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Most Popular Baby Names in 2000

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The year 2000 began with more than a few people being relieved that the world didn’t end on January 1st! Though it is hard to believe now, people honestly worried that the world, or at least computer life as we knew it, would come to a halt at the end of 1999.

But as the new year dawned, we no longer had to worry about following Prince’s instruction to “party like it was 1999,” because the year 2000 was here to stay. As the year progressed, popular culture exploded in the form of reality television, cable news programs and pop superstar groups.

Have you ever wondered what the most popular 2000 names for babies were from the year in which Beyonce was not quite a superstar? We’ll break down for you the most popular names from 2000.

Most Popular Girl Names in 2000

  1. Emily
  2. Hannah
  3. Madison
  4. Ashley
  5. Sarah
  6. Alexis
  7. Samantha
  8. Jessica
  9. Elizabeth
  10. Taylor
  11. Lauren
  12. Alyssa
  13. Kayla
  14. Abigail
  15. Brianna
  16. Olivia
  17. Emma
  18. Megan
  19. Grace
  20. Victoria
  21. Rachel
  22. Anna
  23. Sydney
  24. Destiny
  25. Morgan
  1. Jennifer
  2. Jasmine
  3. Haley
  4. Julia
  5. Kaitlyn
  6. Nicole
  7. Amanda
  8. Katherine
  9. Natalie
  10. Hailey
  11. Alexandra
  12. Savannah
  13. Chloe
  14. Rebecca
  15. Stephanie
  16. Maria
  17. Sophia
  18. Mackenzie
  19. Allison
  20. Isabella
  21. Mary
  22. Amber
  23. Danielle
  24. Gabrielle
  25. Jordan
  1. Brooke
  2. Michelle
  3. Sierra
  4. Katelyn
  5. Andrea
  6. Madeline
  7. Sara
  8. Kimberly
  9. Courtney
  10. Erin
  11. Brittany
  12. Vanessa
  13. Jenna
  14. Jacqueline
  15. Caroline
  16. Faith
  17. Makayla
  18. Bailey
  19. Paige
  20. Shelby
  21. Melissa
  22. Kaylee
  23. Christina
  24. Trinity
  25. Mariah
  1. Caitlin
  2. Autumn
  3. Marissa
  4. Angela
  5. Breanna
  6. Catherine
  7. Zoe
  8. Briana
  9. Jada
  10. Laura
  11. Claire
  12. Alexa
  13. Kelsey
  14. Kathryn
  15. Leslie
  16. Alexandria
  17. Sabrina
  18. Mia
  19. Isabel
  20. Molly
  21. Leah
  22. Katie
  23. Gabriella
  24. Cheyenne
  25. Cassandra

The most popular name in the year 2000 was Emily. The name Emily is associated with being both modern and old-fashioned. It was the name of Little Bear’s best friend, several famous authors, and an actress known for her seductive appeal.

Giving your child the name of Emily as one of the most popular 2000 baby names was a way to gift them with a very versatile name. Whether they loved picnics or Hollywood – or anything in between – there was an Emily for them to look up to and have as a role model.

Unique 2000 Girl Names

Other popular 2000 girl names were not nearly as traditional as Emily. Names such as Madison, Alexis, Alyssa, Kayla, Haley, Brianna, Jasmine and Destiny made up the top 50 most popular names in 2000.

Although Ms. Swift was not global superstar yet, her name as already quite popular. Taylor was the 10th most popular name for a little girl in 2000.

Traditional Popular Girl Names in 2000

For those parents who wanted their daughters to have more traditional names, Emily was not the only choice. Names such as Hannah, Ashley, Sarah, Samantha, Abigail and Lauren made up the top 20 most popular names that year.

For a generation that grew up reading “Sweet Valley High” in the ’80s, naming their children Jessica and Elizabeth seemed like a reasonable choice. These names were number 8 and 9, respectively, in the most popular girl’s names in the year 2000.

Most Popular Boy Names in 2000

  1. Jacob
  2. Michael
  3. Matthew
  4. Joshua
  5. Christopher
  6. Nicholas
  7. Andrew
  8. Joseph
  9. Daniel
  10. Tyler
  11. William
  12. Brandon
  13. Ryan
  14. John
  15. Zachary
  16. David
  17. Anthony
  18. James
  19. Justin
  20. Alexander
  21. Jonathan
  22. Christian
  23. Austin
  24. Dylan
  25. Ethan
  1. Benjamin
  2. Noah
  3. Samuel
  4. Robert
  5. Nathan
  6. Cameron
  7. Kevin
  8. Thomas
  9. Jose
  10. Hunter
  11. Jordan
  12. Kyle
  13. Caleb
  14. Jason
  15. Logan
  16. Aaron
  17. Eric
  18. Brian
  19. Gabriel
  20. Adam
  21. Jack
  22. Isaiah
  23. Juan
  24. Luis
  25. Connor
  1. Charles
  2. Elijah
  3. Isaac
  4. Steven
  5. Evan
  6. Jared
  7. Sean
  8. Timothy
  9. Luke
  10. Cody
  11. Nathaniel
  12. Alex
  13. Seth
  14. Mason
  15. Richard
  16. Carlos
  17. Angel
  18. Patrick
  19. Devin
  20. Bryan
  21. Cole
  22. Jackson
  23. Ian
  24. Garrett
  25. Trevor
  1. Jesus
  2. Chase
  3. Adrian
  4. Mark
  5. Blake
  6. Sebastian
  7. Antonio
  8. Lucas
  9. Jeremy
  10. Gavin
  11. Miguel
  12. Julian
  13. Dakota
  14. Alejandro
  15. Jesse
  16. Dalton
  17. Bryce
  18. Tanner
  19. Kenneth
  20. Stephen
  21. Jake
  22. Victor
  23. Spencer
  24. Marcus
  25. Paul

The most popular names for boys in 2000 were very traditional. Although the names for girls in 2000 had some unique and off-beat choices making the top 50, the names of boys stayed very similar to names that have always been favorite names to give sons.

The name at the top of the 2000 boy names list was Jacob. Other similarly biblical inspired names included Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Daniel and Joseph.

Other traditional names that made it into the top 50 included Christopher, Andrew, William, David and Anthony.

Boy Names That Would Grow in Popularity

Names such as Brandon, Christian, Dylan, Ryan and Tyler would gain even more popularity as the decade wore on, but were already popular enough to make up the top 50 boy names in 2000.

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