Birth year roster

Top names in 2002

Name: Top baby names in 2002
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2002 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Jacob led the 2002 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, 66 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining24,470
#2Madison Declining21,774
#3Hannah Declining18,828
#4Emma Declining16,558
#5Alexis Endangered15,636
#6Ashley Endangered15,344
#7Abigail Declining15,303
#8Sarah Endangered14,779
#9Samantha Endangered14,671
#10Olivia Stable14,631
#11Elizabeth Stable14,621
#12Alyssa Endangered12,847
#13Lauren Endangered12,327
#14Isabella Declining12,171
#15Grace Declining12,056
#16Jessica Endangered11,921
#17Brianna Declining11,524
#18Taylor Endangered11,468
#19Kayla Endangered11,310
#20Anna Declining10,398
#21Victoria Declining9,785
#22Megan Endangered9,210
#23Sydney Endangered9,034
#24Rachel Endangered8,944
#25Chloe Stable8,902
#26Jasmine Declining8,869
#27Sophia Stable8,665
#28Jennifer Endangered8,540
#29Morgan Endangered8,433
#30Natalie Declining8,352
#31Hailey Declining7,992
#32Kaitlyn Endangered7,981
#33Julia Stable7,965
#34Destiny Endangered7,804
#35Haley Endangered7,457
#36Katherine Declining7,212
#37Nicole Endangered6,974
#38Alexandra Declining6,936
#39Savannah Declining6,581
#40Maria Stable6,391
#41Stephanie Endangered6,270
#42Mackenzie Declining6,268
#43Mia Stable6,259
#44Allison Declining6,239
#45Jordan Endangered6,152
#46Amanda Endangered6,145
#47Jenna Endangered5,664
#48Faith Declining5,527
#49Mary Endangered5,487
#50Makayla Endangered5,476
#51Paige Declining5,470
#52Brooke Declining5,338
#53Katelyn Endangered5,267
#54Rebecca Endangered5,222
#55Andrea Declining5,118
#56Madeline Stable5,114
#57Kaylee Declining4,983
#58Michelle Endangered4,950
#59Sara Stable4,945
#60Zoe Stable4,887
#61Kylie Declining4,833
#62Sierra Endangered4,807
#63Kimberly Endangered4,790
#64Aaliyah Declining4,779
#65Amber Endangered4,723
#66Gabrielle Endangered4,669
#67Caroline Declining4,657
#68Vanessa Declining4,455
#69Alexa Endangered4,401
#70Trinity Declining4,385
#71Danielle Endangered4,205
#72Erin Endangered4,145
#73Autumn Stable4,104
#74Angelina Declining3,981
#75Shelby Endangered3,961
#76Gabriella Declining3,910
#77Riley Declining3,906
#78Jada Endangered3,899
#79Lily Stable3,834
#80Melissa Endangered3,769
#81Jacqueline Endangered3,754
#82Ava Declining3,751
#83Angela Endangered3,714
#84Bailey Declining3,662
#85Isabel Stable3,651
#86Jade Stable3,630
#87Leah Stable3,604
#88Courtney Endangered3,580
#89Ella Declining3,567
#90Maya Stable3,545
#91Leslie Endangered3,522
#92Jocelyn Declining3,521
#93Ariana Declining3,492
#94Melanie Declining3,484
#95Claire Declining3,406
#96Lillian Declining3,397
#97Christina Endangered3,391
#98Evelyn Stable3,372
#99Marissa Endangered3,317
#100Audrey Declining3,306

Boys

#1Jacob Declining30,586
#2Michael Past peak28,258
#3Joshua Declining25,998
#4Matthew Declining25,154
#5Ethan Declining22,113
#6Andrew Declining22,037
#7Joseph Declining21,920
#8Christopher Endangered21,689
#9Nicholas Declining21,390
#10Daniel Declining21,352
#11William Declining20,136
#12Anthony Declining19,590
#13David Past peak18,704
#14Tyler Endangered18,266
#15Alexander Declining17,718
#16Ryan Declining17,658
#17John Past peak17,477
#18James Stable16,968
#19Zachary Endangered16,622
#20Brandon Endangered16,282
#21Jonathan Declining15,514
#22Justin Endangered14,906
#23Dylan Stable14,821
#24Christian Declining14,597
#25Samuel Stable14,579
#26Austin Declining14,542
#27Benjamin Declining13,492
#28Nathan Declining13,224
#29Logan Declining12,974
#30Jose Stable12,868
#31Noah Stable12,076
#32Gabriel Stable12,059
#33Kevin Endangered12,046
#34Robert Endangered12,031
#35Caleb Stable11,665
#36Thomas Stable11,293
#37Jordan Declining11,152
#38Hunter Declining11,085
#39Cameron Stable10,339
#40Kyle Endangered10,064
#41Elijah Stable10,053
#42Jason Endangered9,956
#43Aaron Declining9,008
#44Jack Stable9,000
#45Isaiah Declining8,965
#46Luke Stable8,692
#47Connor Declining8,409
#48Isaac Declining8,312
#49Angel Stable8,192
#50Jackson Declining8,153
#51Brian Endangered8,082
#52Eric Endangered7,928
#53Mason Declining7,878
#54Juan Stable7,820
#55Adam Declining7,754
#56Evan Declining7,386
#57Luis Stable7,379
#58Charles Stable7,208
#59Sean Endangered7,028
#60Aidan Declining6,954
#61Gavin Endangered6,951
#62Nathaniel Declining6,813
#63Alex Declining6,807
#64Bryan Declining6,617
#65Carlos Stable6,592
#66Jesus Stable6,371
#67Ian Stable6,360
#68Steven Endangered6,222
#69Cole Declining6,038
#70Timothy Endangered6,020
#71Cody Endangered5,939
#72Seth Endangered5,740
#73Adrian Stable5,684
#74Devin Endangered5,440
#75Lucas Stable5,381
#76Blake Declining5,358
#77Richard Endangered5,322
#78Julian Stable5,223
#79Patrick Declining5,153
#80Sebastian Stable5,137
#81Trevor Endangered5,060
#82Chase Declining4,858
#83Dominic Declining4,855
#84Jared Stable4,837
#85Antonio Stable4,730
#86Jeremiah Declining4,720
#87Jaden Declining4,651
#88Xavier Stable4,648
#89Miguel Stable4,644
#90Jesse Stable4,431
#91Garrett Endangered4,357
#92Alejandro Stable4,356
#93Mark Endangered4,222
#94Owen Stable4,190
#95Jeremy Endangered4,166
#96Hayden Stable4,142
#97Bryce Declining4,068
#98Diego Stable3,979
#99Riley Stable3,959
#100Victor Declining3,935