The top 100 names of the 2000s
Ranked by total births across the whole decade, not by any single year. Tap a column heading to sort. "Births" is the decade total.
No match in the top 100 of the 2000s.
Top 100 girl names of the 2000s
| 1 | Emily | 223,768 |
| 2 | Madison | 193,222 |
| 3 | Emma | 181,414 |
| 4 | Olivia | 156,054 |
| 5 | Hannah | 155,784 |
| 6 | Abigail | 150,926 |
| 7 | Isabella | 149,571 |
| 8 | Samantha | 134,313 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 133,568 |
| 10 | Ashley | 133,041 |
| 11 | Alexis | 130,834 |
| 12 | Sarah | 124,545 |
| 13 | Sophia | 119,245 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 114,500 |
| 15 | Grace | 110,720 |
| 16 | Ava | 104,512 |
| 17 | Taylor | 100,999 |
| 18 | Brianna | 99,798 |
| 19 | Lauren | 97,160 |
| 20 | Chloe | 96,503 |
| 21 | Natalie | 95,095 |
| 22 | Kayla | 94,337 |
| 23 | Jessica | 90,648 |
| 24 | Anna | 90,325 |
| 25 | Victoria | 84,952 |
| 26 | Mia | 83,493 |
| 27 | Hailey | 81,986 |
| 28 | Sydney | 76,444 |
| 29 | Jasmine | 76,069 |
| 30 | Julia | 70,867 |
| 31 | Morgan | 70,738 |
| 32 | Destiny | 69,808 |
| 33 | Rachel | 68,397 |
| 34 | Ella | 67,501 |
| 35 | Kaitlyn | 66,890 |
| 36 | Megan | 66,822 |
| 37 | Katherine | 65,342 |
| 38 | Savannah | 64,745 |
| 39 | Jennifer | 63,419 |
| 40 | Alexandra | 61,221 |
| 41 | Allison | 59,965 |
| 42 | Haley | 57,018 |
| 43 | Maria | 56,957 |
| 44 | Kaylee | 56,419 |
| 45 | Lily | 56,176 |
| 46 | Makayla | 54,983 |
| 47 | Brooke | 54,686 |
| 48 | Mackenzie | 54,547 |
| 49 | Nicole | 54,540 |
| 50 | Addison | 51,263 |
| 51 | Stephanie | 49,833 |
| 52 | Lillian | 49,370 |
| 53 | Andrea | 49,070 |
| 54 | Faith | 48,783 |
| 55 | Zoe | 48,736 |
| 56 | Kimberly | 48,374 |
| 57 | Madeline | 48,257 |
| 58 | Alexa | 48,059 |
| 59 | Katelyn | 47,821 |
| 60 | Gabriella | 47,345 |
| 61 | Gabrielle | 47,009 |
| 62 | Trinity | 46,877 |
| 63 | Amanda | 46,602 |
| 64 | Kylie | 46,410 |
| 65 | Mary | 46,291 |
| 66 | Paige | 45,581 |
| 67 | Riley | 45,516 |
| 68 | Leah | 45,411 |
| 69 | Jenna | 45,267 |
| 70 | Sara | 44,036 |
| 71 | Rebecca | 43,711 |
| 72 | Michelle | 43,404 |
| 73 | Sofia | 43,229 |
| 74 | Jordan | 43,156 |
| 75 | Vanessa | 43,153 |
| 76 | Angelina | 42,687 |
| 77 | Caroline | 41,738 |
| 78 | Avery | 41,651 |
| 79 | Audrey | 41,478 |
| 80 | Evelyn | 40,640 |
| 81 | Maya | 40,003 |
| 82 | Claire | 38,960 |
| 83 | Autumn | 38,510 |
| 84 | Jocelyn | 38,314 |
| 85 | Nevaeh | 37,974 |
| 86 | Ariana | 37,922 |
| 87 | Arianna | 37,763 |
| 88 | Jada | 37,023 |
| 89 | Bailey | 36,830 |
| 90 | Brooklyn | 36,755 |
| 91 | Aaliyah | 36,296 |
| 92 | Amber | 36,158 |
| 93 | Isabel | 36,002 |
| 94 | Mariah | 35,630 |
| 95 | Danielle | 35,561 |
| 96 | Melanie | 35,043 |
| 97 | Sierra | 34,506 |
| 98 | Erin | 33,324 |
| 99 | Amelia | 33,249 |
| 100 | Molly | 33,234 |
Based on 0 girls counted in the published data for 2000–2009.
Top 100 boy names of the 2000s
| 1 | Jacob | 274,077 |
| 2 | Michael | 250,715 |
| 3 | Joshua | 232,053 |
| 4 | Matthew | 221,631 |
| 5 | Daniel | 203,975 |
| 6 | Christopher | 203,372 |
| 7 | Andrew | 202,588 |
| 8 | Ethan | 201,835 |
| 9 | Joseph | 194,962 |
| 10 | William | 194,415 |
| 11 | Anthony | 191,928 |
| 12 | David | 180,098 |
| 13 | Alexander | 178,847 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 177,609 |
| 15 | Ryan | 173,244 |
| 16 | Tyler | 165,587 |
| 17 | James | 163,179 |
| 18 | John | 161,104 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 144,848 |
| 20 | Noah | 143,533 |
| 21 | Brandon | 143,003 |
| 22 | Christian | 142,433 |
| 23 | Dylan | 140,125 |
| 24 | Samuel | 138,647 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 137,309 |
| 26 | Nathan | 134,857 |
| 27 | Zachary | 134,756 |
| 28 | Logan | 134,033 |
| 29 | Justin | 122,991 |
| 30 | Gabriel | 119,830 |
| 31 | Jose | 115,598 |
| 32 | Austin | 112,769 |
| 33 | Kevin | 111,043 |
| 34 | Elijah | 110,421 |
| 35 | Caleb | 110,087 |
| 36 | Robert | 106,666 |
| 37 | Thomas | 102,106 |
| 38 | Jordan | 101,187 |
| 39 | Cameron | 95,898 |
| 40 | Jack | 95,509 |
| 41 | Hunter | 94,842 |
| 42 | Jackson | 94,484 |
| 43 | Angel | 94,176 |
| 44 | Isaiah | 92,786 |
| 45 | Evan | 92,144 |
| 46 | Isaac | 90,761 |
| 47 | Luke | 90,503 |
| 48 | Mason | 90,502 |
| 49 | Jayden | 88,588 |
| 50 | Jason | 88,562 |
| 51 | Gavin | 88,438 |
| 52 | Aaron | 86,988 |
| 53 | Connor | 85,985 |
| 54 | Aiden | 83,514 |
| 55 | Aidan | 76,502 |
| 56 | Kyle | 76,153 |
| 57 | Juan | 75,710 |
| 58 | Charles | 75,334 |
| 59 | Luis | 74,202 |
| 60 | Adam | 71,024 |
| 61 | Lucas | 70,991 |
| 62 | Brian | 69,736 |
| 63 | Eric | 69,452 |
| 64 | Adrian | 66,037 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 64,264 |
| 66 | Sean | 64,123 |
| 67 | Alex | 63,781 |
| 68 | Carlos | 63,022 |
| 69 | Ian | 61,925 |
| 70 | Owen | 61,871 |
| 71 | Bryan | 61,812 |
| 72 | Jesus | 61,180 |
| 73 | Landon | 61,074 |
| 74 | Julian | 60,342 |
| 75 | Chase | 57,171 |
| 76 | Cole | 56,846 |
| 77 | Diego | 55,880 |
| 78 | Jeremiah | 55,632 |
| 79 | Steven | 53,868 |
| 80 | Sebastian | 53,773 |
| 81 | Xavier | 52,466 |
| 82 | Timothy | 52,463 |
| 83 | Carter | 52,300 |
| 84 | Wyatt | 51,329 |
| 85 | Brayden | 50,326 |
| 86 | Blake | 50,071 |
| 87 | Hayden | 50,021 |
| 88 | Devin | 49,410 |
| 89 | Cody | 48,861 |
| 90 | Richard | 48,550 |
| 91 | Seth | 48,148 |
| 92 | Dominic | 48,107 |
| 93 | Jaden | 46,239 |
| 94 | Antonio | 46,145 |
| 95 | Miguel | 45,940 |
| 96 | Liam | 44,916 |
| 97 | Patrick | 44,761 |
| 98 | Carson | 44,568 |
| 99 | Jesse | 43,371 |
| 100 | Tristan | 43,273 |
Based on 0 boys counted in the published data for 2000–2009.
The #1 name of each year
Which name led the country in each year of the 2000s.
| Year | #1 girl name (births) | #1 boy name (births) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Emily (25,959) | Jacob (34,492) |
| 2001 | Emily (25,059) | Jacob (32,573) |
| 2002 | Emily (24,470) | Jacob (30,586) |
| 2003 | Emily (25,693) | Jacob (29,658) |
| 2004 | Emily (25,042) | Jacob (27,911) |
| 2005 | Emily (23,952) | Jacob (25,851) |
| 2006 | Emily (21,412) | Jacob (24,871) |
| 2007 | Emily (19,367) | Jacob (24,310) |
| 2008 | Emma (18,830) | Jacob (22,621) |
| 2009 | Isabella (22,321) | Jacob (21,204) |
How the decade is counted
A decade total adds up every published birth for a name across all ten years (or, for the 2020s, 2020 to 2025), for the 50 states and DC. A name that was #1 for one huge year but quiet the rest of the decade will not beat a name that stayed near the top all decade. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a state in a year are not published by SSA, so decade totals are slightly smaller than true births.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.