 14,876 |
| Logan | 17 | 14,466 |
| James | 18 | 14,221 |
| Benjamin | 19 | 13,121 |
| Ryan | 20 | 13,120 |
| Elijah | 21 | 12,845 |
| Gabriel | 22 | 12,833 |
| Christian | 23 | 12,654 |
| Samuel | 24 | 12,175 |
| Nathan | 25 | 12,135 |
| John | 26 | 12,133 |
| Jackson | 27 | 12,123 |
| Tyler | 28 | 11,549 |
| Jonathan | 29 | 11,384 |
| Dylan | 30 | 11,372 |
| Caleb | 31 | 10,999 |
| Nicholas | 32 | 10,855 |
| Gavin | 33 | 10,741 |
| Mason | 34 | 10,694 |
| Evan | 35 | 10,280 |
| Landon | 36 | 10,168 |
| Angel | 37 | 9,851 |
| Brandon | 38 | 9,847 |
| Lucas | 39 | 9,619 |
| Isaac | 40 | 9,567 |
| Isaiah | 41 | 9,258 |
| Jack | 42 | 9,029 |
| Jose | 43 | 8,818 |
| Kevin | 44 | 8,780 |
| Jordan | 45 | 8,669 |
| Justin | 46 | 8,631 |
| Luke | 47 | 8,624 |
| Brayden | 48 | 8,603 |
| Liam | 49 | 8,567 |
| Carter | 50 | 8,173 |
| Owen | 51 | 8,142 |
| Connor | 52 | 8,101 |
| Zachary | 53 | 8,091 |
| Aaron | 54 | 7,983 |
| Robert | 55 | 7,838 |
| Hunter | 56 | 7,748 |
| Thomas | 57 | 7,727 |
| Cameron | 58 | 7,637 |
| Adrian | 59 | 7,633 |
| Wyatt | 60 | 7,403 |
| Chase | 61 | 7,393 |
| Julian | 62 | 7,387 |
| Austin | 63 | 7,294 |
| Charles | 64 | 7,284 |
| Jeremiah | 65 | 7,234 |
| Jason | 66 | 6,927 |
| Juan | 67 | 6,283 |
| Xavier | 68 | 6,222 |
| Luis | 69 | 6,144 |
| Sebastian | 70 | 5,992 |
| Henry | 71 | 5,899 |
| Aidan | 72 | 5,811 |
| Ian | 73 | 5,807 |
| Adam | 74 | 5,676 |
| Nathaniel | 75 | 5,426 |
| Diego | 76 | 5,414 |
| Brody | 77 | 5,392 |
| Jesus | 78 | 5,386 |
| Carlos | 79 | 5,379 |
| Tristan | 80 | 5,349 |
| Dominic | 81 | 5,329 |
| Cole | 82 | 5,278 |
| Alex | 83 | 5,173 |
| Cooper | 84 | 5,072 |
| Levi | 85 | 5,023 |
| Josiah | 86 | 5,019 |
| Ayden | 87 | 4,998 |
| Carson | 88 | 4,997 |
| Blake | 89 | 4,952 |
| Eli | 90 | 4,921 |
| Hayden | 91 | 4,868 |
| Bryan | 92 | 4,856 |
| Colton | 93 | 4,771 |
| Brian | 94 | 4,656 |
| Eric | 95 | 4,645 |
| Parker | 96 | 4,626 |
| Sean | 97 | 4,339 |
| Oliver | 98 | 4,287 |
| Kyle | 99 | 4,179 |
| Miguel | 100 | 4,173 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | 1 | 22,319 |
| Emma | 2 | 17,910 |
| Olivia | 3 | 17,443 |
| Sophia | 4 | 16,951 |
| Ava | 5 | 15,877 |
| Emily | 6 | 15,362 |
| Madison | 7 | 15,254 |
| Abigail | 8 | 14,401 |
| Chloe | 9 | 11,918 |
| Mia | 10 | 11,437 |
| Elizabeth | 11 | 11,055 |
| Addison | 12 | 10,669 |
| Alexis | 13 | 9,944 |
| Samantha | 14 | 9,667 |
| Ella | 15 | 9,657 |
| Natalie | 16 | 9,420 |
| Grace | 17 | 8,321 |
| Lily | 18 | 8,101 |
| Alyssa | 19 | 7,979 |
| Ashley | 20 | 7,815 |
| Sarah | 21 | 7,791 |
| Taylor | 22 | 7,590 |
| Hannah | 23 | 7,583 |
| Brianna | 24 | 7,357 |
| Hailey | 25 | 7,324 |
| Kaylee | 26 | 7,219 |
| Lillian | 27 | 6,861 |
| Anna | 28 | 6,818 |
| Leah | 29 | 6,790 |
| Allison | 30 | 6,581 |
| Victoria | 31 | 6,368 |
| Avery | 32 | 6,301 |
| Gabriella | 33 | 6,153 |
| Nevaeh | 34 | 6,124 |
| Kayla | 35 | 5,847 |
| Sofia | 36 | 5,696 |
| Brooklyn | 37 | 5,676 |
| Riley | 38 | 5,636 |
| Savannah | 39 | 5,604 |
| Evelyn | 40 | 5,584 |
| Aubrey | 41 | 5,408 |
| Peyton | 42 | 5,317 |
| Alexa | 43 | 5,310 |
| Makayla | 44 | 5,267 |
| Layla | 45 | 5,212 |
| Lauren | 46 | 5,203 |
| Zoe | 47 | 5,152 |
| Sydney | 48 | 5,059 |
| Audrey | 49 | 5,008 |
| Julia | 50 | 4,996 |
| Jasmine | 51 | 4,886 |
| Arianna | 52 | 4,843 |
| Claire | 53 | 4,825 |
| Brooke | 54 | 4,798 |
| Amelia | 55 | 4,705 |
| Destiny | 56 | 4,616 |
| Morgan | 57 | 4,611 |
| Bella | 58 | 4,539 |
| Madelyn | 59 | 4,496 |
| Katherine | 60 | 4,431 |
| Maya | 61 | 4,393 |
| Kylie | 62 | 4,389 |
| Aaliyah | 63 | 4,378 |
| Madeline | 64 | 4,300 |
| Sophie | 65 | 4,267 |
| Kimberly | 66 | 4,228 |
| Kaitlyn | 67 | 4,207 |
| Charlotte | 68 | 4,191 |
| Alexandra | 69 | 4,166 |
| Maria | 70 | 4,142 |
| Jocelyn | 71 | 4,117 |
| Valeria | 72 | 4,091 |
| Andrea | 73 | 4,064 |
| Trinity | 74 | 4,025 |
| Zoey | 75 | 3,995 |
| Gianna | 76 | 3,938 |
| Mackenzie | 77 | 3,902 |
| Jessica | 78 | 3,801 |
| Faith | 79 | 3,767 |
| Camila | 80 | 3,737 |
| Autumn | 81 | 3,715 |
| Ariana | 82 | 3,700 |
| Genesis | 83 | 3,669 |
| Payton | 84 | 3,646 |
| Bailey | 85 | 3,643 |
| Angelina | 86 | 3,636 |
| Caroline | 87 | 3,624 |
| Mariah | 88 | 3,605 |
| Rachel | 89 | 3,588 |
| Katelyn | 90 | 3,571 |
| Vanessa | 91 | 3,523 |
| Molly | 92 | 3,510 |
| Serenity | 93 | 3,488 |
| Melanie | 94 | 3,486 |
| Khloe | 95 | 3,459 |
| Gabrielle | 96 | 3,421 |
| Mya | 97 | 3,415 |
| Paige | 98 | 3,412 |
| Eva | 99 | 3,395 |
| Isabelle | 100 | 3,306 |