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US baby names · 2001

Most popular baby names of 2001

In 2001, Social Security card applications recorded 1,800,624 girls and 1,942,881 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 17,978 distinct girls’ names and 12,307 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emily (25,059 girls) and Jacob (32,573 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 9.8% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 13% of boys. Compared with 2000, 36,532 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2000, 5 girls’ names and 5 boys’ names in 2001 are newcomers (girls: Ariana, Angelina, Kylie; boys: Aidan, Jeremiah, Xavier). Of these names, 23 of the 100 girls’ names and 46 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 2001 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, 2001

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily25,059
#2Madison22,166
#3Hannah20,723
#4Ashley16,531
#5Alexis16,404
#6Sarah15,929
#7Samantha15,867
#8Abigail14,807
#9Elizabeth14,792
#10Olivia13,977
#11Jessica13,925
#12Taylor13,693
#13Emma13,327
#14Alyssa13,272
#15Lauren12,782
#16Grace12,090
#17Kayla11,892
#18Brianna11,776
#19Anna10,596
#20Megan10,300
#21Victoria10,179
#22Destiny9,752
#23Sydney9,639
#24Rachel9,556
#25Jasmine8,958
#26Jennifer8,923
#27Julia8,838
#28Isabella8,835
#29Morgan8,735
#30Chloe8,177
#31Kaitlyn8,164
#32Natalie8,049
#33Hailey8,032
#34Haley8,011
#35Katherine7,880
#36Nicole7,820
#37Sophia7,162
#38Alexandra7,045
#39Amanda6,980
#40Mackenzie6,934
#41Maria6,842
#42Savannah6,737
#43Stephanie6,613
#44Allison6,215
#45Jenna6,143
#46Rebecca5,893
#47Jordan5,803
#48Mary5,762
#49Andrea5,745
#50Gabrielle5,606
#51Amber5,572
#52Katelyn5,441
#53Faith5,411
#54Makayla5,318
#55Sierra5,237
#56Madeline5,222
#57Brooke5,213
#58Sara5,156
#59Michelle5,033
#60Erin4,958
#61Kimberly4,880
#62Caroline4,864
#63Danielle4,791
#64Vanessa4,672
#65Zoe4,645
#66Kaylee4,621
#67Trinity4,481
#68Shelby4,370
#69Bailey4,339
#70Jacqueline4,301
#71Paige4,274
#72Autumn4,191
#73Courtney4,175
#74Melissa4,145
#75Jada3,983
#76Mia3,918
#77Angela3,915
#78Alexa3,898
#79Marissa3,853
#80Christina3,742
#81Catherine3,731
#82Claire3,642
#83Gabriella3,615
#84Leslie3,612
#85Mariah3,585
#86Laura3,563
#87Leah3,521
#88Isabel3,491
#89Caitlin3,456
#90Molly3,415
#91Alexandria3,404
#92Ariana3,377
#93Angelina3,368
#94Breanna3,368
#95Kylie3,353
#96Aaliyah3,352
#97Kathryn3,332
#98Jade3,281
#99Katie3,280
#100Kelsey3,267

Top 100 boys’ names, 2001

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob32,573
#2Michael29,689
#3Matthew26,812
#4Joshua26,024
#5Christopher23,132
#6Nicholas22,849
#7Andrew22,422
#8Joseph22,030
#9Daniel21,013
#10William20,110
#11Anthony19,737
#12David19,362
#13Tyler19,275
#14John18,904
#15Ryan18,289
#16Zachary18,185
#17Ethan17,962
#18Brandon17,893
#19James17,074
#20Alexander16,720
#21Dylan16,497
#22Justin16,231
#23Jonathan16,147
#24Christian15,457
#25Austin14,955
#26Samuel14,813
#27Benjamin14,339
#28Noah13,494
#29Logan12,710
#30Robert12,665
#31Nathan12,647
#32Kevin12,596
#33Thomas12,148
#34Jose12,144
#35Cameron11,581
#36Hunter11,335
#37Caleb11,177
#38Gabriel10,917
#39Jordan10,815
#40Kyle10,568
#41Jason10,164
#42Aaron9,552
#43Isaiah8,589
#44Eric8,559
#45Elijah8,339
#46Brian8,303
#47Isaac8,200
#48Jack8,149
#49Connor8,082
#50Luke8,008
#51Adam7,758
#52Luis7,489
#53Juan7,447
#54Mason7,447
#55Charles7,283
#56Evan7,258
#57Sean7,224
#58Angel6,978
#59Carlos6,842
#60Jackson6,836
#61Nathaniel6,646
#62Alex6,613
#63Steven6,589
#64Cody6,575
#65Jared6,434
#66Jesus6,425
#67Timothy6,423
#68Seth6,223
#69Bryan6,125
#70Ian6,084
#71Devin6,040
#72Patrick5,786
#73Richard5,771
#74Cole5,739
#75Adrian5,424
#76Trevor5,396
#77Blake5,356
#78Gavin5,260
#79Chase5,199
#80Garrett5,061
#81Sebastian4,979
#82Julian4,944
#83Lucas4,900
#84Mark4,754
#85Antonio4,736
#86Aidan4,632
#87Miguel4,558
#88Alejandro4,557
#89Jeremy4,270
#90Jeremiah4,223
#91Jesse4,222
#92Bryce4,150
#93Dakota3,980
#94Xavier3,979
#95Carson3,943
#96Victor3,921
#97Kenneth3,907
#98Dalton3,895
#99Colby3,859
#100Jake3,838