Names that rose through the 2000s

Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 2000s, within one official list.

Measured inside the decade itself: the earliest and latest ranked years within 2000s in the same published list, requiring data near both ends of the decade so a name present for only two years never stands in for the whole of it.

60 names, selected from the 2,577 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

• Ruby

  Ranked #78 in 2000 and #2 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Ava

  Ranked #291 in 2000 and #12 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Emil

  Ranked #24 in 2000 and #1 in 2009 among boys in Norway.

• Linnea

  Ranked #120 in 2000 and #6 in 2009 among girls in Norway.

• Alfie

  Ranked #57 in 2000 and #4 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Oliver

  Ranked #14 in 2000 and #1 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Sienna

  Ranked #655 in 2000 and #49 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Katie

  Ranked #13 in 2000 and #1 in 2009 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Leah

  Ranked #207 in 2000 and #17 in 2009 among girls in Norway.

• Evie

  Ranked #121 in 2000 and #10 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Maja

  Ranked #1475 in 2000 and #135 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Emma

  Ranked #10 in 2000 and #1 in 2009 among girls in Norway.

• Isla

  Ranked #297 in 2000 and #30 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Charlotte

  Ranked #26 in 2000 and #3 in 2009 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Lola

  Ranked #353 in 2000 and #42 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Olivia

  Ranked #8 in 2000 and #1 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Beau

  Ranked #3247 in 2000 and #414 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Scarlett

  Ranked #182 in 2000 and #25 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Arlo

  Ranked #2142 in 2000 and #311 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Filip

  Ranked #1096 in 2000 and #167 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Summer

  Ranked #157 in 2000 and #24 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Ollie

  Ranked #673 in 2000 and #115 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Jayden

  Ranked #148 in 2000 and #26 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Violet

  Ranked #764 in 2000 and #135 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Lily

  Ranked #45 in 2000 and #8 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Elsie

  Ranked #670 in 2000 and #124 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Lucas

  Ranked #90 in 2000 and #17 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Layla

  Ranked #241 in 2000 and #48 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Eva

  Ranked #190 in 2000 and #38 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Amalie

  Ranked #3912 in 2000 and #806 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Charlie

  Ranked #33 in 2000 and #7 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Hayden

  Ranked #3912 in 2000 and #835 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Evelyn

  Ranked #371 in 2000 and #85 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Selma

  Ranked #94 in 2000 and #22 in 2009 among girls in Norway.

• Isabella

  Ranked #64 in 2000 and #15 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Noah

  Ranked #134 in 2000 and #32 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Freddie

  Ranked #221 in 2000 and #53 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Archie

  Ranked #81 in 2000 and #20 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Willow

  Ranked #427 in 2000 and #108 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Oscar

  Ranked #90 in 2000 and #23 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Mia

  Ranked #43 in 2000 and #11 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Poppy

  Ranked #86 in 2000 and #22 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Amelia

  Ranked #35 in 2000 and #9 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Hudson

  Ranked #1889 in 2000 and #498 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Isabelle

  Ranked #64 in 2000 and #17 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Ivy

  Ranked #1033 in 2000 and #281 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Ellie

  Ranked #47 in 2000 and #13 in 2009 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Laila

  Ranked #397 in 2000 and #110 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Cooper

  Ranked #1425 in 2000 and #396 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Aksel

  Ranked #104 in 2000 and #29 in 2009 among boys in Norway.

• Freya

  Ranked #75 in 2000 and #21 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Leo

  Ranked #142 in 2000 and #40 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Jan

  Ranked #1048 in 2000 and #299 in 2009 among boys in England and Wales.

• Theodor

  Ranked #139 in 2000 and #40 in 2009 among boys in Norway.

• Ada

  Ranked #1831 in 2000 and #547 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Lena

  Ranked #804 in 2000 and #247 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Julia

  Ranked #271 in 2000 and #84 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Matilda

  Ranked #143 in 2000 and #46 in 2009 among girls in England and Wales.

• Abigail

  Ranked #90 in 2002 and #29 in 2009 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Hanna

  Ranked #378 in 2000 and #122 in 2009 among girls in Republic of Ireland.