The 2002 Baby Name Report

3,738,291 babies, 28,288 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 2002

👑 #1 girls: Emily (7 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Jacob (4 years running) 1,857 debuts

Top girls

  1. Emily24,469
  2. Madison21,773
  3. Hannah18,827
  4. Emma16,557
  5. Alexis15,636
  6. Ashley15,344
  7. Abigail15,302
  8. Sarah14,778
  9. Samantha14,671
  10. Olivia14,630

Top boys

  1. Jacob30,586
  2. Michael28,258
  3. Joshua25,997
  4. Matthew25,154
  5. Ethan22,112
  6. Andrew22,036
  7. Joseph21,918
  8. Christopher21,689
  9. Nicholas21,390
  10. Daniel21,350

Full top-50 rankings for 2002 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Omarion #11,833 → #535 (+11,298)
  2. Amarion #4,309 → #720 (+3,589)
  3. Yahir #4,114 → #604 (+3,510)
  4. Gael #2,190 → #722 (+1,468)
  5. Cael #1,961 → #778 (+1,183)
  6. Cadence #2,130 → #958 (+1,172)
  7. Lisbeth #1,580 → #624 (+956)
  8. Lorelei #1,803 → #1,058 (+745)
  9. Ashanti #825 → #115 (+710)
  10. Jocelynn #1,603 → #1,065 (+538)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Citlalli #610 → #1,755 (−1,145)
  2. Nallely #774 → #1,530 (−756)
  3. Dafne #968 → #1,588 (−620)
  4. Beyonce #700 → #1,283 (−583)
  5. Mikaila #932 → #1,478 (−546)
  6. Nayely #731 → #1,154 (−423)
  7. Jovanna #1,052 → #1,446 (−394)
  8. Chelsie #1,014 → #1,406 (−392)
  9. Chyna #639 → #1,024 (−385)
  10. Shemar #594 → #972 (−378)

✨ Never recorded before 2002

Kaydence (70) Jashanti (63) Isyss (57) Dashanti (55) Amerie (51) Thaily (48) Jenin (46) Jakhia (39) Nakhia (38) Deshanti (33)

1,857 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 2002.

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What were the most popular baby names in 2002?
Emily was the #1 girl name and Jacob the #1 boy name in 2002, out of 3,738,291 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 2002?
Omarion made the biggest jump in 2002, climbing 11,298 spots to #535.
How many new baby names appeared in 2002?
1,857 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 2002.