Name Count Box

Most popular baby names of 2002

Jacob and Emily topped the list in 2002. The 10 most popular names went to 12% of boys and 10% of girls, from 12,482 boy names and 18,080 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 2002

  1. Jacob 30,586
  2. Michael 28,258
  3. Joshua 25,998
  4. Matthew 25,154
  5. Ethan 22,113
  6. Andrew 22,037
  7. Joseph 21,920
  8. Christopher 21,689
  9. Nicholas 21,390
  10. Daniel 21,352
  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 17,477
  18. James 16,968
  19. Zachary 16,622
  20. Brandon 16,282
  21. Jonathan 15,514
  22. Justin 14,906
  23. Dylan 14,821
  24. Christian 14,597
  25. Samuel 14,579
  26. Austin 14,542
  27. Benjamin 13,492
  28. Nathan 13,224
  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 10,064
  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 8,312
  49. Angel 8,192
  50. Jackson 8,153
  51. Brian 8,082
  52. Eric 7,928
  53. Mason 7,878
  54. Juan 7,820
  55. Adam 7,754
  56. Evan 7,386
  57. Luis 7,379
  58. Charles 7,208
  59. Sean 7,028
  60. Aidan 6,954
  61. Gavin 6,951
  62. Nathaniel 6,813
  63. Alex 6,807
  64. Bryan 6,617
  65. Carlos 6,592
  66. Jesus 6,371
  67. Ian 6,360
  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 4,730
  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

Top girl names of 2002

  1. Emily 24,470
  2. Madison 21,774
  3. Hannah 18,828
  4. Emma 16,558
  5. Alexis 15,636
  6. Ashley 15,344
  7. Abigail 15,303
  8. Sarah 14,779
  9. Samantha 14,671
  10. Olivia 14,631
  11. Elizabeth 14,621
  12. Alyssa 12,847
  13. Lauren 12,327
  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 10,398
  21. Victoria 9,785
  22. Megan 9,210
  23. Sydney 9,034
  24. Rachel 8,944
  25. Chloe 8,902
  26. Jasmine 8,869
  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 7,804
  35. Haley 7,457
  36. Katherine 7,212
  37. Nicole 6,974
  38. Alexandra 6,936
  39. Savannah 6,581
  40. Maria 6,391
  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 5,487
  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 4,945
  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 3,754
  82. Ava 3,751
  83. Angela 3,714
  84. Bailey 3,662
  85. Isabel 3,651
  86. Jade 3,630
  87. Leah 3,604
  88. Courtney 3,580
  89. Ella 3,567
  90. Maya 3,545
  91. Leslie 3,522
  92. Jocelyn 3,521
  93. Ariana 3,492
  94. Melanie 3,484
  95. Claire 3,406
  96. Lillian 3,397
  97. Christina 3,391
  98. Evelyn 3,372
  99. Marissa 3,317
  100. Audrey 3,306

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 2002?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in 2002 (30,586 babies) and Emily was the #1 girl name (24,470 babies).
How many babies were counted in 2002?
Social Security records list 3,738,396 babies born in 2002 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,941,514 boys and 1,796,882 girls.