Factmonster - Time for Kids Magazine |April 20, 2001 Vol.6 No.24 |Top 5 Baby Names<BR><BR>

Almanac—World & News—TIME For Kids Magazine World Report Edition

WORLD REPORT EDITION TOP FIVE
Top 5 Baby Names

Like platform shoes and flared jeans, names go in and out of fashion. The hot names around 1900 were John and Mary. In the '90s, they were Michael and Ashley. Last year more than 50,000 U.S. infants were named Emily or Jacob. Here are the most popular names for babies in 2000.

Boys:

1. Jacob

2. Michael

3. Matthew

4. Joshua

5. Christopher

Girls:

1. Emily

2. Hannah

3. Madison

4. Ashley

5. Sarah