The Social Security Administration today announced the most popular baby names in Texas for 2009.  Continuing a popular Mother’s Day tradition, last Friday the federal government’s top official for baby names, Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced the nation’s most popular baby names.

How does Texas compare to the rest of the country?  Isabella and Jose topped the list.  Nationally, Isabella and Jacob were the most popular baby names.

Please go to Social Security’s website — www.socialsecurity.gov — to see the top baby names for 2009.  The top five boys and girls names for 2009 in Texas were:

Boys:

1) Jose     2) Daniel     3) Jacob     4) Angel     5) Christopher

Girls:

1) Isabella     2) Emily     3) Mia     4) Emma     5) Sophia

In addition to each state’s top 100 baby names, Social Security’s website has a list of the 1,000 most popular boys’ and girls’ names for 2009 and a list of the top 100 names for twins born in 2009.  The website also offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880.