What was the most popular name for a girl in 2009?
Top 100 baby girls names
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLIVIA | 5201 |
| 2 | RUBY | 4555 |
| 3 | CHLOE | 4479 |
| 4 | EMILY | 4462 |
What are sad names?
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- Akuji (African origin) means “dead and awake”.
- Cecilia (Latin origin) means “blind”.
- Claudia (Latin origin) means “lame”.
- Deirdre (Gaelic origin) means “sorrowful or sad one”.
- Desdemona (African origin) means, “ill-fated one” and “misery”.
What girls were popular in 2009?
Top 100 baby names of 2009
| RANK | GIRLS | BOYS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabella | Aiden |
| 2 | Sophia | Ethan |
| 3 | Emma | Jackson |
| 4 | Olivia | Jayden |
What names were popular in 2009?
Top 1000 popular babynames in 2009
| Rank | Boy name | Girl name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | Isabella |
| 2 | Ethan | Emma |
| 3 | Michael | Olivia |
| 4 | Alexander | Sophia |
Baby girl names also drew inspiration from pop culture and world events in 2009. While it also inspired some baby name choices in 2008, the movie Twilight was a huge hit in that year, so names like Isabella and Bella were among the more popular 2009 baby names for girls.
What are some of the least popular baby names?
Some names were just too unique to catch on for popularity. Names like Javion and Taliyah tend to have a cultural ring to them and therefore they become undesirable because of their uniqueness. But even the least popular names of Maliah and Markus had over 200 babies named after them.
How are popular baby names determined by decade?
Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade, and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency.
Which is the most popular androgynous baby name?
There has also been a trend towards androgynous names, names that could be either a male or female name, such as Genesis and Jenesis. Or Jayden and Jaydon. This list of the most popular names shows you that the androgynous names have fallen out of favor for the most part.