Popular Names of 2001

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2001, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Tay peaked among human males this year, at 5,635th.

Table 1. Female names, 2001
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	25,059	34
2	Madison	22,166	40
3	Hannah	20,723	56
4	Ashley	16,531	164
5	Alexis	16,404	554
6	Sarah	15,929	90
7	Samantha	15,867	151
8	Abigail	14,807	41
9	Elizabeth	14,792	17
10	Olivia	13,977	1
11	Jessica	13,925	665
12	Taylor	13,693	403
13	Emma	13,327	3
14	Alyssa	13,272	453
15	Lauren	12,782	401
16	Grace	12,090	38
17	Kayla	11,892	364
18	Brianna	11,776	222
19	Anna	10,596	107
20	Megan	10,300	889

Table 2. Male names, 2001
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	32,573	43
2	Michael	29,689	21
3	Matthew	26,812	32
4	Joshua	26,024	66
5	Christopher	23,132	68
6	Nicholas	22,849	112
7	Andrew	22,422	73
8	Joseph	22,030	29
9	Daniel	21,013	22
10	William	20,110	9
11	Anthony	19,737	46
12	David	19,362	35
13	Tyler	19,275	220
14	John	18,904	23
15	Ryan	18,289	99
16	Zachary	18,185	216
17	Ethan	17,962	24
18	Brandon	17,893	261
19	James	17,074	6
20	Alexander	16,720	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.