Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 2000. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 2000, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 32407 | Emily | 23429 |
| 2 | Michael | 26753 | Hannah | 21098 |
| 3 | Joshua | 25272 | Madison | 18577 |
| 4 | Matthew | 24061 | Alexis | 16450 |
| 5 | Andrew | 22801 | Ashley | 16256 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 21190 | Samantha | 15628 |
| 7 | Christopher | 21135 | Sarah | 15531 |
| 8 | Daniel | 20811 | Jessica | 14306 |
| 9 | Joseph | 19788 | Elizabeth | 13863 |
| 10 | Tyler | 19771 | Taylor | 13762 |
| 11 | Brandon | 18296 | Lauren | 12536 |
| 12 | William | 18289 | Alyssa | 12360 |
| 13 | Anthony | 18259 | Abigail | 11805 |
| 14 | David | 18082 | Emma | 11537 |
| 15 | Zachary | 17470 | Olivia | 11377 |
| 16 | Ryan | 17383 | Kayla | 10989 |
| 17 | John | 16220 | Brianna | 10826 |
| 18 | Alexander | 15973 | Megan | 10526 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 15392 | Grace | 10398 |
| 20 | James | 15324 | Anna | 9829 |
| 21 | Justin | 15294 | Sydney | 9426 |
| 22 | Austin | 15275 | Rachel | 9111 |
| 23 | Christian | 14596 | Jennifer | 9028 |
| 24 | Ethan | 14566 | Victoria | 8967 |
| 25 | Dylan | 13926 | Destiny | 8963 |
| 26 | Noah | 13820 | Jasmine | 8851 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 13514 | Morgan | 8752 |
| 28 | Samuel | 13322 | Haley | 8536 |
| 29 | Nathan | 12917 | Natalie | 8045 |
| 30 | Robert | 11946 | Kaitlyn | 7711 |
| 31 | Hunter | 11931 | Hailey | 7337 |
| 32 | Cameron | 11825 | Katherine | 7099 |
| 33 | Jose | 11569 | Julia | 7038 |
| 34 | Jordan | 11104 | Amanda | 6998 |
| 35 | Kevin | 10720 | Savannah | 6862 |
| 36 | Kyle | 10584 | Chloe | 6859 |
| 37 | Thomas | 10502 | Nicole | 6829 |
| 38 | Logan | 9346 | Stephanie | 6520 |
| 39 | Aaron | 8873 | Maria | 6301 |
| 40 | Gabriel | 8721 | Alexandra | 6230 |
| 41 | Caleb | 8510 | Rebecca | 6224 |
| 42 | Eric | 8349 | Sophia | 5886 |
| 43 | Jason | 8348 | Allison | 5572 |
| 44 | Brian | 7972 | Isabella | 5557 |
| 45 | Isaac | 7515 | Amber | 5375 |
| 46 | Isaiah | 7210 | Andrea | 5343 |
| 47 | Adam | 7173 | Sierra | 5338 |
| 48 | Elijah | 6847 | Mackenzie | 5160 |
| 49 | Connor | 6843 | Danielle | 5117 |
| 50 | Jack | 6792 | Mary | 4834 |
| 51 | Evan | 6715 | Vanessa | 4760 |
| 52 | Jared | 6706 | Sara | 4719 |
| 53 | Juan | 6647 | Madeline | 4631 |
| 54 | Luis | 6574 | Kimberly | 4358 |
| 55 | Nathaniel | 6367 | Michelle | 4292 |
| 56 | Steven | 6327 | Gabrielle | 4212 |
| 57 | Luke | 6261 | Jordan | 4207 |
| 58 | Alex | 6258 | Katelyn | 4187 |
| 59 | Angel | 5824 | Brooke | 4092 |
| 60 | Sean | 5785 | Jacqueline | 4049 |
| 61 | Timothy | 5770 | Bailey | 3917 |
| 62 | Cody | 5681 | Courtney | 3843 |
| 63 | Cole | 5591 | Makayla | 3831 |
| 64 | Jesus | 5507 | Melissa | 3689 |
| 65 | Richard | 5417 | Brittany | 3652 |
| 66 | Ian | 5406 | Kaylee | 3616 |
| 67 | Seth | 5208 | Faith | 3614 |
| 68 | Charles | 5148 | Erin | 3507 |
| 69 | Mason | 5079 | Shelby | 3353 |
| 70 | Carlos | 5045 | Mariah | 3347 |
| 71 | Jackson | 4912 | Christina | 3300 |
| 72 | Garrett | 4449 | Paige | 3272 |
| 73 | Adrian | 4425 | Jenna | 3262 |
| 74 | Devin | 4424 | Marissa | 3089 |
| 75 | Trevor | 4390 | Autumn | 2925 |
| 76 | Chase | 4294 | Leslie | 2878 |
| 77 | Bryan | 4262 | Caitlin | 2742 |
| 78 | Alejandro | 4022 | Caroline | 2739 |
| 79 | Miguel | 4015 | Laura | 2714 |
| 80 | Jesse | 3945 | Breanna | 2651 |
| 81 | Patrick | 3937 | Angela | 2650 |
| 82 | Blake | 3869 | Trinity | 2619 |
| 83 | Antonio | 3811 | Zoe | 2601 |
| 84 | Mark | 3596 | Cassandra | 2598 |
| 85 | Gavin | 3534 | Catherine | 2567 |
| 86 | Sebastian | 3476 | Kelsey | 2497 |
| 87 | Dalton | 3464 | Briana | 2462 |
| 88 | Dakota | 3389 | Isabel | 2342 |
| 89 | Tanner | 3183 | Diana | 2337 |
| 90 | Julian | 3176 | Alexa | 2327 |
| 91 | Bryce | 3098 | Molly | 2289 |
| 92 | Victor | 2998 | Jada | 2253 |
| 93 | Lucas | 2860 | Katie | 2250 |
| 94 | Jorge | 2830 | Kathryn | 2207 |
| 95 | Eduardo | 2737 | Alexandria | 2185 |
| 96 | Oscar | 2454 | Cassidy | 2166 |
| 97 | Spencer | 2324 | Mia | 2153 |
| 98 | Jeremy | 2228 | Jocelyn | 2022 |
| 99 | Carson | 2158 | Claire | 2009 |
| 100 | Alexis | 2137 | Ariana | 1951 |
| 101 | Francisco | 2135 | Lindsey | 1931 |
| 102 | Wyatt | 2078 | Cheyenne | 1882 |
| 103 | Ricardo | 2060 | Kylie | 1870 |
| 104 | Diego | 2041 | Sabrina | 1848 |
| 105 | Fernando | 1992 | Gabriela | 1830 |
| 106 | Colton | 1938 | Maya | 1750 |
| 107 | Jalen | 1898 | Daisy | 1725 |
| 108 | Riley | 1858 | Tiffany | 1691 |
| 109 | Kenneth | 1850 | Leah | 1614 |
| 110 | Manuel | 1836 | Amy | 1592 |
| 111 | Tristan | 1815 | Daniela | 1544 |
| 112 | Andres | 1783 | Angelica | 1479 |
| 113 | Stephen | 1749 | Alejandra | 1474 |
| 114 | Cesar | 1712 | Alondra | 1470 |
| 115 | Ivan | 1691 | Melanie | 1459 |
| 116 | Omar | 1660 | Adriana | 1445 |
| 117 | Grant | 1535 | Karina | 1438 |
| 118 | Sergio | 1420 | Crystal | 1425 |
| 119 | Javier | 1406 | Mckenzie | 1415 |
| 120 | Taylor | 1398 | Kennedy | 1415 |
| 121 | Mario | 1391 | Kelly | 1408 |
| 122 | Vincent | 1389 | Evelyn | 1392 |
| 123 | Cristian | 1342 | Mikayla | 1387 |
| 124 | Hector | 1337 | Ana | 1350 |
| 125 | Edgar | 1298 | Esmeralda | 1299 |
| 126 | Ruben | 1297 | Riley | 1273 |
| 127 | Gerardo | 1274 | Valerie | 1264 |
| 128 | Jeremiah | 1273 | Brenda | 1258 |
| 129 | Derek | 1240 | Margaret | 1256 |
| 130 | Erik | 1238 | Erica | 1215 |
| 131 | Roberto | 1232 | Cynthia | 1204 |
| 132 | Erick | 1224 | Sofia | 1200 |
| 133 | Colin | 1215 | Caitlyn | 1180 |
| 134 | Collin | 1190 | Karen | 1172 |
| 135 | Maxwell | 1163 | Erika | 1150 |
| 136 | Marcus | 1152 | Giselle | 1146 |
| 137 | Kaleb | 1133 | Guadalupe | 1098 |
| 138 | Hayden | 1131 | Audrey | 1096 |
| 139 | Parker | 1112 | Monica | 1046 |
| 140 | Jake | 1112 | Jasmin | 1014 |
| 141 | Peyton | 1091 | Veronica | 976 |
| 142 | Mitchell | 1070 | Valeria | 974 |
| 143 | Gage | 1046 | Miranda | 962 |
| 144 | Dominic | 982 | Angel | 906 |
| 145 | Dawson | 943 | Madelyn | 896 |
| 146 | Brendan | 911 | Lydia | 873 |
| 147 | Preston | 889 | Jade | 842 |
| 148 | Nolan | 855 | Payton | 837 |
| 149 | Owen | 794 | Lillian | 789 |
| 150 | Paul | 763 | Diamond | 694 |
| 151 | Jaden | 742 | Summer | 658 |
| 152 | Aidan | 737 | Brooklyn | 626 |
| 153 | Shane | 719 | Mckenna | 626 |
| 154 | Chandler | 702 | Ashlyn | 603 |
| 155 | Dustin | 674 | Gabriella | 578 |
| 156 | Levi | 670 | Lily | 578 |
| 157 | Xavier | 663 | Hope | 550 |
| 158 | Travis | 651 | Isabelle | 523 |
| 159 | Bradley | 648 | Meghan | 519 |
| 160 | Landon | 645 | Kristen | 484 |
| 161 | Trenton | 640 | Heather | 480 |
| 162 | Liam | 614 | Brittney | 478 |
| 163 | Devon | 604 | Skylar | 462 |
| 164 | Clayton | 598 | Chelsea | 429 |
| 165 | Brayden | 578 | Kiara | 412 |
| 166 | Jeffrey | 565 | Alicia | 366 |
| 167 | Wesley | 562 | Gracie | 359 |
| 168 | Conner | 550 | Rylee | 357 |
| 169 | Shawn | 547 | Hayley | 349 |
| 170 | Braden | 527 | Bethany | 345 |
| 171 | Corey | 518 | Delaney | 339 |
| 172 | Jayden | 514 | Sophie | 316 |
| 173 | Colby | 498 | Jillian | 313 |
| 174 | Carter | 490 | Arianna | 313 |
| 175 | Joel | 478 | Kylee | 304 |
| 176 | Dillon | 452 | Maggie | 283 |
| 177 | Alec | 409 | Jayla | 261 |
| 178 | Peter | 406 | Makenzie | 261 |
| 179 | Cade | 385 | Raven | 238 |
| 180 | Caden | 375 | Abby | 232 |
| 181 | Malik | 371 | Peyton | 231 |
| 182 | Brett | 339 | Mallory | 216 |
| 183 | Gregory | 318 | Carly | 201 |
| 184 | Kaden | 316 | Shannon | 199 |
| 185 | Johnathan | 297 | Josie | 195 |
| 186 | Micah | 274 | Tessa | 184 |
| 187 | Nicolas | 257 | Kendra | 174 |
| 188 | Cooper | 222 | Macy | 170 |
| 189 | Edward | 208 | Bianca | 170 |
| 190 | Henry | 192 | Avery | 164 |
| 191 | Bryson | 147 | Gianna | 163 |
| 192 | Brady | 123 | Kaitlin | 160 |
| 193 | Harrison | 116 | Logan | 160 |
| 194 | Braxton | 115 | Ansley | 151 |
| 195 | Tyrese | 112 | Aaliyah | 137 |
| 196 | Josiah | 110 | Rebekah | 134 |
| 197 | Notnamed | 109 | Michaela | 124 |
| 198 | Dallin | 108 | Sadie | 122 |
| 199 | Bailey | 102 | Baylee | 110 |
| 200 | Marco | 102 | Notnamed | 108 |
| 201 | Darius | 98 | Aubrey | 104 |
| 202 | Payton | 98 | Elise | 90 |
| 203 | Griffin | 96 | Lindsay | 84 |
| 204 | Drew | 96 | Yesenia | 81 |
| 205 | Phillip | 92 | Tatum | 80 |
| 206 | Tyson | 91 | Jaqueline | 79 |
| 207 | Trey | 90 | Karla | 78 |
| 208 | Skyler | 81 | Aspen | 77 |
| 209 | Bridger | 79 | Shania | 76 |
| 210 | Brennan | 79 | Mya | 69 |
| 211 | Jaxon | 79 | Addison | 68 |
| 212 | Chance | 77 | Asia | 67 |
| 213 | Derrick | 75 | Camryn | 65 |
| 214 | Ashton | 67 | Ella | 64 |
| 215 | Jace | 60 | Jordyn | 61 |
| 216 | Jonah | 43 | Whitney | 55 |
| 217 | Scott | 36 | Kiana | 52 |
| 218 | Tucker | 34 | Bailee | 47 |
| 219 | Andre | 26 | Ava | 40 |
| 220 | Kainoa | 26 | Jamie | 36 |
| 221 | Kai | 25 | Naomi | 33 |
| 222 | Keanu | 25 | Angelina | 30 |
| 223 | Brock | 24 | Alexia | 29 |
| 224 | Edwin | 22 | Malia | 29 |
| 225 | Nainoa | 22 | Kyra | 26 |
| 226 | Kekoa | 21 | Kyla | 21 |
| 227 | Keoni | 21 | Hallie | 20 |
| 228 | Lane | 21 | Adrianna | 20 |
| 229 | Dante | 21 | Tehani | 19 |
| 230 | Brenden | 21 | Eliza | 18 |
| 231 | Eli | 20 | Cameron | 18 |
| 232 | Kaimana | 18 | Leilani | 17 |
| 233 | Raymond | 16 | Kaila | 16 |
| 234 | Ezekiel | 16 | Bridget | 16 |
| 235 | Damien | 16 | Shayla | 15 |
| 236 | Kobe | 16 | Kailee | 15 |
| 237 | Kainalu | 16 | Kamryn | 14 |
| 238 | Makana | 15 | Maile | 14 |
| 239 | Chad | 15 | Alana | 13 |
| 240 | Ty | 14 | Melia | 13 |
| 241 | George | 14 | Tiana | 13 |
| 242 | Silas | 14 | Kira | 13 |
| 243 | Cyrus | 14 | Talia | 13 |