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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#242Edward Edward is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "wealthy guardian."30,880 in the 2000s
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#248Alan Alan is a boy's name of Breton origin whose meaning has never been established.29,741 in the 2000s
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#257Sophie Sophie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the French form of Sophia.28,698 in the 2000s
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#261Nicolas Nicolas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."28,309 in the 2000s
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#263Omar Omar is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "flourishing" or "long-lived."28,224 in the 2000s
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#266Spencer Spencer is a name of Middle English origin meaning "steward" or "dispenser of provisions."28,066 in the 2000s
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#269Gianna Gianna is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "God is gracious."27,880 in the 2000s
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#270Ayden Ayden is a boy's name, a respelling of the Irish Aidan meaning "little fire."27,598 in the 2000s
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#277Ricardo Ricardo is a boy's name meaning brave ruler, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard.27,232 in the 2000s
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#279Brody Brody is a boy's name of Scottish origin taken from a place near Forres in Moray.26,819 in the 2000s
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#287Valeria Valeria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy."26,259 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.