If your array of objects is items, you can do:
var items = [{
id: 1,
name: 'john'
}, {
id: 2,
name: 'jane'
}, {
id: 2000,
name: 'zack'
}];
var names = items.map(function(item) {
return item['name'];
});
console.log(names);
console.log(items);
Documentation: map()