Born in the 2000s
People born in the 2000s are 16 to 26 years old in 2026 and belong to Generation Z. The world population went from about 6.17 billion in 2000 to 6.93 billion in 2009, and the U.S. population from 281.5 million to 308.0 million.
| Born | Age in 2026 | President | Top song | Top movie | Best Picture | Top names (boy / girl) | Min. wage | Gas | Median new home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16 or 17 | Bush / Obama | Boom Boom Pow | Avatar | The Hurt Locker | Jacob / Isabella | $7.25 | $2.35 | $215,650 |
| 2008 | 17 or 18 | Bush | Low | The Dark Knight | Slumdog Millionaire | Jacob / Emma | $6.55 | $3.27 | $229,550 |
| 2007 | 18 or 19 | Bush | Irreplaceable | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | No Country for Old Men | Jacob / Emily | $5.85 | $2.80 | $244,950 |
| 2006 | 19 or 20 | Bush | Bad Day | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | The Departed | Jacob / Emily | $5.15 | $2.59 | $243,750 |
| 2005 | 20 or 21 | Bush | We Belong Together | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Crash | Jacob / Emily | $5.15 | $2.29 | $236,550 |
| 2004 | 21 or 22 | Bush | Yeah! | Shrek 2 | Million Dollar Baby | Jacob / Emily | $5.15 | $1.88 | $218,150 |
| 2003 | 22 or 23 | Bush | In da Club | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Jacob / Emily | $5.15 | $1.59 | $192,125 |
| 2002 | 23 or 24 | Bush | How You Remind Me | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Chicago | Jacob / Emily | $5.15 | $1.36 | $186,025 |
| 2001 | 24 or 25 | Clinton / Bush | Hanging by a Moment | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | A Beautiful Mind | Jacob / Emily | $5.15 | $1.46 | $173,100 |
| 2000 | 25 or 26 | Clinton | Breathe | Mission: Impossible 2 | Gladiator | Jacob / Emily | $5.15 | $1.51 | $167,550 |
Most popular names of the 2000s
Combined counts of Social Security card applicants born 2000 to 2009.
| Rank | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob (274,064) | Emily (223,755) |
| 2 | Michael (250,702) | Madison (193,217) |
| 3 | Joshua (232,037) | Emma (181,393) |
| 4 | Matthew (221,620) | Olivia (156,048) |
| 5 | Daniel (203,951) | Hannah (155,775) |
| 6 | Christopher (203,370) | Abigail (150,923) |
| 7 | Andrew (202,577) | Isabella (149,569) |
| 8 | Ethan (201,825) | Samantha (134,310) |
Events that defined the 2000s
- June 7, 2000. The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
- November 1, 2000. Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
- November 13, 2000. Philippine House Speaker Manny Villar passes the articles of impeachment against Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
- January 15, 2001. Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, is launched (Wikipedia Day).
- May 27, 2001. Members of Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist separatist group, seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
- February 12, 2002. The trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, begins at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. He dies four years…
- November 18, 2002. Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
- August 19, 2003. A truck-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
- September 12, 2003. The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
- January 2, 2004. Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.
- March 1, 2006. English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
- July 10, 2008. Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal.
Famous people born in the 2000s
- Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer (2000)
- Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer (2000)
- Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer (2000)
- Ferran Torres, Spanish footballer (2000)
- Billie Eilish, American singer (2001)
- Bukayo Saka, English footballer (2001)
- Jannik Sinner, Italian tennis player (2001)
- Jenna Ortega, American actress (2002)
- Pedri, Spanish footballer (2002)
- Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist (2003)
- Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer (2003)
- Jude Bellingham, English footballer (2003)
- Millie Bobby Brown, English actress, model and producer (2004)
- IShowSpeed, American YouTuber and online streamer (2005)