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US baby names · the 2000s

Most popular baby names of the 2000s

These are the most given US names of the 2000s, adding up Social Security counts for each year from 2000 to 2009. Across those years SSA recorded 18,476,657 girls and 19,960,439 boys under names given to five or more babies.

Emily led the girls with 223,768 babies, followed by Madison, Emma and Olivia. For boys, Jacob came first with 274,077, ahead of Michael, Joshua and Matthew.

Against the top 100 of the 1990s, 38 girls’ names and 26 boys’ names in the 2000s are newcomers (girls: Isabella, Sophia, Ava; boys: Elijah, Jackson, Angel). Of these names, 34 of the 100 girls’ names and 52 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

A decade total favours names that were steady for ten years over a single-year spike, so a list here can differ from any one year’s top 100. The sparklines show each name before and after the 2000s.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2000s

RankNameGirls in decadeBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily223,768
#2Madison193,222
#3Emma181,414
#4Olivia156,054
#5Hannah155,784
#6Abigail150,926
#7Isabella149,571
#8Samantha134,313
#9Elizabeth133,568
#10Ashley133,051
#11Alexis130,834
#12Sarah124,545
#13Sophia119,251
#14Alyssa114,507
#15Grace110,720
#16Ava104,539
#17Taylor100,999
#18Brianna99,798
#19Lauren97,162
#20Chloe96,503
#21Natalie95,095
#22Kayla94,356
#23Jessica90,665
#24Anna90,325
#25Victoria84,967
#26Mia83,516
#27Hailey81,990
#28Sydney76,444
#29Jasmine76,080
#30Julia70,880
#31Morgan70,746
#32Destiny69,815
#33Rachel68,401
#34Ella67,544
#35Kaitlyn66,909
#36Megan66,833
#37Katherine65,356
#38Savannah64,757
#39Jennifer63,509
#40Alexandra61,253
#41Allison59,966
#42Haley57,056
#43Maria57,007
#44Kaylee56,432
#45Lily56,186
#46Makayla54,990
#47Brooke54,686
#48Nicole54,585
#49Mackenzie54,553
#50Addison51,389
#51Stephanie49,960
#52Lillian49,393
#53Andrea49,183
#54Faith48,789
#55Zoe48,755
#56Kimberly48,494
#57Madeline48,280
#58Alexa48,114
#59Katelyn47,840
#60Gabriella47,398
#61Gabrielle47,023
#62Trinity46,889
#63Amanda46,660
#64Kylie46,438
#65Mary46,337
#66Paige45,581
#67Riley45,533
#68Leah45,430
#69Jenna45,296
#70Sara44,056
#71Rebecca43,741
#72Michelle43,540
#73Sofia43,380
#74Vanessa43,229
#75Jordan43,184
#76Angelina42,813
#77Caroline41,850
#78Avery41,706
#79Audrey41,515
#80Evelyn40,730
#81Maya40,032
#82Claire39,009
#83Autumn38,538
#84Jocelyn38,389
#85Nevaeh38,050
#86Ariana38,010
#87Arianna37,838
#88Jada37,080
#89Bailey36,881
#90Brooklyn36,869
#91Aaliyah36,381
#92Amber36,217
#93Isabel36,042
#94Mariah35,684
#95Danielle35,628
#96Melanie35,228
#97Sierra34,534
#98Erin33,370
#99Amelia33,292
#100Molly33,271

Top 100 boys’ names, 2000s

RankNameBoys in decadeBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob274,077
#2Michael250,715
#3Joshua232,053
#4Matthew221,631
#5Daniel203,975
#6Christopher203,372
#7Andrew202,588
#8Ethan201,835
#9Joseph194,962
#10William194,415
#11Anthony191,928
#12David180,098
#13Alexander178,847
#14Nicholas177,609
#15Ryan173,244
#16Tyler165,587
#17James163,179
#18John161,104
#19Jonathan144,848
#20Noah143,533
#21Brandon143,003
#22Christian142,433
#23Dylan140,125
#24Samuel138,647
#25Benjamin137,309
#26Nathan134,857
#27Zachary134,756
#28Logan134,033
#29Justin122,991
#30Gabriel119,830
#31Jose115,743
#32Austin112,776
#33Kevin111,081
#34Elijah110,421
#35Caleb110,087
#36Robert106,666
#37Thomas102,106
#38Jordan101,187
#39Cameron95,898
#40Jack95,512
#41Hunter94,860
#42Jackson94,488
#43Angel94,334
#44Isaiah92,786
#45Evan92,144
#46Isaac90,761
#47Luke90,506
#48Mason90,502
#49Jayden88,603
#50Jason88,562
#51Gavin88,447
#52Aaron86,992
#53Connor85,985
#54Aiden83,554
#55Aidan76,513
#56Kyle76,156
#57Juan75,854
#58Charles75,334
#59Luis74,334
#60Adam71,028
#61Lucas70,995
#62Brian69,775
#63Eric69,480
#64Adrian66,122
#65Nathaniel64,264
#66Sean64,133
#67Alex63,781
#68Carlos63,199
#69Bryan61,930
#70Ian61,925
#71Owen61,878
#72Jesus61,324
#73Landon61,132
#74Julian60,391
#75Chase57,175
#76Cole56,846
#77Diego56,041
#78Jeremiah55,672
#79Steven53,909
#80Sebastian53,866
#81Xavier52,490
#82Timothy52,470
#83Carter52,320
#84Wyatt51,347
#85Brayden50,382
#86Blake50,109
#87Hayden50,049
#88Devin49,430
#89Cody48,883
#90Richard48,582
#91Seth48,161
#92Dominic48,114
#93Jaden46,277
#94Antonio46,248
#95Miguel46,102
#96Liam44,940
#97Patrick44,782
#98Carson44,632
#99Jesse43,393
#100Tristan43,300