2000s Baby Names
16,582 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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#75Gavin Gavin is a boy's name from the Arthurian Gawain, whose meaning has never been established.88,670 in the 2000s
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#76Aaron Aaron is a boy's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is not established.87,334 in the 2000s
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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
What made a 2000s name
Nothing about the sound of it. A name is on this page because children in the United States were registered with it between 2000 and 2009, and its position is simply how many. Every list of "2000s names" you will find elsewhere is somebody's sense of the period; this one is the register.
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.