The most popular names recorded in 2001 were Sanne for girls and Thomas for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne | 1,072 |
| 2 | Anne | 948 |
| 3 | Lisa | 923 |
| 4 | Fleur | 890 |
| 5 | Iris | 846 |
| 6 | Julia | 777 |
| 7 | Amber | 768 |
| 8 | Femke | 752 |
| 9 | Kim | 741 |
| 10 | Eva | 716 |
| 11 | Anna | 701 |
| 12 | Lotte | 699 |
| 13 | Emma | 696 |
| 14 | Esmee | 672 |
| 15 | Laura | 663 |
| 16 | Romy | 660 |
| 17 | Anouk | 656 |
| 18 | Britt | 641 |
| 19 | Naomi | 637 |
| 20 | Demi | 632 |
| 21 | Tessa | 622 |
| 22 | Sophie | 598 |
| 23 | Noa | 582 |
| 24 | Ilse | 575 |
| 25 | Zoë | 570 |
| 26 | Nina | 511 |
| 27 | Maria | 507 |
| 28 | Merel | 507 |
| 29 | Isa | 491 |
| 30 | Michelle | 444 |
| 31 | Lieke | 433 |
| 32 | Danique | 424 |
| 33 | Nienke | 411 |
| 34 | Charlotte | 409 |
| 35 | Maud | 405 |
| 36 | Floor | 402 |
| 37 | Melissa | 401 |
| 38 | Marit | 394 |
| 39 | Sam | 386 |
| 40 | Vera | 386 |
| 41 | Johanna | 385 |
| 42 | Roos | 384 |
| 43 | Eline | 369 |
| 44 | Maaike | 369 |
| 45 | Indy | 346 |
| 46 | Sarah | 335 |
| 47 | Nikki | 326 |
| 48 | Myrthe | 324 |
| 49 | Jennifer | 304 |
| 50 | Luna | 302 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas | 1,277 |
| 2 | Daan | 1,101 |
| 3 | Tim | 1,064 |
| 4 | Max | 1,026 |
| 5 | Lars | 953 |
| 6 | Niels | 787 |
| 7 | Rick | 783 |
| 8 | Bram | 772 |
| 9 | Tom | 770 |
| 10 | Robin | 750 |
| 11 | Nick | 740 |
| 12 | Stijn | 717 |
| 13 | Daniël | 700 |
| 14 | Kevin | 698 |
| 15 | Ruben | 695 |
| 16 | Jesse | 652 |
| 17 | Thijs | 644 |
| 18 | Jan | 639 |
| 19 | Bas | 618 |
| 20 | Lucas | 618 |
| 21 | Mike | 617 |
| 22 | Sander | 595 |
| 23 | Johannes | 583 |
| 24 | Luuk | 581 |
| 25 | Bart | 569 |
| 26 | Sam | 565 |
| 27 | Jasper | 551 |
| 28 | Sven | 549 |
| 29 | Dylan | 545 |
| 30 | Gijs | 509 |
| 31 | Justin | 505 |
| 32 | Koen | 503 |
| 33 | Jelle | 500 |
| 34 | Stan | 483 |
| 35 | Martijn | 481 |
| 36 | Wouter | 455 |
| 37 | Noah | 454 |
| 38 | Willem | 438 |
| 39 | Sem | 424 |
| 40 | Jordy | 421 |
| 41 | Jeroen | 418 |
| 42 | David | 410 |
| 43 | Julian | 409 |
| 44 | Joey | 404 |
| 45 | Mark | 387 |
| 46 | Pieter | 380 |
| 47 | Timo | 371 |
| 48 | Jarno | 370 |
| 49 | Mohamed | 370 |
| 50 | Dennis | 361 |