Most popular baby names of 2001
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2001, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emily1. 25,059 births
- Madison2. 22,166 births
- Hannah3. 20,723 births
- Ashley4. 16,531 births
- Alexis5. 16,404 births
- Sarah6. 15,929 births
- Samantha7. 15,867 births
- Abigail8. 14,807 births
- Elizabeth9. 14,792 births
- Olivia10. 13,977 births
- Jessica11. 13,925 births
- Taylor12. 13,693 births
- Emma13. 13,327 births
- Alyssa14. 13,272 births
- Lauren15. 12,782 births
- Grace16. 12,090 births
- Kayla17. 11,892 births
- Brianna18. 11,776 births
- Anna19. 10,596 births
- Megan20. 10,300 births
- Victoria21. 10,179 births
- Destiny22. 9,752 births
- Sydney23. 9,639 births
- Rachel24. 9,556 births
- Jasmine25. 8,958 births
- Jennifer26. 8,923 births
- Julia27. 8,838 births
- Isabella28. 8,835 births
- Morgan29. 8,735 births
- Chloe30. 8,177 births
- Kaitlyn31. 8,164 births
- Natalie32. 8,049 births
- Hailey33. 8,032 births
- Haley34. 8,011 births
- Katherine35. 7,880 births
- Nicole36. 7,820 births
- Sophia37. 7,162 births
- Alexandra38. 7,045 births
- Amanda39. 6,980 births
- Mackenzie40. 6,934 births
- Maria41. 6,842 births
- Savannah42. 6,737 births
- Stephanie43. 6,613 births
- Allison44. 6,215 births
- Jenna45. 6,143 births
- Rebecca46. 5,893 births
- Jordan47. 5,803 births
- Mary48. 5,762 births
- Andrea49. 5,745 births
- Gabrielle50. 5,606 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 32,573 births
- Michael2. 29,689 births
- Matthew3. 26,812 births
- Joshua4. 26,024 births
- Christopher5. 23,132 births
- Nicholas6. 22,849 births
- Andrew7. 22,422 births
- Joseph8. 22,030 births
- Daniel9. 21,013 births
- William10. 20,110 births
- Anthony11. 19,737 births
- David12. 19,362 births
- Tyler13. 19,275 births
- John14. 18,904 births
- Ryan15. 18,289 births
- Zachary16. 18,185 births
- Ethan17. 17,962 births
- Brandon18. 17,893 births
- James19. 17,074 births
- Alexander20. 16,720 births
- Dylan21. 16,497 births
- Justin22. 16,231 births
- Jonathan23. 16,147 births
- Christian24. 15,457 births
- Austin25. 14,955 births
- Samuel26. 14,813 births
- Benjamin27. 14,339 births
- Noah28. 13,494 births
- Logan29. 12,710 births
- Robert30. 12,665 births
- Nathan31. 12,647 births
- Kevin32. 12,596 births
- Thomas33. 12,148 births
- Jose34. 12,144 births
- Cameron35. 11,581 births
- Hunter36. 11,335 births
- Caleb37. 11,177 births
- Gabriel38. 10,917 births
- Jordan39. 10,815 births
- Kyle40. 10,568 births
- Jason41. 10,164 births
- Aaron42. 9,552 births
- Isaiah43. 8,589 births
- Eric44. 8,559 births
- Elijah45. 8,339 births
- Brian46. 8,303 births
- Isaac47. 8,200 births
- Jack48. 8,149 births
- Connor49. 8,082 births
- Luke50. 8,008 births
Girls: what changed in 2001
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Jenna+18 places, now #45
- Zoe+17 places, now #65
- Mia+17 places, now #76
- Isabella+17 places, now #28
- Gabriella+15 places, now #83
Biggest fallers
- Danielle-15 places, now #63
- Breanna-14 places, now #94
- Courtney-14 places, now #73
- Caitlin-13 places, now #89
- Kelsey-12 places, now #100
Boys: what changed in 2001
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Jackson+12 places, now #60
- Logan+11 places, now #29
- Mason+10 places, now #54
- Jesus+10 places, now #66
- Luke+9 places, now #50
Biggest fallers
- Jared-9 places, now #65
- Steven-9 places, now #63
- Timothy-9 places, now #67
- Richard-8 places, now #73
- Dalton-7 places, now #98