Just In! Year's Most Popular Baby Names

The most popular baby names in 2002 were...Jacob and Emily.

Who says so? BabyCenter L.L.C. made the list of top names using data recently released by the Social Security Administration. If Jacob and Emily sound familiar, that's because they were also the names most frequently used in 2001.

Top 10 boys' names for 2002:

1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. Nicholas
6. Christopher
7. Joseph
8. Ethan
9. Andrew
10. Daniel

Top 10 girls names for 2002:

1. Emily
2. Madison
3. Hailey
4. Kaitlyn
5. Hannah
6. Sarah
7. Brianna
8. Ashley
9. Alexis
10. Abigail

New names breaking into the top 10:
Ethan
Daniel
Alexis
Abigail

Names dropping out of the top 10:
Anthony
Dylan
Samantha
Jasmine

Fastest-rising boys' names:
Gavin
Dominic
Aidan
Brayden
Charles

Fastest-rising girls' names:
Faith
Sophia
Isabella
Brooke
Emma
Olivia

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