Born in 2009 · Gen Z
Baby names of 2009
The Social Security name files, which cover every name given to at least 5 babies, list 3,820,687 babies born in 2009: 1,837,114 girls and 1,983,573 boys. Isabella and Jacob were the most popular names, and 8.9% of all babies got a top-10 name, down from 12.5% in 1999. The name most tied to 2009 is Aaden: among boys, it was 31× as common that year as in the decades around it.
Quick facts
- Generation
- Gen Z
- Born 1997–2012
- Babies on record
- 3,820,687
- 1,837,114 girls · 1,983,573 boys
- Different names
- 20,199
- for girls, plus 14,540 for boys (5+ babies each)
- Top-10 names
- 8.9%
- of babies got one · girls 8.6%, boys 9.2%
Top 10 names of 2009
- Isabella was the #1 name for girls in both 2009 and 2010.
- Jacob was the #1 name for boys every year from 1999 to 2012.
How many babies got a top-10 name?
In 2009, 8.9% of babies were given one of that year's 10 most popular names. Across all years, that share fell from 29.0% in 1935 to 7.5% in 2025.
Names that sound like 2009
These names were far more common in 2009 than in the decades around it: the multiplier compares each name's share of 2009 babies with its average share 6–25 years before and after.
| Name | Sex | Rank | Vs. nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaden | Boy | #271 | 31× |
| Miley | Girl | #189 | 9.2× |
| Caylee | Girl | #264 | 8.7× |
| Addyson | Girl | #225 | 8.7× |
| Jayden | Girl | #188 | 7.4× |
| Braylon | Boy | #218 | 7.0× |
| Kaydence | Girl | #254 | 6.8× |
| Cadence | Girl | #223 | 6.0× |
| Landen | Boy | #207 | 5.9× |
| Keira | Girl | #141 | 5.7× |
Names that peaked in 2009
Each of these reached its highest share of US babies in 2009, the high point in records going back to 1880. Rank is for 2009.
| Name | Sex | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Evan | Boy | #35 |
| Chase | Boy | #61 |
| Kaylee | Girl | #26 |
| Leah | Girl | #29 |
| Peyton | Girl | #42 |
| Valeria | Girl | #72 |
| Kaleb | Boy | #108 |
| Mya | Girl | #97 |
| Cayden | Boy | #143 |
| Laila | Girl | #135 |
New to the top 1,000 in 2009
Names that made the national top 1,000 for the first time in 2009 (records go back to 1880).
Girls
- Analia997 babies
- Bristol438 babies
- Leighton431 babies
- Brinley362 babies
- Milan360 babies
- Maliah356 babies
- Lylah341 babies
- Calleigh335 babies
Boys
- Sylas254 babies
- Jaxton250 babies
- Kayson249 babies
- Jaxen242 babies
- Dilan239 babies
- Camilo229 babies
- Casen228 babies
- Westin223 babies
Where are they now?
Top-100 names of 2009 that have since dropped out of the top 1,000. Ranks are for 2009 and 2025.
Girls
- Alexa #43 in 2009 , now #1,029 in 2025
- Katelyn #90 in 2009 , now #1,077 in 2025
Boys
Every top-100 boys' name from 2009 is still in the 2025 top 1,000.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data