Every 10 years, the Social Security Administration releases the top names of the decade, and in the case of the most popular names from the 2000s, some of those names are still trendy now. Scroll through to see which names were the top of the decade for both boys and girls from 2000 to 2009 – is your name on the list?
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The Top 25 Most Popular Boy Names of the 2000s Decade
- Jacob
- Michael
- Joshua
- Matthew
- Daniel
- Christopher
- Andrew
- Ethan
- Joseph
- William
- Anthony
- David
- Alexander
- Nicholas
- Ryan
- Tyler
- James
- John
- Jonathan
- Noah
- Brandon
- Christian
- Dylan
- Samuel
- Benjamin
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The Top 25 Most Popular Girl Names of the 2000s Decade
- Emily
- Madison
- Emma
- Olivia
- Hannah
- Abigail
- Isabella
- Samantha
- Elizabeth
- Ashley
- Alexis
- Sarah
- Sophia
- Alyssa
- Grace
- Ava
- Taylor
- Brianna
- Lauren
- Chloe
- Natalie
- Kayla
- Jessica
- Anna
- Victoria
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