Birth year roster

Top names in 2001

Name: Top baby names in 2001
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2001 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Jacob led the 2001 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 74 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 2000s decade

Girls

#1Emily Declining25,059
#2Madison Declining22,166
#3Hannah Declining20,723
#4Ashley Endangered16,531
#5Alexis Endangered16,404
#6Sarah Endangered15,929
#7Samantha Endangered15,867
#8Abigail Declining14,807
#9Elizabeth Stable14,792
#10Olivia Stable13,977
#11Jessica Endangered13,925
#12Taylor Endangered13,693
#13Emma Declining13,327
#14Alyssa Endangered13,272
#15Lauren Endangered12,782
#16Grace Declining12,090
#17Kayla Endangered11,892
#18Brianna Declining11,776
#19Anna Declining10,596
#20Megan Endangered10,300
#21Victoria Declining10,179
#22Destiny Endangered9,752
#23Sydney Endangered9,639
#24Rachel Endangered9,556
#25Jasmine Declining8,958
#26Jennifer Endangered8,923
#27Julia Stable8,838
#28Isabella Declining8,835
#29Morgan Endangered8,735
#30Chloe Stable8,177
#31Kaitlyn Endangered8,164
#32Natalie Declining8,049
#33Hailey Declining8,032
#34Haley Endangered8,011
#35Katherine Declining7,880
#36Nicole Endangered7,820
#37Sophia Stable7,162
#38Alexandra Declining7,045
#39Amanda Endangered6,980
#40Mackenzie Declining6,934
#41Maria Stable6,842
#42Savannah Declining6,737
#43Stephanie Endangered6,613
#44Allison Declining6,215
#45Jenna Endangered6,143
#46Rebecca Endangered5,893
#47Jordan Endangered5,803
#48Mary Endangered5,762
#49Andrea Declining5,745
#50Gabrielle Endangered5,606
#51Amber Endangered5,572
#52Katelyn Endangered5,441
#53Faith Declining5,411
#54Makayla Endangered5,318
#55Sierra Endangered5,237
#56Madeline Stable5,222
#57Brooke Declining5,213
#58Sara Stable5,156
#59Michelle Endangered5,033
#60Erin Endangered4,958
#61Kimberly Endangered4,880
#62Caroline Declining4,864
#63Danielle Endangered4,791
#64Vanessa Declining4,672
#65Zoe Stable4,645
#66Kaylee Declining4,621
#67Trinity Declining4,481
#68Shelby Endangered4,370
#69Bailey Declining4,339
#70Jacqueline Endangered4,301
#71Paige Declining4,274
#72Autumn Stable4,191
#73Courtney Endangered4,175
#74Melissa Endangered4,145
#75Jada Endangered3,983
#76Mia Stable3,918
#77Angela Endangered3,915
#78Alexa Endangered3,898
#79Marissa Endangered3,853
#80Christina Endangered3,742
#81Catherine Endangered3,731
#82Claire Declining3,642
#83Gabriella Declining3,615
#84Leslie Endangered3,612
#85Mariah Declining3,585
#86Laura Endangered3,563
#87Leah Stable3,521
#88Isabel Stable3,491
#89Caitlin Endangered3,456
#90Molly Stable3,415
#91Alexandria Declining3,404
#92Ariana Declining3,377
#93Angelina Declining3,368
#94Breanna Endangered3,368
#95Kylie Declining3,353
#96Aaliyah Declining3,352
#97Kathryn Endangered3,332
#98Jade Stable3,281
#99Katie Endangered3,280
#100Kelsey Endangered3,267

Boys

#1Jacob Declining32,573
#2Michael Past peak29,689
#3Matthew Declining26,812
#4Joshua Declining26,024
#5Christopher Endangered23,132
#6Nicholas Declining22,849
#7Andrew Declining22,422
#8Joseph Declining22,030
#9Daniel Declining21,013
#10William Declining20,110
#11Anthony Declining19,737
#12David Past peak19,362
#13Tyler Endangered19,275
#14John Past peak18,904
#15Ryan Declining18,289
#16Zachary Endangered18,185
#17Ethan Declining17,962
#18Brandon Endangered17,893
#19James Stable17,074
#20Alexander Declining16,720
#21Dylan Stable16,497
#22Justin Endangered16,231
#23Jonathan Declining16,147
#24Christian Declining15,457
#25Austin Declining14,955
#26Samuel Stable14,813
#27Benjamin Declining14,339
#28Noah Stable13,494
#29Logan Declining12,710
#30Robert Endangered12,665
#31Nathan Declining12,647
#32Kevin Endangered12,596
#33Thomas Stable12,148
#34Jose Stable12,144
#35Cameron Stable11,581
#36Hunter Declining11,335
#37Caleb Stable11,177
#38Gabriel Stable10,917
#39Jordan Declining10,815
#40Kyle Endangered10,568
#41Jason Endangered10,164
#42Aaron Declining9,552
#43Isaiah Declining8,589
#44Eric Endangered8,559
#45Elijah Stable8,339
#46Brian Endangered8,303
#47Isaac Declining8,200
#48Jack Stable8,149
#49Connor Declining8,082
#50Luke Stable8,008
#51Adam Declining7,758
#52Luis Stable7,489
#53Juan Stable7,447
#54Mason Declining7,447
#55Charles Stable7,283
#56Evan Declining7,258
#57Sean Endangered7,224
#58Angel Stable6,978
#59Carlos Stable6,842
#60Jackson Declining6,836
#61Nathaniel Declining6,646
#62Alex Declining6,613
#63Steven Endangered6,589
#64Cody Endangered6,575
#65Jared Stable6,434
#66Jesus Stable6,425
#67Timothy Endangered6,423
#68Seth Endangered6,223
#69Bryan Declining6,125
#70Ian Stable6,084
#71Devin Endangered6,040
#72Patrick Declining5,786
#73Richard Endangered5,771
#74Cole Declining5,739
#75Adrian Stable5,424
#76Trevor Endangered5,396
#77Blake Declining5,356
#78Gavin Endangered5,260
#79Chase Declining5,199
#80Garrett Endangered5,061
#81Sebastian Stable4,979
#82Julian Stable4,944
#83Lucas Stable4,900
#84Mark Endangered4,754
#85Antonio Stable4,736
#86Aidan Declining4,632
#87Miguel Stable4,558
#88Alejandro Stable4,557
#89Jeremy Endangered4,270
#90Jeremiah Declining4,223
#91Jesse Stable4,222
#92Bryce Declining4,150
#93Dakota Stable3,980
#94Xavier Stable3,979
#95Carson Declining3,943
#96Victor Declining3,921
#97Kenneth Endangered3,907
#98Dalton Declining3,895
#99Colby Stable3,859
#100Jake Declining3,838