Most Popular Baby Names of 2000
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Emily and Jacob were the most popular baby names of 2000 in the US: 25,959 girls were named Emily and 34,492 boys were named Jacob, about 1 in 70 girls and 1 in 57 boys born that year. It was Emily's 5th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1996), and it was Jacob's 2nd year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1999).
Social Security records list 1,816,036 girls and 1,964,001 boys born in 2000, with 17,653 different girl names and 12,111 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 1999
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 1999; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 1999.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Trinity (#209 to #74), Jada (#111 to #84) and Mia (#120 to #93).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Sebastian (#152 to #81), Julian (#111 to #87) and Gavin (#101 to #85).
- 6 girl names and 3 boy names left the top 100, among them Lindsey (#96 to #103) and Brendan (#96 to #101).
- 1,925 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2000
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 1999, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2000
| # | Name | Babies | In 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,959 | #1 |
| 2 | Hannah | 23,087 | #2 |
| 3 | Madison | 19,968 | #7 |
| 4 | Ashley | 18,000 | #6 |
| 5 | Sarah | 17,715 | #4 |
| 6 | Alexis | 17,631 | #3 |
| 7 | Samantha | 17,265 | #5 |
| 8 | Jessica | 15,711 | #9 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,117 | #10 |
| 10 | Taylor | 15,080 | #8 |
| 11 | Lauren | 14,176 | #12 |
| 12 | Alyssa | 13,553 | #11 |
| 13 | Kayla | 13,313 | #13 |
| 14 | Abigail | 13,094 | #18 |
| 15 | Brianna | 12,880 | #14 |
| 16 | Olivia | 12,855 | #20 |
| 17 | Emma | 12,560 | #17 |
| 18 | Megan | 11,436 | #15 |
| 19 | Grace | 11,285 | #27 |
| 20 | Victoria | 10,926 | #16 |
| 21 | Rachel | 10,687 | #19 |
| 22 | Anna | 10,613 | #29 |
| 23 | Sydney | 10,243 | #23 |
| 24 | Destiny | 9,850 | #28 |
| 25 | Morgan | 9,502 | #24 |
| 26 | Jennifer | 9,390 | #21 |
| 27 | Jasmine | 9,099 | #26 |
| 28 | Haley | 9,069 | #31 |
| 29 | Julia | 8,769 | #30 |
| 30 | Kaitlyn | 8,759 | #33 |
| 31 | Nicole | 8,563 | #25 |
| 32 | Amanda | 8,558 | #22 |
| 33 | Katherine | 8,109 | #36 |
| 34 | Natalie | 8,096 | #34 |
| 35 | Hailey | 7,829 | #54 |
| 36 | Alexandra | 7,550 | #32 |
| 37 | Savannah | 7,100 | #42 |
| 38 | Chloe | 7,094 | #63 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 7,078 | #38 |
| 40 | Stephanie | 7,028 | #37 |
| 41 | Maria | 6,857 | #39 |
| 42 | Sophia | 6,564 | #53 |
| 43 | Mackenzie | 6,350 | #52 |
| 44 | Allison | 6,315 | #40 |
| 45 | Isabella | 6,242 | #60 |
| 46 | Mary | 6,222 | #45 |
| 47 | Amber | 6,182 | #41 |
| 48 | Danielle | 6,092 | #43 |
| 49 | Gabrielle | 5,872 | #46 |
| 50 | Jordan | 5,809 | #48 |
| 51 | Brooke | 5,642 | #47 |
| 52 | Michelle | 5,545 | #56 |
| 53 | Sierra | 5,520 | #49 |
| 54 | Katelyn | 5,502 | #55 |
| 55 | Andrea | 5,479 | #59 |
| 56 | Madeline | 5,371 | #70 |
| 57 | Sara | 5,325 | #50 |
| 58 | Kimberly | 5,244 | #51 |
| 59 | Courtney | 5,239 | #44 |
| 60 | Brittany | 5,185 | #35 |
| 60 | Erin | 5,185 | #58 |
| 62 | Vanessa | 5,134 | #57 |
| 63 | Jenna | 5,045 | #61 |
| 64 | Jacqueline | 5,037 | #79 |
| 65 | Caroline | 5,022 | #71 |
| 66 | Faith | 4,999 | #76 |
| 67 | Makayla | 4,917 | #66 |
| 68 | Bailey | 4,649 | #65 |
| 69 | Paige | 4,609 | #67 |
| 70 | Shelby | 4,561 | #62 |
| 71 | Melissa | 4,532 | #64 |
| 72 | Kaylee | 4,493 | #69 |
| 73 | Christina | 4,332 | #75 |
| 74 | Trinity | 4,284 | #209 |
| 75 | Mariah | 4,104 | #68 |
| 76 | Caitlin | 4,102 | #93 |
| 77 | Autumn | 4,027 | #77 |
| 78 | Marissa | 4,025 | #73 |
| 79 | Angela | 3,828 | #90 |
| 80 | Breanna | 3,826 | #74 |
| 81 | Catherine | 3,802 | #98 |
| 82 | Zoe | 3,785 | #104 |
| 83 | Briana | 3,754 | #82 |
| 84 | Jada | 3,747 | #111 |
| 85 | Laura | 3,741 | #81 |
| 86 | Claire | 3,711 | #86 |
| 87 | Alexa | 3,674 | #89 |
| 88 | Kelsey | 3,669 | #72 |
| 89 | Kathryn | 3,644 | #91 |
| 90 | Leslie | 3,623 | #100 |
| 91 | Alexandria | 3,549 | #83 |
| 92 | Sabrina | 3,470 | #88 |
| 93 | Mia | 3,451 | #120 |
| 94 | Isabel | 3,448 | #97 |
| 95 | Katie | 3,413 | #92 |
| 96 | Molly | 3,402 | #102 |
| 97 | Leah | 3,399 | #103 |
| 98 | Gabriella | 3,369 | #107 |
| 99 | Cheyenne | 3,367 | #84 |
| 100 | Cassandra | 3,305 | #87 |
| 100 | Tiffany | 3,305 | #80 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2000
| # | Name | Babies | In 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 34,492 | #1 |
| 2 | Michael | 32,045 | #2 |
| 3 | Matthew | 28,580 | #3 |
| 4 | Joshua | 27,543 | #4 |
| 5 | Christopher | 24,936 | #6 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 24,653 | #5 |
| 7 | Andrew | 23,658 | #7 |
| 8 | Joseph | 22,844 | #8 |
| 9 | Daniel | 22,338 | #9 |
| 10 | Tyler | 21,506 | #10 |
| 11 | William | 20,669 | #14 |
| 12 | Brandon | 20,337 | #11 |
| 13 | Ryan | 20,269 | #12 |
| 14 | John | 20,115 | #15 |
| 15 | Zachary | 19,852 | #17 |
| 16 | David | 19,787 | #16 |
| 17 | Anthony | 19,656 | #18 |
| 18 | James | 17,991 | #19 |
| 19 | Justin | 17,784 | #20 |
| 20 | Alexander | 17,290 | #21 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 16,888 | #22 |
| 22 | Christian | 16,059 | #25 |
| 23 | Austin | 15,947 | #13 |
| 24 | Dylan | 15,405 | #23 |
| 25 | Ethan | 15,226 | #37 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 14,845 | #29 |
| 27 | Noah | 14,282 | #24 |
| 28 | Samuel | 14,188 | #27 |
| 29 | Robert | 13,739 | #26 |
| 30 | Nathan | 13,040 | #32 |
| 31 | Cameron | 12,767 | #33 |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,674 | #34 |
| 33 | Thomas | 12,638 | #31 |
| 34 | Jose | 12,585 | #35 |
| 35 | Hunter | 12,538 | #36 |
| 36 | Jordan | 12,168 | #30 |
| 37 | Kyle | 11,969 | #28 |
| 38 | Caleb | 9,866 | #41 |
| 39 | Jason | 9,778 | #40 |
| 40 | Logan | 9,737 | #42 |
| 41 | Aaron | 9,561 | #38 |
| 42 | Eric | 9,162 | #39 |
| 43 | Brian | 8,958 | #43 |
| 44 | Gabriel | 8,681 | #53 |
| 45 | Adam | 8,136 | #44 |
| 46 | Jack | 8,125 | #52 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 8,029 | #51 |
| 48 | Juan | 7,712 | #46 |
| 49 | Luis | 7,662 | #55 |
| 50 | Connor | 7,530 | #48 |
| 51 | Charles | 7,525 | #50 |
| 52 | Elijah | 7,472 | #60 |
| 53 | Isaac | 7,439 | #64 |
| 54 | Steven | 7,361 | #47 |
| 55 | Evan | 7,334 | #57 |
| 56 | Jared | 7,324 | #54 |
| 57 | Sean | 7,316 | #56 |
| 58 | Timothy | 7,261 | #49 |
| 59 | Luke | 7,148 | #67 |
| 60 | Cody | 7,132 | #45 |
| 61 | Nathaniel | 6,797 | #62 |
| 62 | Alex | 6,748 | #58 |
| 63 | Seth | 6,717 | #65 |
| 64 | Mason | 6,516 | #71 |
| 65 | Richard | 6,354 | #61 |
| 66 | Carlos | 6,322 | #59 |
| 67 | Angel | 6,306 | #73 |
| 68 | Patrick | 6,297 | #63 |
| 69 | Devin | 6,152 | #68 |
| 70 | Bryan | 6,143 | #74 |
| 71 | Cole | 5,926 | #75 |
| 72 | Jackson | 5,903 | #83 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,886 | #72 |
| 74 | Garrett | 5,840 | #78 |
| 75 | Trevor | 5,745 | #66 |
| 76 | Jesus | 5,682 | #70 |
| 77 | Chase | 5,442 | #76 |
| 78 | Adrian | 5,341 | #79 |
| 79 | Mark | 5,230 | #69 |
| 80 | Blake | 5,143 | #84 |
| 81 | Sebastian | 5,029 | #152 |
| 82 | Antonio | 4,892 | #80 |
| 83 | Lucas | 4,818 | #90 |
| 84 | Jeremy | 4,738 | #81 |
| 85 | Gavin | 4,686 | #101 |
| 86 | Miguel | 4,673 | #91 |
| 87 | Julian | 4,590 | #111 |
| 88 | Dakota | 4,553 | #77 |
| 89 | Alejandro | 4,511 | #88 |
| 90 | Jesse | 4,485 | #82 |
| 91 | Dalton | 4,445 | #86 |
| 92 | Bryce | 4,319 | #93 |
| 93 | Tanner | 4,235 | #87 |
| 94 | Kenneth | 4,152 | #89 |
| 95 | Stephen | 4,137 | #85 |
| 96 | Jake | 4,091 | #97 |
| 97 | Victor | 4,053 | #95 |
| 98 | Spencer | 4,044 | #92 |
| 99 | Marcus | 3,797 | #98 |
| 100 | Paul | 3,795 | #94 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 1999, or the year after, 2001, the top 100 of the whole 2000s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 2000s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.