Annual ranking
2000 U.S. baby name rankings
Compare the names recorded most often for boys and girls born in this year.
Leading boy name
Jacob
34,491 recorded births
Leading girl name
Emily
25,959 recorded births
Annual rankings show what parents chose in 2000. Compare this view with generation rankings to separate a single-year spike from a lasting era.
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob | 1 | 34,491 |
| Michael | 2 | 32,043 |
| Matthew | 3 | 28,580 |
| Joshua | 4 | 27,542 |
| Christopher | 5 | 24,937 |
| Nicholas | 6 | 24,654 |
| Andrew | 7 | 23,657 |
| Joseph | 8 | 22,843 |
| Daniel | 9 | 22,337 |
| Tyler | 10 | 21,506 |
| William | 11 | 20,669 |
| Brandon | 12 | 20,337 |
| Ryan | 13 | 20,269 |
| John | 14 | 20,113 |
| Zachary | 15 | 19,852 |
| David | 16 | 19,787 |
| Anthony | 17 | 19,655 |
| James | 18 | 17,991 |
| Justin | 19 | 17,783 |
| Alexander | 20 | 17,290 |
| Jonathan | 21 | 16,888 |
| Christian | 22 | 16,057 |
| Austin | 23 | 15,946 |
| Dylan | 24 | 15,405 |
| Ethan | 25 | 15,225 |
| Benjamin | 26 | 14,844 |
| Noah | 27 | 14,282 |
| Samuel | 28 | 14,187 |
| Robert | 29 | 13,739 |
| Nathan | 30 | 13,039 |
| Cameron | 31 | 12,765 |
| Kevin | 32 | 12,673 |
| Thomas | 33 | 12,639 |
| Jose | 34 | 12,585 |
| Hunter | 35 | 12,538 |
| Jordan | 36 | 12,168 |
| Kyle | 37 | 11,969 |
| Caleb | 38 | 9,866 |
| Jason | 39 | 9,778 |
| Logan | 40 | 9,737 |
| Aaron | 41 | 9,561 |
| Eric | 42 | 9,161 |
| Brian | 43 | 8,957 |
| Gabriel | 44 | 8,681 |
| Adam | 45 | 8,137 |
| Jack | 46 | 8,123 |
| Isaiah | 47 | 8,029 |
| Juan | 48 | 7,711 |
| Luis | 49 | 7,662 |
| Connor | 50 | 7,529 |
| Charles | 51 | 7,524 |
| Elijah | 52 | 7,472 |
| Isaac | 53 | 7,439 |
| Steven | 54 | 7,362 |
| Evan | 55 | 7,333 |
| Jared | 56 | 7,324 |
| Sean | 57 | 7,316 |
| Timothy | 58 | 7,261 |
| Luke | 59 | 7,149 |
| Cody | 60 | 7,132 |
| Nathaniel | 61 | 6,797 |
| Alex | 62 | 6,748 |
| Seth | 63 | 6,717 |
| Mason | 64 | 6,516 |
| Richard | 65 | 6,354 |
| Carlos | 66 | 6,322 |
| Angel | 67 | 6,306 |
| Patrick | 68 | 6,297 |
| Devin | 69 | 6,152 |
| Bryan | 70 | 6,143 |
| Cole | 71 | 5,926 |
| Jackson | 72 | 5,903 |
| Ian | 73 | 5,886 |
| Garrett | 74 | 5,840 |
| Trevor | 75 | 5,745 |
| Jesus | 76 | 5,682 |
| Chase | 77 | 5,441 |
| Adrian | 78 | 5,341 |
| Mark | 79 | 5,229 |
| Blake | 80 | 5,143 |
| Sebastian | 81 | 5,029 |
| Antonio | 82 | 4,892 |
| Lucas | 83 | 4,818 |
| Jeremy | 84 | 4,738 |
| Gavin | 85 | 4,686 |
| Miguel | 86 | 4,673 |
| Julian | 87 | 4,590 |
| Dakota | 88 | 4,553 |
| Alejandro | 89 | 4,510 |
| Jesse | 90 | 4,485 |
| Dalton | 91 | 4,445 |
| Bryce | 92 | 4,319 |
| Tanner | 93 | 4,235 |
| Kenneth | 94 | 4,152 |
| Stephen | 95 | 4,137 |
| Jake | 96 | 4,091 |
| Victor | 97 | 4,053 |
| Spencer | 98 | 4,044 |
| Marcus | 99 | 3,797 |
| Paul | 100 | 3,795 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Emily | 1 | 25,959 |
| Hannah | 2 | 23,087 |
| Madison | 3 | 19,968 |
| Ashley | 4 | 18,000 |
| Sarah | 5 | 17,715 |
| Alexis | 6 | 17,631 |
| Samantha | 7 | 17,264 |
| Jessica | 8 | 15,711 |
| Elizabeth | 9 | 15,117 |
| Taylor | 10 | 15,080 |
| Lauren | 11 | 14,176 |
| Alyssa | 12 | 13,553 |
| Kayla | 13 | 13,313 |
| Abigail | 14 | 13,094 |
| Brianna | 15 | 12,880 |
| Olivia | 16 | 12,855 |
| Emma | 17 | 12,560 |
| Megan | 18 | 11,436 |
| Grace | 19 | 11,284 |
| Victoria | 20 | 10,926 |
| Rachel | 21 | 10,687 |
| Anna | 22 | 10,613 |
| Sydney | 23 | 10,243 |
| Destiny | 24 | 9,850 |
| Morgan | 25 | 9,502 |
| Jennifer | 26 | 9,390 |
| Jasmine | 27 | 9,099 |
| Haley | 28 | 9,069 |
| Julia | 29 | 8,768 |
| Kaitlyn | 30 | 8,759 |
| Nicole | 31 | 8,562 |
| Amanda | 32 | 8,558 |
| Katherine | 33 | 8,109 |
| Natalie | 34 | 8,096 |
| Hailey | 35 | 7,829 |
| Alexandra | 36 | 7,550 |
| Savannah | 37 | 7,101 |
| Chloe | 38 | 7,094 |
| Rebecca | 39 | 7,078 |
| Stephanie | 40 | 7,028 |
| Maria | 41 | 6,856 |
| Sophia | 42 | 6,564 |
| Mackenzie | 43 | 6,349 |
| Allison | 44 | 6,315 |
| Isabella | 45 | 6,242 |
| Mary | 46 | 6,221 |
| Amber | 47 | 6,181 |
| Danielle | 48 | 6,091 |
| Gabrielle | 49 | 5,871 |
| Jordan | 50 | 5,809 |
| Brooke | 51 | 5,642 |
| Michelle | 52 | 5,545 |
| Sierra | 53 | 5,520 |
| Katelyn | 54 | 5,502 |
| Andrea | 55 | 5,479 |
| Madeline | 56 | 5,371 |
| Sara | 57 | 5,325 |
| Kimberly | 58 | 5,244 |
| Courtney | 59 | 5,239 |
| Brittany | 60 | 5,184 |
| Erin | 60 | 5,184 |
| Vanessa | 62 | 5,134 |
| Jenna | 63 | 5,045 |
| Jacqueline | 64 | 5,037 |
| Caroline | 65 | 5,022 |
| Faith | 66 | 4,998 |
| Makayla | 67 | 4,917 |
| Bailey | 68 | 4,649 |
| Paige | 69 | 4,609 |
| Shelby | 70 | 4,561 |
| Melissa | 71 | 4,532 |
| Kaylee | 72 | 4,493 |
| Christina | 73 | 4,331 |
| Trinity | 74 | 4,284 |
| Mariah | 75 | 4,104 |
| Caitlin | 76 | 4,102 |
| Autumn | 77 | 4,027 |
| Marissa | 78 | 4,025 |
| Angela | 79 | 3,829 |
| Breanna | 80 | 3,826 |
| Catherine | 81 | 3,802 |
| Zoe | 82 | 3,785 |
| Briana | 83 | 3,754 |
| Jada | 84 | 3,747 |
| Laura | 85 | 3,740 |
| Claire | 86 | 3,711 |
| Alexa | 87 | 3,674 |
| Kelsey | 88 | 3,669 |
| Kathryn | 89 | 3,644 |
| Leslie | 90 | 3,623 |
| Alexandria | 91 | 3,549 |
| Sabrina | 92 | 3,470 |
| Mia | 93 | 3,451 |
| Isabel | 94 | 3,447 |
| Katie | 95 | 3,413 |
| Molly | 96 | 3,401 |
| Leah | 97 | 3,399 |
| Gabriella | 98 | 3,369 |
| Cheyenne | 99 | 3,367 |
| Cassandra | 100 | 3,305 |