The 2001 Baby Name Report

3,743,390 babies, 27,991 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 2001

👑 #1 girls: Emily (6 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Jacob (3 years running) 1,860 debuts

Top girls

  1. Emily25,059
  2. Madison22,166
  3. Hannah20,723
  4. Ashley16,531
  5. Alexis16,404
  6. Sarah15,927
  7. Samantha15,867
  8. Abigail14,807
  9. Elizabeth14,792
  10. Olivia13,977

Top boys

  1. Jacob32,573
  2. Michael29,689
  3. Matthew26,812
  4. Joshua26,024
  5. Christopher23,132
  6. Nicholas22,848
  7. Andrew22,422
  8. Joseph22,030
  9. Daniel21,013
  10. William20,110

Full top-50 rankings for 2001 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Jaheim #6,515 → #437 (+6,078)
  2. Sanaa #4,377 → #1,010 (+3,367)
  3. Dafne #2,574 → #968 (+1,606)
  4. Nevaeh #1,772 → #266 (+1,506)
  5. Jimena #2,222 → #875 (+1,347)
  6. Taina #2,189 → #914 (+1,275)
  7. Yuliana #1,775 → #691 (+1,084)
  8. Nayely #1,740 → #731 (+1,009)
  9. Ainsley #1,481 → #483 (+998)
  10. Jovanna #1,908 → #1,052 (+856)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Yamile #1,034 → #2,093 (−1,059)
  2. Dariana #837 → #1,753 (−916)
  3. Infant #1,007 → #1,655 (−648)
  4. Infant #766 → #1,224 (−458)
  5. Cortney #825 → #1,195 (−370)
  6. Maiya #997 → #1,359 (−362)
  7. Rosalinda #702 → #1,023 (−321)
  8. Ivana #864 → #1,173 (−309)
  9. Blair #971 → #1,278 (−307)
  10. Marian #735 → #1,039 (−304)

✨ Never recorded before 2001

Yaire (184) Jahiem (155) Neveah (52) Nayelis (43) Caillou (35) Caziah (26) Shadimon (22) Navaeh (21) Maxamus (21) Jersie (20)

1,860 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 2001.

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What were the most popular baby names in 2001?
Emily was the #1 girl name and Jacob the #1 boy name in 2001, out of 3,743,390 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 2001?
Jaheim made the biggest jump in 2001, climbing 6,078 spots to #437.
How many new baby names appeared in 2001?
1,860 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 2001.