The most popular names recorded in 2002 were Sanne for girls and Thomas for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne | 1,075 |
| 2 | Lisa | 895 |
| 3 | Fleur | 871 |
| 4 | Anne | 868 |
| 5 | Anna | 842 |
| 6 | Britt | 812 |
| 7 | Iris | 811 |
| 8 | Julia | 790 |
| 9 | Lotte | 726 |
| 10 | Amber | 712 |
| 11 | Emma | 701 |
| 12 | Eva | 687 |
| 13 | Femke | 665 |
| 14 | Isa | 662 |
| 15 | Kim | 660 |
| 16 | Anouk | 652 |
| 17 | Esmee | 647 |
| 18 | Laura | 626 |
| 19 | Naomi | 610 |
| 20 | Romy | 578 |
| 21 | Demi | 573 |
| 22 | Noa | 564 |
| 23 | Tessa | 564 |
| 24 | Sophie | 559 |
| 25 | Ilse | 508 |
| 26 | Nina | 481 |
| 27 | Zoë | 478 |
| 28 | Maud | 466 |
| 29 | Marit | 463 |
| 30 | Merel | 453 |
| 31 | Maria | 448 |
| 32 | Roos | 445 |
| 33 | Sarah | 425 |
| 34 | Nienke | 416 |
| 35 | Lieke | 410 |
| 36 | Eline | 396 |
| 37 | Michelle | 390 |
| 38 | Floor | 387 |
| 39 | Johanna | 380 |
| 40 | Luna | 379 |
| 41 | Danique | 367 |
| 42 | Charlotte | 358 |
| 43 | Sterre | 357 |
| 44 | Indy | 348 |
| 45 | Vera | 342 |
| 46 | Melissa | 339 |
| 47 | Sam | 325 |
| 48 | Sara | 320 |
| 49 | Jasmijn | 318 |
| 50 | Maaike | 315 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas | 1,243 |
| 2 | Daan | 1,238 |
| 3 | Tim | 1,053 |
| 4 | Lars | 959 |
| 5 | Max | 892 |
| 6 | Rick | 781 |
| 7 | Jesse | 760 |
| 8 | Niels | 744 |
| 9 | Lucas | 739 |
| 10 | Bram | 722 |
| 11 | Daniël | 709 |
| 12 | Thijs | 697 |
| 13 | Tom | 691 |
| 14 | Stijn | 682 |
| 15 | Ruben | 680 |
| 16 | Nick | 675 |
| 17 | Kevin | 668 |
| 18 | Robin | 631 |
| 19 | Luuk | 602 |
| 20 | Jasper | 581 |
| 21 | Sven | 562 |
| 22 | Mike | 560 |
| 23 | Sam | 559 |
| 24 | Jan | 558 |
| 25 | Bas | 544 |
| 26 | Bart | 528 |
| 27 | Sander | 515 |
| 28 | Justin | 510 |
| 29 | Dylan | 495 |
| 30 | Jelle | 493 |
| 31 | Sem | 493 |
| 32 | Koen | 489 |
| 33 | Johannes | 486 |
| 34 | Martijn | 466 |
| 35 | Wouter | 455 |
| 36 | Gijs | 444 |
| 37 | Stan | 430 |
| 38 | Julian | 427 |
| 39 | Pieter | 402 |
| 40 | Milan | 395 |
| 41 | Willem | 389 |
| 42 | Cornelis | 388 |
| 43 | David | 386 |
| 44 | Timo | 380 |
| 45 | Noah | 375 |
| 46 | Joey | 369 |
| 47 | Mark | 357 |
| 48 | Jeroen | 356 |
| 49 | Floris | 354 |
| 50 | Damian | 349 |