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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2001, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2000s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2001 and what is climbing now.

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The 2001 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emily25,059
  2. 2Madison22,166
  3. 3Hannah20,723
  4. 4Ashley16,531
  5. 5Alexis16,404
  6. 6Sarah15,929
  7. 7Samantha15,867
  8. 8Abigail14,807
  9. 9Elizabeth14,792
  10. 10Olivia13,977
  11. 11Jessica13,925
  12. 12Taylor13,693
  13. 13Emma13,327
  14. 14Alyssa13,272
  15. 15Lauren12,782
  16. 16Grace12,090
  17. 17Kayla11,892
  18. 18Brianna11,776
  19. 19Anna10,596
  20. 20Megan10,300
  21. 21Victoria10,179
  22. 22Destiny9,752
  23. 23Sydney9,639
  24. 24Rachel9,556
  25. 25Jasmine8,958
  26. 26Jennifer8,923
  27. 27Julia8,838
  28. 28Isabella8,835
  29. 29Morgan8,735
  30. 30Chloe8,177
  31. 31Kaitlyn8,164
  32. 32Natalie8,049
  33. 33Hailey8,032
  34. 34Haley8,011
  35. 35Katherine7,880
  36. 36Nicole7,820
  37. 37Sophia7,162
  38. 38Alexandra7,045
  39. 39Amanda6,980
  40. 40Mackenzie6,934
  41. 41Maria6,842
  42. 42Savannah6,737
  43. 43Stephanie6,613
  44. 44Allison6,215
  45. 45Jenna6,143
  46. 46Rebecca5,893
  47. 47Jordan5,803
  48. 48Mary5,762
  49. 49Andrea5,745
  50. 50Gabrielle5,606
  51. 51Amber5,572
  52. 52Katelyn5,441
  53. 53Faith5,411
  54. 54Makayla5,318
  55. 55Sierra5,237
  56. 56Madeline5,222
  57. 57Brooke5,213
  58. 58Sara5,156
  59. 59Michelle5,033
  60. 60Erin4,958
  61. 61Kimberly4,880
  62. 62Caroline4,864
  63. 63Danielle4,791
  64. 64Vanessa4,672
  65. 65Zoe4,645
  66. 66Kaylee4,621
  67. 67Trinity4,481
  68. 68Shelby4,370
  69. 69Bailey4,339
  70. 70Jacqueline4,301
  71. 71Paige4,274
  72. 72Autumn4,191
  73. 73Courtney4,175
  74. 74Melissa4,145
  75. 75Jada3,983
  76. 76Mia3,918
  77. 77Angela3,915
  78. 78Alexa3,898
  79. 79Marissa3,853
  80. 80Christina3,742
  81. 81Catherine3,731
  82. 82Claire3,642
  83. 83Gabriella3,615
  84. 84Leslie3,612
  85. 85Mariah3,585
  86. 86Laura3,563
  87. 87Leah3,521
  88. 88Isabel3,491
  89. 89Caitlin3,456
  90. 90Molly3,415
  91. 91Alexandria3,404
  92. 92Ariana3,377
  93. 93Angelina3,368
  94. 94Breanna3,368
  95. 95Kylie3,353
  96. 96Aaliyah3,352
  97. 97Kathryn3,332
  98. 98Jade3,281
  99. 99Katie3,280
  100. 100Kelsey3,267

US babies given each name in 2001.

Boys100

  1. 1Jacob32,573
  2. 2Michael29,689
  3. 3Matthew26,812
  4. 4Joshua26,024
  5. 5Christopher23,132
  6. 6Nicholas22,849
  7. 7Andrew22,422
  8. 8Joseph22,030
  9. 9Daniel21,013
  10. 10William20,110
  11. 11Anthony19,737
  12. 12David19,362
  13. 13Tyler19,275
  14. 14John18,904
  15. 15Ryan18,289
  16. 16Zachary18,185
  17. 17Ethan17,962
  18. 18Brandon17,893
  19. 19James17,074
  20. 20Alexander16,720
  21. 21Dylan16,497
  22. 22Justin16,231
  23. 23Jonathan16,147
  24. 24Christian15,457
  25. 25Austin14,955
  26. 26Samuel14,813
  27. 27Benjamin14,339
  28. 28Noah13,494
  29. 29Logan12,710
  30. 30Robert12,665
  31. 31Nathan12,647
  32. 32Kevin12,596
  33. 33Thomas12,148
  34. 34Jose12,144
  35. 35Cameron11,581
  36. 36Hunter11,335
  37. 37Caleb11,177
  38. 38Gabriel10,917
  39. 39Jordan10,815
  40. 40Kyle10,568
  41. 41Jason10,164
  42. 42Aaron9,552
  43. 43Isaiah8,589
  44. 44Eric8,559
  45. 45Elijah8,339
  46. 46Brian8,303
  47. 47Isaac8,200
  48. 48Jack8,149
  49. 49Connor8,082
  50. 50Luke8,008
  51. 51Adam7,758
  52. 52Luis7,489
  53. 53Juan7,447
  54. 54Mason7,447
  55. 55Charles7,283
  56. 56Evan7,258
  57. 57Sean7,224
  58. 58Angel6,978
  59. 59Carlos6,842
  60. 60Jackson6,836
  61. 61Nathaniel6,646
  62. 62Alex6,613
  63. 63Steven6,589
  64. 64Cody6,575
  65. 65Jared6,434
  66. 66Jesus6,425
  67. 67Timothy6,423
  68. 68Seth6,223
  69. 69Bryan6,125
  70. 70Ian6,084
  71. 71Devin6,040
  72. 72Patrick5,786
  73. 73Richard5,771
  74. 74Cole5,739
  75. 75Adrian5,424
  76. 76Trevor5,396
  77. 77Blake5,356
  78. 78Gavin5,260
  79. 79Chase5,199
  80. 80Garrett5,061
  81. 81Sebastian4,979
  82. 82Julian4,944
  83. 83Lucas4,900
  84. 84Mark4,754
  85. 85Antonio4,736
  86. 86Aidan4,632
  87. 87Miguel4,558
  88. 88Alejandro4,557
  89. 89Jeremy4,270
  90. 90Jeremiah4,223
  91. 91Jesse4,222
  92. 92Bryce4,150
  93. 93Dakota3,980
  94. 94Xavier3,979
  95. 95Carson3,943
  96. 96Victor3,921
  97. 97Kenneth3,907
  98. 98Dalton3,895
  99. 99Colby3,859
  100. 100Jake3,838

US babies given each name in 2001.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2001?
Emily was the #1 girl name in the US in 2001, given to 25,059 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2001?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2001, given to 32,573 babies.

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