The names of 2009

The ten most popular names given in 2009, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Isabella 22,321
  2. Emma 17,910
  3. Olivia 17,444
  4. Sophia 16,951
  5. Ava 15,877
  6. Emily 15,366
  7. Madison 15,257
  8. Abigail 14,401
  9. Chloe 11,922
  10. Mia 11,438

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 21,204
  2. Ethan 19,858
  3. Michael 18,964
  4. Alexander 18,254
  5. William 17,937
  6. Joshua 17,671
  7. Daniel 17,564
  8. Jayden 17,316
  9. Noah 17,262
  10. Christopher 16,368

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Olivia 5,201
  2. Ruby 4,555
  3. Chloe 4,479
  4. Emily 4,462
  5. Sophie 4,452
  6. Jessica 4,291
  7. Grace 4,208
  8. Lily 3,967
  9. Amelia 3,625
  10. Evie 3,389

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Oliver 7,364
  2. Jack 7,090
  3. Harry 6,143
  4. Alfie 5,536
  5. Joshua 5,526
  6. Thomas 5,520
  7. Charlie 5,409
  8. William 5,247
  9. James 4,544
  10. Daniel 4,444

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Scotland: girls

  1. Sophie 739
  2. Ava 486
  3. Olivia 473
  4. Emily 453
  5. Chloe 433
  6. Lucy 433
  7. Katie 381
  8. Emma 376
  9. Erin 365
  10. Amy 356

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Scotland: boys

  1. Jack 706
  2. Lewis 656
  3. James 472
  4. Logan 448
  5. Liam 446
  6. Daniel 440
  7. Aaron 413
  8. Ryan 393
  9. Cameron 382
  10. Callum 370

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Katie 254
  2. Sophie 253
  3. Grace 239
  4. Lucy 201
  5. Erin 186
  6. Emma 178
  7. Emily 171
  8. Eva 169
  9. Anna 165
  10. Chloe 164

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 349
  2. Matthew 290
  3. Daniel 268
  4. James 266
  5. Ryan 245
  6. Adam 200
  7. Charlie 178
  8. Ethan 178
  9. Thomas 174
  10. Jamie 163

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Canada: girls

  1. Emma 2,147
  2. Olivia 2,103
  3. Chloe 1,560
  4. Ava 1,552
  5. Emily 1,471
  6. Isabella 1,440
  7. Sophia 1,376
  8. Sarah 1,295
  9. Abigail 1,134
  10. Sophie 1,116

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Canada: boys

  1. William 2,483
  2. Ethan 2,268
  3. Jacob 2,183
  4. Liam 2,176
  5. Nathan 2,169
  6. Noah 2,058
  7. Benjamin 1,783
  8. Samuel 1,769
  9. Lucas 1,724
  10. Gabriel 1,625

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NSW: girls

  1. Isabella 616
  2. Chloe 601
  3. Charlotte 570
  4. Olivia 563
  5. Mia 536
  6. Emily 509
  7. Sienna 478
  8. Sophie 478
  9. Ruby 464
  10. Amelia 461

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NSW: boys

  1. William 742
  2. Jack 656
  3. Lachlan 609
  4. Cooper 598
  5. Joshua 582
  6. Thomas 575
  7. Oliver 557
  8. Noah 545
  9. Ethan 512
  10. Riley 504

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sophie 640
  2. Ava 635
  3. Emma 627
  4. Sarah 568
  5. Grace 528
  6. Katie 502
  7. Emily 500
  8. Lucy 463
  9. Aoife 459
  10. Chloe 411

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Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 1,068
  2. Sean 934
  3. Daniel 842
  4. Conor 776
  5. James 711
  6. Ryan 641
  7. Adam 618
  8. Alex 503
  9. Luke 501
  10. Michael 499

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VIC: girls

  1. Olivia 432
  2. Mia 418
  3. Chloe 403
  4. Ruby 398
  5. Isabella 395
  6. Charlotte 377
  7. Ella 366
  8. Emily 353
  9. Lily 351
  10. Ava 350

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VIC: boys

  1. William 551
  2. Jack 534
  3. Oliver 453
  4. Joshua 443
  5. Thomas 442
  6. Lachlan 418
  7. James 382
  8. Ethan 362
  9. Noah 358
  10. Lucas 337

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Canadian provinces in 2009

US states in 2009