Years · 2000s · Evolution

Top baby names of 2001

In 2001, Emily and Jacob were the most popular names in the United States. 3,742,174 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 2001
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Emily	25,059	1 in 149	= same rank
2	Madison	22,166	1 in 169	1 places up
3	Hannah	20,723	1 in 181	1 places down
4	Ashley	16,531	1 in 226	= same rank
5	Alexis	16,404	1 in 228	1 places up
6	Sarah	15,929	1 in 235	1 places down
7	Samantha	15,867	1 in 236	= same rank
8	Abigail	14,807	1 in 253	6 places up
9	Elizabeth	14,792	1 in 253	= same rank
10	Olivia	13,977	1 in 268	6 places up
11	Jessica	13,925	1 in 269	3 places down
12	Taylor	13,693	1 in 273	2 places down
13	Emma	13,327	1 in 281	4 places up
14	Alyssa	13,272	1 in 282	2 places down
15	Lauren	12,782	1 in 293	4 places down
16	Grace	12,090	1 in 310	3 places up
17	Kayla	11,892	1 in 315	4 places down
18	Brianna	11,776	1 in 318	3 places down
19	Anna	10,596	1 in 353	3 places up
20	Megan	10,300	1 in 363	2 places down
21	Victoria	10,179	1 in 368	1 places down
22	Destiny	9,752	1 in 384	2 places up
23	Sydney	9,639	1 in 388	= same rank
24	Rachel	9,556	1 in 392	3 places down
25	Jasmine	8,958	1 in 418	2 places up
26	Jennifer	8,923	1 in 419	= same rank
27	Julia	8,838	1 in 423	2 places up
28	Isabella	8,835	1 in 424	17 places up
29	Morgan	8,735	1 in 428	4 places down
30	Chloe	8,177	1 in 458	8 places up
31	Kaitlyn	8,164	1 in 458	1 places down
32	Natalie	8,049	1 in 465	2 places up
33	Hailey	8,032	1 in 466	2 places up
34	Haley	8,011	1 in 467	6 places down
35	Katherine	7,880	1 in 475	2 places down
36	Nicole	7,820	1 in 479	5 places down
37	Sophia	7,162	1 in 523	5 places up
38	Alexandra	7,045	1 in 531	2 places down
39	Amanda	6,980	1 in 536	7 places down
40	Mackenzie	6,934	1 in 540	3 places up
41	Maria	6,842	1 in 547	= same rank
42	Savannah	6,737	1 in 555	5 places down
43	Stephanie	6,613	1 in 566	3 places down
44	Allison	6,215	1 in 602	= same rank
45	Jenna	6,143	1 in 609	18 places up
46	Rebecca	5,893	1 in 635	7 places down
47	Jordan	5,803	1 in 645	3 places up
48	Mary	5,762	1 in 649	2 places down
49	Andrea	5,745	1 in 651	6 places up
50	Gabrielle	5,606	1 in 668	1 places down

Most popular boy names in 2001
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Jacob	32,573	1 in 115	= same rank
2	Michael	29,689	1 in 126	= same rank
3	Matthew	26,812	1 in 140	= same rank
4	Joshua	26,024	1 in 144	= same rank
5	Christopher	23,132	1 in 162	= same rank
6	Nicholas	22,849	1 in 164	= same rank
7	Andrew	22,422	1 in 167	= same rank
8	Joseph	22,030	1 in 170	= same rank
9	Daniel	21,013	1 in 178	= same rank
10	William	20,110	1 in 186	1 places up
11	Anthony	19,737	1 in 190	6 places up
12	David	19,362	1 in 193	4 places up
13	Tyler	19,275	1 in 194	3 places down
14	John	18,904	1 in 198	= same rank
15	Ryan	18,289	1 in 205	2 places down
16	Zachary	18,185	1 in 206	1 places down
17	Ethan	17,962	1 in 208	8 places up
18	Brandon	17,893	1 in 209	6 places down
19	James	17,074	1 in 219	1 places down
20	Alexander	16,720	1 in 224	= same rank
21	Dylan	16,497	1 in 227	3 places up
22	Justin	16,231	1 in 231	3 places down
23	Jonathan	16,147	1 in 232	2 places down
24	Christian	15,457	1 in 242	2 places down
25	Austin	14,955	1 in 250	2 places down
26	Samuel	14,813	1 in 253	2 places up
27	Benjamin	14,339	1 in 261	1 places down
28	Noah	13,494	1 in 277	1 places down
29	Logan	12,710	1 in 294	11 places up
30	Robert	12,665	1 in 295	1 places down
31	Nathan	12,647	1 in 296	1 places down
32	Kevin	12,596	1 in 297	= same rank
33	Thomas	12,148	1 in 308	= same rank
34	Jose	12,144	1 in 308	= same rank
35	Cameron	11,581	1 in 323	4 places down
36	Hunter	11,335	1 in 330	1 places down
37	Caleb	11,177	1 in 335	1 places up
38	Gabriel	10,917	1 in 343	6 places up
39	Jordan	10,815	1 in 346	3 places down
40	Kyle	10,568	1 in 354	3 places down
41	Jason	10,164	1 in 368	2 places down
42	Aaron	9,552	1 in 392	1 places down
43	Isaiah	8,589	1 in 436	4 places up
44	Eric	8,559	1 in 437	2 places down
45	Elijah	8,339	1 in 449	7 places up
46	Brian	8,303	1 in 451	3 places down
47	Isaac	8,200	1 in 456	6 places up
48	Jack	8,149	1 in 459	2 places down
49	Connor	8,082	1 in 463	1 places up
50	Luke	8,008	1 in 467	9 places up

Share: number of babies born in 2001, girls and boys together, for one baby with this name. Change: places gained or lost since 2000. Tied names share the same rank.