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The most popular baby names of 2006

Ranks are per sex, and ties share a rank. Pick any name to see its whole story.

‹ 20052007 ›

Top 100 girls' names

  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. #66Kylie4,719
  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
  101. #100Layla3,362

Top 100 boys' names

  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

Biggest movers since 2005

girls
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.