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Best Baby Names 2009

From classic to edgy to just completely out there, we've got brilliant baby names for every type of kid.

By Janna Oberdorf

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Popular Names

Names like Jacob, Ethan, Anthony, and William; Emma, Isabella, Madison, and Ava topped the Social Security Administration's list of most popular names last year. What names will parents choose for their newborns this year? We've scoured our resources and have come up with some good guesses. Mattie, Charlotte, Kate, Isabel, Aubrey, Sophia, Isabella, Olivia, Eleanor, and Avery are our top picks for baby girls. And Eli, Connor, Holden, Marcus, Simon, Parker, Miller, Liam, Jacob, and Harrison scored big for baby boys.

Be sure to click through the following theme lists and baby-naming tips (starting on the next page). We've got everything from hip, jet-setting names for burgeoning world travelers to cool and classic movie-star names for your up-and-coming actor or actress. Happy hunting!

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babiprecious1048 wrote:

Im 6 months along and just recently found out im having another baby girl!! She was very stubborn and wouldnt let anyone know what she was!! But to make a long story short her name is going to be NaLeigha Mae. I think her big sister Harmony will like that very much

11/19/2009 09:13:26 AM Report Abuse
MelisMcK353 wrote:

I still don't know what to name my baby and I am 5 months along. I don't want somethign super wild but I don't want somethign liek Mike or Joe or Bill.. too common...

11/19/2009 02:12:01 AM Report Abuse
jasminemarie2010 wrote:

isabella star lepe thank u for ur help

11/17/2009 03:02:17 PM Report Abuse
albrewer453 wrote:

OKAY I ASKED MY HUSBAND AND HE THINKS RANLEY WAYNE OR KILIA ROSE HELP

11/14/2009 06:05:54 PM Report Abuse
albrewer453 wrote:

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS SITE HAS HELPED ME WITH MY FIRST PREGNANTCY AND HIS NAME IS ETHAN BLAKE THANK YOU NOW I WILL HAV A GREAT NAME FOR THE ONE OR MORE

11/14/2009 06:00:45 PM Report Abuse
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