Most Popular Baby Names of 2002

In 2002, Emily (24,469 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (30,586 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 2002
Rank	Name	Births
1	Jacob	30,586
2	Michael	28,258
3	Joshua	25,997
4	Matthew	25,154
5	Ethan	22,112
6	Andrew	22,036
7	Joseph	21,918
8	Christopher	21,689
9	Nicholas	21,390
10	Daniel	21,350
11	William	20,136
12	Anthony	19,590
13	David	18,704
14	Tyler	18,266
15	Alexander	17,718
16	Ryan	17,658
17	John	17,476
18	James	16,968
19	Zachary	16,622
20	Brandon	16,281
21	Jonathan	15,514
22	Justin	14,906
23	Dylan	14,821
24	Christian	14,596
25	Samuel	14,579
26	Austin	14,543
27	Benjamin	13,492
28	Nathan	13,225
29	Logan	12,974
30	Jose	12,868
31	Noah	12,076
32	Gabriel	12,059
33	Kevin	12,046
34	Robert	12,031
35	Caleb	11,665
36	Thomas	11,293
37	Jordan	11,152
38	Hunter	11,085
39	Cameron	10,339
40	Kyle	10,063
41	Elijah	10,053
42	Jason	9,956
43	Aaron	9,008
44	Jack	9,000
45	Isaiah	8,965
46	Luke	8,692
47	Connor	8,409
48	Isaac	8,311
49	Angel	8,192
50	Jackson	8,153
51	Brian	8,082
52	Eric	7,927
53	Mason	7,878
54	Juan	7,819
55	Adam	7,754
56	Evan	7,384
57	Luis	7,378
58	Charles	7,208
59	Sean	7,028
60	Aidan	6,954
61	Gavin	6,951
62	Nathaniel	6,813
63	Alex	6,806
64	Bryan	6,617
65	Carlos	6,592
66	Jesus	6,370
67	Ian	6,361
68	Steven	6,222
69	Cole	6,038
70	Timothy	6,020
71	Cody	5,939
72	Seth	5,740
73	Adrian	5,684
74	Devin	5,440
75	Lucas	5,381
76	Blake	5,358
77	Richard	5,322
78	Julian	5,223
79	Patrick	5,153
80	Sebastian	5,137
81	Trevor	5,060
82	Chase	4,858
83	Dominic	4,855
84	Jared	4,837
85	Antonio	4,729
86	Jeremiah	4,720
87	Jaden	4,651
88	Xavier	4,648
89	Miguel	4,644
90	Jesse	4,431
91	Garrett	4,357
92	Alejandro	4,356
93	Mark	4,222
94	Owen	4,190
95	Jeremy	4,166
96	Hayden	4,142
97	Bryce	4,068
98	Diego	3,979
99	Riley	3,959
100	Victor	3,935

Full Boy list for 2002

Top 100 girl names, 2002
Rank	Name	Births
1	Emily	24,469
2	Madison	21,773
3	Hannah	18,827
4	Emma	16,557
5	Alexis	15,636
6	Ashley	15,344
7	Abigail	15,302
8	Sarah	14,778
9	Samantha	14,671
10	Olivia	14,630
11	Elizabeth	14,620
12	Alyssa	12,847
13	Lauren	12,326
14	Isabella	12,171
15	Grace	12,056
16	Jessica	11,921
17	Brianna	11,524
18	Taylor	11,468
19	Kayla	11,310
20	Anna	10,394
21	Victoria	9,785
22	Megan	9,210
23	Sydney	9,034
24	Rachel	8,943
25	Chloe	8,902
26	Jasmine	8,868
27	Sophia	8,665
28	Jennifer	8,540
29	Morgan	8,433
30	Natalie	8,352
31	Hailey	7,992
32	Kaitlyn	7,981
33	Julia	7,965
34	Destiny	7,805
35	Haley	7,457
36	Katherine	7,212
37	Nicole	6,974
38	Alexandra	6,936
39	Savannah	6,581
40	Maria	6,389
41	Stephanie	6,270
42	Mackenzie	6,268
43	Mia	6,259
44	Allison	6,239
45	Jordan	6,152
46	Amanda	6,145
47	Jenna	5,664
48	Faith	5,527
49	Mary	5,485
50	Makayla	5,476
51	Paige	5,470
52	Brooke	5,338
53	Katelyn	5,267
54	Rebecca	5,222
55	Andrea	5,118
56	Madeline	5,114
57	Kaylee	4,983
58	Michelle	4,950
59	Sara	4,944
60	Zoe	4,887
61	Kylie	4,833
62	Sierra	4,807
63	Kimberly	4,790
64	Aaliyah	4,779
65	Amber	4,723
66	Gabrielle	4,669
67	Caroline	4,657
68	Vanessa	4,455
69	Alexa	4,401
70	Trinity	4,385
71	Danielle	4,205
72	Erin	4,145
73	Autumn	4,104
74	Angelina	3,981
75	Shelby	3,961
76	Gabriella	3,910
77	Riley	3,906
78	Jada	3,899
79	Lily	3,834
80	Melissa	3,769
81	Jacqueline	3,753
82	Ava	3,751
83	Angela	3,715
84	Bailey	3,662
85	Isabel	3,650
86	Jade	3,630
87	Leah	3,604
88	Courtney	3,580
89	Ella	3,566
90	Maya	3,545
91	Leslie	3,522
92	Jocelyn	3,521
93	Ariana	3,492
94	Melanie	3,484
95	Claire	3,405
96	Lillian	3,397
97	Christina	3,391
98	Evelyn	3,372
99	Marissa	3,317
100	Audrey	3,306

Full Girl list for 2002

Biggest movers since 2001

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Aidan	4,632	6,954	+50%	86 → 60
Landon	1,881	2,722	+45%	194 → 142
Diego	2,833	3,979	+40%	139 → 98
Jaden	3,353	4,651	+39%	114 → 87
Caden	1,878	2,601	+38%	195 → 153
Owen	3,032	4,190	+38%	130 → 94
Jayden	2,833	3,853	+36%	139 → 101
Dominic	3,635	4,855	+34%	106 → 83
Gavin	5,260	6,951	+32%	78 → 61
Brayden	2,129	2,809	+32%	176 → 138

Falling boy names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Jared	6,434	4,837	-25%	65 → 84
Colby	3,859	3,118	-19%	99 → 125
Dustin	2,424	1,982	-18%	158 → 189
Dalton	3,895	3,283	-16%	98 → 117
Mitchell	2,568	2,172	-15%	156 → 177
Taylor	2,309	1,964	-15%	165 → 190
Alexis	2,769	2,379	-14%	143 → 161
Jalen	3,121	2,686	-14%	127 → 145
Garrett	5,061	4,357	-14%	80 → 91
Eduardo	3,418	2,957	-13%	112 → 133

Rising girl names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Ella	1,722	3,566	+107%	190 → 89
Mia	3,918	6,259	+60%	76 → 43
Daniela	2,020	3,026	+50%	160 → 113
Amelia	1,638	2,444	+49%	199 → 139
Ava	2,539	3,751	+48%	132 → 82
Kylie	3,353	4,833	+44%	95 → 61
Aaliyah	3,352	4,779	+43%	96 → 64
Isabella	8,835	12,171	+38%	28 → 14
Sofia	2,288	3,061	+34%	145 → 112
Riley	3,044	3,906	+28%	106 → 77

Falling girl names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Brittany	2,929	1,937	-34%	115 → 170
Mariah	3,585	2,672	-25%	85 → 130
Caitlin	3,456	2,743	-21%	89 → 123
Destiny	9,752	7,805	-20%	22 → 34
Gabrielle	5,607	4,669	-17%	50 → 66
Erin	4,958	4,145	-16%	60 → 72
Taylor	13,693	11,468	-16%	12 → 18
Chelsea	2,120	1,785	-16%	153 → 179
Bailey	4,339	3,662	-16%	69 → 84
Miranda	2,684	2,272	-15%	128 → 147

Top 100 boy names, 2002

Rank

Name

Births

Jacob

30,586

Michael

28,258

Joshua

25,997

Matthew

25,154

Ethan

22,112

22,036

21,918

21,689

21,390

21,350

20,136

Anthony

19,590

David

18,704

Tyler

18,266

Alexander

17,718

Ryan

17,658

John

17,476

James

16,968

Zachary

16,622

Brandon

16,281

Jonathan

15,514

Justin

14,906

Dylan

14,821

Christian

14,596

Samuel

14,579

14,543

13,492

13,225

12,974

Jose

12,868

Noah

12,076

Gabriel

12,059

Kevin

12,046

Robert

12,031

Caleb

11,665

Thomas

11,293

Jordan

11,152

Hunter

11,085

Cameron

10,339

Kyle

10,063

Elijah

10,053

Jason

9,956

Aaron

9,008

Jack

9,000

Isaiah

8,965

Luke

8,692

Connor

8,409

Isaac

8,311

Angel

8,192

Jackson

8,153

Brian

8,082

Eric

7,927

Mason

7,878

Juan

7,819

Adam

7,754

Evan

7,384

Luis

7,378

Charles

7,208

Sean

7,028

Aidan

6,954

Gavin

6,951

Nathaniel

6,813

Alex

6,806

Bryan

6,617

Carlos

6,592

Jesus

6,370

Ian

6,361

Steven

6,222

Cole

6,038

Timothy

6,020

Cody

5,939

Seth

5,740

Adrian

5,684

Devin

5,440

Lucas

5,381

Blake

5,358

Richard

5,322

Julian

5,223

Patrick

5,153

Sebastian

5,137

Trevor

5,060

Chase

4,858

Dominic

4,855

Jared

4,837

Antonio

4,729

Jeremiah

4,720

Jaden

4,651

Xavier

4,648

Miguel

4,644

Jesse

4,431

Garrett

4,357

Alejandro

4,356

Mark

4,222

Owen

4,190

Jeremy

4,166

Hayden

4,142

Bryce

4,068

Diego

3,979

Riley

3,959

100

Victor

3,935

Top 100 girl names, 2002

Rank

Name

Births

Emily

24,469

Madison

21,773

Hannah

18,827

Emma

16,557

Alexis

15,636

Ashley

15,344

Abigail

15,302

14,778

14,671

14,630

14,620

Alyssa

12,847

Lauren

12,326

Isabella

12,171

Grace

12,056

Jessica

11,921

Brianna

11,524

Taylor

11,468

Kayla

11,310

Anna

10,394

Victoria

9,785

Megan

9,210

Sydney

9,034

Rachel

8,943

Chloe

8,902

Jasmine

8,868

Sophia

8,665

Jennifer

8,540

Morgan

8,433

Natalie

8,352

Hailey

7,992

Kaitlyn

7,981

Julia

7,965

Destiny

7,805

Haley

7,457

Katherine

7,212

Nicole

6,974

Alexandra

6,936

Savannah

6,581

Maria

6,389

Stephanie

6,270

Mackenzie

6,268

Mia

6,259

Allison

6,239

Jordan

6,152

Amanda

6,145

Jenna

5,664

Faith

5,527

Mary

5,485

Makayla

5,476

Paige

5,470

Brooke

5,338

Katelyn

5,267

Rebecca

5,222

Andrea

5,118

Madeline

5,114

Kaylee

4,983

4,950

4,944

4,887

4,833

Sierra

4,807

Kimberly

4,790

Aaliyah

4,779

Amber

4,723

Gabrielle

4,669

Caroline

4,657

Vanessa

4,455

Alexa

4,401

Trinity

4,385

Danielle

4,205

Erin

4,145

Autumn

4,104

Angelina

3,981

Shelby

3,961

Gabriella

3,910

Riley

3,906

Jada

3,899

Lily

3,834

3,769

3,753

3,751

3,715

3,662

3,650

Jade

3,630

Leah

3,604

Courtney

3,580

Ella

3,566

Maya

3,545

Leslie

3,522

Jocelyn

3,521

Ariana

3,492

Melanie

3,484

Claire

3,405

Lillian

3,397

Christina

3,391

Evelyn

3,372

Marissa

3,317

100

Audrey

3,306

Biggest movers since 2001

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Aidan	4,632	6,954	+50%	86 → 60
Landon	1,881	2,722	+45%	194 → 142
Diego	2,833	3,979	+40%	139 → 98
Jaden	3,353	4,651	+39%	114 → 87
Caden	1,878	2,601	+38%	195 → 153
Owen	3,032	4,190	+38%	130 → 94
Jayden	2,833	3,853	+36%	139 → 101
Dominic	3,635	4,855	+34%	106 → 83
Gavin	5,260	6,951	+32%	78 → 61
Brayden	2,129	2,809	+32%	176 → 138

Falling boy names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Jared	6,434	4,837	-25%	65 → 84
Colby	3,859	3,118	-19%	99 → 125
Dustin	2,424	1,982	-18%	158 → 189
Dalton	3,895	3,283	-16%	98 → 117
Mitchell	2,568	2,172	-15%	156 → 177
Taylor	2,309	1,964	-15%	165 → 190
Alexis	2,769	2,379	-14%	143 → 161
Jalen	3,121	2,686	-14%	127 → 145
Garrett	5,061	4,357	-14%	80 → 91
Eduardo	3,418	2,957	-13%	112 → 133

Rising girl names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Ella	1,722	3,566	+107%	190 → 89
Mia	3,918	6,259	+60%	76 → 43
Daniela	2,020	3,026	+50%	160 → 113
Amelia	1,638	2,444	+49%	199 → 139
Ava	2,539	3,751	+48%	132 → 82
Kylie	3,353	4,833	+44%	95 → 61
Aaliyah	3,352	4,779	+43%	96 → 64
Isabella	8,835	12,171	+38%	28 → 14
Sofia	2,288	3,061	+34%	145 → 112
Riley	3,044	3,906	+28%	106 → 77

Falling girl names, 2001 to 2002
Name	Births 2001	Births 2002	Change	Rank 2001 → 2002
Brittany	2,929	1,937	-34%	115 → 170
Mariah	3,585	2,672	-25%	85 → 130
Caitlin	3,456	2,743	-21%	89 → 123
Destiny	9,752	7,805	-20%	22 → 34
Gabrielle	5,607	4,669	-17%	50 → 66
Erin	4,958	4,145	-16%	60 → 72
Taylor	13,693	11,468	-16%	12 → 18
Chelsea	2,120	1,785	-16%	153 → 179
Bailey	4,339	3,662	-16%	69 → 84
Miranda	2,684	2,272	-15%	128 → 147

Top 100 boy names of 2002

Top 100 girl names of 2002

Biggest movers since 2001

Top 100 boy names of 2002

Top 100 girl names of 2002

Biggest movers since 2001