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The most popular baby names of 2002

SSA recorded 3,738,396 births in 2002 across all reported names — 1,796,882 girls and 1,941,514 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2002

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2001.
#NameBirthsvs 2001
1 Emily 24,470 —
2 Madison 21,774 —
3 Hannah 18,828 —
4 Emma 16,558 +9
5 Alexis 15,636 —
6 Ashley 15,344 -2
7 Abigail 15,303 +1
8 Sarah 14,779 -2
9 Samantha 14,671 -2
10 Olivia 14,631 —
11 Elizabeth 14,621 -2
12 Alyssa 12,847 +2
13 Lauren 12,327 +2
14 Isabella 12,171 +14
15 Grace 12,056 +1
16 Jessica 11,921 -5
17 Brianna 11,524 +1
18 Taylor 11,468 -6
19 Kayla 11,310 -2
20 Anna 10,398 -1
21 Victoria 9,785 —
22 Megan 9,210 -2
23 Sydney 9,034 —
24 Rachel 8,944 —
25 Chloe 8,902 +5
26 Jasmine 8,869 -1
27 Sophia 8,665 +10
28 Jennifer 8,540 -2
29 Morgan 8,433 —
30 Natalie 8,352 +2
31 Hailey 7,992 +2
32 Kaitlyn 7,981 -1
33 Julia 7,965 -6
34 Destiny 7,804 -12
35 Haley 7,457 -1
36 Katherine 7,212 -1
37 Nicole 6,974 -1
38 Alexandra 6,936 —
39 Savannah 6,581 +3
40 Maria 6,391 +1
41 Stephanie 6,270 +2
42 Mackenzie 6,268 -2
43 Mia 6,259 +33
44 Allison 6,239 —
45 Jordan 6,152 +2
46 Amanda 6,145 -7
47 Jenna 5,664 -2
48 Faith 5,527 +5
49 Mary 5,487 -1
50 Makayla 5,476 +4
51 Paige 5,470 +20
52 Brooke 5,338 +5
53 Katelyn 5,267 -1
54 Rebecca 5,222 -8
55 Andrea 5,118 -6
56 Madeline 5,114 —
57 Kaylee 4,983 +9
58 Michelle 4,950 +1
59 Sara 4,945 -1
60 Zoe 4,887 +5
61 Kylie 4,833 +34
62 Sierra 4,807 -7
63 Kimberly 4,790 -2
64 Aaliyah 4,779 +32
65 Amber 4,723 -14
66 Gabrielle 4,669 -16
67 Caroline 4,657 -5
68 Vanessa 4,455 -4
69 Alexa 4,401 +9
70 Trinity 4,385 -3
71 Danielle 4,205 -8
72 Erin 4,145 -12
73 Autumn 4,104 -1
74 Angelina 3,981 +19
75 Shelby 3,961 -7
76 Gabriella 3,910 +7
77 Riley 3,906 +29
78 Jada 3,899 -3
79 Lily 3,834 +24
80 Melissa 3,769 -6
81 Jacqueline 3,754 -11
82 Ava 3,751 +50
83 Angela 3,714 -6
84 Bailey 3,662 -15
85 Isabel 3,651 +3
86 Jade 3,630 +12
87 Leah 3,604 —
88 Courtney 3,580 -15
89 Ella 3,567 +101
90 Maya 3,545 +20
91 Leslie 3,522 -7
92 Jocelyn 3,521 +31
93 Ariana 3,492 -1
94 Melanie 3,484 +23
95 Claire 3,406 -13
96 Lillian 3,397 +15
97 Christina 3,391 -17
98 Evelyn 3,372 +28
99 Marissa 3,317 -20
100 Audrey 3,306 +12

Top 100 boys' names in 2002

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2001.
#NameBirthsvs 2001
1 Jacob 30,586 —
2 Michael 28,258 —
3 Joshua 25,998 +1
4 Matthew 25,154 -1
5 Ethan 22,113 +12
6 Andrew 22,037 +1
7 Joseph 21,920 +1
8 Christopher 21,689 -3
9 Nicholas 21,390 -3
10 Daniel 21,352 -1
11 William 20,136 -1
12 Anthony 19,590 -1
13 David 18,704 -1
14 Tyler 18,266 -1
15 Alexander 17,718 +5
16 Ryan 17,658 -1
17 John 17,477 -3
18 James 16,968 +1
19 Zachary 16,622 -3
20 Brandon 16,282 -2
21 Jonathan 15,514 +2
22 Justin 14,906 —
23 Dylan 14,821 -2
24 Christian 14,597 —
25 Samuel 14,579 +1
26 Austin 14,542 -1
27 Benjamin 13,492 —
28 Nathan 13,224 +3
29 Logan 12,974 —
30 Jose 12,868 +4
31 Noah 12,076 -3
32 Gabriel 12,059 +6
33 Kevin 12,046 -1
34 Robert 12,031 -4
35 Caleb 11,665 +2
36 Thomas 11,293 -3
37 Jordan 11,152 +2
38 Hunter 11,085 -2
39 Cameron 10,339 -4
40 Kyle 10,064 —
41 Elijah 10,053 +4
42 Jason 9,956 -1
43 Aaron 9,008 -1
44 Jack 9,000 +4
45 Isaiah 8,965 -2
46 Luke 8,692 +4
47 Connor 8,409 +2
48 Isaac 8,312 -1
49 Angel 8,192 +9
50 Jackson 8,153 +10
51 Brian 8,082 -5
52 Eric 7,928 -8
53 Mason 7,878 —
54 Juan 7,820 -1
55 Adam 7,754 -4
56 Evan 7,386 —
57 Luis 7,379 -5
58 Charles 7,208 -3
59 Sean 7,028 -2
60 Aidan 6,954 +26
61 Gavin 6,951 +17
62 Nathaniel 6,813 -1
63 Alex 6,807 -1
64 Bryan 6,617 +5
65 Carlos 6,592 -6
66 Jesus 6,371 —
67 Ian 6,360 +3
68 Steven 6,222 -5
69 Cole 6,038 +5
70 Timothy 6,020 -3
71 Cody 5,939 -7
72 Seth 5,740 -4
73 Adrian 5,684 +2
74 Devin 5,440 -3
75 Lucas 5,381 +8
76 Blake 5,358 +1
77 Richard 5,322 -4
78 Julian 5,223 +4
79 Patrick 5,153 -7
80 Sebastian 5,137 +1
81 Trevor 5,060 -5
82 Chase 4,858 -3
83 Dominic 4,855 +23
84 Jared 4,837 -19
85 Antonio 4,730 —
86 Jeremiah 4,720 +4
87 Jaden 4,651 +27
88 Xavier 4,648 +6
89 Miguel 4,644 -2
90 Jesse 4,431 +1
91 Garrett 4,357 -11
92 Alejandro 4,356 -4
93 Mark 4,222 -9
94 Owen 4,190 +36
95 Jeremy 4,166 -6
96 Hayden 4,142 +21
97 Bryce 4,068 -5
98 Diego 3,979 +41
99 Riley 3,959 +6
100 Victor 3,935 -4

Names that climbed fastest in 2002

Ranked by places gained against 2001, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2002Rank 2001Change
Ashanti girls 115 825 +710
Nyla girls 453 865 +412
Jimena girls 549 874 +325
Reese girls 465 783 +318
Shakira girls 535 850 +315
Kaia girls 582 891 +309
Lana girls 667 940 +273
Ximena girls 604 870 +266
Liberty girls 481 745 +264
Taliyah girls 684 940 +256
Annabella girls 715 966 +251
Evelin girls 764 1,014 +250
Lizbeth girls 133 373 +240
Joslyn girls 796 1,025 +229
Aldo boys 410 635 +225

Names that fell fastest in 2002

NameRank 2002Rank 2001Change
Chyna girls 1,022 639 -383
Johana girls 995 749 -246
Yuliana girls 898 690 -208
Sheridan girls 981 778 -203
Jordy boys 811 620 -191
Reina girls 1,005 820 -185
Aylin girls 939 756 -183
Michele girls 1,039 860 -179
Brisa girls 693 516 -177
Lyndsey girls 891 718 -173
Joana girls 870 698 -172
Jarod boys 554 388 -166
Carrie girls 752 588 -164
Silvia girls 1,031 870 -161
Tylor boys 832 671 -161

Names that first appear in 2002

2002 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2002

For these names, 2002 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.