NameTides

The names of 2000

The ten most popular names given in 2000, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Emily 25,959
  2. Hannah 23,087
  3. Madison 19,968
  4. Ashley 18,000
  5. Sarah 17,715
  6. Alexis 17,631
  7. Samantha 17,265
  8. Jessica 15,711
  9. Elizabeth 15,117
  10. Taylor 15,080

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 34,492
  2. Michael 32,045
  3. Matthew 28,580
  4. Joshua 27,543
  5. Christopher 24,936
  6. Nicholas 24,653
  7. Andrew 23,658
  8. Joseph 22,844
  9. Daniel 22,338
  10. Tyler 21,506

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Chloe 7,534
  2. Emily 6,232
  3. Megan 5,868
  4. Jessica 4,779
  5. Charlotte 4,778
  6. Lauren 4,701
  7. Sophie 4,624
  8. Olivia 4,546
  9. Hannah 4,410
  10. Lucy 4,257

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Jack 9,079
  2. Thomas 8,672
  3. James 7,489
  4. Joshua 7,097
  5. Daniel 6,229
  6. Harry 6,070
  7. Joseph 5,877
  8. Samuel 5,800
  9. Matthew 5,482
  10. Callum 4,911

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Scotland: girls

  1. Chloe 755
  2. Amy 589
  3. Lauren 588
  4. Emma 561
  5. Rebecca 554
  6. Megan 502
  7. Caitlin 463
  8. Rachel 443
  9. Erin 409
  10. Hannah 393

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Scotland: boys

  1. Jack 830
  2. Lewis 786
  3. Ryan 678
  4. Cameron 672
  5. James 520
  6. Andrew 490
  7. Liam 472
  8. Matthew 472
  9. Jamie 470
  10. Callum 466

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Chloe 287
  2. Emma 242
  3. Caitlin 228
  4. Megan 227
  5. Rebecca 226
  6. Lauren 216
  7. Niamh 215
  8. Amy 213
  9. Sarah 208
  10. Hannah 204

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Matthew 345
  2. Jack 338
  3. Ryan 315
  4. James 294
  5. Adam 276
  6. Conor 206
  7. Jordan 192
  8. Aaron 184
  9. Daniel 184
  10. Dylan 169
  11. Michael 169

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Canada: girls

  1. Emily 2,305
  2. Sarah 2,261
  3. Jessica 1,820
  4. Emma 1,689
  5. Hannah 1,555
  6. Megan 1,429
  7. Madison 1,417
  8. Samantha 1,173
  9. Mackenzie 1,125
  10. Taylor 1,117

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Canada: boys

  1. Matthew 2,698
  2. Joshua 2,444
  3. Jacob 2,262
  4. William 2,198
  5. Samuel 2,123
  6. Nicholas 2,090
  7. Michael 2,007
  8. Ryan 1,845
  9. Benjamin 1,682
  10. Zachary 1,616

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NSW: girls

  1. Jessica 784
  2. Emily 741
  3. Sarah 629
  4. Georgia 575
  5. Olivia 524
  6. Chloe 496
  7. Emma 461
  8. Sophie 449
  9. Isabella 426
  10. Hannah 417

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NSW: boys

  1. Joshua 1,039
  2. Jack 888
  3. Thomas 818
  4. Lachlan 810
  5. James 755
  6. Matthew 755
  7. Daniel 741
  8. Benjamin 640
  9. Nicholas 639
  10. William 630

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Ireland: girls

  1. Aoife 633
  2. Sarah 626
  3. Ciara 608
  4. Emma 594
  5. Chloe 553
  6. Niamh 519
  7. Rebecca 485
  8. Amy 451
  9. Lauren 451
  10. Megan 441

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Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 846
  2. Sean 816
  3. Conor 700
  4. Adam 653
  5. James 594
  6. Cian 557
  7. David 492
  8. Luke 488
  9. Michael 483
  10. Dylan 477

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Canadian provinces in 2000

US states in 2000