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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2006

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2006 — 3,956,166 recorded births in total that year.

20052007 The 2000s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2006

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily21,4121.1%
  2. 2Emma19,1331.0%
  3. 3Madison18,6351.0%
  4. 4Isabella18,2311.0%
  5. 5Ava16,9410.9%
  6. 6Abigail15,6330.8%
  7. 7Olivia15,5080.8%
  8. 8Hannah14,5560.8%
  9. 9Sophia13,5030.7%
  10. 10Samantha12,4700.7%
  11. 11Elizabeth12,4400.7%
  12. 12Ashley12,3530.6%
  13. 13Mia12,0270.6%
  14. 14Alexis11,2390.6%
  15. 15Sarah11,1610.6%
  16. 16Grace10,9740.6%
  17. 17Natalie10,9510.6%
  18. 18Chloe10,4040.5%
  19. 19Alyssa10,1770.5%
  20. 20Brianna9,3700.5%
  21. 21Ella9,2130.5%
  22. 22Anna8,6130.5%
  23. 23Taylor8,5660.5%
  24. 24Lauren8,4980.4%
  25. 25Hailey8,4230.4%
  26. 26Kayla8,2260.4%
  27. 27Victoria7,6530.4%
  28. 28Addison7,6220.4%
  29. 29Jasmine7,5210.4%
  30. 30Savannah7,0960.4%
  31. 31Julia6,8840.4%
  32. 32Jessica6,8150.4%
  33. 33Lily6,7680.4%
  34. 34Sydney6,5160.3%
  35. 35Morgan6,4950.3%
  36. 36Destiny6,3130.3%
  37. 37Katherine6,2950.3%
  38. 38Lillian6,2360.3%
  39. 39Alexa6,1170.3%
  40. 40Alexandra6,1010.3%
  41. 41Kaitlyn6,0740.3%
  42. 42Kaylee5,9980.3%
  43. 43Nevaeh5,9560.3%
  44. 44Brooke5,7470.3%
  45. 45Makayla5,6520.3%
  46. 46Maria5,6040.3%
  47. 47Allison5,5640.3%
  48. 48Rachel5,5510.3%
  49. 49Angelina5,5260.3%
  50. 50Gabriella5,3720.3%
  51. 51Jennifer5,2680.3%
  52. 52Avery5,2540.3%
  53. 53Mackenzie5,2050.3%
  54. 54Zoe5,1530.3%
  55. 55Sofia5,0820.3%
  56. 56Riley5,0560.3%
  57. 57Maya5,0470.3%
  58. 58Kimberly5,0110.3%
  59. 59Andrea5,0060.3%
  60. 60Megan4,9460.3%
  61. 61Katelyn4,8900.3%
  62. 62Faith4,8640.3%
  63. 63Gabrielle4,8460.3%
  64. 64Trinity4,8380.3%
  65. 65Evelyn4,7510.2%
  66. 66Brooklyn4,7190.2%
  67. 67Kylie4,7190.2%
  68. 68Leah4,6570.2%
  69. 69Audrey4,6490.2%
  70. 70Stephanie4,5110.2%
  71. 71Madeline4,4770.2%
  72. 72Sara4,4110.2%
  73. 73Jocelyn4,3700.2%
  74. 74Nicole4,3220.2%
  75. 75Haley4,2980.2%
  76. 76Arianna4,2920.2%
  77. 77Paige4,2670.2%
  78. 78Ariana4,2340.2%
  79. 79Vanessa4,1690.2%
  80. 80Mary4,1160.2%
  81. 81Michelle4,0900.2%
  82. 82Mariah4,0750.2%
  83. 83Amelia4,0650.2%
  84. 84Isabelle4,0420.2%
  85. 85Melanie4,0340.2%
  86. 86Claire4,0130.2%
  87. 87Isabel4,0090.2%
  88. 88Jenna3,9410.2%
  89. 89Caroline3,7910.2%
  90. 90Aaliyah3,7450.2%
  91. 91Valeria3,7310.2%
  92. 92Jada3,6740.2%
  93. 93Aubrey3,6600.2%
  94. 94Natalia3,5880.2%
  95. 95Autumn3,5810.2%
  96. 96Rebecca3,5730.2%
  97. 97Jordan3,5470.2%
  98. 98Gianna3,4540.2%
  99. 99Jayla3,4100.2%
  100. 100Amanda3,3620.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob24,8711.2%
  2. 2Michael22,6531.1%
  3. 3Joshua22,3361.1%
  4. 4Ethan20,5221.0%
  5. 5Matthew20,3391.0%
  6. 6Daniel20,0821.0%
  7. 7Andrew19,7331.0%
  8. 8Christopher19,6881.0%
  9. 9Anthony19,4130.9%
  10. 10William18,9650.9%
  11. 11Joseph18,4710.9%
  12. 12Alexander18,2350.9%
  13. 13David17,6710.9%
  14. 14Ryan16,4340.8%
  15. 15Noah16,3420.8%
  16. 16James16,2550.8%
  17. 17Nicholas15,6750.8%
  18. 18Tyler15,5500.8%
  19. 19John15,1770.7%
  20. 20Logan15,1510.7%
  21. 21Christian14,4870.7%
  22. 22Jonathan14,3870.7%
  23. 23Nathan14,2780.7%
  24. 24Benjamin13,7660.7%
  25. 25Samuel13,6520.7%
  26. 26Dylan13,1710.6%
  27. 27Brandon12,6860.6%
  28. 28Gabriel12,5430.6%
  29. 29Elijah12,0550.6%
  30. 30Jose11,6040.6%
  31. 31Angel11,6020.6%
  32. 32Aiden11,5910.6%
  33. 33Zachary11,0130.5%
  34. 34Caleb11,0010.5%
  35. 35Jackson10,8960.5%
  36. 36Jack10,8370.5%
  37. 37Kevin10,7790.5%
  38. 38Gavin10,4790.5%
  39. 39Isaiah10,4590.5%
  40. 40Mason10,4140.5%
  41. 41Austin10,2930.5%
  42. 42Evan10,1290.5%
  43. 43Luke10,0870.5%
  44. 44Aidan10,0350.5%
  45. 45Justin9,9730.5%
  46. 46Jordan9,9350.5%
  47. 47Robert9,9110.5%
  48. 48Isaac9,6850.5%
  49. 49Jayden9,6240.5%
  50. 50Landon9,5740.5%
  51. 51Thomas9,5140.5%
  52. 52Cameron8,8560.4%
  53. 53Connor8,6760.4%
  54. 54Hunter8,5740.4%
  55. 55Jason8,4560.4%
  56. 56Diego8,4030.4%
  57. 57Aaron8,3100.4%
  58. 58Owen8,1730.4%
  59. 59Lucas8,1390.4%
  60. 60Charles8,0130.4%
  61. 61Juan7,9400.4%
  62. 62Luis7,9210.4%
  63. 63Adrian7,3830.4%
  64. 64Adam6,8060.3%
  65. 65Julian6,7970.3%
  66. 66Bryan6,6990.3%
  67. 67Alex6,6700.3%
  68. 68Sean6,6430.3%
  69. 69Nathaniel6,6270.3%
  70. 70Carlos6,5490.3%
  71. 71Jeremiah6,5440.3%
  72. 72Brian6,5110.3%
  73. 73Hayden6,4700.3%
  74. 74Jesus6,4610.3%
  75. 75Carter6,4330.3%
  76. 76Sebastian6,2870.3%
  77. 77Eric6,2320.3%
  78. 78Xavier6,1840.3%
  79. 79Brayden6,1600.3%
  80. 80Ian6,1540.3%
  81. 81Kyle6,1500.3%
  82. 82Wyatt5,8350.3%
  83. 83Chase5,7460.3%
  84. 84Cole5,6400.3%
  85. 85Dominic5,5770.3%
  86. 86Tristan5,4140.3%
  87. 87Carson5,0120.2%
  88. 88Jaden4,9470.2%
  89. 89Miguel4,9030.2%
  90. 90Steven4,8240.2%
  91. 91Caden4,7750.2%
  92. 92Kaden4,7460.2%
  93. 93Timothy4,7060.2%
  94. 94Antonio4,6970.2%
  95. 95Henry4,6770.2%
  96. 96Alejandro4,5510.2%
  97. 97Blake4,5370.2%
  98. 98Liam4,5140.2%
  99. 99Richard4,4690.2%
  100. 100Devin4,4510.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2006 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.