Popular Names of 2000

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2000, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Sydney peaked among human females this year, at 23rd.

Table 1. Female names, 2000
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	25,959	34
2	Hannah	23,087	56
3	Madison	19,968	40
4	Ashley	18,000	164
5	Sarah	17,715	90
6	Alexis	17,631	554
7	Samantha	17,265	151
8	Jessica	15,711	665
9	Elizabeth	15,117	17
10	Taylor	15,080	403
11	Lauren	14,176	401
12	Alyssa	13,553	453
13	Kayla	13,313	364
14	Abigail	13,094	41
15	Brianna	12,880	222
16	Olivia	12,855	1
17	Emma	12,560	3
18	Megan	11,436	889
19	Grace	11,285	38
20	Victoria	10,926	54

Table 2. Male names, 2000
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	34,492	43
2	Michael	32,045	21
3	Matthew	28,580	32
4	Joshua	27,543	66
5	Christopher	24,936	68
6	Nicholas	24,653	112
7	Andrew	23,658	73
8	Joseph	22,844	29
9	Daniel	22,338	22
10	Tyler	21,506	220
11	William	20,669	9
12	Brandon	20,337	261
13	Ryan	20,269	99
14	John	20,115	23
15	Zachary	19,852	216
16	David	19,787	35
17	Anthony	19,656	46
18	James	17,991	6
19	Justin	17,784	233
20	Alexander	17,290	30

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.