These Were the Top 50 Names of the 2000s — Did Your Name Make the List?

By Alessia Santoro
Unsplash | Christian Bowen
Unsplash | Christian Bowen

Every 10 years, the Social Security Administration releases the top names of the decade, and in the case of the most popular names from the 2000s, some of those names are still trendy now. Scroll through to see which names were the top of the decade for both boys and girls from 2000 to 2009 — is your name on the list?

The Top 25 Most Popular Boy Names of the 2000s Decade

  1. Jacob
  2. Michael
  3. Joshua
  4. Matthew
  5. Daniel
  6. Christopher
  7. Andrew
  8. Ethan
  9. Joseph
  10. William
  11. Anthony
  12. David
  13. Alexander
  14. Nicholas
  15. Ryan
  16. Tyler
  17. James
  18. John
  19. Jonathan
  20. Noah
  21. Brandon
  22. Christian
  23. Dylan
  24. Samuel
  25. Benjamin

The Top 25 Most Popular Girl Names of the 2000s Decade

  1. Emily
  2. Madison
  3. Emma
  4. Olivia
  5. Hannah
  6. Abigail
  7. Isabella
  8. Samantha
  9. Elizabeth
  10. Ashley
  11. Alexis
  12. Sarah
  13. Sophia
  14. Alyssa
  15. Grace
  16. Ava
  17. Taylor
  18. Brianna
  19. Lauren
  20. Chloe
  21. Natalie
  22. Kayla
  23. Jessica
  24. Anna
  25. Victoria