BNN
26 years ago

Baby Names from 2000

3,779,904 registered births | 1,963,932 boys | 1,815,972 girls

← 1999 2000s Overview 2001 →
Ad Placeholder - Year 2000 Top (728x90)

Top 10 Baby Names of 2000

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
34,491 births
2 Michael
32,043 births
3 Matthew
28,580 births
4 Joshua
27,542 births
5 Christopher
24,937 births
6 Nicholas
24,654 births
7 Andrew
23,657 births
8 Joseph
22,843 births
9 Daniel
22,337 births
10 Tyler
21,506 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
25,959 births
2 Hannah
23,087 births
3 Madison
19,968 births
4 Ashley
18,000 births
5 Sarah
17,715 births
6 Alexis
17,631 births
7 Samantha
17,264 births
8 Jessica
15,711 births
9 Elizabeth
15,117 births
10 Taylor
15,080 births
Ad Placeholder - Year 2000 After Top 10 (responsive)

Top Unisex Names of 2000

Alexis
2,715 boys 17,631 girls
Jordan
12,168 boys 5,809 girls
Taylor
2,854 boys 15,080 girls
Cameron
12,765 boys 1,596 girls
Logan
9,737 boys 999 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Ad Placeholder - Year 2000 After Unisex (728x90)

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2000

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Amaya
#398 → #196 (+202)
G Trinity
#209 → #74 (+135)
G Angelina
#237 → #157 (+80)
G Ava
#259 → #180 (+79)
B Sebastian
#152 → #81 (+71)
G Britney
#205 → #137 (+68)
G Payton
#230 → #163 (+67)
G Peyton
#235 → #168 (+67)

Biggest Fallers

G Shania
#190 → #291 (-101)
G Dominique
#185 → #259 (-74)
G Lauryn
#167 → #224 (-57)
G Kirsten
#200 → #255 (-55)
G Kiara
#78 → #130 (-52)
Ad Placeholder - Year 2000 After Trends (responsive)

New to the Top 200 in 2000

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Trinity #74 Jaden #154 Payton #163 Peyton #168 Avery #176 Ava #180 Nolan #182 Peyton #183 Jayden #194 Amaya #196 Kylee #197 Brayden #199 Makenzie #199
Ad Placeholder - Year 2000 After New (728x90)

What Life Was Like in 2000

Economy & Leadership

President
Bill Clinton / George W. Bush (elected Nov)
Avg. Home Price
$119,600
Avg. Income
$41,343
Gas Price
$1.51/gal
Minimum Wage
$5.15/hr
US Population
281.4 million

Entertainment

#1 Song
Breathe - Faith Hill
#1 Movie
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
#1 TV Show
Survivor / Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Sports

Super Bowl
St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16 (Super Bowl XXXIV)
World Series
New York Yankees over New York Mets (4-1)

Major Events

  • • Y2K fears fizzle
  • • Dot-com bubble bursts
  • • USS Cole attacked
  • • George W. Bush wins contested election (Bush v. Gore)
  • • International Space Station receives first crew

Culture & Style

Fashion Trend
Low-rise jeans, velour tracksuits, frosted tips, butterfly clips, Von Dutch trucker hats emerging
Tech Milestone
Dot-com bubble peaks and bursts; Napster disrupts music; Y2K was a non-event; camera phones debut in Japan
Generation
Millennial / Gen Z cusp

Popular Slang of 2000

"bling" "wassup" "all that" "da bomb" "tight"
Ad Placeholder - Year 2000 After Culture (responsive)

Did You Know? Fun Facts from 2000

1

Y2K was supposed to end civilization — nothing happened

2

Survivor changed TV forever and launched reality TV

3

The dot-com crash wiped out $5 trillion in market value

4

Jacob became the #1 boy name, ending Michael's long reign

5

Emily was the undisputed queen of girl names

Someone born in 2000 is 26 years old today.

Ad Placeholder - Year 2000 Bottom (728x90)
1999 All Years 2001