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US baby names · 2002

Most popular baby names of 2002

In 2002, Social Security card applications recorded 1,796,882 girls and 1,941,514 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 18,086 distinct girls’ names and 12,489 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emily (24,470 girls) and Jacob (30,586 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 9.6% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 12% of boys. Compared with 2001, 5,109 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2001, 10 girls’ names and 6 boys’ names in 2002 are newcomers (girls: Riley, Lily, Ava; boys: Dominic, Jaden, Owen). Of these names, 31 of the 100 girls’ names and 47 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 2002 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, 2002

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily24,470
#2Madison21,774
#3Hannah18,828
#4Emma16,558
#5Alexis15,636
#6Ashley15,344
#7Abigail15,303
#8Sarah14,779
#9Samantha14,671
#10Olivia14,631
#11Elizabeth14,621
#12Alyssa12,847
#13Lauren12,327
#14Isabella12,171
#15Grace12,056
#16Jessica11,921
#17Brianna11,524
#18Taylor11,468
#19Kayla11,310
#20Anna10,398
#21Victoria9,785
#22Megan9,210
#23Sydney9,034
#24Rachel8,944
#25Chloe8,902
#26Jasmine8,869
#27Sophia8,665
#28Jennifer8,540
#29Morgan8,433
#30Natalie8,352
#31Hailey7,992
#32Kaitlyn7,981
#33Julia7,965
#34Destiny7,804
#35Haley7,457
#36Katherine7,212
#37Nicole6,974
#38Alexandra6,936
#39Savannah6,581
#40Maria6,391
#41Stephanie6,270
#42Mackenzie6,268
#43Mia6,259
#44Allison6,239
#45Jordan6,152
#46Amanda6,145
#47Jenna5,664
#48Faith5,527
#49Mary5,487
#50Makayla5,476
#51Paige5,470
#52Brooke5,338
#53Katelyn5,267
#54Rebecca5,222
#55Andrea5,118
#56Madeline5,114
#57Kaylee4,983
#58Michelle4,950
#59Sara4,945
#60Zoe4,887
#61Kylie4,833
#62Sierra4,807
#63Kimberly4,790
#64Aaliyah4,779
#65Amber4,723
#66Gabrielle4,669
#67Caroline4,657
#68Vanessa4,455
#69Alexa4,401
#70Trinity4,385
#71Danielle4,205
#72Erin4,145
#73Autumn4,104
#74Angelina3,981
#75Shelby3,961
#76Gabriella3,910
#77Riley3,906
#78Jada3,899
#79Lily3,834
#80Melissa3,769
#81Jacqueline3,754
#82Ava3,751
#83Angela3,714
#84Bailey3,662
#85Isabel3,651
#86Jade3,630
#87Leah3,604
#88Courtney3,580
#89Ella3,567
#90Maya3,545
#91Leslie3,522
#92Jocelyn3,521
#93Ariana3,492
#94Melanie3,484
#95Claire3,406
#96Lillian3,397
#97Christina3,391
#98Evelyn3,372
#99Marissa3,317
#100Audrey3,306

Top 100 boys’ names, 2002

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob30,586
#2Michael28,258
#3Joshua25,998
#4Matthew25,154
#5Ethan22,113
#6Andrew22,037
#7Joseph21,920
#8Christopher21,689
#9Nicholas21,390
#10Daniel21,352
#11William20,136
#12Anthony19,590
#13David18,704
#14Tyler18,266
#15Alexander17,718
#16Ryan17,658
#17John17,477
#18James16,968
#19Zachary16,622
#20Brandon16,282
#21Jonathan15,514
#22Justin14,906
#23Dylan14,821
#24Christian14,597
#25Samuel14,579
#26Austin14,542
#27Benjamin13,492
#28Nathan13,224
#29Logan12,974
#30Jose12,868
#31Noah12,076
#32Gabriel12,059
#33Kevin12,046
#34Robert12,031
#35Caleb11,665
#36Thomas11,293
#37Jordan11,152
#38Hunter11,085
#39Cameron10,339
#40Kyle10,064
#41Elijah10,053
#42Jason9,956
#43Aaron9,008
#44Jack9,000
#45Isaiah8,965
#46Luke8,692
#47Connor8,409
#48Isaac8,312
#49Angel8,192
#50Jackson8,153
#51Brian8,082
#52Eric7,928
#53Mason7,878
#54Juan7,820
#55Adam7,754
#56Evan7,386
#57Luis7,379
#58Charles7,208
#59Sean7,028
#60Aidan6,954
#61Gavin6,951
#62Nathaniel6,813
#63Alex6,807
#64Bryan6,617
#65Carlos6,592
#66Jesus6,371
#67Ian6,360
#68Steven6,222
#69Cole6,038
#70Timothy6,020
#71Cody5,939
#72Seth5,740
#73Adrian5,684
#74Devin5,440
#75Lucas5,381
#76Blake5,358
#77Richard5,322
#78Julian5,223
#79Patrick5,153
#80Sebastian5,137
#81Trevor5,060
#82Chase4,858
#83Dominic4,855
#84Jared4,837
#85Antonio4,730
#86Jeremiah4,720
#87Jaden4,651
#88Xavier4,648
#89Miguel4,644
#90Jesse4,431
#91Garrett4,357
#92Alejandro4,356
#93Mark4,222
#94Owen4,190
#95Jeremy4,166
#96Hayden4,142
#97Bryce4,068
#98Diego3,979
#99Riley3,959
#100Victor3,935