Most popular baby names of 2002
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2002, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emily1. 24,470 births
- Madison2. 21,774 births
- Hannah3. 18,828 births
- Emma4. 16,558 births
- Alexis5. 15,636 births
- Ashley6. 15,344 births
- Abigail7. 15,303 births
- Sarah8. 14,779 births
- Samantha9. 14,671 births
- Olivia10. 14,631 births
- Elizabeth11. 14,621 births
- Alyssa12. 12,847 births
- Lauren13. 12,327 births
- Isabella14. 12,171 births
- Grace15. 12,056 births
- Jessica16. 11,921 births
- Brianna17. 11,524 births
- Taylor18. 11,468 births
- Kayla19. 11,310 births
- Anna20. 10,398 births
- Victoria21. 9,785 births
- Megan22. 9,210 births
- Sydney23. 9,034 births
- Rachel24. 8,944 births
- Chloe25. 8,902 births
- Jasmine26. 8,869 births
- Sophia27. 8,665 births
- Jennifer28. 8,540 births
- Morgan29. 8,433 births
- Natalie30. 8,352 births
- Hailey31. 7,992 births
- Kaitlyn32. 7,981 births
- Julia33. 7,965 births
- Destiny34. 7,804 births
- Haley35. 7,457 births
- Katherine36. 7,212 births
- Nicole37. 6,974 births
- Alexandra38. 6,936 births
- Savannah39. 6,581 births
- Maria40. 6,391 births
- Stephanie41. 6,270 births
- Mackenzie42. 6,268 births
- Mia43. 6,259 births
- Allison44. 6,239 births
- Jordan45. 6,152 births
- Amanda46. 6,145 births
- Jenna47. 5,664 births
- Faith48. 5,527 births
- Mary49. 5,487 births
- Makayla50. 5,476 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 30,586 births
- Michael2. 28,258 births
- Joshua3. 25,998 births
- Matthew4. 25,154 births
- Ethan5. 22,113 births
- Andrew6. 22,037 births
- Joseph7. 21,920 births
- Christopher8. 21,689 births
- Nicholas9. 21,390 births
- Daniel10. 21,352 births
- William11. 20,136 births
- Anthony12. 19,590 births
- David13. 18,704 births
- Tyler14. 18,266 births
- Alexander15. 17,718 births
- Ryan16. 17,658 births
- John17. 17,477 births
- James18. 16,968 births
- Zachary19. 16,622 births
- Brandon20. 16,282 births
- Jonathan21. 15,514 births
- Justin22. 14,906 births
- Dylan23. 14,821 births
- Christian24. 14,597 births
- Samuel25. 14,579 births
- Austin26. 14,542 births
- Benjamin27. 13,492 births
- Nathan28. 13,224 births
- Logan29. 12,974 births
- Jose30. 12,868 births
- Noah31. 12,076 births
- Gabriel32. 12,059 births
- Kevin33. 12,046 births
- Robert34. 12,031 births
- Caleb35. 11,665 births
- Thomas36. 11,293 births
- Jordan37. 11,152 births
- Hunter38. 11,085 births
- Cameron39. 10,339 births
- Kyle40. 10,064 births
- Elijah41. 10,053 births
- Jason42. 9,956 births
- Aaron43. 9,008 births
- Jack44. 9,000 births
- Isaiah45. 8,965 births
- Luke46. 8,692 births
- Connor47. 8,409 births
- Isaac48. 8,312 births
- Angel49. 8,192 births
- Jackson50. 8,153 births
Girls: what changed in 2002
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Kylie+34 places, now #61
- Mia+33 places, now #43
- Aaliyah+32 places, now #64
- Paige+20 places, now #51
- Angelina+19 places, now #74
Biggest fallers
- Marissa-20 places, now #99
- Christina-17 places, now #97
- Gabrielle-16 places, now #66
- Bailey-15 places, now #84
- Courtney-15 places, now #88
Boys: what changed in 2002
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Aidan+26 places, now #60
- Gavin+17 places, now #61
- Ethan+12 places, now #5
- Jackson+10 places, now #50
- Angel+9 places, now #49
Biggest fallers
- Jared-19 places, now #84
- Garrett-11 places, now #91
- Mark-9 places, now #93
- Eric-8 places, now #52
- Cody-7 places, now #71