Top 2008-2009 Girl Baby Names

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2008-2009 is a new year and that means new baby names. You might think naming a baby is easy and you would be wrong. There are lots of factors to consider with each one being equally important to the person who is doing the naming. When it comes to girl baby names, parents tend to get much more creative than with boy names. Boys, for the most part, are named after famous persons in history and Biblical figures. The names for girls are much more varied. Without any further delay, here are the top 20 girl baby names for 2008-2009.

Top 2008-2009 Girl Baby Names

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Emily
Madison
Hannah
Emma
Alexis
Ashley
Abigail
Sarah
Samantha
Olivia

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Elizabeth
Alyssa
Lauren
Isabella
Grace
Jessica
Brianna
Taylor
Kayla
Anna

The list features some names that you might expect and some that you might not. Emily has remained a staple baby name for girls, as it is consistently on top of the list. Brianna is one of a few names that seem to be gaining in popularity over the names that have traditionally been favorites. Overall, Biblical names for girls are not nearly as popular and as with in previous years, the names seem to be different depending upon what part of the country you are in.

There are some differences in the 2008-2009 version of this list from the 2007 list of top baby names, which can be found at the Social Security website (http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi). Here is a look at the top names from 2007, per that list.

Top 2007 Girl Baby Names

1. Emily
2. Isabella
3. Emma
4. Ava
5. Madison
6. Sophia
7. Olivia
8. Abigail
9. Hannah
10. Elizabeth
11. Addison
12. Samantha
13. Ashley
14. Alyssa
15. Mia
16. Chloe
17. Natalie
18. Sarah
19. Alexis
20. Grace

When taking a look at the two different lists, some noticeable differences are present. Addison seems to be one of the more popular names now as it has grown in popularity by leaps and bounds over the past year. On the opposite side of that coin, the name Hannah is losing steam, as parents seem more interested in new, trendy names for their little girls. Isabella is not nearly as popular in 2008-2009 than it was in 2007, as it fell a number of spots.

126 thoughts on “Top 2008-2009 Girl Baby Names”

  3. i loveeee all these names… : ) .. but i spell my names diferently then anyone else. XD i just like to be different. =]
    ill list all the ones i like..
    girls! : )
    – britanee
    – lawrah(laura)
    – sophie / sofieah
    – heylee
    – breah
    – alexah
    – chandese (candice)
    – mehkaelah(mykayla)

    boys ! : )
    – benjahmen
    – braidlynn
    – graysen
    – bentleigh
    – teaghan.

  9. I love my name, and I’m glad it’s never on anybody’s top list. That way it doesn’t need to be misspelled to be “unique.” When I have kids I will get a truly original name, or at least one that is not so common.

  11. i love the names…………………….
    ava
    lily
    rosa
    ella
    elle
    rileigh
    Mila
    Sara
    isla
    ola
    maya
    mane
    jackaranda
    kathina
    Juliene
    Miley
    Rosemary
    rosie
    Kara
    Marrie
    Isa
    Amy-Beth
    Caity-grace
    georgia-may
    clara
    clara-bell
    Maricia
    Lana
    Liana
    Laina

    do you love these names???????????????????
    comment this comment.. xxx

  13. I have a daughter, I’ve always loved the name Madison. but it has become extremely popular so I spelt it different so she won’t be the same. I spelt it Madissyn

  14. o wow i do not like samantha but it’s my name but for as long as i have known i have been called Sami i absulutly love it cause i spell it reletivly different

  15. my daughter’s name is ava nichole and i’m pregnant with another girl i’ll name either madelyn or kaelynn. i can’t think of a middle name for madelyn though. another name i’m considering is vanessa. please comment if you have any ideas!

  16. my name is unique but not my faverite. if you want ta name ya kid something unique please make it pretty!! being diffrent isnt always da best way ta go when naming a kid dat has dat name fa da rest of dey life!!!! be smart abot it laydeez!!!

  17. i love how short my name is and i think its amazing! my sister, hannah, loves her name too! we’re twins and have similar names because theyre both spelled the same backwards!! my mom is amazing and creative!! to make up for our common first names my middle name is shayne and hannahs is nadaine.

  18. I absolutely love the names ava and emma..

    But I love my name way too much.

    its unique way of being spelt. Sydnee. And my middle name is Paige. Another favorite of mine.

  20. My fav names are….. Edward, Alice, Jasper, Bella, Carisle, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Jacob, Charlie, Renee, Mike, Jessica, Lauren, Aro, Angela, Marcus, and Tyler…. and many more… sound familiar??? lol

  24. My name is totally unique and you never ever see it anywhere!!!! But I like it that way! I really like the names Paisley and Brielle! Anybody agree?

  25. Now I am so sad!!! I really like most of the names on this list, but now that their on the most popular list I don’t want to ever use them!!!!! Bummer…..

  26. My daughter’s name is Kaylene I wish I would have named my second daughter with a name as unique since Emily is most used name all the time.

  29. My name is Nora and my middle name is Kathryn. I was named after my grandmother. My favorite name at the time is Anna, second being Alexandra, because I love the fact that u can shorten it to alex, allie, lexi, alexa, andrera, i just like that. I like a lot of names…. but Anna is definately the 1st. ,aybe…
    Olivia
    Sophia
    Maddison
    Allison
    and idk but a lot more…. and I think if u want to name ur kid something unique… make sure it means something nice!!!!! P.S. i kinda like the name Nora.. cuz my friends and I have been shortening it to Nori lately.

  30. I love my name, i like how it is girlie. my daughters name is Emberlyn- which my hubby came up with. its really unique and i’ve only seen it one time when i googled it. i also like the name Leah and Anissa.

  33. I Love unique names. My name is very unique. I am pregnant with my first daughter. I was thinking of the name Skylla Rayne(After one of my friends who died) But m boyfriend does not like it. Any other suggestions?

  35. I think you should put Evalynn…i know lots of people name evalynn

    and Kenzie..its cute lol and its my name

  37. my full name is Angelica, (its brazilian) i really like it, but for some odd reason, people find it hard to pronounce… so my nickname is Angie (:

  39. I just had my second girl and I’ve got another baking in the oven. My daughters names are Jocelyn Rose and Raquel Jade, and if I have another girl I have no idea what I would name her that would fit. I’ll take any suggestions.

  42. All of you who think spelling a name wrong makes it ‘creative and different’ are subjecting your children to a lifetime of having to spell their name for people. If you want something bizarre then pick a bizarre name, not a name your daughter will forever be frustrated by when they have to say “No, it’s NOT -erine, it’s -ryn”.

  43. My name is very unique,as it’s Hebrew for “Helped by God”My daughter’s name is,Hailie Jade,my son’s name is Zachary Marshall,and I’m pregnant with my 2nd daughter.Do you think I should name her:
    1.Brooke Madison
    2.Anastasia Claire
    3.Tiffany Amber
    4.Alexis Caitlin
    5.Emma Nicole

  44. I think that the name alyssa is very beautiful and popular name…many girls that i know wish they had that name….also another name that is pretty is juliana..its also a popular name…and the last name that im going to recommend is kimberly..everyyone loves that name;)

    for boys i think…justin…nicholas…john…michael..
    anthony..joseph..matthew and daniel

  45. …my name is like never on any type of list.. i think naomi shood b on tha list its a cute name!!
    ughh i h8 the name anna or addison.. or any type of name that cood be used 4 guys and gurls…do u think patricia is a good name??

  49. My middle name is Violinda which I have been told is German, you never see it in baby names books, I would love it to be passed on down the line but my sons don’t seem interested!

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