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Baby Names from 2002

3,738,291 registered births | 1,941,471 boys | 1,796,820 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2002

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
30,586 births
2 Michael
28,258 births
3 Joshua
25,997 births
4 Matthew
25,154 births
5 Ethan
22,112 births
6 Andrew
22,036 births
7 Joseph
21,918 births
8 Christopher
21,689 births
9 Nicholas
21,390 births
10 Daniel
21,350 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
24,469 births
2 Madison
21,773 births
3 Hannah
18,827 births
4 Emma
16,557 births
5 Alexis
15,636 births
6 Ashley
15,344 births
7 Abigail
15,302 births
8 Sarah
14,778 births
9 Samantha
14,671 births
10 Olivia
14,630 births

Top Unisex Names of 2002

Alexis
2,379 boys 15,636 girls
Jordan
11,152 boys 6,152 girls
Taylor
1,964 boys 11,468 girls
Cameron
10,339 boys 1,236 girls
Angel
8,192 boys 3,100 girls

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

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2002

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

Biggest Risers

G Lizbeth
#374 → #133 (+241)
G Ellie
#339 → #200 (+139)
G Ella
#190 → #89 (+101)
B Aiden
#217 → #135 (+82)
G Nevaeh
#266 → #189 (+77)
G Amelia
#199 → #139 (+60)
G Kyla
#247 → #187 (+60)
B Landon
#194 → #142 (+52)

Biggest Fallers

G Nayeli
#175 → #263 (-88)
G Brittany
#115 → #170 (-55)

New to the Top 200 in 2002

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

Ashanti #115 Lizbeth #133 Aiden #135 Kaden #174 Delaney #181 Kyla #187 Nevaeh #189 Donovan #190 Cooper #196 Aubrey #196 Valeria #197 Reagan #199 Ashton #200 Ellie #200
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