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Most Popular Baby Names of 2006

Social Security has card records for 4,282,358 babies born in the U.S. in 2006. Emily was the top girl name (21,412 babies) and Jacob the top boy name (24,871).

Top 100 names of 2006

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Girls 1–50

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2006, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Emily	21,412	#34
2	Emma	19,133	#3
3	Madison	18,635	#40
4	Isabella	18,231	#7
5	Ava	16,941	#11
6	Abigail	15,633	#41
7	Olivia	15,508	#1
8	Hannah	14,556	#56
9	Sophia	13,503	#5
10	Samantha	12,470	#151
11	Elizabeth	12,440	#17
12	Ashley	12,353	#164
13	Mia	12,027	#6
14	Alexis	11,239	#554
15	Sarah	11,161	#90
16	Grace	10,974	#38
17	Natalie	10,951	#89
18	Chloe	10,404	#23
19	Alyssa	10,177	#453
20	Brianna	9,370	#222
21	Ella	9,213	#29
22	Anna	8,613	#107
23	Taylor	8,566	#403
24	Lauren	8,498	#401
25	Hailey	8,423	#104
26	Kayla	8,226	#364
27	Victoria	7,653	#54
28	Addison	7,622	#84
29	Jasmine	7,521	#206
30	Savannah	7,096	#135
31	Julia	6,884	#131
32	Jessica	6,815	#665
33	Lily	6,768	#18
34	Sydney	6,516	#348
35	Morgan	6,495	#312
36	Destiny	6,313	#635
37	Katherine	6,295	#186
38	Lillian	6,236	#57
39	Alexa	6,117	#1,029
40	Alexandra	6,101	#237
41	Kaitlyn	6,074	#799
42	Kaylee	5,998	#255
43	Nevaeh	5,956	#165
44	Brooke	5,747	#313
45	Makayla	5,652	#566
46	Maria	5,604	#87
47	Allison	5,564	#103
48	Rachel	5,551	#250
49	Angelina	5,526	#347
50	Gabriella	5,372	#105

Girls 51–100

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2006, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Jennifer	5,268	#586
52	Avery	5,254	#37
53	Mackenzie	5,205	#228
54	Zoe	5,153	#31
55	Sofia	5,082	#9
56	Riley	5,056	#48
57	Maya	5,047	#62
58	Kimberly	5,011	#302
59	Andrea	5,006	#235
60	Megan	4,946	#887
61	Katelyn	4,890	#1,076
62	Faith	4,864	#254
63	Gabrielle	4,846	#632
64	Trinity	4,838	#428
65	Evelyn	4,751	#8
66	Brooklyn	4,719	#118
66	Kylie	4,719	#204
68	Leah	4,657	#58
69	Audrey	4,649	#86
70	Stephanie	4,511	#557
71	Madeline	4,477	#81
72	Sara	4,411	#198
73	Jocelyn	4,370	#393
74	Nicole	4,322	#382
75	Haley	4,298	#861
76	Arianna	4,292	#234
77	Paige	4,267	#346
78	Ariana	4,234	#128
79	Vanessa	4,169	#377
80	Mary	4,116	#125
81	Michelle	4,090	#465
82	Mariah	4,075	#447
83	Amelia	4,065	#4
84	Isabelle	4,042	#166
85	Melanie	4,034	#142
86	Claire	4,013	#68
87	Isabel	4,009	#176
88	Jenna	3,941	#679
89	Caroline	3,791	#96
90	Aaliyah	3,745	#101
91	Valeria	3,731	#162
92	Jada	3,674	#1,200
93	Aubrey	3,660	#146
94	Natalia	3,588	#144
95	Autumn	3,581	#88
96	Rebecca	3,573	#349
97	Jordan	3,547	#584
98	Gianna	3,454	#33
99	Jayla	3,410	#529
100	Amanda	3,362	#493
100	Layla	3,362	#36

Boys 1–50

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2006, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Jacob	24,871	#43
2	Michael	22,653	#21
3	Joshua	22,336	#66
4	Ethan	20,522	#24
5	Matthew	20,339	#32
6	Daniel	20,082	#22
7	Andrew	19,733	#73
8	Christopher	19,688	#68
9	Anthony	19,413	#46
10	William	18,965	#9
11	Joseph	18,471	#29
12	Alexander	18,235	#30
13	David	17,671	#35
14	Ryan	16,434	#99
15	Noah	16,342	#2
16	James	16,255	#6
17	Nicholas	15,675	#112
18	Tyler	15,550	#219
19	John	15,177	#23
20	Logan	15,151	#53
21	Christian	14,487	#96
22	Jonathan	14,387	#89
23	Nathan	14,278	#63
24	Benjamin	13,766	#11
25	Samuel	13,652	#18
26	Dylan	13,171	#41
27	Brandon	12,686	#261
28	Gabriel	12,543	#37
29	Elijah	12,055	#7
30	Jose	11,604	#95
31	Angel	11,602	#67
32	Aiden	11,591	#62
33	Zachary	11,013	#216
34	Caleb	11,001	#58
35	Jackson	10,896	#36
36	Jack	10,837	#15
37	Kevin	10,779	#221
38	Gavin	10,479	#303
39	Isaiah	10,459	#57
40	Mason	10,414	#39
41	Austin	10,293	#113
42	Evan	10,129	#153
43	Luke	10,087	#33
44	Aidan	10,035	#326
45	Justin	9,973	#233
46	Jordan	9,935	#131
47	Robert	9,911	#92
48	Isaac	9,685	#47
49	Jayden	9,624	#70
50	Landon	9,574	#127

Boys 51–100

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2006, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Thomas	9,514	#34
52	Cameron	8,856	#76
53	Connor	8,676	#166
54	Hunter	8,574	#130
55	Jason	8,456	#165
56	Diego	8,403	#158
57	Aaron	8,310	#80
58	Owen	8,173	#31
59	Lucas	8,139	#10
60	Charles	8,013	#48
61	Juan	7,940	#159
62	Luis	7,921	#144
63	Adrian	7,383	#74
64	Adam	6,806	#101
65	Julian	6,797	#25
66	Bryan	6,699	#336
67	Alex	6,670	#232
68	Sean	6,643	#489
69	Nathaniel	6,627	#140
70	Carlos	6,549	#150
71	Jeremiah	6,544	#88
72	Brian	6,511	#339
73	Hayden	6,470	#161
74	Jesus	6,461	#173
75	Carter	6,433	#45
76	Sebastian	6,287	#16
77	Eric	6,232	#273
78	Xavier	6,184	#108
79	Brayden	6,160	#229
80	Ian	6,154	#83
81	Kyle	6,150	#508
82	Wyatt	5,835	#38
83	Chase	5,746	#192
84	Cole	5,640	#182
85	Dominic	5,577	#106
86	Tristan	5,414	#309
87	Carson	5,012	#124
88	Jaden	4,947	#421
89	Miguel	4,903	#212
90	Steven	4,824	#271
91	Caden	4,775	#201
92	Kaden	4,746	#328
93	Timothy	4,706	#203
94	Antonio	4,697	#176
95	Henry	4,677	#5
96	Alejandro	4,551	#195
97	Blake	4,537	#316
98	Liam	4,514	#1
99	Richard	4,469	#234
100	Devin	4,451	#548

Entered the top 100 in 2006

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