2000s Baby Names

45,773 names were given to children in the United States between 2000 and 2009, ranked below by how many.

A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.

All Girls Boys Unisex

Rankings for

#1
Jacob Jacob is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "holder of the heel," from Ya'aqov.
274,600 in the 2000s
#2
Michael Michael is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like God?" — a rhetorical question expecting the answer that no one is.
251,539 in the 2000s
#3
Joshua Joshua is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is salvation," from Yehoshua.
232,528 in the 2000s
#4
Emily Emily is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.
224,161 in the 2000s
#5
Matthew Matthew is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Yahweh," from Mattityahu.
222,020 in the 2000s
#6
Daniel Daniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my judge," from Daniyyel.
204,483 in the 2000s
#7
Christopher Christopher is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of Christ," from Christos and pherein, to carry.
203,803 in the 2000s
#8
Andrew Andrew is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave," from andreios, from aner, a man.
202,983 in the 2000s
#9
Ethan Ethan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm," "enduring," or "strong."
202,208 in the 2000s
#10
Joseph Joseph is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," from Yosef.
195,325 in the 2000s
#11
William William is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protection," from wil, meaning will or desire, and helm, meaning helmet.
194,769 in the 2000s
#12
Madison Madison is a name of English origin meaning "son of Maud," a medieval surname formed from the woman's name Maud plus -son.
194,212 in the 2000s
#13
Anthony Anthony is a boy's name from the Roman family name Antonius, whose meaning is unknown — it is probably Etruscan rather than Latin.
192,296 in the 2000s
#14
Emma Emma is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "whole" or "universal," from the element ermen, found in older names such as Ermintrude.
181,711 in the 2000s
#15
David David is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved," from Dawid.
180,435 in the 2000s
#16
Alexander Alexander is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of men," from alexein, to defend, and aner, man.
179,447 in the 2000s
#17
Ryan Ryan is a boy's name of Irish origin, anglicized from Ó Riain.
179,147 in the 2000s
#18
Nicholas Nicholas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people," from nike, victory, and laos, the people.
177,931 in the 2000s
#19
Tyler Tyler is a boy's name from a medieval trade — a man who laid roof tiles — and the leader of the Peasants' Revolt carried it as a job description.
169,866 in the 2000s
#20
James James is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, an English form of Jacob by way of Late Latin Iacomus.
163,609 in the 2000s
#21
John John is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is gracious," from Yochanan.
161,412 in the 2000s
#22
Alexis Alexis is a Greek name meaning helper or defender, and it is split by country: a boys' name in France, where it ranks 256th, and majority female in the United States.
158,863 in the 2000s
#23
Olivia Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree," used as the feminine form of Oliver.
156,289 in the 2000s
#24
Hannah Hannah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" or "favor," from Channah.
156,052 in the 2000s
#25
Abigail Abigail is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father's joy," from Avigayil.
151,185 in the 2000s
#26
Isabella Isabella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath," a Spanish and Italian form of Elizabeth that developed through Occitan and Old Spanish in the medieval period.
149,772 in the 2000s
#27
Christian Christian is a boy's name from the Latin christianus, meaning "a follower of Christ."
145,259 in the 2000s
#28
Jonathan Jonathan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has given," from Yehonatan.
145,190 in the 2000s
#29
Jordan Jordan is a name from the river, whose Hebrew name Yarden means "to descend" or "flow down" — the Jordan drops sharply from its source to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth's land surface.
144,371 in the 2000s
#30
Dylan Dylan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "great tide" or "sea," from the elements dy and llanw.
144,295 in the 2000s
#31
Noah Noah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "rest" or "comfort," from Noach.
144,153 in the 2000s
#32
Brandon Brandon is a boy's name from an English place name meaning broom-covered hill, often confused with the Irish Brendan.
143,292 in the 2000s
#33
Logan Logan is a name of Scottish origin meaning "little hollow," from the Gaelic lag, meaning a hollow or low-lying place, with a diminutive ending.
142,404 in the 2000s
#34
Samuel Samuel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin usually translated as "God has heard," from Shemu'el.
138,909 in the 2000s
#35
Benjamin Benjamin is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the right hand," from Binyamin.
137,546 in the 2000s
#36
Nathan Nathan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he gave," from Natan.
135,110 in the 2000s
#37
Zachary Zachary is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord has remembered."
135,019 in the 2000s
#38
Samantha Samantha is a girl's name of uncertain origin, first recorded in America in the eighteenth century.
134,497 in the 2000s
#39
Elizabeth Elizabeth is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath," from Elisheva, the name of Aaron's wife in the Book of Exodus.
133,802 in the 2000s
#40
Ashley Ashley is a name of Old English origin meaning "ash tree clearing."
133,706 in the 2000s
#41
Sarah Sarah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess" or "noblewoman."
124,771 in the 2000s
#42
Justin Justin is a boy's name from the Latin for just or righteous.
123,277 in the 2000s
#43
Gabriel Gabriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," from Gavri'el.
121,792 in the 2000s
#44
Angel Angel is a name of Greek origin meaning "messenger," from angelos.
119,779 in the 2000s
#45
Sophia Sophia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," taken directly from the Greek word sophía.
119,402 in the 2000s
#46
Taylor Taylor is an occupational surname meaning one who cuts cloth, now used mostly for girls at 72 percent female.
118,667 in the 2000s
#47
Jose Jose is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph.
116,108 in the 2000s
#48
Alyssa Alyssa is a girl's name from the flower alyssum, whose Greek name means without madness — the plant was believed to cure rabies.
114,673 in the 2000s

What Made a 2000s Name

Children in the United States were registered with it between 2000 and 2009. A name's position here is how many of them were.

Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade

A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.

Where to Go Next

Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.