As the new millennium approached, parents started to like those sort of name names for girls - names that weren't gimmicky, that were pretty and feminine, that everyone had heard but had never been extremely popular. Many names that were common in England made their way to America, and some old-fashioned names became popular again. 

Girls' Names 

Abby 

Abigail

Alexandra

Amelia

Anna

Audrey

Ava 

Bella

Belle

Charlotte

Chloe

Claire 

Clara

Eliza

Elizabeth

Ella

Ellie

Emily

Emma

Eva

Evelyn

Faith 

Grace

Hannah 

Hope

Isabella

Isabelle 

Julia

Juliana

Kate

Kayla 

Layla

Leah

Lillian

Lily 

Lucy

Lydia 

Madeleine

Maya

Mia

Michaela

Natalie

Olivia 

Ruby

Savannah

Scarlett

Sophia

Sophie 

Stella

Victoria

Violet 

Zoe 

Surnames 

The last-names-as-first-names trend didn't end. Madison retained its place as one of the most popular girls' names, and more surnames became popular as first names. 

Boys' Surnames 

Ashton

Bentley

Blake

Braden 

Brady

Brandon

Brody

Bryson 

Carter

Chandler

Chase

Connor 

Cooper

Hayden

Hudson 

Hunter

Jackson 

Kaden 

Kyle

Landon

Logan

Mason 

Nolan

Parker

Ryan 

Tanner 

Trenton

Tucker

Tyler

Wyatt 

Girls' Surnames 

Addison 

Avery 

Brooklyn

Hadley

Harper

Hunter

Kendall 

Kennedy 

Kiley

London

McKenna 

McKenzie

Paisley

Peyton

Piper

Presley

Quinn

Riley 

Sydney 

Taylor 

Old Testament 

Old Testament boys' names were still in, and many Hebrew names that hadn't been used much for centuries became popular again. Michael had been the most popular boys' name for fifty years when it was finally usurped by Jacob in 1998:

Aaron

Adam

Asher

Benjamin

Caleb

Daniel 

David

Eli

Elijah

Ethan 

Gabriel

Isaac

Isaiah

Jacob 

Jadon

Jared

John 

Jonah 

Jonathan

Jordan

Joseph

Joshua

Josiah 

Levi

Micah

Michael 

Nathan 

Noah

Samuel

Seth

Zachariah 

Saints' Names 

Latin and Greek saints' names are also popular for boys: 

Adrian

Alexander

Andrew

Anthony 

Christian

Christopher

Dominic

James 

Julian

Justin

Lucas

Luke 

Nicholas

Sebastian 

Irish, Scottish, and Welsh 

Irish, Scottish, and Welsh names, both first and last, are popular for boys: 

Aidan 

Brendan 

Cameron 

Connor 

Devon

Dylan

Evan

Gavin 

Ian

Kyle

Liam

Logan 

Nolan

Owen

Ryan

Trevor

Tristan