Top 25 Most Popular baby Names For 2009

Top 25 Most Popular Baby Names for 2009
Here are the 25 most popular baby names for girls and boys. These baby name lists base popularity rankings on a single spelling of a name (Sophia and Sofia, for example, are considered two different names).

Male Female
1 Ethan Isabella
2 Noah Emma
3 Jacob Olivia
4 Aiden Ava
5 Logan Sophia
6 Jackson Madison
7 Jack Chloe
8 Ryan Abigail
9 Matthew Addison
10 Jayden Emily
11 Joshua Ella
12 Liam Lily
13 Tyler Mia
14 Benjamin Alexis
15 Gavin Grace
16 Michael Avery
17 Nathan Samantha
18 Alexander Elizabeth
19 William Hannah
20 Dylan Taylor
21 Luke Natalie
22 Mason Alyssa
23 Evan Sarah
24 Lucas Riley
25 Caleb Anna

Top Baby Names Books

Here is a list of the top 10 baby name books we have recently discovered on Amazon to help you in finding a name for your new baby.

1. The New Baby Name Survey Book: How to Pick a Name That Makes a Favorable Impression for Your Child by Bruce Lansky

Book Description
The New Baby Name Survey is an all-new edition of The Baby Name Survey Book which presents new profiles for every name

Based on data from a new survey of over 100,000 parents. The book lets parents know what people think of the most popular names and helps them pick names for their babies that make favorable impressions. The New Baby Name Survey also includes the origin, meaning, and famous namesakes for each name, as well as a name “profile” written by Bruce Lansky, the #1 name in baby name books. So, it can be used as a single resource, or in conjunction with one of Lansky's other name books (which contain a lot more names.)

2. The Baby Name Countdown: 140,000 Popular and Unusual Baby Names by Janet Schwegel

Book Description

A classic, the baby name countdown (over 120,000 copies sold) is now fully revised and updated for the first time in a decade. Featuring more names than any other guide and based on more than 2.5 million birth records, the book includes brand-new data, a new introduction, a revised section on the most popular baby names of the past year and decade, and updated popularity ratings throughout. Discover at a glance the most popular given names from each decade of the 20th and 21st centuries, meanings and origins of the 3,000 top names, and thousands of rare and exotic monikers. Whether your taste in names is trendy, traditional, or international, The Baby Name Countdown is the ideal resource for every parent searching for the perfect name.

3. The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch


4. Scottish Forenames by Donald Whyte


5. Complete Idiots Guide To 30000 Baby Names by Marcia Turner

Book Description
Finding that perfect name …

Rather than simply provide readers with an alphabetized name list for each gender (which, by the way, it also does), this jam-packed book dedicates approximately half of its pages to various lists, helping parents zero in on the perfect name for their baby and adding some fun to the baby- naming process. In addition, this book contains a two-color alphabetized name section, colorful name histories, and helpful information on choosing the perfect name. Over 150 lists in all.

6. Baby's First Gift: Choosing a Name Your Baby Will Love by Suelain Moy


7. There's Magic in Your Name: Most Unique Baby Name Book Ever! by Marty Wilson


8. Not Your Parents' Baby Name Book by Jennifer Hecker


9. Little Snuggler: A Book of Sweet and Cheeky Nicknames for Your Baby by Rob Mejia


10. The Perfect Name: A Step-by-Step Guide to Naming Your Baby by Jeanine Cox

The Most Popular Boy and Girl's Names for Babies

Being a Canadian baby and children's photographer allows me to get to know my little customers by name. While I hear the classic names, John and Michael for boys, Katherine and Elizabeth for girls, I also hear some very creative names too! I've had the seasons represented with Autumn and Summer, the botanticals with Lily and Sage, and of course, lots of Biblical names.

Some "old" names are popular again too, Emma and Sarah were in the top 10 most popular names for girls in 1880 and in 2005! Popular boys names, however, do not change as much over the years. The popular boys names from the late 19th Century remained fairly constant until about 1980s. Check it out yourself at the Baby Centre - they have the largest Baby Names List. Their 2005 list reflects name data from more than 320,000 BabyCenter members.

I do have to share one of the cutest comments I've heard regarding names, a little girl told me her name is Sierra, and that she is named after her grandfather's truck!