Name Awesome

Most Popular Baby Names Of 2002

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2002 — 3,737,275 recorded births in total that year.

20012003 The 2000s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2002

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily24,4701.4%
  2. 2Madison21,7741.2%
  3. 3Hannah18,8281.0%
  4. 4Emma16,5580.9%
  5. 5Alexis15,6360.9%
  6. 6Ashley15,3440.9%
  7. 7Abigail15,3030.9%
  8. 8Sarah14,7790.8%
  9. 9Samantha14,6710.8%
  10. 10Olivia14,6310.8%
  11. 11Elizabeth14,6210.8%
  12. 12Alyssa12,8470.7%
  13. 13Lauren12,3270.7%
  14. 14Isabella12,1710.7%
  15. 15Grace12,0560.7%
  16. 16Jessica11,9210.7%
  17. 17Brianna11,5240.6%
  18. 18Taylor11,4680.6%
  19. 19Kayla11,3100.6%
  20. 20Anna10,3980.6%
  21. 21Victoria9,7850.5%
  22. 22Megan9,2100.5%
  23. 23Sydney9,0340.5%
  24. 24Rachel8,9440.5%
  25. 25Chloe8,9020.5%
  26. 26Jasmine8,8690.5%
  27. 27Sophia8,6650.5%
  28. 28Jennifer8,5400.5%
  29. 29Morgan8,4330.5%
  30. 30Natalie8,3520.5%
  31. 31Hailey7,9920.4%
  32. 32Kaitlyn7,9810.4%
  33. 33Julia7,9650.4%
  34. 34Destiny7,8040.4%
  35. 35Haley7,4570.4%
  36. 36Katherine7,2120.4%
  37. 37Nicole6,9740.4%
  38. 38Alexandra6,9360.4%
  39. 39Savannah6,5810.4%
  40. 40Maria6,3910.4%
  41. 41Stephanie6,2700.3%
  42. 42Mackenzie6,2680.3%
  43. 43Mia6,2590.3%
  44. 44Allison6,2390.3%
  45. 45Jordan6,1520.3%
  46. 46Amanda6,1450.3%
  47. 47Jenna5,6640.3%
  48. 48Faith5,5270.3%
  49. 49Mary5,4870.3%
  50. 50Makayla5,4760.3%
  51. 51Paige5,4700.3%
  52. 52Brooke5,3380.3%
  53. 53Katelyn5,2670.3%
  54. 54Rebecca5,2220.3%
  55. 55Andrea5,1180.3%
  56. 56Madeline5,1140.3%
  57. 57Kaylee4,9830.3%
  58. 58Michelle4,9500.3%
  59. 59Sara4,9450.3%
  60. 60Zoe4,8870.3%
  61. 61Kylie4,8330.3%
  62. 62Sierra4,8070.3%
  63. 63Kimberly4,7900.3%
  64. 64Aaliyah4,7790.3%
  65. 65Amber4,7230.3%
  66. 66Gabrielle4,6690.3%
  67. 67Caroline4,6570.3%
  68. 68Vanessa4,4550.2%
  69. 69Alexa4,4010.2%
  70. 70Trinity4,3850.2%
  71. 71Danielle4,2050.2%
  72. 72Erin4,1450.2%
  73. 73Autumn4,1040.2%
  74. 74Angelina3,9810.2%
  75. 75Shelby3,9610.2%
  76. 76Gabriella3,9100.2%
  77. 77Riley3,9060.2%
  78. 78Jada3,8990.2%
  79. 79Lily3,8340.2%
  80. 80Melissa3,7690.2%
  81. 81Jacqueline3,7540.2%
  82. 82Ava3,7510.2%
  83. 83Angela3,7140.2%
  84. 84Bailey3,6620.2%
  85. 85Isabel3,6510.2%
  86. 86Jade3,6300.2%
  87. 87Leah3,6040.2%
  88. 88Courtney3,5800.2%
  89. 89Ella3,5670.2%
  90. 90Maya3,5450.2%
  91. 91Leslie3,5220.2%
  92. 92Jocelyn3,5210.2%
  93. 93Ariana3,4920.2%
  94. 94Melanie3,4840.2%
  95. 95Claire3,4060.2%
  96. 96Lillian3,3970.2%
  97. 97Christina3,3910.2%
  98. 98Evelyn3,3720.2%
  99. 99Marissa3,3170.2%
  100. 100Audrey3,3060.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob30,5861.6%
  2. 2Michael28,2581.5%
  3. 3Joshua25,9981.3%
  4. 4Matthew25,1541.3%
  5. 5Ethan22,1131.1%
  6. 6Andrew22,0371.1%
  7. 7Joseph21,9201.1%
  8. 8Christopher21,6891.1%
  9. 9Nicholas21,3901.1%
  10. 10Daniel21,3521.1%
  11. 11William20,1361.0%
  12. 12Anthony19,5901.0%
  13. 13David18,7041.0%
  14. 14Tyler18,2660.9%
  15. 15Alexander17,7180.9%
  16. 16Ryan17,6580.9%
  17. 17John17,4770.9%
  18. 18James16,9680.9%
  19. 19Zachary16,6220.9%
  20. 20Brandon16,2820.8%
  21. 21Jonathan15,5140.8%
  22. 22Justin14,9060.8%
  23. 23Dylan14,8210.8%
  24. 24Christian14,5970.8%
  25. 25Samuel14,5790.8%
  26. 26Austin14,5420.7%
  27. 27Benjamin13,4920.7%
  28. 28Nathan13,2240.7%
  29. 29Logan12,9740.7%
  30. 30Jose12,8680.7%
  31. 31Noah12,0760.6%
  32. 32Gabriel12,0590.6%
  33. 33Kevin12,0460.6%
  34. 34Robert12,0310.6%
  35. 35Caleb11,6650.6%
  36. 36Thomas11,2930.6%
  37. 37Jordan11,1520.6%
  38. 38Hunter11,0850.6%
  39. 39Cameron10,3390.5%
  40. 40Kyle10,0640.5%
  41. 41Elijah10,0530.5%
  42. 42Jason9,9560.5%
  43. 43Aaron9,0080.5%
  44. 44Jack9,0000.5%
  45. 45Isaiah8,9650.5%
  46. 46Luke8,6920.4%
  47. 47Connor8,4090.4%
  48. 48Isaac8,3120.4%
  49. 49Angel8,1920.4%
  50. 50Jackson8,1530.4%
  51. 51Brian8,0820.4%
  52. 52Eric7,9280.4%
  53. 53Mason7,8780.4%
  54. 54Juan7,8200.4%
  55. 55Adam7,7540.4%
  56. 56Evan7,3860.4%
  57. 57Luis7,3790.4%
  58. 58Charles7,2080.4%
  59. 59Sean7,0280.4%
  60. 60Aidan6,9540.4%
  61. 61Gavin6,9510.4%
  62. 62Nathaniel6,8130.4%
  63. 63Alex6,8070.4%
  64. 64Bryan6,6170.3%
  65. 65Carlos6,5920.3%
  66. 66Jesus6,3710.3%
  67. 67Ian6,3600.3%
  68. 68Steven6,2220.3%
  69. 69Cole6,0380.3%
  70. 70Timothy6,0200.3%
  71. 71Cody5,9390.3%
  72. 72Seth5,7400.3%
  73. 73Adrian5,6840.3%
  74. 74Devin5,4400.3%
  75. 75Lucas5,3810.3%
  76. 76Blake5,3580.3%
  77. 77Richard5,3220.3%
  78. 78Julian5,2230.3%
  79. 79Patrick5,1530.3%
  80. 80Sebastian5,1370.3%
  81. 81Trevor5,0600.3%
  82. 82Chase4,8580.3%
  83. 83Dominic4,8550.3%
  84. 84Jared4,8370.2%
  85. 85Antonio4,7300.2%
  86. 86Jeremiah4,7200.2%
  87. 87Jaden4,6510.2%
  88. 88Xavier4,6480.2%
  89. 89Miguel4,6440.2%
  90. 90Jesse4,4310.2%
  91. 91Garrett4,3570.2%
  92. 92Alejandro4,3560.2%
  93. 93Mark4,2220.2%
  94. 94Owen4,1900.2%
  95. 95Jeremy4,1660.2%
  96. 96Hayden4,1420.2%
  97. 97Bryce4,0680.2%
  98. 98Diego3,9790.2%
  99. 99Riley3,9590.2%
  100. 100Victor3,9350.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2002 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.