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The most popular baby names of 2000

SSA recorded 3,780,037 births in 2000 across all reported names — 1,816,036 girls and 1,964,001 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2000

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1999.
#NameBirthsvs 1999
1 Emily 25,959 —
2 Hannah 23,087 —
3 Madison 19,968 +4
4 Ashley 18,000 +2
5 Sarah 17,715 -1
6 Alexis 17,631 -3
7 Samantha 17,265 -2
8 Jessica 15,711 +1
9 Elizabeth 15,117 +1
10 Taylor 15,080 -2
11 Lauren 14,176 +1
12 Alyssa 13,553 -1
13 Kayla 13,313 —
14 Abigail 13,094 +4
15 Brianna 12,880 -1
16 Olivia 12,855 +4
17 Emma 12,560 —
18 Megan 11,436 -3
19 Grace 11,285 +8
20 Victoria 10,926 -4
21 Rachel 10,687 -2
22 Anna 10,613 +7
23 Sydney 10,243 —
24 Destiny 9,850 +4
25 Morgan 9,502 -1
26 Jennifer 9,390 -5
27 Jasmine 9,099 -1
28 Haley 9,069 +3
29 Julia 8,769 +1
30 Kaitlyn 8,759 +3
31 Nicole 8,563 -6
32 Amanda 8,558 -10
33 Katherine 8,109 +3
34 Natalie 8,096 —
35 Hailey 7,829 +19
36 Alexandra 7,550 -4
37 Savannah 7,100 +5
38 Chloe 7,094 +25
39 Rebecca 7,078 -1
40 Stephanie 7,028 -3
41 Maria 6,857 -2
42 Sophia 6,564 +11
43 Mackenzie 6,350 +9
44 Allison 6,315 -4
45 Isabella 6,242 +15
46 Mary 6,222 -1
47 Amber 6,182 -6
48 Danielle 6,092 -5
49 Gabrielle 5,872 -3
50 Jordan 5,809 -2
51 Brooke 5,642 -4
52 Michelle 5,545 +4
53 Sierra 5,520 -4
54 Katelyn 5,502 +1
55 Andrea 5,479 +4
56 Madeline 5,371 +14
57 Sara 5,325 -7
58 Kimberly 5,244 -7
59 Courtney 5,239 -15
60 Brittany 5,185 -25
60 Erin 5,185 -2
62 Vanessa 5,134 -5
63 Jenna 5,045 -2
64 Jacqueline 5,037 +15
65 Caroline 5,022 +6
66 Faith 4,999 +10
67 Makayla 4,917 -1
68 Bailey 4,649 -3
69 Paige 4,609 -2
70 Shelby 4,561 -8
71 Melissa 4,532 -7
72 Kaylee 4,493 -3
73 Christina 4,332 +2
74 Trinity 4,284 +135
75 Mariah 4,104 -7
76 Caitlin 4,102 +17
77 Autumn 4,027 —
78 Marissa 4,025 -5
79 Angela 3,828 +11
80 Breanna 3,826 -6
81 Catherine 3,802 +17
82 Zoe 3,785 +22
83 Briana 3,754 -1
84 Jada 3,747 +27
85 Laura 3,741 -4
86 Claire 3,711 —
87 Alexa 3,674 +2
88 Kelsey 3,669 -16
89 Kathryn 3,644 +2
90 Leslie 3,623 +10
91 Alexandria 3,549 -8
92 Sabrina 3,470 -4
93 Mia 3,451 +27
94 Isabel 3,448 +3
95 Katie 3,413 -3
96 Molly 3,402 +6
97 Leah 3,399 +6
98 Gabriella 3,369 +9
99 Cheyenne 3,367 -15
100 Cassandra 3,305 -13
100 Tiffany 3,305 -20

Top 100 boys' names in 2000

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 1999.
#NameBirthsvs 1999
1 Jacob 34,492 —
2 Michael 32,045 —
3 Matthew 28,580 —
4 Joshua 27,543 —
5 Christopher 24,936 +1
6 Nicholas 24,653 -1
7 Andrew 23,658 —
8 Joseph 22,844 —
9 Daniel 22,338 —
10 Tyler 21,506 —
11 William 20,669 +3
12 Brandon 20,337 -1
13 Ryan 20,269 -1
14 John 20,115 +1
15 Zachary 19,852 +2
16 David 19,787 —
17 Anthony 19,656 +1
18 James 17,991 +1
19 Justin 17,784 +1
20 Alexander 17,290 +1
21 Jonathan 16,888 +1
22 Christian 16,059 +3
23 Austin 15,947 -10
24 Dylan 15,405 -1
25 Ethan 15,226 +12
26 Benjamin 14,845 +3
27 Noah 14,282 -3
28 Samuel 14,188 -1
29 Robert 13,739 -3
30 Nathan 13,040 +2
31 Cameron 12,767 +2
32 Kevin 12,674 +2
33 Thomas 12,638 -2
34 Jose 12,585 +1
35 Hunter 12,538 +1
36 Jordan 12,168 -6
37 Kyle 11,969 -9
38 Caleb 9,866 +3
39 Jason 9,778 +1
40 Logan 9,737 +2
41 Aaron 9,561 -3
42 Eric 9,162 -3
43 Brian 8,958 —
44 Gabriel 8,681 +9
45 Adam 8,136 -1
46 Jack 8,125 +6
47 Isaiah 8,029 +4
48 Juan 7,712 -2
49 Luis 7,662 +6
50 Connor 7,530 -2
51 Charles 7,525 -1
52 Elijah 7,472 +8
53 Isaac 7,439 +11
54 Steven 7,361 -7
55 Evan 7,334 +2
56 Jared 7,324 -2
57 Sean 7,316 -1
58 Timothy 7,261 -9
59 Luke 7,148 +8
60 Cody 7,132 -15
61 Nathaniel 6,797 +1
62 Alex 6,748 -4
63 Seth 6,717 +2
64 Mason 6,516 +7
65 Richard 6,354 -4
66 Carlos 6,322 -7
67 Angel 6,306 +6
68 Patrick 6,297 -5
69 Devin 6,152 -1
70 Bryan 6,143 +4
71 Cole 5,926 +4
72 Jackson 5,903 +11
73 Ian 5,886 -1
74 Garrett 5,840 +4
75 Trevor 5,745 -9
76 Jesus 5,682 -6
77 Chase 5,442 -1
78 Adrian 5,341 +1
79 Mark 5,230 -10
80 Blake 5,143 +4
81 Sebastian 5,029 +71
82 Antonio 4,892 -2
83 Lucas 4,818 +7
84 Jeremy 4,738 -3
85 Gavin 4,686 +16
86 Miguel 4,673 +5
87 Julian 4,590 +24
88 Dakota 4,553 -11
89 Alejandro 4,511 -1
90 Jesse 4,485 -8
91 Dalton 4,445 -5
92 Bryce 4,319 +1
93 Tanner 4,235 -6
94 Kenneth 4,152 -5
95 Stephen 4,137 -10
96 Jake 4,091 +1
97 Victor 4,053 -2
98 Spencer 4,044 -6
99 Marcus 3,797 -1
100 Paul 3,795 -6

Names that climbed fastest in 2000

Ranked by places gained against 1999, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2000Rank 1999Change
Layla girls 407 654 +247
Aliya girls 718 960 +242
Jaiden girls 739 966 +227
Anahi girls 365 585 +220
Jalyn girls 688 905 +217
Fernanda girls 566 773 +207
Nya girls 785 991 +206
Amaya girls 196 398 +202
Izabella girls 798 991 +193
Aniyah girls 727 914 +187
Piper girls 511 696 +185
Zaria girls 479 654 +175
Presley girls 789 953 +164
Eve girls 539 702 +163
Annalise girls 821 983 +162

Names that fell fastest in 2000

NameRank 2000Rank 1999Change
Jailene girls 1,035 506 -529
Infant girls 1,006 658 -348
Dejah girls 927 670 -257
Lisette girls 860 615 -245
Katlin girls 1,035 814 -221
Mireya girls 895 685 -210
Infant boys 765 555 -210
Estefania girls 927 719 -208
Lizette girls 707 511 -196
Drew girls 803 615 -188
Dalia girls 1,014 827 -187
Chelsie girls 1,014 831 -183
Caleigh girls 880 702 -178
Nikita girls 882 708 -174
Katlynn girls 981 811 -170

Names that first appear in 2000

2000 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2000

For these names, 2000 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.