Top 20 Baby Names from 2009

Baby naming expert and co-author of Beyond Ava & Aiden, Pamela Redmond Satran, shared the Top 20 Baby Names for 2009 on her blog in the May 7th edition of The Daily Beast.

Jacob retained the top spot for boys names for the 11th year in a row.  Newcomers to the list are Mia for girls and Jayden and Noah for boys.  Not surprising - the fastest rising boy's name was Cullen, the surname of Twlight hero Edward Cullen.

Girls:   1. Isabella    2. Emma   3. Olivia   4. Sophia   5. Ava   6. Emily   7. Madison   8. Abigail   9. Chloe   10. Mia

Boys:  1. Jacob   2. Ethan   3. Michael   4. Alexander   5. William   6. Joshua        7. Daniel   8. Jayden   9. Noah   10. Anthony


Did your favorite make the list?