Top Names of 2002
The most popular names recorded in 2002 were Emily for girls
and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Emily | 24,469 |
| 2 | Madison | 21,773 |
| 3 | Hannah | 18,827 |
| 4 | Emma | 16,557 |
| 5 | Alexis | 15,636 |
| 6 | Ashley | 15,344 |
| 7 | Abigail | 15,302 |
| 8 | Sarah | 14,778 |
| 9 | Samantha | 14,671 |
| 10 | Olivia | 14,630 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 14,620 |
| 12 | Alyssa | 12,847 |
| 13 | Lauren | 12,326 |
| 14 | Isabella | 12,171 |
| 15 | Grace | 12,056 |
| 16 | Jessica | 11,921 |
| 17 | Brianna | 11,524 |
| 18 | Taylor | 11,468 |
| 19 | Kayla | 11,310 |
| 20 | Anna | 10,394 |
| 21 | Victoria | 9,785 |
| 22 | Megan | 9,210 |
| 23 | Sydney | 9,034 |
| 24 | Rachel | 8,943 |
| 25 | Chloe | 8,902 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 8,868 |
| 27 | Sophia | 8,665 |
| 28 | Jennifer | 8,540 |
| 29 | Morgan | 8,433 |
| 30 | Natalie | 8,352 |
| 31 | Hailey | 7,992 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 7,981 |
| 33 | Julia | 7,965 |
| 34 | Destiny | 7,805 |
| 35 | Haley | 7,457 |
| 36 | Katherine | 7,212 |
| 37 | Nicole | 6,974 |
| 38 | Alexandra | 6,936 |
| 39 | Savannah | 6,581 |
| 40 | Maria | 6,389 |
| 41 | Stephanie | 6,270 |
| 42 | Mackenzie | 6,268 |
| 43 | Mia | 6,259 |
| 44 | Allison | 6,239 |
| 45 | Jordan | 6,152 |
| 46 | Amanda | 6,145 |
| 47 | Jenna | 5,664 |
| 48 | Faith | 5,527 |
| 49 | Mary | 5,485 |
| 50 | Makayla | 5,476 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 30,586 |
| 2 | Michael | 28,258 |
| 3 | Joshua | 25,997 |
| 4 | Matthew | 25,154 |
| 5 | Ethan | 22,112 |
| 6 | Andrew | 22,036 |
| 7 | Joseph | 21,918 |
| 8 | Christopher | 21,689 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 21,390 |
| 10 | Daniel | 21,350 |
| 11 | William | 20,136 |
| 12 | Anthony | 19,590 |
| 13 | David | 18,704 |
| 14 | Tyler | 18,266 |
| 15 | Alexander | 17,718 |
| 16 | Ryan | 17,658 |
| 17 | John | 17,476 |
| 18 | James | 16,968 |
| 19 | Zachary | 16,622 |
| 20 | Brandon | 16,281 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 15,514 |
| 22 | Justin | 14,906 |
| 23 | Dylan | 14,821 |
| 24 | Christian | 14,596 |
| 25 | Samuel | 14,579 |
| 26 | Austin | 14,543 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 13,492 |
| 28 | Nathan | 13,225 |
| 29 | Logan | 12,974 |
| 30 | Jose | 12,868 |
| 31 | Noah | 12,076 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 12,059 |
| 33 | Kevin | 12,046 |
| 34 | Robert | 12,031 |
| 35 | Caleb | 11,665 |
| 36 | Thomas | 11,293 |
| 37 | Jordan | 11,152 |
| 38 | Hunter | 11,085 |
| 39 | Cameron | 10,339 |
| 40 | Kyle | 10,063 |
| 41 | Elijah | 10,053 |
| 42 | Jason | 9,956 |
| 43 | Aaron | 9,008 |
| 44 | Jack | 9,000 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 8,965 |
| 46 | Luke | 8,692 |
| 47 | Connor | 8,409 |
| 48 | Isaac | 8,311 |
| 49 | Angel | 8,192 |
| 50 | Jackson | 8,153 |