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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2006, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2000s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2006 and what is climbing now.

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The 2006 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emily21,412
  2. 2Emma19,133
  3. 3Madison18,635
  4. 4Isabella18,231
  5. 5Ava16,941
  6. 6Abigail15,633
  7. 7Olivia15,508
  8. 8Hannah14,556
  9. 9Sophia13,503
  10. 10Samantha12,470
  11. 11Elizabeth12,440
  12. 12Ashley12,353
  13. 13Mia12,027
  14. 14Alexis11,239
  15. 15Sarah11,161
  16. 16Grace10,974
  17. 17Natalie10,951
  18. 18Chloe10,404
  19. 19Alyssa10,177
  20. 20Brianna9,370
  21. 21Ella9,213
  22. 22Anna8,613
  23. 23Taylor8,566
  24. 24Lauren8,498
  25. 25Hailey8,423
  26. 26Kayla8,226
  27. 27Victoria7,653
  28. 28Addison7,622
  29. 29Jasmine7,521
  30. 30Savannah7,096
  31. 31Julia6,884
  32. 32Jessica6,815
  33. 33Lily6,768
  34. 34Sydney6,516
  35. 35Morgan6,495
  36. 36Destiny6,313
  37. 37Katherine6,295
  38. 38Lillian6,236
  39. 39Alexa6,117
  40. 40Alexandra6,101
  41. 41Kaitlyn6,074
  42. 42Kaylee5,998
  43. 43Nevaeh5,956
  44. 44Brooke5,747
  45. 45Makayla5,652
  46. 46Maria5,604
  47. 47Allison5,564
  48. 48Rachel5,551
  49. 49Angelina5,526
  50. 50Gabriella5,372
  51. 51Jennifer5,268
  52. 52Avery5,254
  53. 53Mackenzie5,205
  54. 54Zoe5,153
  55. 55Sofia5,082
  56. 56Riley5,056
  57. 57Maya5,047
  58. 58Kimberly5,011
  59. 59Andrea5,006
  60. 60Megan4,946
  61. 61Katelyn4,890
  62. 62Faith4,864
  63. 63Gabrielle4,846
  64. 64Trinity4,838
  65. 65Evelyn4,751
  66. 66Brooklyn4,719
  67. 67Kylie4,719
  68. 68Leah4,657
  69. 69Audrey4,649
  70. 70Stephanie4,511
  71. 71Madeline4,477
  72. 72Sara4,411
  73. 73Jocelyn4,370
  74. 74Nicole4,322
  75. 75Haley4,298
  76. 76Arianna4,292
  77. 77Paige4,267
  78. 78Ariana4,234
  79. 79Vanessa4,169
  80. 80Mary4,116
  81. 81Michelle4,090
  82. 82Mariah4,075
  83. 83Amelia4,065
  84. 84Isabelle4,042
  85. 85Melanie4,034
  86. 86Claire4,013
  87. 87Isabel4,009
  88. 88Jenna3,941
  89. 89Caroline3,791
  90. 90Aaliyah3,745
  91. 91Valeria3,731
  92. 92Jada3,674
  93. 93Aubrey3,660
  94. 94Natalia3,588
  95. 95Autumn3,581
  96. 96Rebecca3,573
  97. 97Jordan3,547
  98. 98Gianna3,454
  99. 99Jayla3,410
  100. 100Amanda3,362

US babies given each name in 2006.

Boys100

  1. 1Jacob24,871
  2. 2Michael22,653
  3. 3Joshua22,336
  4. 4Ethan20,522
  5. 5Matthew20,339
  6. 6Daniel20,082
  7. 7Andrew19,733
  8. 8Christopher19,688
  9. 9Anthony19,413
  10. 10William18,965
  11. 11Joseph18,471
  12. 12Alexander18,235
  13. 13David17,671
  14. 14Ryan16,434
  15. 15Noah16,342
  16. 16James16,255
  17. 17Nicholas15,675
  18. 18Tyler15,550
  19. 19John15,177
  20. 20Logan15,151
  21. 21Christian14,487
  22. 22Jonathan14,387
  23. 23Nathan14,278
  24. 24Benjamin13,766
  25. 25Samuel13,652
  26. 26Dylan13,171
  27. 27Brandon12,686
  28. 28Gabriel12,543
  29. 29Elijah12,055
  30. 30Jose11,604
  31. 31Angel11,602
  32. 32Aiden11,591
  33. 33Zachary11,013
  34. 34Caleb11,001
  35. 35Jackson10,896
  36. 36Jack10,837
  37. 37Kevin10,779
  38. 38Gavin10,479
  39. 39Isaiah10,459
  40. 40Mason10,414
  41. 41Austin10,293
  42. 42Evan10,129
  43. 43Luke10,087
  44. 44Aidan10,035
  45. 45Justin9,973
  46. 46Jordan9,935
  47. 47Robert9,911
  48. 48Isaac9,685
  49. 49Jayden9,624
  50. 50Landon9,574
  51. 51Thomas9,514
  52. 52Cameron8,856
  53. 53Connor8,676
  54. 54Hunter8,574
  55. 55Jason8,456
  56. 56Diego8,403
  57. 57Aaron8,310
  58. 58Owen8,173
  59. 59Lucas8,139
  60. 60Charles8,013
  61. 61Juan7,940
  62. 62Luis7,921
  63. 63Adrian7,383
  64. 64Adam6,806
  65. 65Julian6,797
  66. 66Bryan6,699
  67. 67Alex6,670
  68. 68Sean6,643
  69. 69Nathaniel6,627
  70. 70Carlos6,549
  71. 71Jeremiah6,544
  72. 72Brian6,511
  73. 73Hayden6,470
  74. 74Jesus6,461
  75. 75Carter6,433
  76. 76Sebastian6,287
  77. 77Eric6,232
  78. 78Xavier6,184
  79. 79Brayden6,160
  80. 80Ian6,154
  81. 81Kyle6,150
  82. 82Wyatt5,835
  83. 83Chase5,746
  84. 84Cole5,640
  85. 85Dominic5,577
  86. 86Tristan5,414
  87. 87Carson5,012
  88. 88Jaden4,947
  89. 89Miguel4,903
  90. 90Steven4,824
  91. 91Caden4,775
  92. 92Kaden4,746
  93. 93Timothy4,706
  94. 94Antonio4,697
  95. 95Henry4,677
  96. 96Alejandro4,551
  97. 97Blake4,537
  98. 98Liam4,514
  99. 99Richard4,469
  100. 100Devin4,451

US babies given each name in 2006.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2006?
Emily was the #1 girl name in the US in 2006, given to 21,412 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2006?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2006, given to 24,871 babies.

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