Most Popular Baby Names of 2000
In 2000, Emily (25,959 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (34,491 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 2000
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 34,491 |
| 2 | Michael | 32,043 |
| 3 | Matthew | 28,580 |
| 4 | Joshua | 27,542 |
| 5 | Christopher | 24,937 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 24,654 |
| 7 | Andrew | 23,657 |
| 8 | Joseph | 22,843 |
| 9 | Daniel | 22,337 |
| 10 | Tyler | 21,506 |
| 11 | William | 20,669 |
| 12 | Brandon | 20,337 |
| 13 | Ryan | 20,269 |
| 14 | John | 20,113 |
| 15 | Zachary | 19,852 |
| 16 | David | 19,787 |
| 17 | Anthony | 19,655 |
| 18 | James | 17,991 |
| 19 | Justin | 17,783 |
| 20 | Alexander | 17,290 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 16,888 |
| 22 | Christian | 16,057 |
| 23 | Austin | 15,946 |
| 24 | Dylan | 15,405 |
| 25 | Ethan | 15,225 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 14,844 |
| 27 | Noah | 14,282 |
| 28 | Samuel | 14,187 |
| 29 | Robert | 13,739 |
| 30 | Nathan | 13,039 |
| 31 | Cameron | 12,765 |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,673 |
| 33 | Thomas | 12,639 |
| 34 | Jose | 12,585 |
| 35 | Hunter | 12,538 |
| 36 | Jordan | 12,168 |
| 37 | Kyle | 11,969 |
| 38 | Caleb | 9,866 |
| 39 | Jason | 9,778 |
| 40 | Logan | 9,737 |
| 41 | Aaron | 9,561 |
| 42 | Eric | 9,161 |
| 43 | Brian | 8,957 |
| 44 | Gabriel | 8,681 |
| 45 | Adam | 8,137 |
| 46 | Jack | 8,123 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 8,029 |
| 48 | Juan | 7,711 |
| 49 | Luis | 7,662 |
| 50 | Connor | 7,529 |
| 51 | Charles | 7,524 |
| 52 | Elijah | 7,472 |
| 53 | Isaac | 7,439 |
| 54 | Steven | 7,362 |
| 55 | Evan | 7,333 |
| 56 | Jared | 7,324 |
| 57 | Sean | 7,316 |
| 58 | Timothy | 7,261 |
| 59 | Luke | 7,149 |
| 60 | Cody | 7,132 |
| 61 | Nathaniel | 6,797 |
| 62 | Alex | 6,748 |
| 63 | Seth | 6,717 |
| 64 | Mason | 6,516 |
| 65 | Richard | 6,354 |
| 66 | Carlos | 6,322 |
| 67 | Angel | 6,306 |
| 68 | Patrick | 6,297 |
| 69 | Devin | 6,152 |
| 70 | Bryan | 6,143 |
| 71 | Cole | 5,926 |
| 72 | Jackson | 5,903 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,886 |
| 74 | Garrett | 5,840 |
| 75 | Trevor | 5,745 |
| 76 | Jesus | 5,682 |
| 77 | Chase | 5,441 |
| 78 | Adrian | 5,341 |
| 79 | Mark | 5,229 |
| 80 | Blake | 5,143 |
| 81 | Sebastian | 5,029 |
| 82 | Antonio | 4,892 |
| 83 | Lucas | 4,818 |
| 84 | Jeremy | 4,738 |
| 85 | Gavin | 4,686 |
| 86 | Miguel | 4,673 |
| 87 | Julian | 4,590 |
| 88 | Dakota | 4,553 |
| 89 | Alejandro | 4,510 |
| 90 | Jesse | 4,485 |
| 91 | Dalton | 4,445 |
| 92 | Bryce | 4,319 |
| 93 | Tanner | 4,235 |
| 94 | Kenneth | 4,152 |
| 95 | Stephen | 4,137 |
| 96 | Jake | 4,091 |
| 97 | Victor | 4,053 |
| 98 | Spencer | 4,044 |
| 99 | Marcus | 3,797 |
| 100 | Paul | 3,795 |
Top 100 girl names of 2000
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,959 |
| 2 | Hannah | 23,087 |
| 3 | Madison | 19,968 |
| 4 | Ashley | 18,000 |
| 5 | Sarah | 17,715 |
| 6 | Alexis | 17,631 |
| 7 | Samantha | 17,264 |
| 8 | Jessica | 15,711 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,117 |
| 10 | Taylor | 15,080 |
| 11 | Lauren | 14,176 |
| 12 | Alyssa | 13,553 |
| 13 | Kayla | 13,313 |
| 14 | Abigail | 13,094 |
| 15 | Brianna | 12,880 |
| 16 | Olivia | 12,855 |
| 17 | Emma | 12,560 |
| 18 | Megan | 11,436 |
| 19 | Grace | 11,284 |
| 20 | Victoria | 10,926 |
| 21 | Rachel | 10,687 |
| 22 | Anna | 10,613 |
| 23 | Sydney | 10,243 |
| 24 | Destiny | 9,850 |
| 25 | Morgan | 9,502 |
| 26 | Jennifer | 9,390 |
| 27 | Jasmine | 9,099 |
| 28 | Haley | 9,069 |
| 29 | Julia | 8,768 |
| 30 | Kaitlyn | 8,759 |
| 31 | Nicole | 8,562 |
| 32 | Amanda | 8,558 |
| 33 | Katherine | 8,109 |
| 34 | Natalie | 8,096 |
| 35 | Hailey | 7,829 |
| 36 | Alexandra | 7,550 |
| 37 | Savannah | 7,101 |
| 38 | Chloe | 7,094 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 7,078 |
| 40 | Stephanie | 7,028 |
| 41 | Maria | 6,856 |
| 42 | Sophia | 6,564 |
| 43 | Mackenzie | 6,349 |
| 44 | Allison | 6,315 |
| 45 | Isabella | 6,242 |
| 46 | Mary | 6,221 |
| 47 | Amber | 6,181 |
| 48 | Danielle | 6,091 |
| 49 | Gabrielle | 5,871 |
| 50 | Jordan | 5,809 |
| 51 | Brooke | 5,642 |
| 52 | Michelle | 5,545 |
| 53 | Sierra | 5,520 |
| 54 | Katelyn | 5,502 |
| 55 | Andrea | 5,479 |
| 56 | Madeline | 5,371 |
| 57 | Sara | 5,325 |
| 58 | Kimberly | 5,244 |
| 59 | Courtney | 5,239 |
| 60 | Brittany | 5,184 |
| 60 | Erin | 5,184 |
| 62 | Vanessa | 5,134 |
| 63 | Jenna | 5,045 |
| 64 | Jacqueline | 5,037 |
| 65 | Caroline | 5,022 |
| 66 | Faith | 4,998 |
| 67 | Makayla | 4,917 |
| 68 | Bailey | 4,649 |
| 69 | Paige | 4,609 |
| 70 | Shelby | 4,561 |
| 71 | Melissa | 4,532 |
| 72 | Kaylee | 4,493 |
| 73 | Christina | 4,331 |
| 74 | Trinity | 4,284 |
| 75 | Mariah | 4,104 |
| 76 | Caitlin | 4,102 |
| 77 | Autumn | 4,027 |
| 78 | Marissa | 4,025 |
| 79 | Angela | 3,829 |
| 80 | Breanna | 3,826 |
| 81 | Catherine | 3,802 |
| 82 | Zoe | 3,785 |
| 83 | Briana | 3,754 |
| 84 | Jada | 3,747 |
| 85 | Laura | 3,740 |
| 86 | Claire | 3,711 |
| 87 | Alexa | 3,674 |
| 88 | Kelsey | 3,669 |
| 89 | Kathryn | 3,644 |
| 90 | Leslie | 3,623 |
| 91 | Alexandria | 3,549 |
| 92 | Sabrina | 3,470 |
| 93 | Mia | 3,451 |
| 94 | Isabel | 3,447 |
| 95 | Katie | 3,413 |
| 96 | Molly | 3,401 |
| 97 | Leah | 3,399 |
| 98 | Gabriella | 3,369 |
| 99 | Cheyenne | 3,367 |
| 100 | Cassandra | 3,305 |
Biggest movers since 1999
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1999 | Births 2000 | Change | Rank 1999 → 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian | 2,378 | 5,029 | +111% | 152 → 81 |
| Jalen | 2,037 | 3,513 | +72% | 172 → 106 |
| Aidan | 2,213 | 3,296 | +49% | 166 → 114 |
| Julian | 3,218 | 4,590 | +43% | 111 → 87 |
| Carson | 2,347 | 3,239 | +38% | 156 → 119 |
| Ethan | 11,446 | 15,225 | +33% | 37 → 25 |
| Carter | 1,944 | 2,550 | +31% | 179 → 152 |
| Gavin | 3,658 | 4,686 | +28% | 101 → 85 |
| Jakob | 1,693 | 2,161 | +28% | 200 → 173 |
| Hayden | 2,414 | 3,044 | +26% | 150 → 129 |
| Name | Births 1999 | Births 2000 | Change | Rank 1999 → 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 20,767 | 15,946 | -23% | 13 → 23 |
| Dawson | 2,802 | 2,312 | -17% | 136 → 168 |
| Bradley | 3,576 | 3,017 | -16% | 104 → 131 |
| Dillon | 2,682 | 2,263 | -16% | 142 → 169 |
| Alec | 2,892 | 2,479 | -14% | 132 → 156 |
| Brett | 2,773 | 2,383 | -14% | 137 → 163 |
| Kyle | 13,774 | 11,969 | -13% | 28 → 37 |
| Chandler | 2,395 | 2,131 | -11% | 151 → 174 |
| Casey | 2,043 | 1,822 | -11% | 171 → 193 |
| Dakota | 5,093 | 4,553 | -11% | 77 → 88 |
| Name | Births 1999 | Births 2000 | Change | Rank 1999 → 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey | 5,369 | 7,829 | +46% | 54 → 35 |
| Chloe | 4,964 | 7,094 | +43% | 63 → 38 |
| Madelyn | 1,896 | 2,684 | +42% | 164 → 125 |
| Sofia | 1,604 | 2,094 | +31% | 195 → 161 |
| Jacqueline | 3,901 | 5,037 | +29% | 79 → 64 |
| Arianna | 2,063 | 2,659 | +29% | 157 → 128 |
| Lily | 2,123 | 2,733 | +29% | 152 → 124 |
| Jada | 2,917 | 3,747 | +28% | 111 → 84 |
| Kennedy | 1,892 | 2,390 | +26% | 165 → 139 |
| Mia | 2,737 | 3,451 | +26% | 120 → 93 |
| Name | Births 1999 | Births 2000 | Change | Rank 1999 → 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiara | 4,024 | 2,560 | -36% | 78 → 130 |
| Brittany | 7,942 | 5,184 | -35% | 35 → 60 |
| Selena | 2,118 | 1,645 | -22% | 153 → 193 |
| Shannon | 2,747 | 2,180 | -21% | 118 → 152 |
| Courtney | 6,559 | 5,239 | -20% | 44 → 59 |
| Michaela | 2,657 | 2,172 | -18% | 125 → 154 |
| Kristen | 2,846 | 2,356 | -17% | 114 → 142 |
| Veronica | 2,831 | 2,356 | -17% | 115 → 142 |
| Kelsey | 4,400 | 3,669 | -17% | 72 → 88 |
| Mikayla | 3,735 | 3,159 | -15% | 85 → 108 |