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2001 Most Popular Names

The following lists are the most popular names from a sampling of Social Security Card applications in the United States each year. You can use this information to help find the perfect name for your baby.

You can also see the current most popular names from the keepkidshealthy.com database.

Most popular names of 2001

Rank	Boy's Names	Girl's Names
1	Jacob	Emily
2	Michael	Madison
3	Matthew	Hannah
4	Joshua	Ashley
5	Christopher	Alexis
6	Nicholas	Samantha
7	Andrew	Sarah
8	Joseph	Abigail
9	Daniel	Elizabeth
10	William	Jessica
11	Anthony	Olivia
12	David	Taylor
13	Tyler	Emma
14	John	Alyssa
15	Ryan	Lauren
16	Zachary	Grace
17	Ethan	Kayla
18	Brandon	Brianna
19	James	Anna
20	Alexander	Megan
21	Dylan	Victoria
22	Justin	Destiny
23	Jonathan	Sydney
24	Christian	Rachel
25	Austin	Jennifer
26	Samuel	Jasmine
27	Benjamin	Julia
28	Noah	Isabella
29	Kevin	Morgan
30	Jose	Chloe
31	Logan	Kaitlyn
32	Robert	Natalie
33	Nathan	Nicole
34	Thomas	Hailey
35	Cameron	Haley
36	Hunter	Katherine
37	Gabriel	Alexandra
38	Caleb	Sophia
39	Jordan	Amanda
40	Kyle	Maria
41	Jason	Mackenzie
42	Aaron	Stephanie
43	Eric	Savannah
44	Luis	Allison
45	Isaiah	Jenna
46	Brian	Andrea
47	Elijah	Rebecca
48	Isaac	Jordan
49	Jack	Mary
50	Connor	Gabrielle
51	Luke	Amber
52	Juan	Katelyn
53	Adam	Faith
54	Angel	Makayla
55	Carlos	Madeline
56	Mason	Sierra
57	Sean	Brooke
58	Charles	Sara
59	Evan	Michelle
60	Jackson	Erin
61	Alex	Kimberly
62	Steven	Caroline
63	Jesus	Danielle
64	Nathaniel	Zoe
65	Cody	Vanessa
66	Bryan	Kaylee
67	Jared	Trinity
68	Timothy	Shelby
69	Ian	Bailey
70	Seth	Jacqueline
71	Devin	Paige
72	Richard	Courtney
73	Patrick	Autumn
74	Cole	Melissa
75	Adrian	Jada
76	Trevor	Angela
77	Blake	Mia
78	Sebastian	Alexa
79	Gavin	Marissa
80	Chase	Catherine
81	Garrett	Christina
82	Julian	Claire
83	Lucas	Laura
84	Miguel	Gabriella
85	Alejandro	Leslie
86	Antonio	Mariah
87	Mark	Isabel
88	Aidan	Leah
89	Jeremy	Ariana
90	Jesse	Caitlin
91	Jeremiah	Alexandria
92	Victor	Molly
93	Bryce	Kylie
94	Kenneth	Breanna
95	Xavier	Angelina
96	Dakota	Aaliyah
97	Carson	Kathryn
98	Dalton	Jade
99	Colby	Kelsey
100	Jake	Briana

Most popular names of 2000

Rank	Male name	Female name
1	Jacob	Emily
2	Michael	Hannah
3	Matthew	Madison
4	Joshua	Ashley
5	Christopher	Sarah
6	Nicholas	Alexis
7	Andrew	Samantha
8	Joseph	Jessica
9	Daniel	Taylor
10	Tyler	Elizabeth

Most popular names of 1999

Rank	Boy's Names	Girl's Names
1	Jacob	Emily
2	Michael	Hannah
3	Matthew	Alexis
4	Joshua	Samantha
5	Christopher	Sarah
6	Nicholas	Ashley
7	Andrew	Madison
8	Joseph	Taylor
9	Daniel	Jessica
10	Tyler	Elizabeth

Most popular names of 1998

	Boy's Names	Girl's Names
1	Michael	Emily
2	Jacob	Hannah
3	Matthew	Samantha
4	Joshua	Ashley
5	Christopher	Sarah
6	Nicholas	Alexis
7	Brandon	Taylor
8	Tyler	Jessica
9	Andrew	Madison
10	Austin	Elizabeth
11	Daniel	Alyssa
12	Joseph	Megan
13	William	Kayla
14	Zachary	Lauren
15	John	Rachel

Most popular names of 1997

	Boy's Names	Girl's Names
1	Michael	Emily
2	Jacob	Sarah
3	Matthew	Taylor
4	Christopher	Jessica
5	Nicholas	Ashley
6	Austin	Samantha
7	Joshua	Madison
8	Andrew	Hannah
9	Joseph	Kayla
10	Brandon	Alexis

Other popular name lists

The following lists of baby names are also available from the Social Security Administration's Office of the Chief Actuary and list the favorite names by year and state to help in finding the perfect name for your baby:

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Updated: June 29, 2003

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