Most Popular Names of the 2000s

The top names across the 2000s (2000โ€“2009), totaled over the whole decade. The decade's #1 names were Emma for girls and Jacob for boys.

Girls โ€” Top 50

#NameBabies
1Emma21,420
2Emily19,302
3Sarah17,291
4Olivia15,297
5Madison13,540
6Hannah12,749
7Chloe11,779
8Jessica10,469
9Abigail9,659
10Julia9,597
11Megan9,452
12Ava9,124
13Isabella9,053
14Samantha8,890
15Grace8,879
16Victoria8,459
17Alyssa8,306
18Sophia8,196
19Taylor7,708
20Elizabeth7,567
21Lauren7,548
22Rachel7,498
23Hailey7,488
24Alexandra7,480
25Mackenzie7,309
26Gabrielle7,277
27Ella7,119
28Sophie7,047
29Maya6,945
30Ashley6,922
31Sydney6,743
32Jade6,666
33Zoe6,393
34Sara6,257
35Kayla6,135
36Alexis5,985
37Anna5,848
38Charlotte5,772
39Paige5,742
40Rebecca5,719
41Jasmine5,648
42Nicole5,587
43Kaitlyn5,528
44Mia5,517
45Brooke5,316
46Brianna5,261
47Brooklyn5,073
48Jenna5,064
49Lily5,015
50Audrey4,917

Boys โ€” Top 50

#NameBabies
1Jacob22,339
2Ethan22,289
3William21,850
4Matthew20,230
5Samuel19,652
6Joshua19,281
7Nathan18,842
8Benjamin16,686
9Ryan16,205
10Noah16,070
11Alexander14,818
12Nicholas14,783
13Michael14,399
14Gabriel14,285
15Thomas14,269
16Zachary14,265
17Daniel14,164
18Liam14,146
19Justin13,879
20Dylan12,580
21Lucas12,547
22Logan12,344
23Anthony12,018
24Andrew11,484
25Adam11,418
26Tyler11,355
27Owen11,217
28David10,873
29James10,610
30Evan10,358
31Jack9,387
32Connor9,183
33Jordan9,150
34Jeremy8,812
35Christopher8,696
36Brandon8,520
37Joseph8,478
38Tristan8,428
39Cameron8,353
40Austin8,253
41Xavier8,244
42Nicolas7,867
43Aidan7,715
44Kyle7,584
45Jonathan7,576
46Cole7,537
47Carter7,534
48Olivier7,520
49Felix7,310
50Alexandre7,153