Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 2001

Jacob and Emily topped the list in 2001. The 10 most popular names went to 13% of boys and 10% of girls, from 12,299 boy names and 17,971 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 2001

  1. Jacob 32,573
  2. Michael 29,689
  3. Matthew 26,812
  4. Joshua 26,024
  5. Christopher 23,132
  6. Nicholas 22,849
  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 18,904
  15. Ryan 18,289
  16. Zachary 18,185
  17. Ethan 17,962
  18. Brandon 17,893
  19. James 17,074
  20. Alexander 16,720
  21. Dylan 16,497
  22. Justin 16,231
  23. Jonathan 16,147
  24. Christian 15,457
  25. Austin 14,955
  26. Samuel 14,813
  27. Benjamin 14,339
  28. Noah 13,494
  29. Logan 12,710
  30. Robert 12,665
  31. Nathan 12,647
  32. Kevin 12,596
  33. Thomas 12,148
  34. Jose 12,144
  35. Cameron 11,581
  36. Hunter 11,335
  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 8,589
  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 7,758
  52. Luis 7,489
  53. Juan 7,447
  54. Mason 7,447
  55. Charles 7,283
  56. Evan 7,258
  57. Sean 7,224
  58. Angel 6,978
  59. Carlos 6,842
  60. Jackson 6,836
  61. Nathaniel 6,646
  62. Alex 6,613
  63. Steven 6,589
  64. Cody 6,575
  65. Jared 6,434
  66. Jesus 6,425
  67. Timothy 6,423
  68. Seth 6,223
  69. Bryan 6,125
  70. Ian 6,084
  71. Devin 6,040
  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 4,736
  86. Aidan 4,632
  87. Miguel 4,558
  88. Alejandro 4,557
  89. Jeremy 4,270
  90. Jeremiah 4,223
  91. Jesse 4,222
  92. Bryce 4,150
  93. Dakota 3,980
  94. Xavier 3,979
  95. Carson 3,943
  96. Victor 3,921
  97. Kenneth 3,907
  98. Dalton 3,895
  99. Colby 3,859
  100. Jake 3,838

Top girl names of 2001

  1. Emily 25,059
  2. Madison 22,166
  3. Hannah 20,723
  4. Ashley 16,531
  5. Alexis 16,404
  6. Sarah 15,929
  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 13,327
  14. Alyssa 13,272
  15. Lauren 12,782
  16. Grace 12,090
  17. Kayla 11,892
  18. Brianna 11,776
  19. Anna 10,596
  20. Megan 10,300
  21. Victoria 10,179
  22. Destiny 9,752
  23. Sydney 9,639
  24. Rachel 9,556
  25. Jasmine 8,958
  26. Jennifer 8,923
  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 7,045
  39. Amanda 6,980
  40. Mackenzie 6,934
  41. Maria 6,842
  42. Savannah 6,737
  43. Stephanie 6,613
  44. Allison 6,215
  45. Jenna 6,143
  46. Rebecca 5,893
  47. Jordan 5,803
  48. Mary 5,762
  49. Andrea 5,745
  50. Gabrielle 5,606
  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 5,033
  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 3,915
  78. Alexa 3,898
  79. Marissa 3,853
  80. Christina 3,742
  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
  94. Breanna 3,368
  95. Kylie 3,353
  96. Aaliyah 3,352
  97. Kathryn 3,332
  98. Jade 3,281
  99. Katie 3,280
  100. Kelsey 3,267

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 2001?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in 2001 (32,573 babies) and Emily was the #1 girl name (25,059 babies).
How many babies were counted in 2001?
Social Security records list 3,743,505 babies born in 2001 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,942,881 boys and 1,800,624 girls.