Most Popular Baby Names of 2001
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Emily and Jacob were the most popular baby names of 2001 in the US: 25,059 girls were named Emily and 32,573 boys were named Jacob, about 1 in 72 girls and 1 in 60 boys born that year. It was Emily's 6th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1996), and it was Jacob's 3rd year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1999).
Social Security records list 1,800,624 girls and 1,942,881 boys born in 2001, with 17,971 different girl names and 12,299 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2000
- Abigail and Olivia joined the girls' top 10; William joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Aaliyah (#211 to #96), Angelina (#157 to #93) and Jenna (#63 to #45).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Colby (#234 to #99), Aidan (#114 to #86) and Carson (#119 to #95).
- 6 girl names and 5 boy names left the top 100, among them Briana (#83 to #101) and Tanner (#93 to #101).
- 1,860 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2001
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2000, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2001
| # | Name | Babies | In 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,059 | #1 |
| 2 | Madison | 22,166 | #3 |
| 3 | Hannah | 20,723 | #2 |
| 4 | Ashley | 16,531 | #4 |
| 5 | Alexis | 16,404 | #6 |
| 6 | Sarah | 15,929 | #5 |
| 7 | Samantha | 15,867 | #7 |
| 8 | Abigail | 14,807 | #14 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 14,792 | #9 |
| 10 | Olivia | 13,977 | #16 |
| 11 | Jessica | 13,925 | #8 |
| 12 | Taylor | 13,693 | #10 |
| 13 | Emma | 13,327 | #17 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 13,272 | #12 |
| 15 | Lauren | 12,782 | #11 |
| 16 | Grace | 12,090 | #19 |
| 17 | Kayla | 11,892 | #13 |
| 18 | Brianna | 11,776 | #15 |
| 19 | Anna | 10,596 | #22 |
| 20 | Megan | 10,300 | #18 |
| 21 | Victoria | 10,179 | #20 |
| 22 | Destiny | 9,752 | #24 |
| 23 | Sydney | 9,639 | #23 |
| 24 | Rachel | 9,556 | #21 |
| 25 | Jasmine | 8,958 | #27 |
| 26 | Jennifer | 8,923 | #26 |
| 27 | Julia | 8,838 | #29 |
| 28 | Isabella | 8,835 | #45 |
| 29 | Morgan | 8,735 | #25 |
| 30 | Chloe | 8,177 | #38 |
| 31 | Kaitlyn | 8,164 | #30 |
| 32 | Natalie | 8,049 | #34 |
| 33 | Hailey | 8,032 | #35 |
| 34 | Haley | 8,011 | #28 |
| 35 | Katherine | 7,880 | #33 |
| 36 | Nicole | 7,820 | #31 |
| 37 | Sophia | 7,162 | #42 |
| 38 | Alexandra | 7,045 | #36 |
| 39 | Amanda | 6,980 | #32 |
| 40 | Mackenzie | 6,934 | #43 |
| 41 | Maria | 6,842 | #41 |
| 42 | Savannah | 6,737 | #37 |
| 43 | Stephanie | 6,613 | #40 |
| 44 | Allison | 6,215 | #44 |
| 45 | Jenna | 6,143 | #63 |
| 46 | Rebecca | 5,893 | #39 |
| 47 | Jordan | 5,803 | #50 |
| 48 | Mary | 5,762 | #46 |
| 49 | Andrea | 5,745 | #55 |
| 50 | Gabrielle | 5,606 | #49 |
| 51 | Amber | 5,572 | #47 |
| 52 | Katelyn | 5,441 | #54 |
| 53 | Faith | 5,411 | #66 |
| 54 | Makayla | 5,318 | #67 |
| 55 | Sierra | 5,237 | #53 |
| 56 | Madeline | 5,222 | #56 |
| 57 | Brooke | 5,213 | #51 |
| 58 | Sara | 5,156 | #57 |
| 59 | Michelle | 5,033 | #52 |
| 60 | Erin | 4,958 | #60 |
| 61 | Kimberly | 4,880 | #58 |
| 62 | Caroline | 4,864 | #65 |
| 63 | Danielle | 4,791 | #48 |
| 64 | Vanessa | 4,672 | #62 |
| 65 | Zoe | 4,645 | #82 |
| 66 | Kaylee | 4,621 | #72 |
| 67 | Trinity | 4,481 | #74 |
| 68 | Shelby | 4,370 | #70 |
| 69 | Bailey | 4,339 | #68 |
| 70 | Jacqueline | 4,301 | #64 |
| 71 | Paige | 4,274 | #69 |
| 72 | Autumn | 4,191 | #77 |
| 73 | Courtney | 4,175 | #59 |
| 74 | Melissa | 4,145 | #71 |
| 75 | Jada | 3,983 | #84 |
| 76 | Mia | 3,918 | #93 |
| 77 | Angela | 3,915 | #79 |
| 78 | Alexa | 3,898 | #87 |
| 79 | Marissa | 3,853 | #78 |
| 80 | Christina | 3,742 | #73 |
| 81 | Catherine | 3,731 | #81 |
| 82 | Claire | 3,642 | #86 |
| 83 | Gabriella | 3,615 | #98 |
| 84 | Leslie | 3,612 | #90 |
| 85 | Mariah | 3,585 | #75 |
| 86 | Laura | 3,563 | #85 |
| 87 | Leah | 3,521 | #97 |
| 88 | Isabel | 3,491 | #94 |
| 89 | Caitlin | 3,456 | #76 |
| 90 | Molly | 3,415 | #96 |
| 91 | Alexandria | 3,404 | #91 |
| 92 | Ariana | 3,377 | #109 |
| 93 | Angelina | 3,368 | #157 |
| 93 | Breanna | 3,368 | #80 |
| 95 | Kylie | 3,353 | #104 |
| 96 | Aaliyah | 3,352 | #211 |
| 97 | Kathryn | 3,332 | #89 |
| 98 | Jade | 3,281 | #116 |
| 99 | Katie | 3,280 | #95 |
| 100 | Kelsey | 3,267 | #88 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2001
| # | Name | Babies | In 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 32,573 | #1 |
| 2 | Michael | 29,689 | #2 |
| 3 | Matthew | 26,812 | #3 |
| 4 | Joshua | 26,024 | #4 |
| 5 | Christopher | 23,132 | #5 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 22,849 | #6 |
| 7 | Andrew | 22,422 | #7 |
| 8 | Joseph | 22,030 | #8 |
| 9 | Daniel | 21,013 | #9 |
| 10 | William | 20,110 | #11 |
| 11 | Anthony | 19,737 | #17 |
| 12 | David | 19,362 | #16 |
| 13 | Tyler | 19,275 | #10 |
| 14 | John | 18,904 | #14 |
| 15 | Ryan | 18,289 | #13 |
| 16 | Zachary | 18,185 | #15 |
| 17 | Ethan | 17,962 | #25 |
| 18 | Brandon | 17,893 | #12 |
| 19 | James | 17,074 | #18 |
| 20 | Alexander | 16,720 | #20 |
| 21 | Dylan | 16,497 | #24 |
| 22 | Justin | 16,231 | #19 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 16,147 | #21 |
| 24 | Christian | 15,457 | #22 |
| 25 | Austin | 14,955 | #23 |
| 26 | Samuel | 14,813 | #28 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 14,339 | #26 |
| 28 | Noah | 13,494 | #27 |
| 29 | Logan | 12,710 | #40 |
| 30 | Robert | 12,665 | #29 |
| 31 | Nathan | 12,647 | #30 |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,596 | #32 |
| 33 | Thomas | 12,148 | #33 |
| 34 | Jose | 12,144 | #34 |
| 35 | Cameron | 11,581 | #31 |
| 36 | Hunter | 11,335 | #35 |
| 37 | Caleb | 11,177 | #38 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 10,917 | #44 |
| 39 | Jordan | 10,815 | #36 |
| 40 | Kyle | 10,568 | #37 |
| 41 | Jason | 10,164 | #39 |
| 42 | Aaron | 9,552 | #41 |
| 43 | Isaiah | 8,589 | #47 |
| 44 | Eric | 8,559 | #42 |
| 45 | Elijah | 8,339 | #52 |
| 46 | Brian | 8,303 | #43 |
| 47 | Isaac | 8,200 | #53 |
| 48 | Jack | 8,149 | #46 |
| 49 | Connor | 8,082 | #50 |
| 50 | Luke | 8,008 | #59 |
| 51 | Adam | 7,758 | #45 |
| 52 | Luis | 7,489 | #49 |
| 53 | Juan | 7,447 | #48 |
| 53 | Mason | 7,447 | #64 |
| 55 | Charles | 7,283 | #51 |
| 56 | Evan | 7,258 | #55 |
| 57 | Sean | 7,224 | #57 |
| 58 | Angel | 6,978 | #67 |
| 59 | Carlos | 6,842 | #66 |
| 60 | Jackson | 6,836 | #72 |
| 61 | Nathaniel | 6,646 | #61 |
| 62 | Alex | 6,613 | #62 |
| 63 | Steven | 6,589 | #54 |
| 64 | Cody | 6,575 | #60 |
| 65 | Jared | 6,434 | #56 |
| 66 | Jesus | 6,425 | #76 |
| 67 | Timothy | 6,423 | #58 |
| 68 | Seth | 6,223 | #63 |
| 69 | Bryan | 6,125 | #70 |
| 70 | Ian | 6,084 | #73 |
| 71 | Devin | 6,040 | #69 |
| 72 | Patrick | 5,786 | #68 |
| 73 | Richard | 5,771 | #65 |
| 74 | Cole | 5,739 | #71 |
| 75 | Adrian | 5,424 | #78 |
| 76 | Trevor | 5,396 | #75 |
| 77 | Blake | 5,356 | #80 |
| 78 | Gavin | 5,260 | #85 |
| 79 | Chase | 5,199 | #77 |
| 80 | Garrett | 5,061 | #74 |
| 81 | Sebastian | 4,979 | #81 |
| 82 | Julian | 4,944 | #87 |
| 83 | Lucas | 4,900 | #83 |
| 84 | Mark | 4,754 | #79 |
| 85 | Antonio | 4,736 | #82 |
| 86 | Aidan | 4,632 | #114 |
| 87 | Miguel | 4,558 | #86 |
| 88 | Alejandro | 4,557 | #89 |
| 89 | Jeremy | 4,270 | #84 |
| 90 | Jeremiah | 4,223 | #102 |
| 91 | Jesse | 4,222 | #90 |
| 92 | Bryce | 4,150 | #92 |
| 93 | Dakota | 3,980 | #88 |
| 94 | Xavier | 3,979 | #103 |
| 95 | Carson | 3,943 | #119 |
| 96 | Victor | 3,921 | #97 |
| 97 | Kenneth | 3,907 | #94 |
| 98 | Dalton | 3,895 | #91 |
| 99 | Colby | 3,859 | #234 |
| 100 | Jake | 3,838 | #96 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 2000, or the year after, 2002, 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.