Most Popular Baby Names of 2002
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Emily and Jacob were the most popular baby names of 2002 in the US: 24,470 girls were named Emily and 30,586 boys were named Jacob, about 1 in 73 girls and 1 in 63 boys born that year. It was Emily's 7th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1996), and it was Jacob's 4th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1999).
Social Security records list 1,796,882 girls and 1,941,514 boys born in 2002, with 18,080 different girl names and 12,481 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2001
- Emma joined the girls' top 10; Ethan joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Ella (#190 to #89), Ava (#132 to #82) and Kylie (#95 to #61).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Diego (#139 to #98), Owen (#130 to #94) and Jaden (#114 to #87).
- 10 girl names and 6 boy names left the top 100, among them Catherine (#81 to #101) and Jake (#100 to #102).
- 1,857 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2002
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2001, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2002
| # | Name | Babies | In 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 24,470 | #1 |
| 2 | Madison | 21,774 | #2 |
| 3 | Hannah | 18,828 | #3 |
| 4 | Emma | 16,558 | #13 |
| 5 | Alexis | 15,636 | #5 |
| 6 | Ashley | 15,344 | #4 |
| 7 | Abigail | 15,303 | #8 |
| 8 | Sarah | 14,779 | #6 |
| 9 | Samantha | 14,671 | #7 |
| 10 | Olivia | 14,631 | #10 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 14,621 | #9 |
| 12 | Alyssa | 12,847 | #14 |
| 13 | Lauren | 12,327 | #15 |
| 14 | Isabella | 12,171 | #28 |
| 15 | Grace | 12,056 | #16 |
| 16 | Jessica | 11,921 | #11 |
| 17 | Brianna | 11,524 | #18 |
| 18 | Taylor | 11,468 | #12 |
| 19 | Kayla | 11,310 | #17 |
| 20 | Anna | 10,398 | #19 |
| 21 | Victoria | 9,785 | #21 |
| 22 | Megan | 9,210 | #20 |
| 23 | Sydney | 9,034 | #23 |
| 24 | Rachel | 8,944 | #24 |
| 25 | Chloe | 8,902 | #30 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 8,869 | #25 |
| 27 | Sophia | 8,665 | #37 |
| 28 | Jennifer | 8,540 | #26 |
| 29 | Morgan | 8,433 | #29 |
| 30 | Natalie | 8,352 | #32 |
| 31 | Hailey | 7,992 | #33 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 7,981 | #31 |
| 33 | Julia | 7,965 | #27 |
| 34 | Destiny | 7,804 | #22 |
| 35 | Haley | 7,457 | #34 |
| 36 | Katherine | 7,212 | #35 |
| 37 | Nicole | 6,974 | #36 |
| 38 | Alexandra | 6,936 | #38 |
| 39 | Savannah | 6,581 | #42 |
| 40 | Maria | 6,391 | #41 |
| 41 | Stephanie | 6,270 | #43 |
| 42 | Mackenzie | 6,268 | #40 |
| 43 | Mia | 6,259 | #76 |
| 44 | Allison | 6,239 | #44 |
| 45 | Jordan | 6,152 | #47 |
| 46 | Amanda | 6,145 | #39 |
| 47 | Jenna | 5,664 | #45 |
| 48 | Faith | 5,527 | #53 |
| 49 | Mary | 5,487 | #48 |
| 50 | Makayla | 5,476 | #54 |
| 51 | Paige | 5,470 | #71 |
| 52 | Brooke | 5,338 | #57 |
| 53 | Katelyn | 5,267 | #52 |
| 54 | Rebecca | 5,222 | #46 |
| 55 | Andrea | 5,118 | #49 |
| 56 | Madeline | 5,114 | #56 |
| 57 | Kaylee | 4,983 | #66 |
| 58 | Michelle | 4,950 | #59 |
| 59 | Sara | 4,945 | #58 |
| 60 | Zoe | 4,887 | #65 |
| 61 | Kylie | 4,833 | #95 |
| 62 | Sierra | 4,807 | #55 |
| 63 | Kimberly | 4,790 | #61 |
| 64 | Aaliyah | 4,779 | #96 |
| 65 | Amber | 4,723 | #51 |
| 66 | Gabrielle | 4,669 | #50 |
| 67 | Caroline | 4,657 | #62 |
| 68 | Vanessa | 4,455 | #64 |
| 69 | Alexa | 4,401 | #78 |
| 70 | Trinity | 4,385 | #67 |
| 71 | Danielle | 4,205 | #63 |
| 72 | Erin | 4,145 | #60 |
| 73 | Autumn | 4,104 | #72 |
| 74 | Angelina | 3,981 | #93 |
| 75 | Shelby | 3,961 | #68 |
| 76 | Gabriella | 3,910 | #83 |
| 77 | Riley | 3,906 | #106 |
| 78 | Jada | 3,899 | #75 |
| 79 | Lily | 3,834 | #103 |
| 80 | Melissa | 3,769 | #74 |
| 81 | Jacqueline | 3,754 | #70 |
| 82 | Ava | 3,751 | #132 |
| 83 | Angela | 3,714 | #77 |
| 84 | Bailey | 3,662 | #69 |
| 85 | Isabel | 3,651 | #88 |
| 86 | Jade | 3,630 | #98 |
| 87 | Leah | 3,604 | #87 |
| 88 | Courtney | 3,580 | #73 |
| 89 | Ella | 3,567 | #190 |
| 90 | Maya | 3,545 | #110 |
| 91 | Leslie | 3,522 | #84 |
| 92 | Jocelyn | 3,521 | #123 |
| 93 | Ariana | 3,492 | #92 |
| 94 | Melanie | 3,484 | #117 |
| 95 | Claire | 3,406 | #82 |
| 96 | Lillian | 3,397 | #111 |
| 97 | Christina | 3,391 | #80 |
| 98 | Evelyn | 3,372 | #126 |
| 99 | Marissa | 3,317 | #79 |
| 100 | Audrey | 3,306 | #112 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2002
| # | Name | Babies | In 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 30,586 | #1 |
| 2 | Michael | 28,258 | #2 |
| 3 | Joshua | 25,998 | #4 |
| 4 | Matthew | 25,154 | #3 |
| 5 | Ethan | 22,113 | #17 |
| 6 | Andrew | 22,037 | #7 |
| 7 | Joseph | 21,920 | #8 |
| 8 | Christopher | 21,689 | #5 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 21,390 | #6 |
| 10 | Daniel | 21,352 | #9 |
| 11 | William | 20,136 | #10 |
| 12 | Anthony | 19,590 | #11 |
| 13 | David | 18,704 | #12 |
| 14 | Tyler | 18,266 | #13 |
| 15 | Alexander | 17,718 | #20 |
| 16 | Ryan | 17,658 | #15 |
| 17 | John | 17,477 | #14 |
| 18 | James | 16,968 | #19 |
| 19 | Zachary | 16,622 | #16 |
| 20 | Brandon | 16,282 | #18 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 15,514 | #23 |
| 22 | Justin | 14,906 | #22 |
| 23 | Dylan | 14,821 | #21 |
| 24 | Christian | 14,597 | #24 |
| 25 | Samuel | 14,579 | #26 |
| 26 | Austin | 14,542 | #25 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 13,492 | #27 |
| 28 | Nathan | 13,224 | #31 |
| 29 | Logan | 12,974 | #29 |
| 30 | Jose | 12,868 | #34 |
| 31 | Noah | 12,076 | #28 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 12,059 | #38 |
| 33 | Kevin | 12,046 | #32 |
| 34 | Robert | 12,031 | #30 |
| 35 | Caleb | 11,665 | #37 |
| 36 | Thomas | 11,293 | #33 |
| 37 | Jordan | 11,152 | #39 |
| 38 | Hunter | 11,085 | #36 |
| 39 | Cameron | 10,339 | #35 |
| 40 | Kyle | 10,064 | #40 |
| 41 | Elijah | 10,053 | #45 |
| 42 | Jason | 9,956 | #41 |
| 43 | Aaron | 9,008 | #42 |
| 44 | Jack | 9,000 | #48 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 8,965 | #43 |
| 46 | Luke | 8,692 | #50 |
| 47 | Connor | 8,409 | #49 |
| 48 | Isaac | 8,312 | #47 |
| 49 | Angel | 8,192 | #58 |
| 50 | Jackson | 8,153 | #60 |
| 51 | Brian | 8,082 | #46 |
| 52 | Eric | 7,928 | #44 |
| 53 | Mason | 7,878 | #53 |
| 54 | Juan | 7,820 | #53 |
| 55 | Adam | 7,754 | #51 |
| 56 | Evan | 7,386 | #56 |
| 57 | Luis | 7,379 | #52 |
| 58 | Charles | 7,208 | #55 |
| 59 | Sean | 7,028 | #57 |
| 60 | Aidan | 6,954 | #86 |
| 61 | Gavin | 6,951 | #78 |
| 62 | Nathaniel | 6,813 | #61 |
| 63 | Alex | 6,807 | #62 |
| 64 | Bryan | 6,617 | #69 |
| 65 | Carlos | 6,592 | #59 |
| 66 | Jesus | 6,371 | #66 |
| 67 | Ian | 6,360 | #70 |
| 68 | Steven | 6,222 | #63 |
| 69 | Cole | 6,038 | #74 |
| 70 | Timothy | 6,020 | #67 |
| 71 | Cody | 5,939 | #64 |
| 72 | Seth | 5,740 | #68 |
| 73 | Adrian | 5,684 | #75 |
| 74 | Devin | 5,440 | #71 |
| 75 | Lucas | 5,381 | #83 |
| 76 | Blake | 5,358 | #77 |
| 77 | Richard | 5,322 | #73 |
| 78 | Julian | 5,223 | #82 |
| 79 | Patrick | 5,153 | #72 |
| 80 | Sebastian | 5,137 | #81 |
| 81 | Trevor | 5,060 | #76 |
| 82 | Chase | 4,858 | #79 |
| 83 | Dominic | 4,855 | #106 |
| 84 | Jared | 4,837 | #65 |
| 85 | Antonio | 4,730 | #85 |
| 86 | Jeremiah | 4,720 | #90 |
| 87 | Jaden | 4,651 | #114 |
| 88 | Xavier | 4,648 | #94 |
| 89 | Miguel | 4,644 | #87 |
| 90 | Jesse | 4,431 | #91 |
| 91 | Garrett | 4,357 | #80 |
| 92 | Alejandro | 4,356 | #88 |
| 93 | Mark | 4,222 | #84 |
| 94 | Owen | 4,190 | #130 |
| 95 | Jeremy | 4,166 | #89 |
| 96 | Hayden | 4,142 | #117 |
| 97 | Bryce | 4,068 | #92 |
| 98 | Diego | 3,979 | #139 |
| 99 | Riley | 3,959 | #105 |
| 100 | Victor | 3,935 | #96 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 2001, or the year after, 2003, 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.