( CNN ) -- Move over , Emma . There 's a new queen in town . Isabella dethroned Emma as the top name for girls born last year , according to the Social Security Administration 's annual list of most popular baby names , released Saturday . Jacob , on the other hand , held on as the most popular boy 's name for the 11th year in a row . The Social Security Administration started compiling name lists in 1997 . And as in years past , the influence of pop culture is reflected in the names picked for newborns . The boy 's name that rocketed up the list the fastest is Cullen -- the name of the lead character in the popular `` Twilight '' book series . Cullen 's girlfriend in the books is Bella , short for Isabella . On the girls ' side , the fastest riser is Maliyah , an altered version of the name of President Obama 's daughter Malia -- which also is among the top 10 fast risers . But parents are equally quick to drop celebrity-inspired names once they think the popularity is passe . Among the biggest drops last year were Mylee and Miley , as in singer Miley Cyrus . Also on the outs : Lindsay and Jonas ( think actress Lindsay Lohan and the band Jonas Brothers ) . Meanwhile , Barack continued to move up the list . Sixty-nine Baracks were born in 2009 , the agency said . As always , religious names retained their popularity -- even if some were somewhat unconventional . Among the popular names are Nevaeh ( heaven spelled backward ) for girls , and Messiah for boys . The 10 most popular girls ' names , in order , are : Isabella , Emma , Olivia , Sophia , Ava , Emily , Madison , Abigail , Chloe and Mia . The 10 most popular boys ' name , also in order , are : Jacob , Ethan , Michael , Alexander , William , Joshua , Daniel , Jayden , Noah and Anthony .
Emma has replaced Isabella as the most popular name for newborn girls in Jayden Jacob remains most popular name for baby boys for the 11th year in a row . Jacob became popular , inspired by the character is the `` Twilight '' series . Lindsey and Cullen are on the outs .