US Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 2002

Updated on December 2, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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US Most Popular Male Baby Names in 2002

In 2002, the most popular name for baby boys in the US was Jacob, with a count of 30,586 boys out of a total of 1,941,471 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 1.58% of the total number of new-born baby boys in the US in 2002). The second most popular boy name was Michael (28,258 boys, 1.46% of total). The third most popular boy name was Joshua (25,997 boys, 1.34% of total).

The table below below shows the top 1000 most popular male baby names in the US in 2002. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in the US over the years.

US Most Popular Female Baby Names in 2002

In 2002, the most popular name for baby girls in the US was Emily, with a count of 24,469 girls out of a total of 1,796,820 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 1.36% of the total number of new-born baby girls in the US in 2002). The second most popular girl name was Madison (21,773 girls, 1.21% of total). The third most popular girl name was Hannah (18,827 girls, 1.05% of total).

The table below below shows the top 1000 most popular female baby names in the US in 2002. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in the US over the years.