Most Popular Names Japan 2009
| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in Japan 2009, based on a survey of the Japanese Benesse company for their Tamahiyo line of magazines for parents |
| Source: | Benesse Tamahiyo magazines website |
| Series: | Japan |
| Following list: | 2010 |
| Previous list: | 2008 |
| Highest new entries: | Eita (new at 9), Sho (new at 10) |
| Largest rises: | Sora +5 (now at 5), Souta +4 (now at 4) |
| Largest falls: | Yuto -3 (now at 6), Yuto -2 (now at 6) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroto | 大翔 | ひろと | |
| 2 | Shota + Shouta | 翔太 | しょうた |  4 |
| 3 | Ren | 蓮 | れん |  1 |
| 4 | Sota + Souta | 颯太 | そうた | 4 |
| 5 | Sora | 蒼空 | そら | 5 |
| 6 | Yuto | 悠斗 | ゆうと | 3 |
| 6 | Yuto | 悠人 | ゆうと | 2 |
| 8 | Yuuma | 悠真 | ゆうま | 1 |
| 9 | Eita | 瑛太 | えいた |  |
| 10 | Sho + Shou | 翔 | しょう | |
| 11 | Riku | 陸 | りく | |
| 12 | Daiki | 大輝 | だいき | |