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
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.