Popular Names of 2002

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2002, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2002
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	24,470	34
2	Madison	21,774	40
3	Hannah	18,828	56
4	Emma	16,558	3
5	Alexis	15,636	554
6	Ashley	15,344	164
7	Abigail	15,303	41
8	Sarah	14,779	90
9	Samantha	14,671	151
10	Olivia	14,631	1
11	Elizabeth	14,621	17
12	Alyssa	12,847	453
13	Lauren	12,327	401
14	Isabella	12,171	7
15	Grace	12,056	38
16	Jessica	11,921	665
17	Brianna	11,524	222
18	Taylor	11,468	403
19	Kayla	11,310	364
20	Anna	10,398	107

Table 2. Male names, 2002
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	30,586	43
2	Michael	28,258	21
3	Joshua	25,998	66
4	Matthew	25,154	32
5	Ethan	22,113	24
6	Andrew	22,037	73
7	Joseph	21,920	29
8	Christopher	21,689	68
9	Nicholas	21,390	112
10	Daniel	21,352	22
11	William	20,136	9
12	Anthony	19,590	46
13	David	18,704	35
14	Tyler	18,266	220
15	Alexander	17,718	30
16	Ryan	17,658	99
17	John	17,477	23
18	James	16,968	6
19	Zachary	16,622	216
20	Brandon	16,282	261

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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.