26 years ago
Baby Names from 2000
3,779,904 registered births | 1,963,932 boys | 1,815,972 girls
Top 10 Baby Names of 2000
Top 10 Boy Names
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.
Notable Risers & Fallers in 2000
Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.
Biggest Risers
New to the Top 200 in 2000
Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.
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"
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.