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US baby names · 2000

Most popular baby names of 2000

In 2000, Social Security card applications recorded 1,816,036 girls and 1,964,001 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 17,660 distinct girls’ names and 12,119 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emily (25,959 girls) and Jacob (34,492 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 10% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 13% of boys. Compared with 1999, 86,064 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 1999, 7 girls’ names and 3 boys’ names in 2000 are newcomers (girls: Trinity, Zoe, Jada; boys: Sebastian, Gavin, Julian). Of these names, 22 of the 100 girls’ names and 45 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2000 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

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

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily25,959
#2Hannah23,087
#3Madison19,968
#4Ashley18,000
#5Sarah17,715
#6Alexis17,631
#7Samantha17,265
#8Jessica15,711
#9Elizabeth15,117
#10Taylor15,080
#11Lauren14,176
#12Alyssa13,553
#13Kayla13,313
#14Abigail13,094
#15Brianna12,880
#16Olivia12,855
#17Emma12,560
#18Megan11,436
#19Grace11,285
#20Victoria10,926
#21Rachel10,687
#22Anna10,613
#23Sydney10,243
#24Destiny9,850
#25Morgan9,502
#26Jennifer9,390
#27Jasmine9,099
#28Haley9,069
#29Julia8,769
#30Kaitlyn8,759
#31Nicole8,563
#32Amanda8,558
#33Katherine8,109
#34Natalie8,096
#35Hailey7,829
#36Alexandra7,550
#37Savannah7,100
#38Chloe7,094
#39Rebecca7,078
#40Stephanie7,028
#41Maria6,857
#42Sophia6,564
#43Mackenzie6,350
#44Allison6,315
#45Isabella6,242
#46Mary6,222
#47Amber6,182
#48Danielle6,092
#49Gabrielle5,872
#50Jordan5,809
#51Brooke5,642
#52Michelle5,545
#53Sierra5,520
#54Katelyn5,502
#55Andrea5,479
#56Madeline5,371
#57Sara5,325
#58Kimberly5,244
#59Courtney5,239
#60Brittany5,185
#61Erin5,185
#62Vanessa5,134
#63Jenna5,045
#64Jacqueline5,037
#65Caroline5,022
#66Faith4,999
#67Makayla4,917
#68Bailey4,649
#69Paige4,609
#70Shelby4,561
#71Melissa4,532
#72Kaylee4,493
#73Christina4,332
#74Trinity4,284
#75Mariah4,104
#76Caitlin4,102
#77Autumn4,027
#78Marissa4,025
#79Angela3,828
#80Breanna3,826
#81Catherine3,802
#82Zoe3,785
#83Briana3,754
#84Jada3,747
#85Laura3,741
#86Claire3,711
#87Alexa3,674
#88Kelsey3,669
#89Kathryn3,644
#90Leslie3,623
#91Alexandria3,549
#92Sabrina3,470
#93Mia3,451
#94Isabel3,448
#95Katie3,413
#96Molly3,402
#97Leah3,399
#98Gabriella3,369
#99Cheyenne3,367
#100Cassandra3,305

Top 100 boys’ names, 2000

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob34,492
#2Michael32,045
#3Matthew28,580
#4Joshua27,543
#5Christopher24,936
#6Nicholas24,653
#7Andrew23,658
#8Joseph22,844
#9Daniel22,338
#10Tyler21,506
#11William20,669
#12Brandon20,337
#13Ryan20,269
#14John20,115
#15Zachary19,852
#16David19,787
#17Anthony19,656
#18James17,991
#19Justin17,784
#20Alexander17,290
#21Jonathan16,888
#22Christian16,059
#23Austin15,947
#24Dylan15,405
#25Ethan15,226
#26Benjamin14,845
#27Noah14,282
#28Samuel14,188
#29Robert13,739
#30Nathan13,040
#31Cameron12,767
#32Kevin12,674
#33Thomas12,638
#34Jose12,585
#35Hunter12,538
#36Jordan12,168
#37Kyle11,969
#38Caleb9,866
#39Jason9,778
#40Logan9,737
#41Aaron9,561
#42Eric9,162
#43Brian8,958
#44Gabriel8,681
#45Adam8,136
#46Jack8,125
#47Isaiah8,029
#48Juan7,712
#49Luis7,662
#50Connor7,530
#51Charles7,525
#52Elijah7,472
#53Isaac7,439
#54Steven7,361
#55Evan7,334
#56Jared7,324
#57Sean7,316
#58Timothy7,261
#59Luke7,148
#60Cody7,132
#61Nathaniel6,797
#62Alex6,748
#63Seth6,717
#64Mason6,516
#65Richard6,354
#66Carlos6,322
#67Angel6,306
#68Patrick6,297
#69Devin6,152
#70Bryan6,143
#71Cole5,926
#72Jackson5,903
#73Ian5,886
#74Garrett5,840
#75Trevor5,745
#76Jesus5,682
#77Chase5,442
#78Adrian5,341
#79Mark5,230
#80Blake5,143
#81Sebastian5,029
#82Antonio4,892
#83Lucas4,818
#84Jeremy4,738
#85Gavin4,686
#86Miguel4,673
#87Julian4,590
#88Dakota4,553
#89Alejandro4,511
#90Jesse4,485
#91Dalton4,445
#92Bryce4,319
#93Tanner4,235
#94Kenneth4,152
#95Stephen4,137
#96Jake4,091
#97Victor4,053
#98Spencer4,044
#99Marcus3,797
#100Paul3,795