Most Popular Baby Names of 2001
In 2001, Emily (25,059 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (32,573 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 2001
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 32,573 |
| 2 | Michael | 29,689 |
| 3 | Matthew | 26,812 |
| 4 | Joshua | 26,024 |
| 5 | Christopher | 23,132 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 22,848 |
| 7 | Andrew | 22,422 |
| 8 | Joseph | 22,030 |
| 9 | Daniel | 21,013 |
| 10 | William | 20,110 |
| 11 | Anthony | 19,737 |
| 12 | David | 19,362 |
| 13 | Tyler | 19,275 |
| 14 | John | 18,903 |
| 15 | Ryan | 18,289 |
| 16 | Zachary | 18,185 |
| 17 | Ethan | 17,962 |
| 18 | Brandon | 17,892 |
| 19 | James | 17,073 |
| 20 | Alexander | 16,719 |
| 21 | Dylan | 16,497 |
| 22 | Justin | 16,231 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 16,146 |
| 24 | Christian | 15,457 |
| 25 | Austin | 14,954 |
| 26 | Samuel | 14,813 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 14,339 |
| 28 | Noah | 13,493 |
| 29 | Logan | 12,710 |
| 30 | Robert | 12,665 |
| 31 | Nathan | 12,647 |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,595 |
| 33 | Thomas | 12,148 |
| 34 | Jose | 12,142 |
| 35 | Cameron | 11,581 |
| 36 | Hunter | 11,336 |
| 37 | Caleb | 11,177 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 10,917 |
| 39 | Jordan | 10,815 |
| 40 | Kyle | 10,568 |
| 41 | Jason | 10,164 |
| 42 | Aaron | 9,552 |
| 43 | Isaiah | 8,587 |
| 44 | Eric | 8,559 |
| 45 | Elijah | 8,339 |
| 46 | Brian | 8,303 |
| 47 | Isaac | 8,200 |
| 48 | Jack | 8,149 |
| 49 | Connor | 8,082 |
| 50 | Luke | 8,008 |
| 51 | Adam | 7,757 |
| 52 | Luis | 7,489 |
| 53 | Juan | 7,447 |
| 53 | Mason | 7,447 |
| 55 | Charles | 7,283 |
| 56 | Evan | 7,259 |
| 57 | Sean | 7,224 |
| 58 | Angel | 6,978 |
| 59 | Carlos | 6,842 |
| 60 | Jackson | 6,836 |
| 61 | Nathaniel | 6,645 |
| 62 | Alex | 6,614 |
| 63 | Steven | 6,589 |
| 64 | Cody | 6,575 |
| 65 | Jared | 6,434 |
| 66 | Jesus | 6,425 |
| 67 | Timothy | 6,422 |
| 68 | Seth | 6,223 |
| 69 | Bryan | 6,125 |
| 70 | Ian | 6,084 |
| 71 | Devin | 6,039 |
| 72 | Patrick | 5,786 |
| 73 | Richard | 5,771 |
| 74 | Cole | 5,739 |
| 75 | Adrian | 5,424 |
| 76 | Trevor | 5,396 |
| 77 | Blake | 5,356 |
| 78 | Gavin | 5,260 |
| 79 | Chase | 5,199 |
| 80 | Garrett | 5,061 |
| 81 | Sebastian | 4,979 |
| 82 | Julian | 4,944 |
| 83 | Lucas | 4,900 |
| 84 | Mark | 4,754 |
| 85 | Antonio | 4,735 |
| 86 | Aidan | 4,632 |
| 87 | Miguel | 4,558 |
| 88 | Alejandro | 4,557 |
| 89 | Jeremy | 4,270 |
| 90 | Jeremiah | 4,222 |
| 90 | Jesse | 4,222 |
| 92 | Bryce | 4,150 |
| 93 | Dakota | 3,980 |
| 94 | Xavier | 3,979 |
| 95 | Carson | 3,942 |
| 96 | Victor | 3,921 |
| 97 | Kenneth | 3,907 |
| 98 | Dalton | 3,895 |
| 99 | Colby | 3,859 |
| 100 | Jake | 3,838 |
Top 100 girl names of 2001
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,059 |
| 2 | Madison | 22,166 |
| 3 | Hannah | 20,723 |
| 4 | Ashley | 16,531 |
| 5 | Alexis | 16,404 |
| 6 | Sarah | 15,927 |
| 7 | Samantha | 15,867 |
| 8 | Abigail | 14,807 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 14,792 |
| 10 | Olivia | 13,977 |
| 11 | Jessica | 13,925 |
| 12 | Taylor | 13,693 |
| 13 | Emma | 13,326 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 13,272 |
| 15 | Lauren | 12,782 |
| 16 | Grace | 12,089 |
| 17 | Kayla | 11,892 |
| 18 | Brianna | 11,776 |
| 19 | Anna | 10,592 |
| 20 | Megan | 10,300 |
| 21 | Victoria | 10,179 |
| 22 | Destiny | 9,752 |
| 23 | Sydney | 9,639 |
| 24 | Rachel | 9,555 |
| 25 | Jasmine | 8,958 |
| 26 | Jennifer | 8,921 |
| 27 | Julia | 8,838 |
| 28 | Isabella | 8,835 |
| 29 | Morgan | 8,735 |
| 30 | Chloe | 8,177 |
| 31 | Kaitlyn | 8,164 |
| 32 | Natalie | 8,049 |
| 33 | Hailey | 8,032 |
| 34 | Haley | 8,011 |
| 35 | Katherine | 7,880 |
| 36 | Nicole | 7,820 |
| 37 | Sophia | 7,162 |
| 38 | Alexandra | 7,044 |
| 39 | Amanda | 6,979 |
| 40 | Mackenzie | 6,934 |
| 41 | Maria | 6,842 |
| 42 | Savannah | 6,737 |
| 43 | Stephanie | 6,612 |
| 44 | Allison | 6,214 |
| 45 | Jenna | 6,143 |
| 46 | Rebecca | 5,893 |
| 47 | Jordan | 5,803 |
| 48 | Mary | 5,759 |
| 49 | Andrea | 5,745 |
| 50 | Gabrielle | 5,607 |
| 51 | Amber | 5,572 |
| 52 | Katelyn | 5,441 |
| 53 | Faith | 5,411 |
| 54 | Makayla | 5,318 |
| 55 | Sierra | 5,237 |
| 56 | Madeline | 5,222 |
| 57 | Brooke | 5,213 |
| 58 | Sara | 5,156 |
| 59 | Michelle | 5,032 |
| 60 | Erin | 4,958 |
| 61 | Kimberly | 4,880 |
| 62 | Caroline | 4,864 |
| 63 | Danielle | 4,791 |
| 64 | Vanessa | 4,672 |
| 65 | Zoe | 4,645 |
| 66 | Kaylee | 4,621 |
| 67 | Trinity | 4,481 |
| 68 | Shelby | 4,370 |
| 69 | Bailey | 4,339 |
| 70 | Jacqueline | 4,301 |
| 71 | Paige | 4,274 |
| 72 | Autumn | 4,191 |
| 73 | Courtney | 4,175 |
| 74 | Melissa | 4,145 |
| 75 | Jada | 3,983 |
| 76 | Mia | 3,918 |
| 77 | Angela | 3,914 |
| 78 | Alexa | 3,898 |
| 79 | Marissa | 3,853 |
| 80 | Christina | 3,743 |
| 81 | Catherine | 3,731 |
| 82 | Claire | 3,642 |
| 83 | Gabriella | 3,615 |
| 84 | Leslie | 3,612 |
| 85 | Mariah | 3,585 |
| 86 | Laura | 3,563 |
| 87 | Leah | 3,521 |
| 88 | Isabel | 3,491 |
| 89 | Caitlin | 3,456 |
| 90 | Molly | 3,415 |
| 91 | Alexandria | 3,404 |
| 92 | Ariana | 3,377 |
| 93 | Angelina | 3,368 |
| 93 | Breanna | 3,368 |
| 95 | Kylie | 3,353 |
| 96 | Aaliyah | 3,352 |
| 97 | Kathryn | 3,332 |
| 98 | Jade | 3,281 |
| 99 | Katie | 3,279 |
| 100 | Kelsey | 3,267 |
Biggest movers since 2000
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 2000 | Births 2001 | Change | Rank 2000 → 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden | 1,821 | 2,833 | +56% | 194 → 139 |
| Aidan | 3,296 | 4,632 | +41% | 114 → 86 |
| Carter | 2,550 | 3,435 | +35% | 152 → 111 |
| Jaden | 2,520 | 3,353 | +33% | 154 → 114 |
| Logan | 9,737 | 12,710 | +31% | 40 → 29 |
| Gabriel | 8,681 | 10,917 | +26% | 44 → 38 |
| Carson | 3,239 | 3,942 | +22% | 119 → 95 |
| Kaleb | 2,743 | 3,336 | +22% | 141 → 116 |
| Brayden | 1,760 | 2,129 | +21% | 199 → 176 |
| Ethan | 15,225 | 17,962 | +18% | 25 → 17 |
| Name | Births 2000 | Births 2001 | Change | Rank 2000 → 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 2,854 | 2,309 | -19% | 136 → 165 |
| Brett | 2,383 | 1,964 | -18% | 163 → 188 |
| Mitchell | 2,983 | 2,568 | -14% | 132 → 156 |
| Corey | 2,607 | 2,245 | -14% | 149 → 168 |
| Garrett | 5,840 | 5,061 | -13% | 74 → 80 |
| Alec | 2,479 | 2,155 | -13% | 156 → 173 |
| Gregory | 2,839 | 2,478 | -13% | 138 → 157 |
| Dakota | 4,553 | 3,980 | -13% | 88 → 93 |
| Dalton | 4,445 | 3,895 | -12% | 91 → 98 |
| Dawson | 2,312 | 2,030 | -12% | 168 → 183 |
| Name | Births 2000 | Births 2001 | Change | Rank 2000 → 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelina | 2,140 | 3,368 | +57% | 157 → 93 |
| Isabella | 6,242 | 8,835 | +42% | 45 → 28 |
| Ava | 1,796 | 2,539 | +41% | 180 → 132 |
| Isabelle | 2,340 | 2,943 | +26% | 144 → 113 |
| Zoe | 3,785 | 4,645 | +23% | 82 → 65 |
| Jenna | 5,045 | 6,143 | +22% | 63 → 45 |
| Evelyn | 2,223 | 2,692 | +21% | 150 → 126 |
| Riley | 2,552 | 3,044 | +19% | 131 → 106 |
| Mya | 1,839 | 2,189 | +19% | 175 → 149 |
| Lily | 2,733 | 3,197 | +17% | 124 → 103 |
| Name | Births 2000 | Births 2001 | Change | Rank 2000 → 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany | 5,184 | 2,929 | -43% | 60 → 115 |
| Britney | 2,404 | 1,640 | -32% | 137 → 198 |
| Hayley | 2,300 | 1,787 | -22% | 149 → 183 |
| Danielle | 6,091 | 4,791 | -21% | 48 → 63 |
| Courtney | 5,239 | 4,175 | -20% | 59 → 73 |
| Meghan | 2,514 | 2,024 | -19% | 134 → 159 |
| Tiffany | 3,305 | 2,690 | -19% | 100 → 127 |
| Amanda | 8,558 | 6,979 | -18% | 32 → 39 |
| Erika | 2,734 | 2,230 | -18% | 123 → 147 |
| Erica | 3,220 | 2,668 | -17% | 102 → 129 |