2000s
Top Names of the 2000s
The 2000s - New Millennium
Ranked by total babies named during 2000-2009
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Girl Names
30 names ranked
1
Emily
Peak: 2000
223,755
Best: #1
2
Madison
Peak: 2001
193,217
Best: #2
3
Emma
Peak: 2003
181,393
Best: #1
4
Olivia
Peak: 2009
156,048
Best: #3
5
Hannah
Peak: 2000
155,775
Best: #2
6
Abigail
Peak: 2003
150,923
Best: #4
7
Isabella
Peak: 2009
149,569
Best: #1
8
Samantha
Peak: 2000
134,310
Best: #7
9
Elizabeth
Peak: 2000
133,557
Best: #9
10
Ashley
Peak: 2000
133,050
Best: #4
11
Alexis
Peak: 2000
130,831
Best: #5
12
Sarah
Peak: 2000
124,524
Best: #5
13
Sophia
Peak: 2007
119,249
Best: #4
14
Alyssa
Peak: 2000
114,505
Best: #12
15
Grace
Peak: 2003
110,715
Best: #13
16
Ava
Peak: 2007
104,538
Best: #4
17
Taylor
Peak: 2000
100,998
Best: #10
18
Brianna
Peak: 2000
99,797
Best: #15
19
Lauren
Peak: 2000
97,157
Best: #11
20
Chloe
Peak: 2009
96,497
Best: #9
21
Natalie
Peak: 2006
95,094
Best: #13
22
Kayla
Peak: 2000
94,356
Best: #13
23
Jessica
Peak: 2000
90,665
Best: #8
24
Anna
Peak: 2000
90,307
Best: #19
25
Victoria
Peak: 2000
84,961
Best: #20
26
Mia
Peak: 2006
83,513
Best: #10
27
Hailey
Peak: 2003
81,988
Best: #23
28
Sydney
Peak: 2000
76,442
Best: #23
29
Jasmine
Peak: 2000
76,076
Best: #25
30
Julia
Peak: 2001
70,877
Best: #27
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Boy Names
30 names ranked
1
Jacob
Peak: 2000
274,064
Best: #1
2
Michael
Peak: 2000
250,702
Best: #2
3
Joshua
Peak: 2000
232,037
Best: #3
4
Matthew
Peak: 2000
221,620
Best: #3
5
Daniel
Peak: 2000
203,951
Best: #5
6
Christopher
Peak: 2000
203,370
Best: #5
7
Andrew
Peak: 2000
202,577
Best: #5
8
Ethan
Peak: 2004
201,825
Best: #2
9
Joseph
Peak: 2000
194,937
Best: #6
10
William
Peak: 2000
194,404
Best: #5
11
Anthony
Peak: 2003
191,917
Best: #7
12
David
Peak: 2000
180,072
Best: #12
13
Alexander
Peak: 2008
178,842
Best: #4
14
Nicholas
Peak: 2000
177,604
Best: #6
15
Ryan
Peak: 2000
173,238
Best: #12
16
Tyler
Peak: 2000
165,581
Best: #10
17
James
Peak: 2000
163,172
Best: #15
18
John
Peak: 2000
161,083
Best: #14
19
Jonathan
Peak: 2000
144,842
Best: #19
20
Noah
Peak: 2009
143,516
Best: #9
21
Brandon
Peak: 2000
142,995
Best: #12
22
Christian
Peak: 2000
142,423
Best: #21
23
Dylan
Peak: 2001
140,121
Best: #19
24
Samuel
Peak: 2001
138,622
Best: #21
25
Benjamin
Peak: 2000
137,299
Best: #19
26
Nathan
Peak: 2004
134,854
Best: #20
27
Zachary
Peak: 2000
134,755
Best: #15
28
Logan
Peak: 2007
134,031
Best: #17
29
Justin
Peak: 2000
122,988
Best: #19
30
Gabriel
Peak: 2008
119,827
Best: #22
About 2000s Baby Name Rankings
These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States during the 2000s (2000-2009), based on Social Security Administration data. Names are ranked by the total number of babies given each name across the entire decade.
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