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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#147Zoe Zoe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life," taken directly from the Greek word zoe.48,908 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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#154Alexa Alexa did not simply collapse when Amazon launched the Echo — it rose first.48,220 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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#161Kylie Kylie is a girl's name usually said to mean "boomerang" in an Australian Aboriginal language.46,594 in the 2000s
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#162Mary Mary is a girl's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning has never been settled.46,443 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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#167Jenna Jenna is a girl's name that began as an elaboration of Jenny and is now used independently.45,374 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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#172Sara Sara is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess" or "noblewoman."44,138 in the 2000s
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#174Bailey Bailey is a name of Old French origin meaning "bailiff" or "steward."43,773 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
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#182Audrey Audrey is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "noble strength," from Æthelthryth.41,609 in the 2000s
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#183Bryce Bryce means speckled or freckled, from a Gaulish saint's name whose meaning is not certain.40,911 in the 2000s
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#184Evelyn Evelyn is a girl's name of English and French origin meaning "desired" or "wished for".40,800 in the 2000s
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#192Claire Claire is a girl's name of French origin meaning "clear" or "bright," from the Latin clarus.39,048 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.