NAMES BY DECADE
Most popular baby names of the 2000s
Top 50 U.S. baby names by total births in the 2000s (2000–2009). Data from the Social Security Administration.
| # | Name | Gender | 2000s births | Total (all years) | Peak year | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | M | 274,261 | 990,532 | 1998 | — |
| 2 | Michael | M | 251,066 | 4,448,633 | 1957 | — |
| 3 | Joshua | M | 232,216 | 1,253,882 | 1989 | — |
| 4 | Emily | F | 223,902 | 898,296 | 1999 | — |
| 5 | Matthew | M | 221,766 | 1,659,655 | 1983 | — |
| 6 | Daniel | M | 204,193 | 1,991,091 | 1985 | — |
| 7 | Christopher | M | 203,550 | 2,079,103 | 1984 | — |
| 8 | Andrew | M | 202,699 | 1,334,415 | 1987 | — |
| 9 | Ethan | M | 201,964 | 488,144 | 2004 | — |
| 10 | Joseph | M | 195,072 | 2,680,213 | 1956 | — |
| 11 | William | M | 194,520 | 4,215,725 | 1947 | — |
| 12 | Madison | F | 193,706 | 427,675 | 2001 | — |
| 13 | Anthony | M | 192,047 | 1,495,156 | 1990 | — |
| 14 | Emma | F | 181,506 | 778,172 | 2003 | — |
| 15 | David | M | 180,209 | 3,689,613 | 1955 | — |
| 16 | Alexander | M | 179,049 | 740,668 | 1993 | — |
| 17 | Ryan | M | 178,757 | 991,747 | 1985 | — |
| 18 | Nicholas | M | 177,705 | 929,199 | 1995 | — |
| 19 | Tyler | M | 169,469 | 621,493 | 1994 | — |
| 20 | James | M | 163,276 | 5,274,520 | 1947 | — |
| 21 | John | M | 161,181 | 5,204,377 | 1947 | — |
| 22 | Alexis | F | 158,762 | 412,632 | 1998 | — |
| 23 | Olivia | F | 156,128 | 568,136 | 2014 | — |
| 24 | Hannah | F | 155,870 | 466,406 | 2000 | — |
| 25 | Abigail | F | 151,004 | 413,935 | 2003 | — |
| 26 | Isabella | F | 149,620 | 417,454 | 2010 | — |
| 27 | Jonathan | M | 144,987 | 874,440 | 1988 | — |
| 28 | Christian | M | 144,898 | 473,843 | 1996 | — |
| 29 | Jordan | M | 144,343 | 536,795 | 1990 | — |
| 30 | Dylan | M | 143,795 | 434,951 | 2001 | — |
| 31 | Noah | M | 143,750 | 534,622 | 2024 | — |
| 32 | Brandon | M | 143,082 | 774,654 | 1992 | — |
| 33 | Logan | M | 142,090 | 419,837 | 2007 | — |
| 34 | Samuel | M | 138,710 | 823,085 | 2001 | — |
| 35 | Benjamin | M | 137,363 | 829,312 | 1989 | — |
| 36 | Nathan | M | 134,907 | 589,271 | 2004 | — |
| 37 | Zachary | M | 134,813 | 553,281 | 1993 | — |
| 38 | Samantha | F | 134,347 | 594,052 | 1990 | — |
| 39 | Elizabeth | F | 133,637 | 1,693,973 | 1990 | — |
| 40 | Ashley | F | 133,311 | 875,722 | 1987 | — |
| 41 | Sarah | F | 124,596 | 1,101,838 | 1982 | — |
| 42 | Justin | M | 123,044 | 794,273 | 1988 | — |
| 43 | Gabriel | M | 121,321 | 402,627 | 2008 | — |
| 44 | Angel | F | 119,522 | 366,174 | 2006 | — |
| 45 | Sophia | F | 119,265 | 439,619 | 2012 | — |
| 46 | Taylor | M | 118,570 | 443,686 | 1993 | — |
| 47 | Jose | M | 115,769 | 596,732 | 2002 | — |
| 48 | Alyssa | F | 114,535 | 315,038 | 1999 | — |
| 49 | Austin | M | 113,362 | 443,723 | 1995 | — |
| 50 | Kevin | M | 111,131 | 1,189,844 | 1963 | — |
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