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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Probably from Lucania | 6,948#33 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Nobility through Alison; alternatively son of Alan or Alexander | 2,564#103 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1994 | ||
Ireland | 327#833 | Down 312 rank positions in five years | 1983 | ||
Nobility, through Alicia; spelling probably influenced by alyssum | 680#453 | Down 254 rank positions in five years | 1999 | ||
Crooked nose, through a Scottish surname | 4,348#76 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Short form of Maria; also Italian “mine” | 11,078#6 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Man, through Charles | 2,418#150 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Noble strength | 2,919#86 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Son of Jack | 6,582#36 | Down 19 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
Famous in battle, through Louis | 2,475#144 | Down 7 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Descendant of the helpful one; alternatively son of Odo | 1,076#318 | Down 21 rank positions in five years | 1992 | ||
God is gracious | 2,412#153 | Down 48 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
God has given | 2,565#140 | Down 15 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Defender of men, through Alexander | 1,515#232 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Vigor, bravery, through Amalia | 12,699#4 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
From Hadria | 4,464#74 | Down 16 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Angel; messenger from the Greek root | 4,757#67 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
From the Julius family; deeper meaning disputed | 7,603#25 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Possibly high or mighty, through Brian | 1,372#222 | Down 77 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
From the Antonius family; deeper meaning unknown | 2,058#176 | Up 4 rank positions in five years | 1997 | ||
Black, dark | 2,074#142 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 1972 | ||
One who hunts | 2,761#130 | Down 62 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Literary coinage from Esther Vanhomrigh’s name | 813#377 | Down 168 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Jasmine flower | 1,481#206 | Down 66 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Little fire, through Aidan | 5,046#62 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Yahweh is gracious, through John | 3,924#83 | Steady | 2005 | ||
Probably weary or grieved; alternative cow-related origin | 3,880#58 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Young green shoot | 6,203#23 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Yahweh is salvation | 5,267#57 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Modern variant of Jaden; sometimes linked to Jadon | 4,653#70 | Down 33 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Feminine form in the Charles family; man or army root | 2,646#96 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Welsh form of Owain; also Irish Eoghan | 7,190#31 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Defender of men, through Alexander | 1,314#237 | Down 99 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Yahweh is salvation, through Yeshua | 2,078#173 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Lover of hounds | 2,211#166 | Down 88 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Yahweh will exalt | 3,840#88 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Possibly sea circle (Welsh); sea battle (Murchadh); sea-born (Arthurian) | 977#312 | Down 117 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
From Sebaste; venerable in the Greek root | 8,605#16 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Bright; clear | 3,487#68 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Brave in battle, through Wigheard | 6,480#38 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Of Magdala; the place name means tower | 3,086#81 | Up 15 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Occupational carter; also Irish son of Arthur | 6,024#45 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Brook; small stream | 972#313 | Down 77 rank positions in five years | 1996 | ||
Of the Lord | 3,277#106 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
Large grassy plain | 2,141#135 | Down 68 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Who is like God? | 1,661#212 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Lily flower | 6,673#18 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Meaning uncertain; medieval form of Gawain | 1,125#303 | Down 161 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Wisdom | 8,252#9 | Up 8 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Long hill | 2,840#127 | Down 58 rank positions in five years | 2010 |
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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.