Every 10 years, the Social Security Administration releases the top names of the decade [1], and in the case of the most popular names from the 2000s, some of those names are still trendy now [2]. Scroll through to see which names were the top of the decade [3] 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
- Jacob
- Michael
- Joshua
- Matthew
- Daniel
- Christopher
- Andrew
- Ethan
- Joseph
- William
- Anthony
- David
- Alexander
- Nicholas
- Ryan
- Tyler
- James
- John
- Jonathan
- Noah
- Brandon
- Christian
- Dylan
- Samuel
- Benjamin
The Top 25 Most Popular Girl Names of the 2000s Decade
- Emily
- Madison
- Emma
- Olivia
- Hannah
- Abigail
- Isabella
- Samantha
- Elizabeth
- Ashley
- Alexis
- Sarah
- Sophia
- Alyssa
- Grace
- Ava
- Taylor
- Brianna
- Lauren
- Chloe
- Natalie
- Kayla
- Jessica
- Anna
- Victoria