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Most popular baby names of 2006

Jacob and Emily topped the list in 2006. The 10 most popular names went to 10% of boys and 9% of girls, from 14,040 boy names and 20,058 girl names in all.

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Top boy names of 2006

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

Top girl names of 2006

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

Questions

What was the most popular baby name in 2006?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in 2006 (24,871 babies) and Emily was the #1 girl name (21,412 babies).
How many babies were counted in 2006?
Social Security records list 3,956,482 babies born in 2006 with names given to at least 5 babies: 2,055,273 boys and 1,901,209 girls.