Top 100 baby names in the United States in 2002
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2001.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 30,627 | 0 |
| 2 | Michael | 28,353 | 0 |
| 3 | Joshua | 26,044 | +1 |
| 4 | Matthew | 25,188 | -1 |
| 5 | Emily | 24,504 | 0 |
| 6 | Ethan | 22,150 | +15 |
| 7 | Andrew | 22,069 | +1 |
| 8 | Joseph | 21,955 | +2 |
| 9 | Madison | 21,878 | 0 |
| 10 | Christopher | 21,718 | -4 |
| 11 | Nicholas | 21,429 | -4 |
| 12 | Daniel | 21,390 | -1 |
| 13 | William | 20,170 | 0 |
| 14 | Anthony | 19,635 | +1 |
| 15 | Hannah | 18,854 | -3 |
| 16 | Tyler | 18,789 | -2 |
| 17 | David | 18,742 | -1 |
| 18 | Ryan | 18,177 | +1 |
| 19 | Alexis | 18,015 | -2 |
| 20 | Alexander | 17,802 | +4 |
| 21 | John | 17,498 | -3 |
| 22 | Jordan | 17,304 | +4 |
| 23 | James | 16,999 | 0 |
| 24 | Zachary | 16,648 | -4 |
| 25 | Emma | 16,573 | +18 |
| 26 | Brandon | 16,314 | -4 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 15,549 | +2 |
| 28 | Ashley | 15,404 | -1 |
| 29 | Abigail | 15,323 | +7 |
| 30 | Dylan | 15,077 | -5 |
| 31 | Justin | 14,939 | -3 |
| 32 | Christian | 14,907 | +1 |
| 33 | Sarah | 14,801 | -2 |
| 34 | Austin | 14,743 | 0 |
| 35 | Samantha | 14,694 | -3 |
| 36 | Olivia | 14,648 | +3 |
| 37 | Elizabeth | 14,642 | 0 |
| 38 | Samuel | 14,598 | -3 |
| 39 | Logan | 13,895 | +2 |
| 40 | Benjamin | 13,518 | -2 |
| 41 | Taylor | 13,432 | -11 |
| 42 | Nathan | 13,253 | +6 |
| 43 | Jose | 12,916 | +7 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 12,866 | 0 |
| 45 | Lauren | 12,361 | +1 |
| 46 | Gabriel | 12,269 | +11 |
| 47 | Isabella | 12,182 | +25 |
| 48 | Noah | 12,118 | -6 |
| 49 | Kevin | 12,077 | 0 |
| 50 | Grace | 12,071 | +2 |
| 51 | Robert | 12,045 | -4 |
| 52 | Jessica | 11,943 | -12 |
| 53 | Caleb | 11,684 | +3 |
| 54 | Cameron | 11,575 | -9 |
| 55 | Hunter | 11,557 | -2 |
| 56 | Brianna | 11,535 | -1 |
| 57 | Kayla | 11,324 | -3 |
| 58 | Thomas | 11,307 | -7 |
| 59 | Angel | 11,292 | +4 |
| 60 | Anna | 10,410 | -1 |
| 61 | Kyle | 10,109 | -3 |
| 62 | Elijah | 10,092 | +13 |
| 63 | Jason | 9,976 | -1 |
| 64 | Victoria | 9,793 | -3 |
| 65 | Megan | 9,226 | -5 |
| 66 | Morgan | 9,142 | +2 |
| 67 | Sydney | 9,110 | -2 |
| 68 | Aaron | 9,050 | -2 |
| 69 | Jack | 9,013 | +11 |
| 70 | Isaiah | 8,989 | +3 |
| 71 | Rachel | 8,959 | -4 |
| 72 | Chloe | 8,919 | +6 |
| 73 | Jasmine | 8,900 | -4 |
| 74 | Luke | 8,701 | +11 |
| 75 | Sophia | 8,671 | +20 |
| 76 | Jennifer | 8,567 | -6 |
| 77 | Connor | 8,452 | +4 |
| 78 | Natalie | 8,364 | +4 |
| 79 | Isaac | 8,323 | -2 |
| 80 | Jackson | 8,179 | +21 |
| 81 | Brian | 8,101 | -5 |
| 82 | Mason | 8,027 | +7 |
| 83 | Hailey | 8,004 | 0 |
| 84 | Kaitlyn | 7,988 | -5 |
| 85 | Julia | 7,980 | -14 |
| 86 | Eric | 7,945 | -12 |
| 87 | Riley | 7,865 | +17 |
| 88 | Juan | 7,846 | +3 |
| 89 | Destiny | 7,823 | -25 |
| 90 | Adam | 7,762 | -2 |
| 91 | Evan | 7,488 | +1 |
| 92 | Haley | 7,480 | -8 |
| 93 | Luis | 7,409 | -3 |
| 94 | Katherine | 7,224 | -8 |
| 95 | Charles | 7,215 | -2 |
| 96 | Aidan | 7,145 | +52 |
| 97 | Sean | 7,053 | -3 |
| 98 | Alex | 7,033 | +4 |
| 99 | Nicole | 6,991 | -12 |
| 100 | Gavin | 6,967 | +34 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.