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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#878Walker Walker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "a fuller of cloth."6,510 in the 2000s
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#882Jeffery Jeffery is a boy's name whose first element is disputed, though the second means peace.6,487 in the 2000s
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#906Beau Beau is a boy's name from the French beau, meaning handsome or beautiful.6,261 in the 2000s
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#931Anderson Anderson is a boy's name of Scottish and Scandinavian origin meaning "son of Andrew".6,000 in the 2000s
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#951Rene Rene is a name from the Latin for reborn, given at baptism to mark spiritual rebirth.5,866 in the 2000s
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#953Sam Sam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has heard," a short form of Samuel.5,848 in the 2000s
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#968Nehemiah Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord comforts".5,718 in the 2000s
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#972Billy Billy is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protector."5,703 in the 2000s
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#983Frederick Frederick is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "peaceful ruler."5,630 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.