Most Popular Baby Names Of The 2000s
The top 100 girls’ and boys’ names across 2000–2009. Explore their meanings, histories, and popularity today.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiler of roofs | 1,633#220 | Down 90 rank positions in five years | 1994 | ||
Victory of the people | 803#383 | Down 117 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Probably a feminine form of Samuel; exact formation uncertain | 1,973#151 | Down 61 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
He will add; God will add, through Joseph | 3,678#95 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
He gave | 4,975#63 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Man; human | 3,501#101 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
Ewe | 1,225#250 | Down 24 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Olive; olive tree | 13,544#1 | Steady | 2014 | ||
Meaning uncertain; Latin form in the Mary and Miriam family | 2,887#87 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Yahweh has remembered, through Zacharias | 1,646#216 | Down 81 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Grace; favor, with virtue and religious associations | 5,127#38 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Rest; repose, in the masculine Hebrew name | 20,358#2 | Steady | 2024 | ||
Victory | 4,027#54 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Firm, enduring, strong | 7,852#24 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Narrows; channel; strait | 594#509 | Down 196 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Feminine form of Julius; deeper meaning disputed | 2,172#131 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
From Laurentum, through Laurence; the place name may refer to laurel | 777#401 | Down 169 rank positions in five years | 1989 | ||
Probably an Elizabeth familiar form; also associated with Lily | 3,966#57 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Favor; grace | 3,973#56 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
A Christian; follower of Christ | 3,641#96 | Down 34 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Manly, from the Greek Andrew family | 1,317#235 | Down 86 rank positions in five years | 1981 | ||
Pearl, through Margaret | 301#889 | Down 249 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Wisdom | 12,561#5 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2012 | ||
Exalted; venerable through Augustine | 3,103#113 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
Lady; princess, through Sarah | 1,568#198 | Down 15 rank positions in five years | 1981 | ||
Possibly gift or existence; Hebrew Yishai name family | 2,002#184 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 1981 | ||
God is gracious | 616#489 | Down 155 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Son of Matthew or son of Maud | 4,945#40 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Toward the tide | 6,208#41 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
My God is an oath, through Isabel | 10,666#7 | Steady | 2010 | ||
My father is joy | 4,941#41 | Down 29 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Descend; flow down, from the River Jordan | 2,732#131 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
God is my strong man | 6,569#37 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Meaning uncertain; Brian name family | 1,005#336 | Down 77 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Little hollow | 5,576#53 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
My God is Yahweh | 11,111#7 | Down 3 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Birth or birthday; traditionally associated with Christmas | 2,736#89 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Amber gemstone or color; sky in the Hindi name tradition | 576#520 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 1986 | ||
God is my judge, through Daniel | 550#549 | Down 101 rank positions in five years | 1987 | ||
God is gracious in Spanish and Manx; beautiful or graceful for Chinese 娟 | 2,318#159 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
Will + helmet, through William | 20,818#1 | Steady | 2024 | ||
Other in the Norman name; also a diminutive | 5,831#29 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Combination of the name sounds kay and la | 838#364 | Down 148 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
Helper, defender | 547#554 | Down 243 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Life through Eve; voice in Persian; other roots uncertain | 7,732#11 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Stoneworker | 6,291#39 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
He will laugh; he will rejoice | 5,953#47 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Probably from Lucania | 10,219#10 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Tailor; maker or alterer of clothing | 772#403 | Down 241 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Probably dog; alternative whole-heart explanation | 5,217#58 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2002 |
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Year by year in the 2000s
This list includes the top 100 girls’ and boys’ names by total use across 2000–2009. Table birth counts and ranks show 2025, and rank movement covers the latest five years. Search, filters, and sorting stay within this decade’s name list.
Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.