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.
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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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#1,411Saige Saige is a girl's name, also used for some boys, and it's a modern spelling of Sage.3,368 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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#1,414Elsa Elsa is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath," a German short form of Elisabeth.3,359 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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#1,428Carrie Carrie is a girl's name, a pet form of Caroline meaning free man through Charles.3,323 in the 2000s
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#1,429Evangeline Evangeline is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of good news."3,323 in the 2000s
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#1,437Annette Annette is a girl's name meaning grace, a French diminutive of Anne.3,269 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.