Popular Names of 2009

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2009, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Siri peaked among human females this year, at 1,807th.

Table 1. Female names, 2009
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Isabella	22,321	7
2	Emma	17,910	3
3	Olivia	17,444	1
4	Sophia	16,951	5
5	Ava	15,877	11
6	Emily	15,366	34
7	Madison	15,257	40
8	Abigail	14,401	41
9	Chloe	11,922	23
10	Mia	11,438	6
11	Elizabeth	11,057	17
12	Addison	10,669	84
13	Alexis	9,946	554
14	Samantha	9,669	151
15	Ella	9,659	29
16	Natalie	9,421	89
17	Grace	8,322	38
18	Lily	8,101	18
19	Alyssa	7,980	453
20	Ashley	7,815	164

Table 2. Male names, 2009
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	21,204	43
2	Ethan	19,858	24
3	Michael	18,964	21
4	Alexander	18,254	30
5	William	17,937	9
6	Joshua	17,671	66
7	Daniel	17,564	22
8	Jayden	17,316	70
9	Noah	17,262	2
10	Christopher	16,368	68
11	Anthony	16,327	46
12	Aiden	16,030	62
13	Matthew	16,010	32
14	David	15,457	35
15	Joseph	14,952	29
16	Andrew	14,877	73
17	Logan	14,467	53
18	James	14,223	6
19	Benjamin	13,123	11
20	Ryan	13,122	99

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.