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Baby Names from 2009

3,820,175 registered births | 1,983,305 boys | 1,836,870 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2009

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
21,202 births
2 Ethan
19,855 births
3 Michael
18,960 births
4 Alexander
18,253 births
5 William
17,935 births
6 Joshua
17,668 births
7 Daniel
17,563 births
8 Jayden
17,313 births
9 Noah
17,261 births
10 Christopher
16,367 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Isabella
22,319 births
2 Emma
17,910 births
3 Olivia
17,443 births
4 Sophia
16,951 births
5 Ava
15,877 births
6 Emily
15,362 births
7 Madison
15,254 births
8 Abigail
14,401 births
9 Chloe
11,918 births
10 Mia
11,437 births

Top Unisex Names of 2009

Jayden
17,313 boys 1,767 girls
Alexis
2,019 boys 9,944 girls
Angel
9,851 boys 1,882 girls
Jordan
8,669 boys 2,096 girls
Riley
3,791 boys 5,636 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2009

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Malia
#344 → #192 (+152)
G Harper
#296 → #173 (+123)
G Khloe
#196 → #95 (+101)
G Izabella
#233 → #161 (+72)
G Lyla
#223 → #154 (+69)
G Bella
#122 → #58 (+64)
B Ryder
#204 → #146 (+58)
G Stella
#184 → #126 (+58)

Biggest Fallers

G Miley
#129 → #189 (-60)

New to the Top 200 in 2009

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Ryder #146 Lyla #154 Izabella #161 Asher #165 Scarlett #170 Harper #173 Braxton #174 Maddox #181 Jude #182 Lincoln #189 Malia #192 Eliana #193 Camden #194 Rylan #197
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