Top 100 baby names in the United States in 2000
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1999.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 34,551 | 0 |
| 2 | Michael | 32,159 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 28,624 | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 27,597 | 0 |
| 5 | Emily | 25,989 | 0 |
| 6 | Christopher | 24,986 | +1 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 24,692 | -1 |
| 8 | Andrew | 23,703 | 0 |
| 9 | Hannah | 23,112 | +3 |
| 10 | Joseph | 22,868 | 0 |
| 11 | Daniel | 22,401 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyler | 22,189 | -3 |
| 13 | Ryan | 20,717 | +2 |
| 14 | William | 20,707 | +3 |
| 15 | Brandon | 20,379 | -1 |
| 16 | Alexis | 20,346 | -3 |
| 17 | John | 20,142 | +1 |
| 18 | Madison | 20,106 | +10 |
| 19 | Zachary | 19,890 | +1 |
| 20 | David | 19,831 | -1 |
| 21 | Anthony | 19,708 | +1 |
| 22 | Ashley | 18,082 | +7 |
| 23 | James | 18,031 | +3 |
| 24 | Jordan | 17,977 | +1 |
| 25 | Taylor | 17,934 | -4 |
| 26 | Justin | 17,832 | +1 |
| 27 | Sarah | 17,741 | -4 |
| 28 | Alexander | 17,354 | +2 |
| 29 | Samantha | 17,286 | -5 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 16,937 | +1 |
| 31 | Christian | 16,511 | +4 |
| 32 | Austin | 15,999 | -16 |
| 33 | Jessica | 15,738 | -1 |
| 34 | Dylan | 15,533 | -1 |
| 35 | Ethan | 15,247 | +21 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 15,139 | -2 |
| 37 | Benjamin | 14,869 | +6 |
| 38 | Cameron | 14,363 | 0 |
| 39 | Noah | 14,346 | -3 |
| 40 | Samuel | 14,215 | -1 |
| 41 | Lauren | 14,205 | 0 |
| 42 | Robert | 13,762 | -5 |
| 43 | Alyssa | 13,568 | -3 |
| 44 | Kayla | 13,330 | 0 |
| 45 | Hunter | 13,252 | +3 |
| 46 | Abigail | 13,110 | +8 |
| 47 | Nathan | 13,055 | -1 |
| 48 | Brianna | 12,898 | -1 |
| 49 | Olivia | 12,861 | +8 |
| 50 | Kevin | 12,705 | -1 |
| 51 | Thomas | 12,661 | -6 |
| 52 | Jose | 12,640 | -1 |
| 53 | Emma | 12,575 | 0 |
| 54 | Kyle | 12,022 | -12 |
| 55 | Megan | 11,450 | -5 |
| 56 | Grace | 11,295 | +14 |
| 57 | Victoria | 10,944 | -5 |
| 58 | Logan | 10,736 | +2 |
| 59 | Rachel | 10,699 | -4 |
| 60 | Anna | 10,622 | +11 |
| 61 | Sydney | 10,369 | +2 |
| 62 | Morgan | 10,341 | -3 |
| 63 | Caleb | 9,885 | +5 |
| 64 | Destiny | 9,875 | +5 |
| 65 | Jason | 9,802 | +1 |
| 66 | Aaron | 9,596 | -5 |
| 67 | Jennifer | 9,422 | -9 |
| 68 | Eric | 9,188 | -3 |
| 69 | Angel | 9,139 | +9 |
| 70 | Jasmine | 9,123 | -3 |
| 71 | Haley | 9,100 | +4 |
| 72 | Brian | 8,988 | 0 |
| 73 | Gabriel | 8,974 | +14 |
| 74 | Julia | 8,777 | -1 |
| 75 | Kaitlyn | 8,771 | +2 |
| 76 | Nicole | 8,584 | -12 |
| 77 | Amanda | 8,569 | -15 |
| 78 | Adam | 8,152 | -4 |
| 79 | Jack | 8,132 | +13 |
| 80 | Katherine | 8,122 | +1 |
| 81 | Natalie | 8,103 | -2 |
| 82 | Isaiah | 8,053 | +8 |
| 83 | Hailey | 7,842 | +46 |
| 84 | Juan | 7,747 | -1 |
| 85 | Luis | 7,693 | +9 |
| 86 | Connor | 7,593 | 0 |
| 87 | Alexandra | 7,565 | -11 |
| 88 | Charles | 7,539 | +1 |
| 89 | Elijah | 7,497 | +17 |
| 90 | Isaac | 7,455 | +21 |
| 91 | Evan | 7,419 | +9 |
| 92 | Steven | 7,378 | -7 |
| 93 | Sean | 7,366 | +2 |
| 94 | Jared | 7,344 | -1 |
| 95 | Timothy | 7,270 | -7 |
| 96 | Cody | 7,186 | -14 |
| 97 | Luke | 7,153 | +20 |
| 98 | Savannah | 7,112 | +4 |
| 99 | Chloe | 7,105 | +49 |
| 100 | Rebecca | 7,086 | -9 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.