Most Popular Baby Names of 2001

In 2001, Emily was the most popular name for girls, given to 25,059 babies, and Jacob topped the boys' list with 32,573. Emily held on to number one for a sixth year in a row, and Jacob held on to number one for a third year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,800,624 girls and 1,942,881 boys born in 2001 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 17,978 different girls' names and 12,307 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2001

Top girls' names, 2001
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2000
1	Emily	25,059	same
2	Madison	22,166	up 1
3	Hannah	20,723	down 1
4	Ashley	16,531	same
5	Alexis	16,404	up 1
6	Sarah	15,929	down 1
7	Samantha	15,867	same
8	Abigail	14,807	up 6
9	Elizabeth	14,792	same
10	Olivia	13,977	up 6
11	Jessica	13,925	down 3
12	Taylor	13,693	down 2
13	Emma	13,327	up 4
14	Alyssa	13,272	down 2
15	Lauren	12,782	down 4
16	Grace	12,090	up 3
17	Kayla	11,892	down 4
18	Brianna	11,776	down 3
19	Anna	10,596	up 3
20	Megan	10,300	down 2
21	Victoria	10,179	down 1
22	Destiny	9,752	up 2
23	Sydney	9,639	same
24	Rachel	9,556	down 3
25	Jasmine	8,958	up 2
26	Jennifer	8,923	same
27	Julia	8,838	up 2
28	Isabella	8,835	up 17
29	Morgan	8,735	down 4
30	Chloe	8,177	up 8
31	Kaitlyn	8,164	down 1
32	Natalie	8,049	up 2
33	Hailey	8,032	up 2
34	Haley	8,011	down 6
35	Katherine	7,880	down 2
36	Nicole	7,820	down 5
37	Sophia	7,162	up 5
38	Alexandra	7,045	down 2
39	Amanda	6,980	down 7
40	Mackenzie	6,934	up 3
41	Maria	6,842	same
42	Savannah	6,737	down 5
43	Stephanie	6,613	down 3
44	Allison	6,215	same
45	Jenna	6,143	up 18
46	Rebecca	5,893	down 7
47	Jordan	5,803	up 3
48	Mary	5,762	down 2
49	Andrea	5,745	up 6
50	Gabrielle	5,606	down 1
51	Amber	5,572	down 4
52	Katelyn	5,441	up 2
53	Faith	5,411	up 13
54	Makayla	5,318	up 13
55	Sierra	5,237	down 2
56	Madeline	5,222	same
57	Brooke	5,213	down 6
58	Sara	5,156	down 1
59	Michelle	5,033	down 7
60	Erin	4,958	up 1
61	Kimberly	4,880	down 3
62	Caroline	4,864	up 3
63	Danielle	4,791	down 15
64	Vanessa	4,672	down 2
65	Zoe	4,645	up 17
66	Kaylee	4,621	up 6
67	Trinity	4,481	up 7
68	Shelby	4,370	up 2
69	Bailey	4,339	down 1
70	Jacqueline	4,301	down 6
71	Paige	4,274	down 2
72	Autumn	4,191	up 5
73	Courtney	4,175	down 14
74	Melissa	4,145	down 3
75	Jada	3,983	up 9
76	Mia	3,918	up 17
77	Angela	3,915	up 2
78	Alexa	3,898	up 9
79	Marissa	3,853	down 1
80	Christina	3,742	down 7
81	Catherine	3,731	same
82	Claire	3,642	up 4
83	Gabriella	3,615	up 15
84	Leslie	3,612	up 6
85	Mariah	3,585	down 10
86	Laura	3,563	down 1
87	Leah	3,521	up 10
88	Isabel	3,491	up 6
89	Caitlin	3,456	down 13
90	Molly	3,415	up 6
91	Alexandria	3,404	same
92	Ariana	3,377	up 17
93	Angelina	3,368	up 64
94	Breanna	3,368	down 14
95	Kylie	3,353	up 9
96	Aaliyah	3,352	up 115
97	Kathryn	3,332	down 8
98	Jade	3,281	up 18
99	Katie	3,280	down 4
100	Kelsey	3,267	down 12

Top boys' names, 2001
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2000
1	Jacob	32,573	same
2	Michael	29,689	same
3	Matthew	26,812	same
4	Joshua	26,024	same
5	Christopher	23,132	same
6	Nicholas	22,849	same
7	Andrew	22,422	same
8	Joseph	22,030	same
9	Daniel	21,013	same
10	William	20,110	up 1
11	Anthony	19,737	up 6
12	David	19,362	up 4
13	Tyler	19,275	down 3
14	John	18,904	same
15	Ryan	18,289	down 2
16	Zachary	18,185	down 1
17	Ethan	17,962	up 8
18	Brandon	17,893	down 6
19	James	17,074	down 1
20	Alexander	16,720	same
21	Dylan	16,497	up 3
22	Justin	16,231	down 3
23	Jonathan	16,147	down 2
24	Christian	15,457	down 2
25	Austin	14,955	down 2
26	Samuel	14,813	up 2
27	Benjamin	14,339	down 1
28	Noah	13,494	down 1
29	Logan	12,710	up 11
30	Robert	12,665	down 1
31	Nathan	12,647	down 1
32	Kevin	12,596	same
33	Thomas	12,148	same
34	Jose	12,144	same
35	Cameron	11,581	down 4
36	Hunter	11,335	down 1
37	Caleb	11,177	up 1
38	Gabriel	10,917	up 6
39	Jordan	10,815	down 3
40	Kyle	10,568	down 3
41	Jason	10,164	down 2
42	Aaron	9,552	down 1
43	Isaiah	8,589	up 4
44	Eric	8,559	down 2
45	Elijah	8,339	up 7
46	Brian	8,303	down 3
47	Isaac	8,200	up 6
48	Jack	8,149	down 2
49	Connor	8,082	up 1
50	Luke	8,008	up 9
51	Adam	7,758	down 6
52	Luis	7,489	down 3
53	Juan	7,447	down 5
54	Mason	7,447	up 10
55	Charles	7,283	down 4
56	Evan	7,258	down 1
57	Sean	7,224	same
58	Angel	6,978	up 9
59	Carlos	6,842	up 7
60	Jackson	6,836	up 12
61	Nathaniel	6,646	same
62	Alex	6,613	same
63	Steven	6,589	down 9
64	Cody	6,575	down 4
65	Jared	6,434	down 9
66	Jesus	6,425	up 10
67	Timothy	6,423	down 9
68	Seth	6,223	down 5
69	Bryan	6,125	up 1
70	Ian	6,084	up 3
71	Devin	6,040	down 2
72	Patrick	5,786	down 4
73	Richard	5,771	down 8
74	Cole	5,739	down 3
75	Adrian	5,424	up 3
76	Trevor	5,396	down 1
77	Blake	5,356	up 3
78	Gavin	5,260	up 7
79	Chase	5,199	down 2
80	Garrett	5,061	down 6
81	Sebastian	4,979	same
82	Julian	4,944	up 5
83	Lucas	4,900	same
84	Mark	4,754	down 5
85	Antonio	4,736	down 3
86	Aidan	4,632	up 28
87	Miguel	4,558	down 1
88	Alejandro	4,557	up 1
89	Jeremy	4,270	down 5
90	Jeremiah	4,223	up 12
91	Jesse	4,222	down 1
92	Bryce	4,150	same
93	Dakota	3,980	down 5
94	Xavier	3,979	up 9
95	Carson	3,943	up 24
96	Victor	3,921	up 1
97	Kenneth	3,907	down 3
98	Dalton	3,895	down 7
99	Colby	3,859	up 135
100	Jake	3,838	down 4

Biggest climbers in 2001

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2000.

Girls

Nayeli: up 432 places, from 607th to 175th
Nyah: up 289 places, from 793rd to 504th
Izabella: up 260 places, from 799th to 539th
Estefania: up 258 places, from 929th to 671st
Aracely: up 254 places, from 915th to 661st
Janiya: up 234 places, from 955th to 721st
Joana: up 214 places, from 912th to 698th
Aria: up 211 places, from 957th to 746th
Citlalli: up 198 places, from 808th to 610th
Gia: up 195 places, from 950th to 755th

Boys

Maximus: up 540 places, from 851st to 311th
Johan: up 357 places, from 904th to 547th
Zander: up 327 places, from 992nd to 665th
Mekhi: up 310 places, from 936th to 626th
Aden: up 275 places, from 873rd to 598th
Phoenix: up 249 places, from 878th to 629th
Maximiliano: up 208 places, from 946th to 738th
Isaak: up 200 places, from 1000th to 800th
Jordy: up 186 places, from 807th to 621st
Kaiden: up 184 places, from 838th to 654th

New to the top 1,000 in 2001

Girls

Nevaeh, 266th (its first time ever)
Ainsley, 483rd (its first time ever)
Yuliana, 691st (its first time ever)
Beyonce, 700th (its first time ever)
Nayely, 731st (its first time ever)
Liberty, 747th (back after dropping out)
Johana, 749th (its first time ever)
Nallely, 774th (its first time ever)
Sade, 788th (back after dropping out)
Kaiya, 799th (its first time ever)

Boys

Jaheim, 437th (its first time ever)
Jagger, 661st (its first time ever)
Semaj, 712th (back after dropping out)
Rocco, 732nd (back after dropping out)
Jair, 737th (back after dropping out)
Oswaldo, 846th (its first time ever)
Ronan, 861st (its first time ever)
Darwin, 878th (back after dropping out)
Haden, 892nd (its first time ever)
Immanuel, 893rd (its first time ever)

How spread out were names in 2001?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 9.8% of the girls counted in 2001, and the top ten boys' names to 12.7% of the boys. In 1981, those shares were 17.3% for girls and 23.6% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.