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For 2000, Most Popular Boy’s Name Is Michael

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Associated Press

Yell “Michael!” on any playground and expect a mob. The same may hold true for “Hannah!” in five years.

Michael is the most popular boy’s name of 2000, according to https://www.BabyCenter.com. Last year, it was Jacob, but Michael had been the No. 1 boy’s name in the U.S. for the previous 35 years. Hannah surpassed 1999’s front-runner Emily.

The Web site compiles the list of the 100 most popular names of the year based on a sampling of Social Security card applications.

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The top 10 boys’ names: Michael, Jacob, Matthew, Nicholas, Christopher, Joseph, Zachary, Joshua, Andrew and William.

For girls: Hannah, Emily, Sarah, Madison, Brianna, Kaylee, Kaitlyn, Haley, Alexis and Elizabeth.

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