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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2001

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2001 — 3,742,181 recorded births in total that year.

20002002 The 2000s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2001

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily25,0591.4%
  2. 2Madison22,1661.2%
  3. 3Hannah20,7231.2%
  4. 4Ashley16,5310.9%
  5. 5Alexis16,4040.9%
  6. 6Sarah15,9290.9%
  7. 7Samantha15,8670.9%
  8. 8Abigail14,8070.8%
  9. 9Elizabeth14,7920.8%
  10. 10Olivia13,9770.8%
  11. 11Jessica13,9250.8%
  12. 12Taylor13,6930.8%
  13. 13Emma13,3270.7%
  14. 14Alyssa13,2720.7%
  15. 15Lauren12,7820.7%
  16. 16Grace12,0900.7%
  17. 17Kayla11,8920.7%
  18. 18Brianna11,7760.7%
  19. 19Anna10,5960.6%
  20. 20Megan10,3000.6%
  21. 21Victoria10,1790.6%
  22. 22Destiny9,7520.5%
  23. 23Sydney9,6390.5%
  24. 24Rachel9,5560.5%
  25. 25Jasmine8,9580.5%
  26. 26Jennifer8,9230.5%
  27. 27Julia8,8380.5%
  28. 28Isabella8,8350.5%
  29. 29Morgan8,7350.5%
  30. 30Chloe8,1770.5%
  31. 31Kaitlyn8,1640.5%
  32. 32Natalie8,0490.4%
  33. 33Hailey8,0320.4%
  34. 34Haley8,0110.4%
  35. 35Katherine7,8800.4%
  36. 36Nicole7,8200.4%
  37. 37Sophia7,1620.4%
  38. 38Alexandra7,0450.4%
  39. 39Amanda6,9800.4%
  40. 40Mackenzie6,9340.4%
  41. 41Maria6,8420.4%
  42. 42Savannah6,7370.4%
  43. 43Stephanie6,6130.4%
  44. 44Allison6,2150.3%
  45. 45Jenna6,1430.3%
  46. 46Rebecca5,8930.3%
  47. 47Jordan5,8030.3%
  48. 48Mary5,7620.3%
  49. 49Andrea5,7450.3%
  50. 50Gabrielle5,6060.3%
  51. 51Amber5,5720.3%
  52. 52Katelyn5,4410.3%
  53. 53Faith5,4110.3%
  54. 54Makayla5,3180.3%
  55. 55Sierra5,2370.3%
  56. 56Madeline5,2220.3%
  57. 57Brooke5,2130.3%
  58. 58Sara5,1560.3%
  59. 59Michelle5,0330.3%
  60. 60Erin4,9580.3%
  61. 61Kimberly4,8800.3%
  62. 62Caroline4,8640.3%
  63. 63Danielle4,7910.3%
  64. 64Vanessa4,6720.3%
  65. 65Zoe4,6450.3%
  66. 66Kaylee4,6210.3%
  67. 67Trinity4,4810.2%
  68. 68Shelby4,3700.2%
  69. 69Bailey4,3390.2%
  70. 70Jacqueline4,3010.2%
  71. 71Paige4,2740.2%
  72. 72Autumn4,1910.2%
  73. 73Courtney4,1750.2%
  74. 74Melissa4,1450.2%
  75. 75Jada3,9830.2%
  76. 76Mia3,9180.2%
  77. 77Angela3,9150.2%
  78. 78Alexa3,8980.2%
  79. 79Marissa3,8530.2%
  80. 80Christina3,7420.2%
  81. 81Catherine3,7310.2%
  82. 82Claire3,6420.2%
  83. 83Gabriella3,6150.2%
  84. 84Leslie3,6120.2%
  85. 85Mariah3,5850.2%
  86. 86Laura3,5630.2%
  87. 87Leah3,5210.2%
  88. 88Isabel3,4910.2%
  89. 89Caitlin3,4560.2%
  90. 90Molly3,4150.2%
  91. 91Alexandria3,4040.2%
  92. 92Ariana3,3770.2%
  93. 93Angelina3,3680.2%
  94. 94Breanna3,3680.2%
  95. 95Kylie3,3530.2%
  96. 96Aaliyah3,3520.2%
  97. 97Kathryn3,3320.2%
  98. 98Jade3,2810.2%
  99. 99Katie3,2800.2%
  100. 100Kelsey3,2670.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob32,5731.7%
  2. 2Michael29,6891.5%
  3. 3Matthew26,8121.4%
  4. 4Joshua26,0241.3%
  5. 5Christopher23,1321.2%
  6. 6Nicholas22,8491.2%
  7. 7Andrew22,4221.2%
  8. 8Joseph22,0301.1%
  9. 9Daniel21,0131.1%
  10. 10William20,1101.0%
  11. 11Anthony19,7371.0%
  12. 12David19,3621.0%
  13. 13Tyler19,2751.0%
  14. 14John18,9041.0%
  15. 15Ryan18,2890.9%
  16. 16Zachary18,1850.9%
  17. 17Ethan17,9620.9%
  18. 18Brandon17,8930.9%
  19. 19James17,0740.9%
  20. 20Alexander16,7200.9%
  21. 21Dylan16,4970.8%
  22. 22Justin16,2310.8%
  23. 23Jonathan16,1470.8%
  24. 24Christian15,4570.8%
  25. 25Austin14,9550.8%
  26. 26Samuel14,8130.8%
  27. 27Benjamin14,3390.7%
  28. 28Noah13,4940.7%
  29. 29Logan12,7100.7%
  30. 30Robert12,6650.7%
  31. 31Nathan12,6470.7%
  32. 32Kevin12,5960.6%
  33. 33Thomas12,1480.6%
  34. 34Jose12,1440.6%
  35. 35Cameron11,5810.6%
  36. 36Hunter11,3350.6%
  37. 37Caleb11,1770.6%
  38. 38Gabriel10,9170.6%
  39. 39Jordan10,8150.6%
  40. 40Kyle10,5680.5%
  41. 41Jason10,1640.5%
  42. 42Aaron9,5520.5%
  43. 43Isaiah8,5890.4%
  44. 44Eric8,5590.4%
  45. 45Elijah8,3390.4%
  46. 46Brian8,3030.4%
  47. 47Isaac8,2000.4%
  48. 48Jack8,1490.4%
  49. 49Connor8,0820.4%
  50. 50Luke8,0080.4%
  51. 51Adam7,7580.4%
  52. 52Luis7,4890.4%
  53. 53Juan7,4470.4%
  54. 54Mason7,4470.4%
  55. 55Charles7,2830.4%
  56. 56Evan7,2580.4%
  57. 57Sean7,2240.4%
  58. 58Angel6,9780.4%
  59. 59Carlos6,8420.4%
  60. 60Jackson6,8360.4%
  61. 61Nathaniel6,6460.3%
  62. 62Alex6,6130.3%
  63. 63Steven6,5890.3%
  64. 64Cody6,5750.3%
  65. 65Jared6,4340.3%
  66. 66Jesus6,4250.3%
  67. 67Timothy6,4230.3%
  68. 68Seth6,2230.3%
  69. 69Bryan6,1250.3%
  70. 70Ian6,0840.3%
  71. 71Devin6,0400.3%
  72. 72Patrick5,7860.3%
  73. 73Richard5,7710.3%
  74. 74Cole5,7390.3%
  75. 75Adrian5,4240.3%
  76. 76Trevor5,3960.3%
  77. 77Blake5,3560.3%
  78. 78Gavin5,2600.3%
  79. 79Chase5,1990.3%
  80. 80Garrett5,0610.3%
  81. 81Sebastian4,9790.3%
  82. 82Julian4,9440.3%
  83. 83Lucas4,9000.3%
  84. 84Mark4,7540.2%
  85. 85Antonio4,7360.2%
  86. 86Aidan4,6320.2%
  87. 87Miguel4,5580.2%
  88. 88Alejandro4,5570.2%
  89. 89Jeremy4,2700.2%
  90. 90Jeremiah4,2230.2%
  91. 91Jesse4,2220.2%
  92. 92Bryce4,1500.2%
  93. 93Dakota3,9800.2%
  94. 94Xavier3,9790.2%
  95. 95Carson3,9430.2%
  96. 96Victor3,9210.2%
  97. 97Kenneth3,9070.2%
  98. 98Dalton3,8950.2%
  99. 99Colby3,8590.2%
  100. 100Jake3,8380.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2001 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

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.