United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 2006

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Jacob 24,871 babies =
  2. 2 Michael 22,653 babies =
  3. 3 Joshua 22,336 babies =
  4. 4 Ethan 20,522 babies 1
  5. 5 Matthew 20,339 babies 1
  6. 6 Daniel 20,082 babies 1
  7. 7 Andrew 19,733 babies 1
  8. 8 Christopher 19,688 babies 2
  9. 9 Anthony 19,413 babies 1
  10. 10 William 18,965 babies 1
  11. 11 Joseph 18,471 babies 2
  12. 12 Alexander 18,235 babies 1
  13. 13 David 17,671 babies 1
  14. 14 Ryan 16,434 babies =
  15. 15 Noah 16,342 babies 8
  16. 16 James 16,255 babies 1
  17. 17 Nicholas 15,675 babies 2
  18. 18 Tyler 15,550 babies 2
  19. 19 John 15,177 babies 1
  20. 20 Logan 15,151 babies 6
  21. 21 Christian 14,487 babies 1
  22. 22 Jonathan 14,387 babies 3
  23. 23 Nathan 14,278 babies 3
  24. 24 Benjamin 13,766 babies 1
  25. 25 Samuel 13,652 babies 4
  26. 26 Dylan 13,171 babies 2
  27. 27 Brandon 12,686 babies =
  28. 28 Gabriel 12,543 babies =
  29. 29 Elijah 12,055 babies 2
  30. 30 Jose 11,604 babies =
  31. 31 Angel 11,602 babies 1
  32. 32 Aiden 11,591 babies 18
  33. 33 Zachary 11,013 babies 4
  34. 34 Caleb 11,001 babies 1
  35. 35 Jackson 10,896 babies 9
  36. 36 Jack 10,837 babies 2
  37. 37 Kevin 10,779 babies 4
  38. 38 Gavin 10,479 babies 9
  39. 39 Isaiah 10,459 babies 6
  40. 40 Mason 10,414 babies 2
  41. 41 Austin 10,293 babies 3
  42. 42 Evan 10,129 babies 3
  43. 43 Luke 10,087 babies 2
  44. 44 Aidan 10,035 babies 1
  45. 45 Justin 9,973 babies 9
  46. 46 Jordan 9,935 babies =
  47. 47 Robert 9,911 babies 10
  48. 48 Isaac 9,685 babies 1
  49. 49 Jayden 9,624 babies 5
  50. 50 Landon 9,574 babies 11
  51. 51 Thomas 9,514 babies 11
  52. 52 Cameron 8,856 babies =
  53. 53 Connor 8,676 babies 5
  54. 54 Hunter 8,574 babies 1
  55. 55 Jason 8,456 babies 4
  56. 56 Diego 8,403 babies 6
  57. 57 Aaron 8,310 babies =
  58. 58 Owen 8,173 babies 2
  59. 59 Lucas 8,139 babies 1
  60. 60 Charles 8,013 babies 4
  61. 61 Juan 7,940 babies 6
  62. 62 Luis 7,921 babies 3
  63. 63 Adrian 7,383 babies 2
  64. 64 Adam 6,806 babies =
  65. 65 Julian 6,797 babies 9
  66. 66 Bryan 6,699 babies 6
  67. 67 Alex 6,670 babies 4
  68. 68 Sean 6,643 babies 7
  69. 69 Nathaniel 6,627 babies 2
  70. 70 Carlos 6,549 babies =
  71. 71 Jeremiah 6,544 babies 7
  72. 72 Brian 6,511 babies 9
  73. 73 Hayden 6,470 babies 3
  74. 74 Jesus 6,461 babies 1
  75. 75 Carter 6,433 babies 2
  76. 76 Sebastian 6,287 babies 10
  77. 77 Eric 6,232 babies 11
  78. 78 Xavier 6,184 babies 9
  79. 79 Brayden 6,160 babies 1
  80. 80 Ian 6,154 babies 12
  81. 81 Kyle 6,150 babies 12
  82. 82 Wyatt 5,835 babies 1
  83. 83 Chase 5,746 babies 1
  84. 84 Cole 5,640 babies 5
  85. 85 Dominic 5,577 babies =
  86. 86 Tristan 5,414 babies 27
  87. 87 Carson 5,012 babies 14
  88. 88 Jaden 4,947 babies =
  89. 89 Miguel 4,903 babies 4
  90. 90 Steven 4,824 babies 7
  91. 91 Caden 4,775 babies 7
  92. 92 Kaden 4,746 babies 8
  93. 93 Timothy 4,706 babies 9
  94. 94 Antonio 4,697 babies 2
  95. 95 Henry 4,677 babies 7
  96. 96 Alejandro 4,551 babies 1
  97. 97 Blake 4,537 babies 2
  98. 98 Liam 4,514 babies 6
  99. 99 Richard 4,469 babies 5
  100. 100 Devin 4,451 babies 10

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Emily 21,412 babies =
  2. 2 Emma 19,133 babies =
  3. 3 Madison 18,635 babies =
  4. 4 Isabella 18,231 babies 2
  5. 5 Ava 16,941 babies 4
  6. 6 Abigail 15,633 babies 2
  7. 7 Olivia 15,508 babies 2
  8. 8 Hannah 14,556 babies 1
  9. 9 Sophia 13,503 babies 3
  10. 10 Samantha 12,470 babies 2
  11. 11 Elizabeth 12,440 babies =
  12. 12 Ashley 12,353 babies 2
  13. 13 Mia 12,027 babies 4
  14. 14 Alexis 11,239 babies 1
  15. 15 Sarah 11,161 babies =
  16. 16 Grace 10,974 babies 2
  17. 17 Natalie 10,951 babies 1
  18. 18 Chloe 10,404 babies 1
  19. 19 Alyssa 10,177 babies 3
  20. 20 Brianna 9,370 babies =
  21. 21 Ella 9,213 babies 2
  22. 22 Anna 8,613 babies =
  23. 23 Taylor 8,566 babies 1
  24. 24 Lauren 8,498 babies 3
  25. 25 Hailey 8,423 babies 1
  26. 26 Kayla 8,226 babies 1
  27. 27 Victoria 7,653 babies 1
  28. 28 Addison 7,622 babies 78
  29. 29 Jasmine 7,521 babies =
  30. 30 Savannah 7,096 babies 5
  31. 31 Julia 6,884 babies =
  32. 32 Jessica 6,815 babies 5
  33. 33 Lily 6,768 babies 6
  34. 34 Sydney 6,516 babies 4
  35. 35 Morgan 6,495 babies 2
  36. 36 Destiny 6,313 babies 4
  37. 37 Katherine 6,295 babies 1
  38. 38 Lillian 6,236 babies 12
  39. 39 Alexa 6,117 babies 27
  40. 40 Alexandra 6,101 babies 3
  41. 41 Kaitlyn 6,074 babies 7
  42. 42 Kaylee 5,998 babies 2
  43. 43 Nevaeh 5,956 babies 26
  44. 44 Brooke 5,747 babies 3
  45. 45 Makayla 5,652 babies 1
  46. 46 Maria 5,604 babies =
  47. 47 Allison 5,564 babies 2
  48. 48 Rachel 5,551 babies 10
  49. 49 Angelina 5,526 babies 6
  50. 50 Gabriella 5,372 babies 11
  51. 51 Jennifer 5,268 babies 9
  52. 52 Avery 5,254 babies 15
  53. 53 Mackenzie 5,205 babies 2
  54. 54 Zoe 5,153 babies 4
  55. 55 Sofia 5,082 babies 3
  56. 56 Riley 5,056 babies 2
  57. 57 Maya 5,047 babies 16
  58. 58 Kimberly 5,011 babies 5
  59. 59 Andrea 5,006 babies 6
  60. 60 Megan 4,946 babies 19
  61. 61 Katelyn 4,890 babies 2
  62. 62 Faith 4,864 babies 13
  63. 63 Gabrielle 4,846 babies 8
  64. 64 Trinity 4,838 babies 16
  65. 65 Evelyn 4,751 babies 6
  66. 66 Brooklyn 4,719 babies 12
  67. 67 Kylie 4,719 babies 10
  68. 68 Leah 4,657 babies =
  69. 69 Audrey 4,649 babies 8
  70. 70 Stephanie 4,511 babies 6
  71. 71 Madeline 4,477 babies 1
  72. 72 Sara 4,411 babies 3
  73. 73 Jocelyn 4,370 babies 14
  74. 74 Nicole 4,322 babies 18
  75. 75 Haley 4,298 babies 22
  76. 76 Arianna 4,292 babies 12
  77. 77 Paige 4,267 babies 17
  78. 78 Ariana 4,234 babies 4
  79. 79 Vanessa 4,169 babies 1
  80. 80 Mary 4,116 babies 8
  81. 81 Michelle 4,090 babies 7
  82. 82 Mariah 4,075 babies 3
  83. 83 Amelia 4,065 babies 1
  84. 84 Isabelle 4,042 babies 12
  85. 85 Melanie 4,034 babies 7
  86. 86 Claire 4,013 babies 9
  87. 87 Isabel 4,009 babies 2
  88. 88 Jenna 3,941 babies 26
  89. 89 Caroline 3,791 babies 6
  90. 90 Aaliyah 3,745 babies 3
  91. 91 Valeria 3,731 babies 46
  92. 92 Jada 3,674 babies 16
  93. 93 Aubrey 3,660 babies 60
  94. 94 Natalia 3,588 babies 29
  95. 95 Autumn 3,581 babies 5
  96. 96 Rebecca 3,573 babies 15
  97. 97 Jordan 3,547 babies 11
  98. 98 Gianna 3,454 babies 12
  99. 99 Jayla 3,410 babies 98
  100. 100 Amanda 3,362 babies 21

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Source: Social Security Administration

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