Baby names of the 2000s
The most given names of the 2000s were Emily and Jacob. The names most over-represented in those years are Trinity, Makayla, Lizbeth for girls and Jalen, Gavin, Gage for boys, each given at least 4.3 times as often then as across 1880-2025. An estimated 37.9 million Americans born in the U.S. in those years are alive in 2026.
Babies given each name per year; 2000-2009 shaded.
Births 2000-2009: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026; the living figure uses SSA’s cohort life tables. SSA’s notes on the data.
The most given names
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 223,768 |
| 2 | Madison | 193,222 |
| 3 | Emma | 181,414 |
| 4 | Olivia | 156,054 |
| 5 | Hannah | 155,784 |
| 6 | Abigail | 150,926 |
| 7 | Isabella | 149,571 |
| 8 | Samantha | 134,313 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 133,568 |
| 10 | Ashley | 133,051 |
| 11 | Alexis | 130,834 |
| 12 | Sarah | 124,545 |
| 13 | Sophia | 119,251 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 114,507 |
| 15 | Grace | 110,720 |
| 16 | Ava | 104,539 |
| 17 | Taylor | 100,999 |
| 18 | Brianna | 99,798 |
| 19 | Lauren | 97,162 |
| 20 | Chloe | 96,503 |
| 21 | Natalie | 95,095 |
| 22 | Kayla | 94,356 |
| 23 | Jessica | 90,665 |
| 24 | Anna | 90,325 |
| 25 | Victoria | 84,967 |
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 274,077 |
| 2 | Michael | 250,715 |
| 3 | Joshua | 232,053 |
| 4 | Matthew | 221,631 |
| 5 | Daniel | 203,975 |
| 6 | Christopher | 203,372 |
| 7 | Andrew | 202,588 |
| 8 | Ethan | 201,835 |
| 9 | Joseph | 194,962 |
| 10 | William | 194,415 |
| 11 | Anthony | 191,928 |
| 12 | David | 180,098 |
| 13 | Alexander | 178,847 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 177,609 |
| 15 | Ryan | 173,244 |
| 16 | Tyler | 165,587 |
| 17 | James | 163,179 |
| 18 | John | 161,104 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 144,848 |
| 20 | Noah | 143,533 |
| 21 | Brandon | 143,003 |
| 22 | Christian | 142,433 |
| 23 | Dylan | 140,125 |
| 24 | Samuel | 138,647 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 137,309 |
Most given: births summed over 2000-2009, per sex.
Which names define the 2000s?
A name’s share of births in these years divided by its share across the whole record, for names given to at least 10,000 babies in the span and to one sex at least 90% of the time.
Typical: share in the span over share in 1880-2025.