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Baby Names from 2001

3,743,390 registered births | 1,942,831 boys | 1,800,559 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2001

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
32,573 births
2 Michael
29,689 births
3 Matthew
26,812 births
4 Joshua
26,024 births
5 Christopher
23,132 births
6 Nicholas
22,848 births
7 Andrew
22,422 births
8 Joseph
22,030 births
9 Daniel
21,013 births
10 William
20,110 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
25,059 births
2 Madison
22,166 births
3 Hannah
20,723 births
4 Ashley
16,531 births
5 Alexis
16,404 births
6 Sarah
15,927 births
7 Samantha
15,867 births
8 Abigail
14,807 births
9 Elizabeth
14,792 births
10 Olivia
13,977 births
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Top Unisex Names of 2001

Alexis
2,769 boys 16,404 girls
Jordan
10,815 boys 5,803 girls
Taylor
2,309 boys 13,693 girls
Cameron
11,581 boys 1,319 girls
Angel
6,978 boys 3,080 girls

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

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 2001

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

Biggest Risers

B Colby
#234 → #99 (+135)
G Aaliyah
#211 → #96 (+115)
G Juliana
#241 → #155 (+86)
G Gracie
#245 → #170 (+75)
G Ella
#264 → #190 (+74)
G Julianna
#249 → #184 (+65)
G Angelina
#157 → #93 (+64)
G Natalia
#220 → #161 (+59)

Biggest Fallers

G Amaya
#196 → #295 (-99)
G Brittney
#148 → #221 (-73)
G Britney
#137 → #198 (-61)
G Brittany
#60 → #115 (-55)
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New to the Top 200 in 2001

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

Juliana #155 Natalia #161 Gracie #170 Nayeli #175 Julianna #184 Gianna #185 Damian #189 Braden #191 Caden #195 Giovanni #196
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