Welcome to our comprehensive page dedicated to exploring the most popular baby names of the 2000s. As trends in baby names evolve over time, reflecting changes in culture, literature, and even popular media, it’s fascinating to see which names rise to the top in each era. For the 2000s, we delve deep into the naming trends to bring you the names that defined the era.
The top boy name of the Aughts, Jacob, and the top girl name, Emily, not only showcase the preferences of parents during that time but also often carry with them stories of significance—be it historical figures that inspired a generation, characters from beloved books and movies, or the enduring beauty of a name that resonates with many.
| RANK | Boy Name | Boy Count | Girl Name | Girl Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 256492 | Emily | 205003 |
| 2 | Joshua | 210631 | Madison | 172781 |
| 3 | Michael | 209542 | Emma | 167627 |
| 4 | Andrew | 191240 | Hannah | 143365 |
| 5 | Ethan | 188873 | Olivia | 138198 |
| 6 | Daniel | 188578 | Isabella | 137837 |
| 7 | Matthew | 188154 | Abigail | 134584 |
| 8 | Anthony | 177464 | Samantha | 125510 |
| 9 | Christopher | 174007 | Elizabeth | 125010 |
| 10 | William | 173204 | Alexis | 122639 |
| 11 | Joseph | 168323 | Ashley | 122038 |
| 12 | David | 165754 | Sophia | 109003 |
| 13 | Alexander | 165312 | Sarah | 107544 |
| 14 | Tyler | 148868 | Alyssa | 105454 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 147613 | Grace | 101056 |
| 16 | Ryan | 145970 | Natalie | 93650 |
| 17 | James | 142316 | Taylor | 92733 |
| 18 | Noah | 135954 | Chloe | 91508 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 132827 | Ava | 86967 |
| 20 | Nathan | 132635 | Lauren | 86463 |
| 21 | John | 131182 | Brianna | 86262 |
| 22 | Samuel | 129789 | Jessica | 82791 |
| 23 | Brandon | 129694 | Anna | 80503 |
| 24 | Dylan | 127044 | Kayla | 76694 |
| 25 | Christian | 126309 | Hailey | 75705 |
| 26 | Logan | 126234 | Jasmine | 74626 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 125005 | Mia | 73547 |
| 28 | Zachary | 119479 | Victoria | 70729 |
| 29 | Gabriel | 114045 | Sydney | 69502 |
| 30 | Jose | 107321 | Destiny | 62167 |
| 31 | Austin | 106906 | Savannah | 61938 |
| 32 | Elijah | 103007 | Ella | 60881 |
| 33 | Caleb | 102975 | Kaitlyn | 59345 |
| 34 | Justin | 102008 | Morgan | 58225 |
| 35 | Kevin | 96633 | Jennifer | 56424 |
| 36 | Isaac | 93213 | Megan | 56279 |
| 37 | Robert | 92699 | Julia | 56158 |
| 38 | Jordan | 92085 | Katherine | 55813 |
| 39 | Angel | 91926 | Rachel | 55218 |
| 40 | Jackson | 89887 | Allison | 53122 |
| 41 | Isaiah | 85639 | Maria | 51664 |
| 42 | Thomas | 85433 | Kaylee | 50166 |
| 43 | Evan | 84723 | Alexandra | 48495 |
| 44 | Mason | 82683 | Haley | 47829 |
| 45 | Hunter | 81526 | Lily | 47435 |
| 46 | Gavin | 81317 | Zoe | 43990 |
| 47 | Cameron | 80895 | Brooke | 43979 |
| 48 | Jack | 80769 | Addison | 43404 |
| 49 | Aaron | 80266 | Andrea | 43178 |
| 50 | Luke | 80194 | Katelyn | 43079 |
| 51 | Jason | 75307 | Makayla | 42841 |
| 52 | Connor | 74304 | Mackenzie | 42135 |
| 53 | Aiden | 71771 | Kimberly | 41662 |
| 54 | Jayden | 70183 | Kylie | 40957 |
| 55 | Juan | 64460 | Faith | 40654 |
| 56 | Luis | 62913 | Stephanie | 39537 |
| 57 | Aidan | 60721 | Nicole | 39519 |
| 58 | Lucas | 60519 | Madeline | 37711 |
| 59 | Adam | 60065 | Lillian | 37661 |
| 60 | Kyle | 58867 | Alexa | 37054 |
| 61 | Alex | 58835 | Vanessa | 36966 |
| 62 | Eric | 58059 | Trinity | 35815 |
| 63 | Adrian | 57231 | Audrey | 35637 |
| 64 | Brian | 57191 | Riley | 34537 |
| 65 | Nathaniel | 56521 | Evelyn | 33683 |
| 66 | Ian | 56499 | Mary | 33268 |
| 67 | Jesus | 55334 | Gabrielle | 32508 |
| 68 | Charles | 52378 | Sofia | 31777 |
| 69 | Carlos | 51086 | Sara | 31600 |
| 70 | Diego | 49541 | Michelle | 31550 |
| 71 | Julian | 47852 | Jocelyn | 31160 |
| 72 | Landon | 47774 | Paige | 31013 |
| 73 | Owen | 47470 | Amanda | 30817 |
| 74 | Bryan | 45516 | Nevaeh | 29453 |
| 75 | Sean | 44958 | Maya | 29253 |
| 76 | Cole | 44071 | Leah | 29088 |
| 77 | Chase | 43097 | Angelina | 29029 |
| 78 | Carter | 39187 | Jordan | 28719 |
| 79 | Wyatt | 38959 | Brooklyn | 28501 |
| 80 | Brayden | 37949 | Jenna | 28300 |
| 81 | Steven | 37230 | Rebecca | 27722 |
| 82 | Blake | 36743 | Avery | 27340 |
| 83 | Dominic | 36163 | Isabel | 27304 |
| 84 | Miguel | 35832 | Gabriella | 27170 |
| 85 | Hayden | 35822 | Autumn | 26947 |
| 86 | Sebastian | 35434 | Bailey | 26628 |
| 87 | Alejandro | 34255 | Claire | 25503 |
| 88 | Jeremiah | 33480 | Ariana | 24923 |
| 89 | Antonio | 32309 | Mariah | 24686 |
| 90 | Cody | 32013 | Leslie | 23410 |
| 91 | Carson | 32003 | Melissa | 23204 |
| 92 | Xavier | 31656 | Sierra | 22963 |
| 93 | Richard | 31411 | Aaliyah | 22443 |
| 94 | Timothy | 31107 | Melanie | 22361 |
| 95 | Jesse | 31082 | Jacqueline | 22075 |
| 96 | Seth | 30524 | Caroline | 21199 |
| 97 | Victor | 25713 | Jada | 21119 |
| 98 | Devin | 25117 | Valeria | 20911 |
| 99 | Jaden | 25057 | Arianna | 20891 |
| 100 | Eduardo | 23303 | Molly | 20874 |
| 101 | Jorge | 22724 | Diana | 20855 |
| 102 | Oscar | 22280 | Amber | 20291 |
| 103 | Caden | 22223 | Madelyn | 19304 |
| 104 | Tristan | 22088 | Amelia | 19124 |
| 105 | Riley | 22029 | Daniela | 18625 |
| 106 | Bryce | 21674 | Shelby | 18526 |
| 107 | Kaden | 21558 | Aubrey | 18361 |
| 108 | Parker | 21489 | Marissa | 17942 |
| 109 | Liam | 21319 | Angela | 17885 |
| 110 | Trevor | 21134 | Gracie | 17599 |
| 111 | Ivan | 20419 | Danielle | 17260 |
| 112 | Colton | 18844 | Gabriela | 16582 |
| 113 | Francisco | 18615 | Isabelle | 16487 |
| 114 | Kaleb | 18469 | Kennedy | 15911 |
| 115 | Cooper | 18354 | Daisy | 15194 |
| 116 | Garrett | 18244 | Valerie | 15188 |
| 117 | Jared | 18023 | Alondra | 14838 |
| 118 | Henry | 17898 | Briana | 14803 |
| 119 | Andres | 17827 | Giselle | 14759 |
| 120 | Ricardo | 17655 | Natalia | 14755 |
| 121 | Alexis | 17438 | Lydia | 14323 |
| 122 | Fernando | 17409 | Erin | 13934 |
| 123 | Patrick | 17252 | Amy | 13647 |
| 124 | Cesar | 16863 | Katie | 13399 |
| 125 | Ashton | 16849 | Layla | 12967 |
| 126 | Omar | 16628 | Sophie | 12941 |
| 127 | Brady | 16462 | Breanna | 12868 |
| 128 | Colin | 15765 | Jade | 12660 |
| 129 | Vincent | 15276 | Courtney | 12537 |
| 130 | Alan | 14367 | Adriana | 11739 |
| 131 | Brody | 14278 | Ruby | 11596 |
| 132 | Tanner | 14010 | Peyton | 11464 |
| 133 | Gage | 13837 | Mya | 10927 |
| 134 | Manuel | 13542 | Gianna | 10228 |
| 135 | Dalton | 13239 | Mckenzie | 10206 |
| 136 | Dakota | 12245 | Alexandria | 9904 |
| 137 | Levi | 11980 | Kathryn | 9889 |
| 138 | Preston | 11791 | Karen | 9830 |
| 139 | Edgar | 11740 | Esmeralda | 9525 |
| 140 | Grant | 11481 | Camila | 9471 |
| 141 | Nolan | 10490 | Payton | 9456 |
| 142 | Javier | 10223 | Rylee | 9233 |
| 143 | Peyton | 10175 | Angel | 8770 |
| 144 | Cristian | 10125 | Ashlyn | 8703 |
| 145 | Eli | 9965 | Kelsey | 8625 |
| 146 | Josiah | 9682 | Margaret | 8363 |
| 147 | Damian | 9365 | Genesis | 8231 |
| 148 | Mark | 9352 | Crystal | 8215 |
| 149 | Giovanni | 9342 | Reagan | 8135 |
| 150 | Ayden | 8880 | Zoey | 8083 |
| 151 | Jake | 8666 | Jayla | 7815 |
| 152 | Kenneth | 8651 | Christina | 7744 |
| 153 | Jeremy | 8260 | Charlotte | 7498 |
| 154 | Spencer | 8051 | Catherine | 7453 |
| 155 | Braden | 7592 | Alejandra | 7277 |
| 156 | Collin | 7519 | Ana | 6831 |
| 157 | Maxwell | 7476 | Angelica | 6721 |
| 158 | Colby | 7378 | Kylee | 6698 |
| 159 | Conner | 7273 | Karla | 6613 |
| 160 | Sergio | 7258 | Cassidy | 6335 |
| 161 | Hector | 6892 | Cheyenne | 6328 |
| 162 | Bryson | 6799 | Karina | 6030 |
| 163 | Erick | 6338 | Laura | 6026 |
| 164 | Jalen | 6204 | Naomi | 5861 |
| 165 | Micah | 6119 | Lucy | 5688 |
| 166 | Marcus | 5760 | Jazmin | 5678 |
| 167 | Stephen | 5685 | Caitlin | 5486 |
| 168 | Braxton | 5629 | Sadie | 5451 |
| 169 | Joel | 5480 | Lindsey | 5307 |
| 170 | Leonardo | 5256 | Bella | 5184 |
| 171 | Jaxon | 4653 | Guadalupe | 5162 |
| 172 | Mario | 4357 | Brittany | 5147 |
| 173 | Jaylen | 4161 | Liliana | 5137 |
| 174 | Oliver | 3827 | Cassandra | 5030 |
| 175 | Jace | 3707 | Ellie | 4885 |
| 176 | Shane | 3622 | Lilly | 4883 |
| 177 | Brendan | 3504 | Eva | 4795 |
| 178 | Taylor | 3340 | Summer | 4589 |
| 179 | Santiago | 3277 | Serenity | 4448 |
| 180 | Trenton | 3192 | Brenda | 4368 |
| 181 | Nicolas | 3046 | Kendall | 4147 |
| 182 | Dawson | 2961 | Sabrina | 4078 |
| 183 | Wesley | 2623 | Kelly | 4040 |
| 184 | Ruben | 2469 | Jasmin | 4022 |
| 185 | Mitchell | 2438 | Lizbeth | 3737 |
| 186 | Erik | 2422 | Abby | 3493 |
| 187 | Max | 2338 | Mikayla | 3488 |
| 188 | Edward | 2208 | Delaney | 3430 |
| 189 | Shawn | 2165 | Mariana | 3430 |
| 190 | Paul | 1916 | Cynthia | 3428 |
| 191 | Chandler | 1889 | Skylar | 3420 |
| 192 | Derek | 1884 | Mckenna | 3199 |
| 193 | Travis | 1852 | Jordyn | 3130 |
| 194 | Malachi | 1817 | Jillian | 3093 |
| 195 | Bradley | 1791 | Alivia | 2864 |
| 196 | Jeffrey | 1754 | Makenzie | 2793 |
| 197 | Kayden | 1682 | Maggie | 2763 |
| 198 | Devon | 1600 | Khloe | 2760 |
| 199 | Dustin | 1472 | Keira | 2572 |
| 200 | Clayton | 1447 | Makenna | 2429 |
| 201 | Peter | 1447 | Caitlyn | 2272 |
| 202 | Cayden | 1406 | Piper | 2219 |
| 203 | Grayson | 1307 | Alicia | 2216 |
| 204 | Emmanuel | 1306 | Brooklynn | 2139 |
| 205 | Tyson | 1286 | Allie | 2080 |
| 206 | Hudson | 1285 | Macy | 2029 |
| 207 | Gerardo | 1274 | Hayden | 1956 |
| 208 | Roberto | 1232 | Delilah | 1944 |
| 209 | Malik | 1218 | Mallory | 1904 |
| 210 | Corey | 1212 | Reese | 1881 |
| 211 | Camden | 1030 | Erica | 1867 |
| 212 | Trey | 1007 | Tiffany | 1795 |
| 213 | Ryder | 960 | Hope | 1738 |
| 214 | Ty | 951 | Diamond | 1730 |
| 215 | Keegan | 950 | Miranda | 1661 |
| 216 | Drew | 900 | Alexia | 1658 |
| 217 | Cade | 864 | Ansley | 1600 |
| 218 | Kyler | 861 | London | 1561 |
| 219 | Brett | 854 | Ashanti | 1554 |
| 220 | Dillon | 818 | Juliana | 1291 |
| 221 | Bridger | 814 | Kate | 1281 |
| 222 | Landen | 787 | Meghan | 1250 |
| 223 | Porter | 774 | Erika | 1189 |
| 224 | Braylon | 755 | Celeste | 1138 |
| 225 | Lincoln | 729 | Eliza | 1128 |
| 226 | Johnathan | 707 | Bethany | 1125 |
| 227 | Ryker | 707 | Nayeli | 1114 |
| 228 | Brennan | 695 | Kiara | 1080 |
| 229 | Sawyer | 678 | Veronica | 1048 |
| 230 | Easton | 603 | Monica | 1046 |
| 231 | Gregory | 569 | Alina | 1046 |
| 232 | Dallin | 548 | Tessa | 1036 |
| 233 | Jonah | 520 | Carly | 943 |
| 234 | Alec | 493 | Fatima | 934 |
| 235 | Skyler | 487 | Bianca | 932 |
| 236 | Miles | 468 | Aspen | 927 |
| 237 | Jaxson | 454 | Marley | 919 |
| 238 | Brodie | 435 | Paris | 914 |
| 239 | Boston | 426 | Jayden | 878 |
| 240 | Ali | 425 | Stella | 869 |
| 241 | Derrick | 416 | Laila | 821 |
| 242 | Asher | 399 | Josie | 810 |
| 243 | Griffin | 392 | Chelsea | 797 |
| 244 | Chance | 354 | Alana | 776 |
| 245 | Zane | 350 | Aniyah | 774 |
| 246 | Kai | 325 | Cadence | 736 |
| 247 | Rylan | 309 | Asia | 730 |
| 248 | Ezekiel | 283 | Harper | 706 |
| 249 | Zion | 274 | Haylee | 673 |
| 250 | Tucker | 263 | Heather | 667 |
| 251 | Damien | 242 | Tatum | 663 |
| 252 | Maddox | 239 | Alaina | 631 |
| 253 | Darius | 234 | Clara | 599 |
| 254 | Kainoa | 227 | Raven | 596 |
| 255 | Keanu | 225 | Logan | 592 |
| 256 | Notnamed | 216 | Violet | 588 |
| 257 | George | 213 | Michaela | 576 |
| 258 | Payton | 213 | Annabelle | 559 |
| 259 | Kainalu | 209 | Kristen | 542 |
| 260 | Marco | 201 | Nora | 487 |
| 261 | Kaimana | 181 | Brittney | 478 |
| 262 | Scott | 169 | Josephine | 462 |
| 263 | Corbin | 167 | Valentina | 457 |
| 264 | Jacoby | 161 | Adrianna | 453 |
| 265 | Kekoa | 161 | Kamryn | 434 |
| 266 | Elias | 158 | Halle | 423 |
| 267 | Jakob | 153 | Brynn | 407 |
| 268 | Cash | 151 | Hayley | 404 |
| 269 | Kaiden | 150 | India | 404 |
| 270 | Grady | 143 | Rebekah | 402 |
| 271 | Calvin | 142 | Shannon | 394 |
| 272 | Trent | 139 | Brynlee | 367 |
| 273 | Brock | 139 | Sage | 362 |
| 274 | Dante | 139 | Kayleigh | 359 |
| 275 | Harrison | 138 | Kendra | 348 |
| 276 | Edwin | 136 | Addyson | 335 |
| 277 | Dominick | 130 | Miley | 334 |
| 278 | Andre | 130 | Kiana | 325 |
| 279 | Nainoa | 122 | Willow | 320 |
| 280 | Nasir | 122 | Eleanor | 317 |
| 281 | Jaheim | 120 | Phoebe | 316 |
| 282 | Ezra | 120 | Brinley | 307 |
| 283 | Simon | 114 | Kyla | 303 |
| 284 | Kobe | 113 | Malia | 288 |
| 285 | Tyrese | 112 | Izabella | 253 |
| 286 | Colter | 110 | Camryn | 250 |
| 287 | Jaquan | 108 | Kyra | 231 |
| 288 | Kingston | 106 | Lila | 231 |
| 289 | Lane | 104 | Aniya | 230 |
| 290 | Bailey | 102 | Cameron | 226 |
| 291 | Raymond | 97 | Hallie | 225 |
| 292 | Phillip | 92 | Janiya | 223 |
| 293 | Keoni | 87 | Ashlynn | 223 |
| 294 | Silas | 87 | Camille | 219 |
| 295 | Daxton | 74 | Elise | 216 |
| 296 | Jude | 72 | Whitney | 214 |
| 297 | Amir | 68 | Leilani | 210 |
| 298 | Tate | 65 | Savanna | 206 |
| 299 | Quinn | 64 | Notnamed | 206 |
| 300 | Donald | 61 | Nadia | 205 |
| 301 | Kameron | 60 | Baylee | 202 |
| 302 | Kade | 60 | Presley | 200 |
| 303 | Rowan | 58 | Paisley | 200 |
| 304 | Makana | 44 | Aubree | 200 |
| 305 | Jaiden | 43 | Aurora | 195 |
| 306 | Xander | 40 | Kira | 193 |
| 307 | Zayden | 38 | Dakota | 184 |
| 308 | Leo | 36 | Fiona | 184 |
| 309 | Avery | 34 | Ciara | 183 |
| 310 | Sage | 33 | Kaitlin | 174 |
| 311 | Blaze | 32 | Lindsay | 168 |
| 312 | Shayden | 29 | Brielle | 165 |
| 313 | Cyrus | 29 | Julianna | 165 |
| 314 | Makoa | 29 | Kaila | 161 |
| 315 | Luca | 28 | Shania | 160 |
| 316 | Donovan | 26 | Kailee | 157 |
| 317 | Ronald | 24 | Leila | 155 |
| 318 | Finn | 22 | Ivy | 155 |
| 319 | Raiden | 21 | Amari | 148 |
| 320 | Casey | 21 | Maile | 146 |
| 321 | Brenden | 21 | Hanna | 144 |
| 322 | Kawika | 19 | Carmen | 138 |
| 323 | Kanoa | 18 | Ryleigh | 138 |
| 324 | Holden | 18 | Amaya | 137 |
| 325 | Morgan | 17 | Sienna | 129 |
| 326 | Ikaika | 17 | Jane | 126 |
| 327 | Elliot | 16 | Tehani | 113 |
| 328 | Declan | 16 | Tiana | 113 |
| 329 | Domenic | 15 | Hazel | 105 |
| 330 | Chad | 15 | Anela | 103 |
| 331 | Duke | 15 | Kaydence | 99 |
| 332 | Asa | 14 | Alison | 96 |
| 333 | Justice | 14 | Shaylee | 95 |
| 334 | Noa | 14 | Ariel | 91 |
| 335 | Armani | 13 | Kadence | 90 |
| 336 | Tristen | 13 | Nyasia | 88 |
| 337 | Angelo | 13 | Ayla | 86 |
| 338 | Kalani | 13 | Kassidy | 84 |
| 339 | Bronson | 13 | Kaya | 81 |
| 340 | Beau | 12 | Yesenia | 81 |
| 341 | Lukas | 10 | Annika | 80 |
| 342 | Zander | 8 | Jaqueline | 79 |
| 343 | Talon | 8 | Shayla | 77 |