Birth year roster

Top names in 2000

Name: Top baby names in 2000
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2000 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Jacob led the 2000 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 80 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 2000s decade

Girls

#1Emily Declining25,959
#2Hannah Declining23,087
#3Madison Declining19,968
#4Ashley Endangered18,000
#5Sarah Endangered17,715
#6Alexis Endangered17,631
#7Samantha Endangered17,265
#8Jessica Endangered15,711
#9Elizabeth Stable15,117
#10Taylor Endangered15,080
#11Lauren Endangered14,176
#12Alyssa Endangered13,553
#13Kayla Endangered13,313
#14Abigail Declining13,094
#15Brianna Declining12,880
#16Olivia Stable12,855
#17Emma Declining12,560
#18Megan Endangered11,436
#19Grace Declining11,285
#20Victoria Declining10,926
#21Rachel Endangered10,687
#22Anna Declining10,613
#23Sydney Endangered10,243
#24Destiny Endangered9,850
#25Morgan Endangered9,502
#26Jennifer Endangered9,390
#27Jasmine Declining9,099
#28Haley Endangered9,069
#29Julia Stable8,769
#30Kaitlyn Endangered8,759
#31Nicole Endangered8,563
#32Amanda Endangered8,558
#33Katherine Declining8,109
#34Natalie Declining8,096
#35Hailey Declining7,829
#36Alexandra Declining7,550
#37Savannah Declining7,100
#38Chloe Stable7,094
#39Rebecca Endangered7,078
#40Stephanie Endangered7,028
#41Maria Stable6,857
#42Sophia Stable6,564
#43Mackenzie Declining6,350
#44Allison Declining6,315
#45Isabella Declining6,242
#46Mary Endangered6,222
#47Amber Endangered6,182
#48Danielle Endangered6,092
#49Gabrielle Endangered5,872
#50Jordan Endangered5,809
#51Brooke Declining5,642
#52Michelle Endangered5,545
#53Sierra Endangered5,520
#54Katelyn Endangered5,502
#55Andrea Declining5,479
#56Madeline Stable5,371
#57Sara Stable5,325
#58Kimberly Endangered5,244
#59Courtney Endangered5,239
#60Brittany Endangered5,185
#61Erin Endangered5,185
#62Vanessa Declining5,134
#63Jenna Endangered5,045
#64Jacqueline Endangered5,037
#65Caroline Declining5,022
#66Faith Declining4,999
#67Makayla Endangered4,917
#68Bailey Declining4,649
#69Paige Declining4,609
#70Shelby Endangered4,561
#71Melissa Endangered4,532
#72Kaylee Declining4,493
#73Christina Endangered4,332
#74Trinity Declining4,284
#75Mariah Declining4,104
#76Caitlin Endangered4,102
#77Autumn Stable4,027
#78Marissa Endangered4,025
#79Angela Endangered3,828
#80Breanna Endangered3,826
#81Catherine Endangered3,802
#82Zoe Stable3,785
#83Briana Endangered3,754
#84Jada Endangered3,747
#85Laura Endangered3,741
#86Claire Declining3,711
#87Alexa Endangered3,674
#88Kelsey Endangered3,669
#89Kathryn Endangered3,644
#90Leslie Endangered3,623
#91Alexandria Declining3,549
#92Sabrina Stable3,470
#93Mia Stable3,451
#94Isabel Stable3,448
#95Katie Endangered3,413
#96Molly Stable3,402
#97Leah Stable3,399
#98Gabriella Declining3,369
#99Cheyenne Endangered3,367
#100Cassandra Endangered3,305

Boys

#1Jacob Declining34,492
#2Michael Past peak32,045
#3Matthew Declining28,580
#4Joshua Declining27,543
#5Christopher Endangered24,936
#6Nicholas Declining24,653
#7Andrew Declining23,658
#8Joseph Declining22,844
#9Daniel Declining22,338
#10Tyler Endangered21,506
#11William Declining20,669
#12Brandon Endangered20,337
#13Ryan Declining20,269
#14John Past peak20,115
#15Zachary Endangered19,852
#16David Past peak19,787
#17Anthony Declining19,656
#18James Stable17,991
#19Justin Endangered17,784
#20Alexander Declining17,290
#21Jonathan Declining16,888
#22Christian Declining16,059
#23Austin Declining15,947
#24Dylan Stable15,405
#25Ethan Declining15,226
#26Benjamin Declining14,845
#27Noah Stable14,282
#28Samuel Stable14,188
#29Robert Endangered13,739
#30Nathan Declining13,040
#31Cameron Stable12,767
#32Kevin Endangered12,674
#33Thomas Stable12,638
#34Jose Stable12,585
#35Hunter Declining12,538
#36Jordan Declining12,168
#37Kyle Endangered11,969
#38Caleb Stable9,866
#39Jason Endangered9,778
#40Logan Declining9,737
#41Aaron Declining9,561
#42Eric Endangered9,162
#43Brian Endangered8,958
#44Gabriel Stable8,681
#45Adam Declining8,136
#46Jack Stable8,125
#47Isaiah Declining8,029
#48Juan Stable7,712
#49Luis Stable7,662
#50Connor Declining7,530
#51Charles Stable7,525
#52Elijah Stable7,472
#53Isaac Declining7,439
#54Steven Endangered7,361
#55Evan Declining7,334
#56Jared Stable7,324
#57Sean Endangered7,316
#58Timothy Endangered7,261
#59Luke Stable7,148
#60Cody Endangered7,132
#61Nathaniel Declining6,797
#62Alex Declining6,748
#63Seth Endangered6,717
#64Mason Declining6,516
#65Richard Endangered6,354
#66Carlos Stable6,322
#67Angel Stable6,306
#68Patrick Declining6,297
#69Devin Endangered6,152
#70Bryan Declining6,143
#71Cole Declining5,926
#72Jackson Declining5,903
#73Ian Stable5,886
#74Garrett Endangered5,840
#75Trevor Endangered5,745
#76Jesus Stable5,682
#77Chase Declining5,442
#78Adrian Stable5,341
#79Mark Endangered5,230
#80Blake Declining5,143
#81Sebastian Stable5,029
#82Antonio Stable4,892
#83Lucas Stable4,818
#84Jeremy Endangered4,738
#85Gavin Endangered4,686
#86Miguel Stable4,673
#87Julian Stable4,590
#88Dakota Stable4,553
#89Alejandro Stable4,511
#90Jesse Stable4,485
#91Dalton Declining4,445
#92Bryce Declining4,319
#93Tanner Declining4,235
#94Kenneth Endangered4,152
#95Stephen Endangered4,137
#96Jake Declining4,091
#97Victor Declining4,053
#98Spencer Stable4,044
#99Marcus Declining3,797
#100Paul Endangered3,795