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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#80Aiden Aiden is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little fire," an Anglicized form of Aodhán.84,683 in the 2000s
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#89Charles Charles is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man," from karl.75,495 in the 2000s
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#91Adam Adam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "earth" or "ground," from adamah.71,176 in the 2000s
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#96Eric Eric is a boy's name of Old Norse origin meaning "eternal ruler" or "sole ruler."69,629 in the 2000s
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#106Nathaniel Nathaniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."64,392 in the 2000s
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#112Jesus Jesus is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is salvation."61,604 in the 2000s
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#115Julian Julian is a boy's name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman family name Julius.61,111 in the 2000s
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#122Cole Cole is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "coal-black" or "swarthy."57,013 in the 2000s
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#135Carter Carter is a name of English origin meaning "one who transports goods by cart."53,340 in the 2000s
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#136Xavier Xavier is a boy's name from a Basque place name meaning "the new house," from etxe berri.52,659 in the 2000s
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#149Richard Richard is a boy's name from Germanic roots meaning strong or brave ruler.48,681 in the 2000s
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#152Dominic Dominic is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "of the Lord," from dominus.48,323 in the 2000s
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#159Carson Carson is a name of Scottish and Irish origin meaning "son of Carr."47,186 in the 2000s
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#163Antonio Antonio is a boy's name of Etruscan origin whose meaning is unknown.46,350 in the 2000s
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#164Miguel Miguel is a boy's name meaning who is like God, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael.46,223 in the 2000s
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#170Liam Liam is a boy's name of Irish origin, a short form of Uilliam, the Irish version of William.45,047 in the 2000s
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#178Alejandro Alejandro is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind."43,271 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.