By decade
The top names of the 2000s
Emily and Jacob led the decade, out of 38,437,096 babies in the public record.
Girls, the 2000s
| # | Name | Babies | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 223,768 | 1.21% |
| 2 | Madison | 193,222 | 1.05% |
| 3 | Emma | 181,414 | 0.98% |
| 4 | Olivia | 156,054 | 0.84% |
| 5 | Hannah | 155,784 | 0.84% |
| 6 | Abigail | 150,926 | 0.82% |
| 7 | Isabella | 149,571 | 0.81% |
| 8 | Samantha | 134,313 | 0.73% |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 133,568 | 0.72% |
| 10 | Ashley | 133,051 | 0.72% |
| 11 | Alexis | 130,834 | 0.71% |
| 12 | Sarah | 124,545 | 0.67% |
| 13 | Sophia | 119,251 | 0.65% |
| 14 | Alyssa | 114,507 | 0.62% |
| 15 | Grace | 110,720 | 0.60% |
| 16 | Ava | 104,539 | 0.57% |
| 17 | Taylor | 100,999 | 0.55% |
| 18 | Brianna | 99,798 | 0.54% |
| 19 | Lauren | 97,162 | 0.53% |
| 20 | Chloe | 96,503 | 0.52% |
| 21 | Natalie | 95,095 | 0.51% |
| 22 | Kayla | 94,356 | 0.51% |
| 23 | Jessica | 90,665 | 0.49% |
| 24 | Anna | 90,325 | 0.49% |
| 25 | Victoria | 84,967 | 0.46% |
| 26 | Mia | 83,516 | 0.45% |
| 27 | Hailey | 81,990 | 0.44% |
| 28 | Sydney | 76,444 | 0.41% |
| 29 | Jasmine | 76,080 | 0.41% |
| 30 | Julia | 70,880 | 0.38% |
| 31 | Morgan | 70,746 | 0.38% |
| 32 | Destiny | 69,815 | 0.38% |
| 33 | Rachel | 68,401 | 0.37% |
| 34 | Ella | 67,544 | 0.37% |
| 35 | Kaitlyn | 66,909 | 0.36% |
| 36 | Megan | 66,833 | 0.36% |
| 37 | Katherine | 65,356 | 0.35% |
| 38 | Savannah | 64,757 | 0.35% |
| 39 | Jennifer | 63,509 | 0.34% |
| 40 | Alexandra | 61,253 | 0.33% |
| 41 | Allison | 59,966 | 0.32% |
| 42 | Haley | 57,056 | 0.31% |
| 43 | Maria | 57,007 | 0.31% |
| 44 | Kaylee | 56,432 | 0.31% |
| 45 | Lily | 56,186 | 0.30% |
| 46 | Makayla | 54,990 | 0.30% |
| 47 | Brooke | 54,686 | 0.30% |
| 48 | Nicole | 54,585 | 0.30% |
| 49 | Mackenzie | 54,553 | 0.30% |
| 50 | Addison | 51,389 | 0.28% |
| 51 | Stephanie | 49,960 | 0.27% |
| 52 | Lillian | 49,393 | 0.27% |
| 53 | Andrea | 49,183 | 0.27% |
| 54 | Faith | 48,789 | 0.26% |
| 55 | Zoe | 48,755 | 0.26% |
| 56 | Kimberly | 48,494 | 0.26% |
| 57 | Madeline | 48,280 | 0.26% |
| 58 | Alexa | 48,114 | 0.26% |
| 59 | Katelyn | 47,840 | 0.26% |
| 60 | Gabriella | 47,398 | 0.26% |
| 61 | Gabrielle | 47,023 | 0.25% |
| 62 | Trinity | 46,889 | 0.25% |
| 63 | Amanda | 46,660 | 0.25% |
| 64 | Kylie | 46,438 | 0.25% |
| 65 | Mary | 46,337 | 0.25% |
| 66 | Paige | 45,581 | 0.25% |
| 67 | Riley | 45,533 | 0.25% |
| 68 | Leah | 45,430 | 0.25% |
| 69 | Jenna | 45,296 | 0.25% |
| 70 | Sara | 44,056 | 0.24% |
| 71 | Rebecca | 43,741 | 0.24% |
| 72 | Michelle | 43,540 | 0.24% |
| 73 | Sofia | 43,380 | 0.23% |
| 74 | Vanessa | 43,229 | 0.23% |
| 75 | Jordan | 43,184 | 0.23% |
| 76 | Angelina | 42,813 | 0.23% |
| 77 | Caroline | 41,850 | 0.23% |
| 78 | Avery | 41,706 | 0.23% |
| 79 | Audrey | 41,515 | 0.22% |
| 80 | Evelyn | 40,730 | 0.22% |
| 81 | Maya | 40,032 | 0.22% |
| 82 | Claire | 39,009 | 0.21% |
| 83 | Autumn | 38,538 | 0.21% |
| 84 | Jocelyn | 38,389 | 0.21% |
| 85 | Nevaeh | 38,050 | 0.21% |
| 86 | Ariana | 38,010 | 0.21% |
| 87 | Arianna | 37,838 | 0.20% |
| 88 | Jada | 37,080 | 0.20% |
| 89 | Bailey | 36,881 | 0.20% |
| 90 | Brooklyn | 36,869 | 0.20% |
| 91 | Aaliyah | 36,381 | 0.20% |
| 92 | Amber | 36,217 | 0.20% |
| 93 | Isabel | 36,042 | 0.20% |
| 94 | Mariah | 35,684 | 0.19% |
| 95 | Danielle | 35,628 | 0.19% |
| 96 | Melanie | 35,228 | 0.19% |
| 97 | Sierra | 34,534 | 0.19% |
| 98 | Erin | 33,370 | 0.18% |
| 99 | Amelia | 33,292 | 0.18% |
| 100 | Molly | 33,271 | 0.18% |
Boys, the 2000s
| # | Name | Babies | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 274,077 | 1.37% |
| 2 | Michael | 250,715 | 1.26% |
| 3 | Joshua | 232,053 | 1.16% |
| 4 | Matthew | 221,631 | 1.11% |
| 5 | Daniel | 203,975 | 1.02% |
| 6 | Christopher | 203,372 | 1.02% |
| 7 | Andrew | 202,588 | 1.01% |
| 8 | Ethan | 201,835 | 1.01% |
| 9 | Joseph | 194,962 | 0.98% |
| 10 | William | 194,415 | 0.97% |
| 11 | Anthony | 191,928 | 0.96% |
| 12 | David | 180,098 | 0.90% |
| 13 | Alexander | 178,847 | 0.90% |
| 14 | Nicholas | 177,609 | 0.89% |
| 15 | Ryan | 173,244 | 0.87% |
| 16 | Tyler | 165,587 | 0.83% |
| 17 | James | 163,179 | 0.82% |
| 18 | John | 161,104 | 0.81% |
| 19 | Jonathan | 144,848 | 0.73% |
| 20 | Noah | 143,533 | 0.72% |
| 21 | Brandon | 143,003 | 0.72% |
| 22 | Christian | 142,433 | 0.71% |
| 23 | Dylan | 140,125 | 0.70% |
| 24 | Samuel | 138,647 | 0.69% |
| 25 | Benjamin | 137,309 | 0.69% |
| 26 | Nathan | 134,857 | 0.68% |
| 27 | Zachary | 134,756 | 0.68% |
| 28 | Logan | 134,033 | 0.67% |
| 29 | Justin | 122,991 | 0.62% |
| 30 | Gabriel | 119,830 | 0.60% |
| 31 | Jose | 115,743 | 0.58% |
| 32 | Austin | 112,776 | 0.56% |
| 33 | Kevin | 111,081 | 0.56% |
| 34 | Elijah | 110,421 | 0.55% |
| 35 | Caleb | 110,087 | 0.55% |
| 36 | Robert | 106,666 | 0.53% |
| 37 | Thomas | 102,106 | 0.51% |
| 38 | Jordan | 101,187 | 0.51% |
| 39 | Cameron | 95,898 | 0.48% |
| 40 | Jack | 95,512 | 0.48% |
| 41 | Hunter | 94,860 | 0.48% |
| 42 | Jackson | 94,488 | 0.47% |
| 43 | Angel | 94,334 | 0.47% |
| 44 | Isaiah | 92,786 | 0.46% |
| 45 | Evan | 92,144 | 0.46% |
| 46 | Isaac | 90,761 | 0.45% |
| 47 | Luke | 90,506 | 0.45% |
| 48 | Mason | 90,502 | 0.45% |
| 49 | Jayden | 88,603 | 0.44% |
| 50 | Jason | 88,562 | 0.44% |
| 51 | Gavin | 88,447 | 0.44% |
| 52 | Aaron | 86,992 | 0.44% |
| 53 | Connor | 85,985 | 0.43% |
| 54 | Aiden | 83,554 | 0.42% |
| 55 | Aidan | 76,513 | 0.38% |
| 56 | Kyle | 76,156 | 0.38% |
| 57 | Juan | 75,854 | 0.38% |
| 58 | Charles | 75,334 | 0.38% |
| 59 | Luis | 74,334 | 0.37% |
| 60 | Adam | 71,028 | 0.36% |
| 61 | Lucas | 70,995 | 0.36% |
| 62 | Brian | 69,775 | 0.35% |
| 63 | Eric | 69,480 | 0.35% |
| 64 | Adrian | 66,122 | 0.33% |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 64,264 | 0.32% |
| 66 | Sean | 64,133 | 0.32% |
| 67 | Alex | 63,781 | 0.32% |
| 68 | Carlos | 63,199 | 0.32% |
| 69 | Bryan | 61,930 | 0.31% |
| 70 | Ian | 61,925 | 0.31% |
| 71 | Owen | 61,878 | 0.31% |
| 72 | Jesus | 61,324 | 0.31% |
| 73 | Landon | 61,132 | 0.31% |
| 74 | Julian | 60,391 | 0.30% |
| 75 | Chase | 57,175 | 0.29% |
| 76 | Cole | 56,846 | 0.28% |
| 77 | Diego | 56,041 | 0.28% |
| 78 | Jeremiah | 55,672 | 0.28% |
| 79 | Steven | 53,909 | 0.27% |
| 80 | Sebastian | 53,866 | 0.27% |
| 81 | Xavier | 52,490 | 0.26% |
| 82 | Timothy | 52,470 | 0.26% |
| 83 | Carter | 52,320 | 0.26% |
| 84 | Wyatt | 51,347 | 0.26% |
| 85 | Brayden | 50,382 | 0.25% |
| 86 | Blake | 50,109 | 0.25% |
| 87 | Hayden | 50,049 | 0.25% |
| 88 | Devin | 49,430 | 0.25% |
| 89 | Cody | 48,883 | 0.24% |
| 90 | Richard | 48,582 | 0.24% |
| 91 | Seth | 48,161 | 0.24% |
| 92 | Dominic | 48,114 | 0.24% |
| 93 | Jaden | 46,277 | 0.23% |
| 94 | Antonio | 46,248 | 0.23% |
| 95 | Miguel | 46,102 | 0.23% |
| 96 | Liam | 44,940 | 0.23% |
| 97 | Patrick | 44,782 | 0.22% |
| 98 | Carson | 44,632 | 0.22% |
| 99 | Jesse | 43,393 | 0.22% |
| 100 | Tristan | 43,300 | 0.22% |
Year by year
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