Names That Peaked In 2000

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2000 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Emily and Jacob — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1999 Peaked in 2001 Full 2000 top 100 The 2000s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Cameron	4,348#76	Down 11 rank positions in five years	2000
Luis	2,475#144	Down 7 rank positions in five years	2007
Hunter	2,761#130	Down 62 rank positions in five years	2000
Miguel	1,661#212	Down 23 rank positions in five years	2007
Kaitlyn	340#802	Down 314 rank positions in five years	2000
Seth	505#581	Down 149 rank positions in five years	2000
Haley	314#861	Down 345 rank positions in five years	2000
Garrett	526#564	Down 200 rank positions in five years	2000
Jake	682#457	Down 137 rank positions in five years	2004
Bryce	919#357	Down 123 rank positions in five years	2000
Mckenzie	517#576	Down 297 rank positions in five years	2000
Enrique	517#571	Down 68 rank positions in five years	2000
Serena	942#325	Up 98 rank positions in five years	2000
Jalen	711#443	Up 104 rank positions in five years	2000
Gustavo	447#625	Down 2 rank positions in five years	2000
Savanna	222#1,090	Down 449 rank positions in five years	2006
Skyler	422#671	Down 208 rank positions in five years	2000
Nia	403#702	Down 207 rank positions in five years	2000
Payton	109#1,569	Down 447 rank positions in five years	2000
Dorian	557#539	Down 27 rank positions in five years	2008
Keaton	333#771	Down 81 rank positions in five years	2007
Kassidy	240#1,039	Down 388 rank positions in five years	2000
Skylar	113#1,537	Down 344 rank positions in five years	2000
Ahmed	382#703	Down 69 rank positions in five years	2015
Mohammad	529#562	Up 102 rank positions in five years	2022
Jaqueline	66#2,629	Down 150 rank positions in five years	2000
Haleigh	32#4,390	Down 2,144 rank positions in five years	2000
Garret	11#7,337	Down 3,486 rank positions in five years	2000
Zaria	274#945	Down 84 rank positions in five years	2000
Gonzalo	127#1,423	Up 120 rank positions in five years	2000
Gisselle	111#1,812	Down 463 rank positions in five years	2000
Devyn	172#1,295	Down 150 rank positions in five years	2000
Jacey	72#2,468	Down 396 rank positions in five years	2006
Gabriel	10#9,668	Down 4,134 rank positions in five years	2000
Jackeline	30#4,597	Down 1,689 rank positions in five years	2000
Shamar	16#5,809	Down 3,746 rank positions in five years	2000
Koby	66#2,174	Down 578 rank positions in five years	2000
Syed	166#1,221	Up 118 rank positions in five years	2000
Keshawn	41#3,019	Down 1,031 rank positions in five years	2000
Anjali	65#2,652	Down 494 rank positions in five years	2005
Kevon	41#3,020	Down 453 rank positions in five years	2000
Savana	21#5,878	Down 2,437 rank positions in five years	2000
Sydni	8#11,812	Down 7,069 rank positions in five years	2000
Yamilet	83#2,237	Down 397 rank positions in five years	2008
Madisen	12#8,660	Down 3,548 rank positions in five years	2000
Jevon	21#4,783	Down 1,687 rank positions in five years	2000
Garett	6#11,114	Down 5,042 rank positions in five years	2000
Deasia	34#4,195	Down 1,294 rank positions in five years	2007
Jalyn	9#10,437	Down 4,891 rank positions in five years	2003
Jaylan	49#2,658	Down 326 rank positions in five years	2006
Maiya	75#2,398	Down 30 rank positions in five years	2000
Neha	22#5,661	Down 222 rank positions in five years	2004
Dariana	201#1,154	Up 399 rank positions in five years	2000
Keyshawn	30#3,709	Down 539 rank positions in five years	2000
Dayne	19#5,081	Down 1,646 rank positions in five years	2000
Ryley	28#3,929	Down 1,182 rank positions in five years	2007
Jaquelin	12#8,572	Down 3,346 rank positions in five years	2000
Rahul	8#9,494	Up 846 rank positions in five years	2000
Kavon	35#3,347	Down 443 rank positions in five years	2000
Keshaun	19#5,125	Down 1,258 rank positions in five years	2001

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 2000 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.