Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 2000
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1999
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 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 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 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 |