2000s Baby Names
16,768 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.
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#1,382Ryker Ryker is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "rich" or "powerful."3,493 in the 2000s
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#1,388Gideon Gideon is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "hewer" or "one who cuts down".3,466 in the 2000s
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#1,395Lewis Lewis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior," the English form of Louis.3,430 in the 2000s
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#1,413Ronan Ronan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little seal," from the Irish rón.3,363 in the 2000s
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#1,415Antoine Antoine is a boy's name from the Roman family name Antonius, the French form of Anthony.3,358 in the 2000s
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#1,416Muhammad Muhammad is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "praiseworthy" or "the praised one."3,357 in the 2000s
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#1,427Milo Milo is a boy's name of disputed origin, arriving in England with the Normans alongside Miles.3,325 in the 2000s
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#1,486Mike Mike is a boy's name, the short form of Michael, from a Hebrew question meaning who is like God.3,120 in the 2000s
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#1,512Rhett Rhett is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "advice" or "counsel."3,050 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.