2000s band names

The 120 best-known bands formed in the 2000s

Ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions cover each band, a good proxy for worldwide fame.

1. Paramore 2003 · power pop · US
2. AKB48 2005 · bubblegum · Japan
3. Arctic Monkeys 2002 · post-punk revival · UK
4. My Chemical Romance 2001 · pop-punk · US
5. The Killers 2001 · alternative rock · US
6. Jonas Brothers 2005 · pop rock · US
7. Tokio Hotel 2001 · synth-pop · Germany
8. Girls' Generation 2007 · contemporary r&b · South Korea
9. Kara 2007 · k-pop · South Korea
10. Momoiro Clover Z 2008 · pop rock · Japan
11. BigBang 2006 · synth-pop · South Korea
12. OneRepublic 2009 · cello rock · US
13. The Pussycat Dolls 2003 · contemporary r&b · US
14. Imagine Dragons 2008 · pop rock · US
15. Twenty One Pilots 2009 · indie pop · US
16. Franz Ferdinand 2002 · indie rock · UK
17. Florence + the Machine 2007 · art rock · UK
18. Buranovskiye Babushki 2008 · traditional folk song · Russia
19. Fall Out Boy 2001 · emo pop · US
20. Super Junior 2005 · synth-pop · South Korea
21. 2NE1 2009 · synth-pop · South Korea
22. SHINee 2008 · synth-pop · South Korea
23. The Mars Volta 2001 · progressive rock · US
24. Bring Me the Horizon 2004 · deathcore · UK
25. Ha*Ash 2002 · country pop · US
26. Serebro 2006 · synth-pop · Russia
27. Arcade Fire 2001 · chamber pop · Canada
28. Die Antwoord 2008 · alternative hip-hop · South Africa
29. Audioslave 2001 · alternative metal · US
30. Cascada 2004 · eurotrance · Germany
31. Blue 2000 · popular · UK
32. LMFAO 2006 · synth-pop · US
33. Jedward 2009 · pop · Ireland
34. Kaiser Chiefs 2000 · power pop · UK
35. Mumford & Sons 2007 · folk rock · UK
36. TVXQ 2003 · dance · South Korea
37. Bloc Party 2003 · indie rock · UK
38. Owl City 2007 · synth-pop · US
39. Tame Impala 2007 · neo-psychedelia · Australia
40. The Black Keys 2001 · blues rock · US
41. The Script 2007 · pop rock · Ireland
42. Girls Aloud 2002 · dance-pop · UK
43. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2000 · dance-punk · US
44. Clean Bandit 2008 · electropop · UK
45. Eluveitie 2002 · celtic metal · Switzerland
46. MGMT 2002 · psychedelic pop · US
47. RBD 2004 · pop · Mexico
48. Wonder Girls 2007 · k-pop · South Korea
49. Justice 2003 · french electro · France
50. Mastodon 2000 · progressive metal · US
51. Vanilla Ninja 2002 · pop rock · Estonia
52. Alter Bridge 2004 · post-grunge · US
53. Black Veil Brides 2006 · melodic metalcore · US
54. Hurts 2009 · synth-pop · UK
55. Lady A 2006 · country · US
56. Las Ketchup 2002 · flamenco · Spain
57. maNga 2001 · nu metal · Turkey
58. Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
59. The Kooks 2004 · post-punk revival · UK
60. McFly 2004 · pop-punk · UK
61. Nu Virgos 2000 · eurodance · Ukraine
62. T-ara 2009 · synth-pop · South Korea
63. The Pretty Reckless 2007 · post-grunge · US
64. The Tolmachevy Twins 2006 · pop · Russia
65. Angels & Airwaves 2005 · neo-prog · US
66. Asking Alexandria 2008 · metalcore · UK
67. Bon Iver 2006 · indie folk · US
68. Five Finger Death Punch 2005 · groove metal · US
69. The 1975 2002 · indie pop · UK
70. The Wanted 2009 · popular · UK
71. All Time Low 2003 · pop-punk · US
72. El Sueño de Morfeo 2003 · celtic · Spain
73. Gnarls Barkley 2003 · contemporary r&b · US
74. M83 2001 · synth-pop · France
75. Major Lazer 2009 · rocksteady · US
76. The Ting Tings 2007 · synth-pop · UK
77. Vampire Weekend 2006 · alternative rock · US
78. Fort Minor 2004 · alternative hip-hop · US
79. Foster the People 2009 · alternative rock · US
80. Haim 2007 · contemporary r&b · US
81. Highlight 2009 · k-pop · South Korea
82. Powerwolf 2003 · power metal · Germany
83. S.H.E 2001 · mandopop · Taiwan
84. Scissor Sisters 2001 · nu-disco · US
85. The xx 2005 · indie pop · UK
86. 2PM 2008 · k-pop · South Korea
87. 4Minute 2009 · synth-pop · South Korea
88. Apink 2006 · bubblegum · South Korea
89. Inga and Anush Arshakyan 2000 · folk-pop
90. The Fray 2002 · piano rock · US
91. Velvet Revolver 2002 · hard rock · US
92. Wardruna 2003 · nordic folk · Norway
93. As I Lay Dying 2000 · metalcore · US
94. Ogene 2007 · contemporary r&b · Netherlands
95. The Darkness 2000 · hard rock · UK
96. Wir sind Helden 2000 · rock · Germany
97. alt-J 2008 · folktronica · UK
98. Big Time Rush 2009 · pop · US
99. Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway 2002 · alternative metal · US
100. Dead by Sunrise 2005 · electronic rock · US
101. Flyleaf 2002 · post-grunge · US
102. Foals 2005 · dance-punk · UK
103. LCD Soundsystem 2001 · dance-punk · US
104. Mandinga 2002 · latin pop · Romania
105. No Angels 2001 · pop · Germany
106. One Ok Rock 2005 · emo pop · Japan
107. Perfume 2000 · j-pop · Japan
108. Pierce the Veil 2006 · pop-punk · US
109. Scandal 2006 · pop-punk · Japan
110. Selena Gomez & the Scene 2008 · pop rock · US
111. SS501 2005 · k-pop · South Korea
112. the GazettE 2002 · alternative metal · Japan
113. Cage the Elephant 2006 · garage rock · US
114. CNBLUE 2009 · k-pop · South Korea
115. Crystal Castles 2003 · witch house · Canada
116. Feminnem 2004 · dance · Bosnia and Herzegovina
117. Heaven & Hell 2006 · heavy metal · US
118. Icona Pop 2009 · synth-pop · Sweden
119. Cute 2005 · j-pop · Japan
120. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike 2007 · electro house · Belgium

2000s band names by genre

Notable acts from Wikidata, ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions about them.

2000s-style band name ideas you can use

Original names in the shapes and imagery of the 2000s, screened against 120,000+ notable artists. Original ideas, screened against 120,000+ notable artists when this page was built. Check your favourite before you use it. Generate more →

1. i kept the century
2. Your Reef, My Panic
3. This Is How the Wish Ends
4. Vic Forgets the Twilight
5. everything is hopeless now
6. notebook weather
7. We Used to Be Flashbacks
8. Tiny Pastel Matchboxes
9. smoke longing
10. hopeful sighs
11. sixteen owl
12. lunar clockwork
13. Dear Sleepover
14. Sunburnt Keepsake
15. Ash Mall Rats
16. Forgotten Letterbox
17. Storm Basements
18. Analog Radios
19. Sincerely, Elliot
20. Willow Lunchboxes
21. Homesickness
22. anxious sigh
23. porch souvenirs
24. my unspoken doorbell
25. Sulfur Yearbooks
26. Diamond Excuse
27. midnight parking lots
28. Wistful Memory
29. apology
30. Nobody Told the Envelopes
31. Still Saltwater on Tuesdays
32. Sepia Reveries Club
33. skull curfew
34. Detention Summer Jobs
35. Curtain
36. sun-warmed permission slip
37. bored report cards
38. Goodbye, Dreamer
39. cold-water nightshift
40. vintage scrapbook