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Top baby names of 2000
In 2000, Emily and Jacob were the most popular names in the United States. 3,778,489 births in the Social Security records that year.
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| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,959 | 1 in 146 | = same rank |
| 2 | Hannah | 23,087 | 1 in 164 | = same rank |
| 3 | Madison | 19,968 | 1 in 189 | 4 places up |
| 4 | Ashley | 18,000 | 1 in 210 | 2 places up |
| 5 | Sarah | 17,715 | 1 in 213 | 1 places down |
| 6 | Alexis | 17,631 | 1 in 214 | 3 places down |
| 7 | Samantha | 17,265 | 1 in 219 | 2 places down |
| 8 | Jessica | 15,711 | 1 in 240 | 1 places up |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 15,117 | 1 in 250 | 1 places up |
| 10 | Taylor | 15,080 | 1 in 251 | 2 places down |
| 11 | Lauren | 14,176 | 1 in 267 | 1 places up |
| 12 | Alyssa | 13,553 | 1 in 279 | 1 places down |
| 13 | Kayla | 13,313 | 1 in 284 | = same rank |
| 14 | Abigail | 13,094 | 1 in 289 | 4 places up |
| 15 | Brianna | 12,880 | 1 in 293 | 1 places down |
| 16 | Olivia | 12,855 | 1 in 294 | 4 places up |
| 17 | Emma | 12,560 | 1 in 301 | = same rank |
| 18 | Megan | 11,436 | 1 in 330 | 3 places down |
| 19 | Grace | 11,285 | 1 in 335 | 8 places up |
| 20 | Victoria | 10,926 | 1 in 346 | 4 places down |
| 21 | Rachel | 10,687 | 1 in 354 | 2 places down |
| 22 | Anna | 10,613 | 1 in 356 | 7 places up |
| 23 | Sydney | 10,243 | 1 in 369 | = same rank |
| 24 | Destiny | 9,850 | 1 in 384 | 4 places up |
| 25 | Morgan | 9,502 | 1 in 398 | 1 places down |
| 26 | Jennifer | 9,390 | 1 in 402 | 5 places down |
| 27 | Jasmine | 9,099 | 1 in 415 | 1 places down |
| 28 | Haley | 9,069 | 1 in 417 | 3 places up |
| 29 | Julia | 8,769 | 1 in 431 | 1 places up |
| 30 | Kaitlyn | 8,759 | 1 in 431 | 3 places up |
| 31 | Nicole | 8,563 | 1 in 441 | 6 places down |
| 32 | Amanda | 8,558 | 1 in 442 | 10 places down |
| 33 | Katherine | 8,109 | 1 in 466 | 3 places up |
| 34 | Natalie | 8,096 | 1 in 467 | = same rank |
| 35 | Hailey | 7,829 | 1 in 483 | 19 places up |
| 36 | Alexandra | 7,550 | 1 in 500 | 4 places down |
| 37 | Savannah | 7,100 | 1 in 532 | 5 places up |
| 38 | Chloe | 7,094 | 1 in 533 | 25 places up |
| 39 | Rebecca | 7,078 | 1 in 534 | 1 places down |
| 40 | Stephanie | 7,028 | 1 in 538 | 3 places down |
| 41 | Maria | 6,857 | 1 in 551 | 2 places down |
| 42 | Sophia | 6,564 | 1 in 576 | 11 places up |
| 43 | Mackenzie | 6,350 | 1 in 595 | 9 places up |
| 44 | Allison | 6,315 | 1 in 598 | 4 places down |
| 45 | Isabella | 6,242 | 1 in 605 | 15 places up |
| 46 | Mary | 6,222 | 1 in 607 | 1 places down |
| 47 | Amber | 6,182 | 1 in 611 | 6 places down |
| 48 | Danielle | 6,092 | 1 in 620 | 5 places down |
| 49 | Gabrielle | 5,872 | 1 in 643 | 3 places down |
| 50 | Jordan | 5,809 | 1 in 650 | 2 places down |
| Rank | Name | Births | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 34,492 | 1 in 110 | = same rank |
| 2 | Michael | 32,045 | 1 in 118 | = same rank |
| 3 | Matthew | 28,580 | 1 in 132 | = same rank |
| 4 | Joshua | 27,543 | 1 in 137 | = same rank |
| 5 | Christopher | 24,936 | 1 in 152 | 1 places up |
| 6 | Nicholas | 24,653 | 1 in 153 | 1 places down |
| 7 | Andrew | 23,658 | 1 in 160 | = same rank |
| 8 | Joseph | 22,844 | 1 in 165 | = same rank |
| 9 | Daniel | 22,338 | 1 in 169 | = same rank |
| 10 | Tyler | 21,506 | 1 in 176 | = same rank |
| 11 | William | 20,669 | 1 in 183 | 3 places up |
| 12 | Brandon | 20,337 | 1 in 186 | 1 places down |
| 13 | Ryan | 20,269 | 1 in 186 | 1 places down |
| 14 | John | 20,115 | 1 in 188 | 1 places up |
| 15 | Zachary | 19,852 | 1 in 190 | 2 places up |
| 16 | David | 19,787 | 1 in 191 | = same rank |
| 17 | Anthony | 19,656 | 1 in 192 | 1 places up |
| 18 | James | 17,991 | 1 in 210 | 1 places up |
| 19 | Justin | 17,784 | 1 in 212 | 1 places up |
| 20 | Alexander | 17,290 | 1 in 219 | 1 places up |
| 21 | Jonathan | 16,888 | 1 in 224 | 1 places up |
| 22 | Christian | 16,059 | 1 in 235 | 3 places up |
| 23 | Austin | 15,947 | 1 in 237 | 10 places down |
| 24 | Dylan | 15,405 | 1 in 245 | 1 places down |
| 25 | Ethan | 15,226 | 1 in 248 | 12 places up |
| 26 | Benjamin | 14,845 | 1 in 255 | 3 places up |
| 27 | Noah | 14,282 | 1 in 265 | 3 places down |
| 28 | Samuel | 14,188 | 1 in 266 | 1 places down |
| 29 | Robert | 13,739 | 1 in 275 | 3 places down |
| 30 | Nathan | 13,040 | 1 in 290 | 2 places up |
| 31 | Cameron | 12,767 | 1 in 296 | 2 places up |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,674 | 1 in 298 | 2 places up |
| 33 | Thomas | 12,638 | 1 in 299 | 2 places down |
| 34 | Jose | 12,585 | 1 in 300 | 1 places up |
| 35 | Hunter | 12,538 | 1 in 301 | 1 places up |
| 36 | Jordan | 12,168 | 1 in 311 | 6 places down |
| 37 | Kyle | 11,969 | 1 in 316 | 9 places down |
| 38 | Caleb | 9,866 | 1 in 383 | 3 places up |
| 39 | Jason | 9,778 | 1 in 386 | 1 places up |
| 40 | Logan | 9,737 | 1 in 388 | 2 places up |
| 41 | Aaron | 9,561 | 1 in 395 | 3 places down |
| 42 | Eric | 9,162 | 1 in 412 | 3 places down |
| 43 | Brian | 8,958 | 1 in 422 | = same rank |
| 44 | Gabriel | 8,681 | 1 in 435 | 9 places up |
| 45 | Adam | 8,136 | 1 in 464 | 1 places down |
| 46 | Jack | 8,125 | 1 in 465 | 6 places up |
| 47 | Isaiah | 8,029 | 1 in 471 | 4 places up |
| 48 | Juan | 7,712 | 1 in 490 | 2 places down |
| 49 | Luis | 7,662 | 1 in 493 | 6 places up |
| 50 | Connor | 7,530 | 1 in 502 | 2 places down |
Share: number of babies born in 2000, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 1999. Tied names share the same rank.