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Most Popular Baby Names of 2002

Social Security has card records for 4,041,323 babies born in the U.S. in 2002. Emily was the top girl name (24,470 babies) and Jacob the top boy name (30,586).

Top 100 names of 2002

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Girls 1–50

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2002, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Emily	24,470	#34
2	Madison	21,774	#40
3	Hannah	18,828	#56
4	Emma	16,558	#3
5	Alexis	15,636	#554
6	Ashley	15,344	#164
7	Abigail	15,303	#41
8	Sarah	14,779	#90
9	Samantha	14,671	#151
10	Olivia	14,631	#1
11	Elizabeth	14,621	#17
12	Alyssa	12,847	#453
13	Lauren	12,327	#401
14	Isabella	12,171	#7
15	Grace	12,056	#38
16	Jessica	11,921	#665
17	Brianna	11,524	#222
18	Taylor	11,468	#403
19	Kayla	11,310	#364
20	Anna	10,398	#107
21	Victoria	9,785	#54
22	Megan	9,210	#887
23	Sydney	9,034	#348
24	Rachel	8,944	#250
25	Chloe	8,902	#23
26	Jasmine	8,869	#206
27	Sophia	8,665	#5
28	Jennifer	8,540	#586
29	Morgan	8,433	#312
30	Natalie	8,352	#89
31	Hailey	7,992	#104
32	Kaitlyn	7,981	#799
33	Julia	7,965	#131
34	Destiny	7,804	#635
35	Haley	7,457	#861
36	Katherine	7,212	#186
37	Nicole	6,974	#382
38	Alexandra	6,936	#237
39	Savannah	6,581	#135
40	Maria	6,391	#87
41	Stephanie	6,270	#557
42	Mackenzie	6,268	#228
43	Mia	6,259	#6
44	Allison	6,239	#103
45	Jordan	6,152	#584
46	Amanda	6,145	#493
47	Jenna	5,664	#679
48	Faith	5,527	#254
49	Mary	5,487	#125
50	Makayla	5,476	#566

Girls 51–100

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2002, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Paige	5,470	#346
52	Brooke	5,338	#313
53	Katelyn	5,267	#1,076
54	Rebecca	5,222	#349
55	Andrea	5,118	#235
56	Madeline	5,114	#81
57	Kaylee	4,983	#255
58	Michelle	4,950	#465
59	Sara	4,945	#198
60	Zoe	4,887	#31
61	Kylie	4,833	#204
62	Sierra	4,807	#614
63	Kimberly	4,790	#302
64	Aaliyah	4,779	#101
65	Amber	4,723	#520
66	Gabrielle	4,669	#632
67	Caroline	4,657	#96
68	Vanessa	4,455	#377
69	Alexa	4,401	#1,029
70	Trinity	4,385	#428
71	Danielle	4,205	#549
72	Erin	4,145	#833
73	Autumn	4,104	#88
74	Angelina	3,981	#347
75	Shelby	3,961	#649
76	Gabriella	3,910	#105
77	Riley	3,906	#48
78	Jada	3,899	#1,200
79	Lily	3,834	#18
80	Melissa	3,769	#419
81	Jacqueline	3,754	#558
82	Ava	3,751	#11
83	Angela	3,714	#408
84	Bailey	3,662	#208
85	Isabel	3,651	#176
86	Jade	3,630	#95
87	Leah	3,604	#58
88	Courtney	3,580	#2,326
89	Ella	3,567	#29
90	Maya	3,545	#62
91	Leslie	3,522	#712
92	Jocelyn	3,521	#393
93	Ariana	3,492	#128
94	Melanie	3,484	#142
95	Claire	3,406	#68
96	Lillian	3,397	#57
97	Christina	3,391	#770
98	Evelyn	3,372	#8
99	Marissa	3,317	#1,673
100	Audrey	3,306	#86

Boys 1–50

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2002, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Jacob	30,586	#43
2	Michael	28,258	#21
3	Joshua	25,998	#66
4	Matthew	25,154	#32
5	Ethan	22,113	#24
6	Andrew	22,037	#73
7	Joseph	21,920	#29
8	Christopher	21,689	#68
9	Nicholas	21,390	#112
10	Daniel	21,352	#22
11	William	20,136	#9
12	Anthony	19,590	#46
13	David	18,704	#35
14	Tyler	18,266	#219
15	Alexander	17,718	#30
16	Ryan	17,658	#99
17	John	17,477	#23
18	James	16,968	#6
19	Zachary	16,622	#216
20	Brandon	16,282	#261
21	Jonathan	15,514	#89
22	Justin	14,906	#233
23	Dylan	14,821	#41
24	Christian	14,597	#96
25	Samuel	14,579	#18
26	Austin	14,542	#113
27	Benjamin	13,492	#11
28	Nathan	13,224	#63
29	Logan	12,974	#53
30	Jose	12,868	#95
31	Noah	12,076	#2
32	Gabriel	12,059	#37
33	Kevin	12,046	#221
34	Robert	12,031	#92
35	Caleb	11,665	#58
36	Thomas	11,293	#34
37	Jordan	11,152	#131
38	Hunter	11,085	#130
39	Cameron	10,339	#76
40	Kyle	10,064	#508
41	Elijah	10,053	#7
42	Jason	9,956	#165
43	Aaron	9,008	#80
44	Jack	9,000	#15
45	Isaiah	8,965	#57
46	Luke	8,692	#33
47	Connor	8,409	#166
48	Isaac	8,312	#47
49	Angel	8,192	#67
50	Jackson	8,153	#36

Boys 51–100

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2002, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Brian	8,082	#339
52	Eric	7,928	#273
53	Mason	7,878	#39
54	Juan	7,820	#159
55	Adam	7,754	#101
56	Evan	7,386	#153
57	Luis	7,379	#144
58	Charles	7,208	#48
59	Sean	7,028	#489
60	Aidan	6,954	#326
61	Gavin	6,951	#303
62	Nathaniel	6,813	#140
63	Alex	6,807	#232
64	Bryan	6,617	#336
65	Carlos	6,592	#150
66	Jesus	6,371	#173
67	Ian	6,360	#83
68	Steven	6,222	#271
69	Cole	6,038	#182
70	Timothy	6,020	#203
71	Cody	5,939	#318
72	Seth	5,740	#581
73	Adrian	5,684	#74
74	Devin	5,440	#548
75	Lucas	5,381	#10
76	Blake	5,358	#316
77	Richard	5,322	#234
78	Julian	5,223	#25
79	Patrick	5,153	#235
80	Sebastian	5,137	#16
81	Trevor	5,060	#679
82	Chase	4,858	#192
83	Dominic	4,855	#106
84	Jared	4,837	#396
85	Antonio	4,730	#176
86	Jeremiah	4,720	#88
87	Jaden	4,651	#421
88	Xavier	4,648	#108
89	Miguel	4,644	#212
90	Jesse	4,431	#184
91	Garrett	4,357	#564
92	Alejandro	4,356	#195
93	Mark	4,222	#244
94	Owen	4,190	#31
95	Jeremy	4,166	#292
96	Hayden	4,142	#161
97	Bryce	4,068	#357
98	Diego	3,979	#158
99	Riley	3,959	#207
100	Victor	3,935	#209

Entered the top 100 in 2002

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