Best Baby Names 2009

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!