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Top Baby Names 2009
If you had a baby in 2009, congratulations! You’ve joined the ranks of the nearly four million women who have babies in the U.S. each year. And as special and unique as each of those babies are, they all have one thing in common: A name. Of course, they don’t all have the same name, but according to Parents.com, lots of them do.
The online parenting mag reports that among their readers, the most popular name for a baby boy born in 2009 was the same as the top boys’ name for 2008: Aidan. And even parents who bucked that trend bucked it only a little with four of the top fifty boys’ names rhyming with Aiden: Jayden, Caden, Hayden, and Brayden. Here are the top ten boys’ name for 2009 as calculated by Parents.com:
- Aidan
- Jayden/Jaden
- Michael
- Jacob
- Ethan
- Andrew
- Caden
- James
- Joshua
- Matthew
Parents of baby girls aren’t venturing too far from the tried and true, either. Isabella, or some variation thereof, claimed the top spot in 2008 and 2009. In fact, with a few exceptions, the top ten girls’ baby names are all fairly traditional choices that have been popular for years. Here are the Parents.com top ten baby girl names for 2009:
- Isabella/Isabel/Bella
- Emily
- Elizabeth
- Ava
- Olivia
- Chloe
- Emma
- Madison
- Abigail
- Arianna
It seems that despite some high-profile celebrities saddling their kids with offbeat names, most parents still prefer the classics. Here are the top 50 girls’ and boys’ names for 2009.
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Kermit the Frog Causes School Evacuation | Strollerderby commented on Jan 22 10 at 3:58 pmLindsay commented on Dec 30 09 at 12:40 pmAm I the only one who thinks that the name Aiden and anything that rhymes with it is trashy? It doesn’t sound like a name they can grow with. I can’t imagine a business professional named “Jayden”. Now, I can imagine a pizza delivery boy named “Jayden”…or a Walmart employee named “Jayden”…
GP commented on Dec 30 09 at 12:45 pmAiden is nice…the others, I agree, Lindsay. I think Aiden might be a classic, but the others seem kind of made-up, although, I know a woman who named her kid Raiden, which I thought sounded kind of not right, but turns out it is the Japanese god of Thunder, which is actually pretty cool. Caden, on the other hand, means “round and lumpish” which is not so good. However, Jayden, has roots to something involving Jehovah. Still, I don’t like it, either.
Leawood commented on Dec 30 09 at 1:09 pmComments
Aidan (not Aiden!!!) is actually an ancient Irish name that only became popular in this country a handful of years ago. It’s certainly not made up, but many of it’s derivatives are. Always loved the name, but now am relieved I didn’t go with it because it’s become far too common.Sort of sad to see Twilight’s effect on the girls’ list.
PlumbLucky commented on Dec 30 09 at 1:15 pmJayden/Jaden/etc is a boy’s name? The only ones I know are girls. All under the age of four.
snarky mama commented on Dec 30 09 at 2:06 pmMy friend has a ten-year old dog named Jayden–which was my first instance of hearing that name. So, now I always expect a dog to come running when I hear parents calling for “Jayden” on the playground.
gregor commented on Dec 30 09 at 2:11 pm“It seems that despite some high-profile celebrities saddling their kids with offbeat names, most parents still prefer the classics.”
You can’t really make that assertion based on a simple ranking of the names. You’d need to see what % of the babies born that year were given the most popular names. Offbeat names aren’t going to appear in the top 10 – that’s the point.
Andrea commented on Dec 30 09 at 2:36 pmAidan is a classic Irish name meaning fiery and has been around for ages. Famous Aidans include Aidan Quinn who seems to have made it in his adult career just fine.
Lisa commented on Dec 30 09 at 7:14 pmOur first child has a name that appeared in the top 10 the year he was born (but not the year before which is why we picked it). So for baby number 2, we picked a Hebrew name that was very very rare in the U.S. only to learn it is number 3 in Israel AND there are at least 2 others in our small city with the name. One of whom had a doctor’s appointment at the same time our son did at our doctor’s office.
Angi commented on Dec 31 09 at 11:31 amMy daughter’s name is nowhere in this list. I guess that is a good thing.
It is Jennifer by the way.
jenny tries too hard commented on Dec 31 09 at 11:59 amAngi, your daughter won’t share her name with kids her own age, but probably with lots of teachers. My twins are in second grade, and three of the four second grade teachers in their school have the first name Jennifer. My daughter, Mary, has no one in her class with her name but lots of teachers and staff immediately say “Oh, that’s my mother’s name!” when they hear it.
I thought the name Giovanni suggested by a relative was great…untill suddenly it exploded in popularity in my town. I thought my son would be spared having an initial behind his name, but no, apparently three other families in my kids’ school also decided that Giovanni was “so different!” Great.
Kayt commented on Jan 01 10 at 7:44 pmI hate the Aidan trend. Aidan used to be such a nice, unusual name. I can’t stand all of the random spellings and random rhyming variants. My toddler son (James, BTW) was in swim class over the summer with Braydon, Jaydon, Caden, Hayden, Ayla, Stellan, and Fabian. It was really horrible.
marly commented on Jan 10 10 at 11:17 amCommentsGetting your child’s name right can have implications on their career. In fact, studies show that daughters given more masculine-sounding names make more money and have greater chances of advancement. Something to think about!
Marly
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