The most popular names recorded in 2000 were Sanne for girls and Thomas for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne | 1,091 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,030 |
| 3 | Fleur | 1,025 |
| 4 | Anne | 967 |
| 5 | Iris | 894 |
| 6 | Anouk | 871 |
| 7 | Amber | 864 |
| 8 | Julia | 766 |
| 9 | Lotte | 755 |
| 10 | Emma | 754 |
| 11 | Kim | 740 |
| 12 | Demi | 736 |
| 13 | Romy | 736 |
| 14 | Laura | 720 |
| 15 | Eva | 716 |
| 16 | Femke | 695 |
| 17 | Anna | 663 |
| 18 | Esmee | 654 |
| 19 | Naomi | 632 |
| 20 | Ilse | 611 |
| 21 | Noa | 574 |
| 22 | Tessa | 563 |
| 23 | Britt | 555 |
| 24 | Merel | 553 |
| 25 | Nina | 553 |
| 26 | Sophie | 538 |
| 27 | Maria | 528 |
| 28 | Johanna | 465 |
| 29 | Eline | 461 |
| 30 | Melissa | 450 |
| 31 | Michelle | 447 |
| 32 | Isa | 435 |
| 33 | Charlotte | 416 |
| 34 | Danique | 403 |
| 35 | Maaike | 390 |
| 36 | Maud | 390 |
| 37 | Floor | 385 |
| 38 | Nienke | 379 |
| 39 | Manon | 367 |
| 40 | Sarah | 362 |
| 41 | Vera | 359 |
| 42 | Lisanne | 355 |
| 43 | Lieke | 349 |
| 44 | Marit | 344 |
| 45 | Robin | 337 |
| 46 | Zoë | 337 |
| 47 | Daphne | 333 |
| 48 | Daniëlle | 332 |
| 49 | Roos | 322 |
| 50 | Denise | 316 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas | 1,195 |
| 2 | Max | 1,160 |
| 3 | Tim | 1,112 |
| 4 | Daan | 988 |
| 5 | Niels | 881 |
| 6 | Lars | 876 |
| 7 | Rick | 849 |
| 8 | Nick | 810 |
| 9 | Tom | 808 |
| 10 | Kevin | 788 |
| 11 | Bram | 765 |
| 12 | Mike | 748 |
| 13 | Jesse | 722 |
| 14 | Sander | 690 |
| 15 | Daniël | 680 |
| 16 | Robin | 668 |
| 17 | Jan | 660 |
| 18 | Bas | 655 |
| 19 | Stijn | 654 |
| 20 | Ruben | 652 |
| 21 | Johannes | 647 |
| 22 | Thijs | 633 |
| 23 | Bart | 631 |
| 24 | Luuk | 613 |
| 25 | Jelle | 579 |
| 26 | Martijn | 576 |
| 27 | Dylan | 554 |
| 28 | Stan | 544 |
| 29 | Sam | 541 |
| 30 | Koen | 532 |
| 31 | Jasper | 530 |
| 32 | Sven | 525 |
| 33 | Lucas | 491 |
| 34 | Wouter | 487 |
| 35 | Jeroen | 481 |
| 36 | Willem | 477 |
| 37 | Noah | 473 |
| 38 | Dennis | 471 |
| 39 | Mark | 470 |
| 40 | David | 459 |
| 41 | Jordy | 456 |
| 42 | Joey | 454 |
| 43 | Justin | 450 |
| 44 | Pieter | 449 |
| 45 | Gijs | 435 |
| 46 | Julian | 425 |
| 47 | Timo | 406 |
| 48 | Hendrik | 393 |
| 49 | Stefan | 393 |
| 50 | Wesley | 391 |