Top 100 History: Girls' 2000s

We have officially arrived in the twenty-first century.

Changes

2000

Left: Tiffany, Lindsey, Cassidy, Mikayla, Kelly, Miranda, Kiara

Entered: Gabriella, Leah, Molly, Mia, Jada, Zoe, Trinity

2001

Left: Briana, Brittany, Sabrina, Cheyenne, Cassandra

Entered: Jade, Aaliyah, Kylie, Angelina, Ariana

2002

Left: Catherine, Katie, Breanna, Laura, Alexandria, Molly, Kathryn, Kelsey, Caitlin, Mariah

Entered: Audrey, Evelyn, Lillian, Melanie, Jocelyn, Maya, Ella, Ava, Lily, Riley

2003

Left: Jade, Courtney, Angela, Christina

Entered: Molly, Sofia, Avery, Arianna

2004

Left: Jacqueline, Shelby

Entered: Amelia, Diana

2005

Left: Amber, Danielle, Leslie, Melissa, Sierra, Bailey, Erin

Entered: Katie, Mya, Isabelle, Gracie, Mariah, Brooklyn, Nevaeh

2006

Left: Amanda, Mya, Gracie, Marissa, Molly, Katie, Diana

Entered: Layla, Jayla, Gianna, Natalia, Aubrey, Valeria, Addison

2007

Left: Jordan, Jenna, Rebecca, Natalia, Jayla

Entered: Charlotte, Molly, Gracie, Bailey, Sophie

2008

Left: Haley, Michelle, Molly, Stephanie, Nicole, Jada

Entered: Zoey, Genesis, Payton, Camila, Madelyn, Peyton

2009

Left: Mary, Megan, Sara, Jennifer, Isabel, Gracie

Entered: Eva, Mya, Khloe, Serenity, Molly, Bella

Movement

  • Gabriella, Mia, Zoe, Trinity, Aaliyah, Kylie, Angelina, Ariana, Jocelyn, Maya, Ava, Lily, Riley, Sofia, Avery, Arianna, Mya, Isabelle, Brooklyn, Nevaeh, Layla, Gianna, Aubrey, Valeria, Addison, Genesis, Zoey, Payton, Camila, Madelyn, Peyton, Khloe, Serenity, and Bella became popular for the first time.
  • Tiffany, Lindsey, Cassidy, Mikayla, Kelly, Miranda, Kiara, Briana, Brittany, Sabrina, Cheyenne, Cassandra, Catherine, Katie, Breanna, Laura, Alexandria, Kathryn, Kelsey, Caitlin, Courtney, Angela, Christina, Jacqueline, Shelby, Amber, Danielle, Leslie, Melissa, Sierra, Erin, Amanda, Jordan, Jenna, Rebecca, Haley, Michelle, Stephanie, Nicole, Mary, Megan, Sara, Jennifer, and Isabel left the top 100.
  • Diana returned to the top 100 before leaving again.
  • Audrey, Evelyn, Lillian, Ella, Amelia, Charlotte, and Eva were revived. 
  • Mia, Chloe, Ava, Emma, Sophia, Isabella, and Olivia entered the top 10.
  • Elizabeth, Alexis, Samantha, Taylor, Ashley, Sarah, and Hannah left the top 10.
  • Ava, Isabella, Sophia, Mia, Chloe, Lily, Grace, Addison, Natalie, and Ella entered the top 20.
  • Sarah, Brianna, Victoria, Kayla, Lauren, Jessica, and Taylor left the top 20.
  • Chloe, Mia, Ella, Lily, Isabella, Sophia, Addison, Makayla, Hailey, Kaylee, Lillian, Leah, Avery, Gabriella, Nevaeh, Sofia, Brooklyn, Riley, Evelyn, Aubrey, Peyton, Alexa, Layla, Zoe, Audrey, and Ava entered the top 50.
  • Jasmine, Destiny, Morgan, Katherine, Jessica, Kaitlyn, Jennifer, Amanda, Rachel, Gabrielle, Alexandra, Danielle, Maria, and Brooke left the top 50. 
  • Andrea returned to the top 50 before leaving again.
Trends
  • The spellings of Caitlin continued to decline (Caitlin).
  • Names ending in "aylee" began to decline (Haley).
  • Three-syllable names ending in the "ee" sound became common (Emily, Melanie, Trinity, Natalie, Avery, Destiny).
  • Place names declined in use (Sierra, Cheyenne, Alexandria, Jordan).
  • Names ending in the "nee" sound dropped (Brittany, Tiffany, Courtney, Stephanie).
  • Long names ending in "a" rose in use (Olivia, Isabella, Amelia, Sophia, Arianna, Angelina, etc.)
  • Short three-letter names became stylish (Ava, Mia, Zoe).
  • Greek names continued to rise (Sophia, Chloe, Zoe).
  • Unisex names remained popular (Avery, Riley, Madison, Addison, Peyton, Payton, etc.)
  • Single-syllable names containing "a" still trended (Grace, Paige, Claire, Faith).
  • The mid-"v" sound became stylish (Olivia, Evelyn, Savannah, Ava, Nevaeh, Avery).
  • The revival trend grew (Charlotte, Amelia, Caroline, Emma, Grace, Hannah, Emily, Evelyn, etc.)
  • The long "a" sound was favored (Ava, Faith, Nevaeh, Grace, Paige, Avery).
  • Names ending in "na" remained in use (Brianna, Arianna, Gianna, Angelina, Hannah, Ariana).
  • Names ending in "la" gained traction (Isabella, Ella, Layla, Camila, Bella).
  • Names containing the "m-y" structure stabilized (Molly, Emily, Kimberly).
  • Names ending in "ca" were out of favor (Rebecca).
What was the most interesting change from the 2000s?

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