What baby names stood the test of time in the first decade of the 21st century? The envelope, please…
Some of the top names had their heyday in the early part of the decade, others shot up the ranks later, and some were persistently popular all the way through. But all of them ended up winners. Our final list takes into account how well the names ranked each year, how many times they appeared in the top 50, and the highest point they climbed to, among other factors.
| Girls’ Names | Boys’ Names | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | Aiden |
| 2 | Emily | Jacob |
| 3 | Madison | Ethan |
| 4 | Isabella | Matthew |
| 5 | Ava | Nicholas |
| 6 | Sophia | Jack |
| 7 | Kaitlyn | Joshua |
| 8 | Hannah | Michael |
| 9 | Hailey | Ryan |
| 10 | Olivia | Andrew |
| 11 | Sarah | Caden |
| 12 | Abigail | Tyler |
| 13 | Madeline | Dylan |
| 14 | Lily | Jaden |
| 15 | Kaylee | Zachary |
| 16 | Ella | Connor |
| 17 | Riley | Logan |
| 18 | Brianna | Caleb |
| 19 | Alyssa | Noah |
| 20 | Samantha | Alexander |
| 21 | Lauren | Jackson |
| 22 | Mia | Brayden |
| 23 | Alexis | Lucas |
| 24 | Chloe | William |
| 25 | Ashley | Nathan |
| 26 | Grace | Joseph |
| 27 | Jessica | Justin |
| 28 | Elizabeth | Daniel |
| 29 | Taylor | Benjamin |
| 30 | Makayla | Christopher |
| 31 | Makenzie | James |
| 32 | Anna | Gavin |
| 33 | Zoe | Evan |
| 34 | Kayla | Austin |
| 35 | Sydney | Cameron |
| 36 | Megan | Brandon |
| 37 | Natalie | Mason |
| 38 | Kylie | Luke |
| 39 | Rachel | Anthony |
| 40 | Avery | Christian |
| 41 | Katherine | Gabriel |
| 42 | Isabel | Owen |
| 43 | Victoria | David |
| 44 | Morgan | John |
| 45 | Kyra | Jonathan |
| 46 | Jasmine | Samuel |
| 47 | Allison | Sean |
| 48 | Savannah | Hunter |
| 49 | Julia | Elijah |
| 50 | Jordan | Thomas |