Top 100 Baby Names for the 2000s

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Introduction
The 2000s decade marked the advent of a new millennium in Western culture along with widespread social, economic, and environmental changes. Many anthropologists and sociologists believe that the growth and use of the internet caused globalization to define this decade, and popular names from the 2000s reflect globalization with a desire for mainstream Western culture to remain at the helm.

The Rise of the Internet
Internet use greatly affected social behavior during the period. Global online activity grew from only five percent of the world’s population in the year 2000 to nearly one-third of the world’s population by the year 2009.

The increased use of the internet meant that more people searched for information online, shopped online, and could communicate with people in different locations with greater ease. Widespread adoption social media sites like Facebook in 2004 or email tools like Gmail in 2005 sharply altered the way people interacted online and presented themselves to others.

The Impact of Social and Economic Changes
This decade also underwent social upheaval, including the devastating tragedy of September 11, 2001, the War on Afghanistan and Iraq in 2003, the Indonesian tsunami of 2004, and Hurricane Katrina of 2005. In addition, economic changes such as the Financial Crisis of 2007–2008 changed the way many viewed home mortgages and banking while quickly ushering millennials into adulthood.

The most popular 2000s names reflecting these changes while showing reverence for the most celebrated notions of the past. For example, the names tended to look great in text (reflecting a new internet era) while remaining representative of some of the most important cultural icons of the previous decades and centuries.

Popular 2000s Girl Names

Emily
Madison
Emma
Hannah
Abigail
Olivia
Ashley
Samantha
Alexis
Sarah
Elizabeth
Isabella
Alyssa
Grace
Lauren
Taylor
Jessica
Brianna
Kayla
Sophia
Anna
Natalie
Victoria
Chloe
Sydney
Jasmine
Hailey
Megan
Rachel
Morgan
Julia
Destiny
Ava
Jennifer
Kaitlyn
Mia
Katherine
Alexandra
Haley
Savannah
Nicole
Maria
Allison
Mackenzie
Stephanie
Brooke
Amanda
Ella
Makayla
Faith
Kaylee
Jenna
Andrea
Katelyn
Mary
Jordan
Gabrielle
Rebecca
Paige
Madeline
Kimberly
Trinity
Zoe
Michelle
Sara
Lily
Kylie
Alexa
Caroline
Vanessa
Amber
Angelina
Gabriella
Lillian
Riley
Sierra
Danielle
Leah
Jada
Autumn
Erin
Maya
Ariana
Audrey
Isabel
Sofia
Marissa
Bailey
Jacqueline
Melissa
Claire
Evelyn
Shelby
Jocelyn
Mariah
Avery
Leslie
Melanie
Arianna
Aaliyah

Popular 2000s girl names include classic Anglo-Germanic names like Emily and Emma. Both names initially gained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 18th century, and the names remain common into the 21st century due to their classy connotations and attractiveness in print.

Other common names include Madison, Hannah, and Abigail. Using “Madison” as a given feminine name first gained notoriety due to the movie Splash (1984), and millennials continued use of the name as they entered parenthood. At least three of the top 10 girl names are biblical in origin, reflecting the pervasiveness of the King James Bible in popular culture.

Popular 2000s Boy Names

Jacob
Michael
Joshua
Matthew
Andrew
Christopher
Daniel
Joseph
Ethan
Nicholas
William
Anthony
David
Ryan
Tyler
Alexander
John
James
Brandon
Zachary
Jonathan
Dylan
Christian
Samuel
Benjamin
Nathan
Justin
Noah
Logan
Austin
Jose
Kevin
Gabriel
Robert
Caleb
Thomas
Jordan
Elijah
Cameron
Hunter
Jack
Jason
Isaiah
Luke
Angel
Kyle
Connor
Evan
Aaron
Isaac
Jackson
Mason
Juan
Aidan
Gavin
Brian
Eric
Charles
Luis
Adam
Sean
Alex
Nathaniel
Bryan
Carlos
Ian
Jesus
Lucas
Adrian
Steven
Cole
Timothy
Cody
Jayden
Aiden
Julian
Seth
Owen
Devin
Chase
Richard
Diego
Sebastian
Jeremiah
Blake
Patrick
Xavier
Antonio
Hayden
Miguel
Landon
Dominic
Jared
Trevor
Jesse
Alejandro
Carter
Jaden
Wyatt
Carson

Popular 2000s boy names include originally biblical names like Jacob, Joshua, Michael, Matthew, and Andrew. These names show the impact of Anglo-Saxon Protestant religion on popular culture, and they are also easy to shorten into practical nicknames like “Jake,” “Josh,” “Mike,” “Matt,” or “Drew.”

Other popular 2000s baby names include those traditionally associated with European aristocracy of the previous centuries (such as Nicholas or Christopher). Like other common names of the decade, these choices are attractive in full-length and easily shorten to nicknames like “Nick” and “Chris.”