Most popular baby names of 2000
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2000, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emily1. 25,959 births
- Hannah2. 23,087 births
- Madison3. 19,968 births
- Ashley4. 18,000 births
- Sarah5. 17,715 births
- Alexis6. 17,631 births
- Samantha7. 17,265 births
- Jessica8. 15,711 births
- Elizabeth9. 15,117 births
- Taylor10. 15,080 births
- Lauren11. 14,176 births
- Alyssa12. 13,553 births
- Kayla13. 13,313 births
- Abigail14. 13,094 births
- Brianna15. 12,880 births
- Olivia16. 12,855 births
- Emma17. 12,560 births
- Megan18. 11,436 births
- Grace19. 11,285 births
- Victoria20. 10,926 births
- Rachel21. 10,687 births
- Anna22. 10,613 births
- Sydney23. 10,243 births
- Destiny24. 9,850 births
- Morgan25. 9,502 births
- Jennifer26. 9,390 births
- Jasmine27. 9,099 births
- Haley28. 9,069 births
- Julia29. 8,769 births
- Kaitlyn30. 8,759 births
- Nicole31. 8,563 births
- Amanda32. 8,558 births
- Katherine33. 8,109 births
- Natalie34. 8,096 births
- Hailey35. 7,829 births
- Alexandra36. 7,550 births
- Savannah37. 7,100 births
- Chloe38. 7,094 births
- Rebecca39. 7,078 births
- Stephanie40. 7,028 births
- Maria41. 6,857 births
- Sophia42. 6,564 births
- Mackenzie43. 6,350 births
- Allison44. 6,315 births
- Isabella45. 6,242 births
- Mary46. 6,222 births
- Amber47. 6,182 births
- Danielle48. 6,092 births
- Gabrielle49. 5,872 births
- Jordan50. 5,809 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 34,492 births
- Michael2. 32,045 births
- Matthew3. 28,580 births
- Joshua4. 27,543 births
- Christopher5. 24,936 births
- Nicholas6. 24,653 births
- Andrew7. 23,658 births
- Joseph8. 22,844 births
- Daniel9. 22,338 births
- Tyler10. 21,506 births
- William11. 20,669 births
- Brandon12. 20,337 births
- Ryan13. 20,269 births
- John14. 20,115 births
- Zachary15. 19,852 births
- David16. 19,787 births
- Anthony17. 19,656 births
- James18. 17,991 births
- Justin19. 17,784 births
- Alexander20. 17,290 births
- Jonathan21. 16,888 births
- Christian22. 16,059 births
- Austin23. 15,947 births
- Dylan24. 15,405 births
- Ethan25. 15,226 births
- Benjamin26. 14,845 births
- Noah27. 14,282 births
- Samuel28. 14,188 births
- Robert29. 13,739 births
- Nathan30. 13,040 births
- Cameron31. 12,767 births
- Kevin32. 12,674 births
- Thomas33. 12,638 births
- Jose34. 12,585 births
- Hunter35. 12,538 births
- Jordan36. 12,168 births
- Kyle37. 11,969 births
- Caleb38. 9,866 births
- Jason39. 9,778 births
- Logan40. 9,737 births
- Aaron41. 9,561 births
- Eric42. 9,162 births
- Brian43. 8,958 births
- Gabriel44. 8,681 births
- Adam45. 8,136 births
- Jack46. 8,125 births
- Isaiah47. 8,029 births
- Juan48. 7,712 births
- Luis49. 7,662 births
- Connor50. 7,530 births
Girls: what changed in 2000
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Chloe+25 places, now #38
- Hailey+19 places, now #35
- Catherine+17 places, now #81
- Caitlin+17 places, now #76
- Jacqueline+15 places, now #64
Biggest fallers
- Brittany-25 places, now #60
- Kelsey-16 places, now #88
- Cheyenne-15 places, now #99
- Courtney-15 places, now #59
- Cassandra-13 places, now #100
Boys: what changed in 2000
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Ethan+12 places, now #25
- Jackson+11 places, now #72
- Isaac+11 places, now #53
- Gabriel+9 places, now #44
- Luke+8 places, now #59
Biggest fallers
- Cody-15 places, now #60
- Dakota-11 places, now #88
- Austin-10 places, now #23
- Mark-10 places, now #79
- Stephen-10 places, now #95