Names by year · United States
The names of 2006
In 2006, the SSA recorded 3,956,482 babies with names given at least five times. Emily was the top girls' name and Jacob the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily1 in 89 | 21,412 | #34 |
| 2 | Emma1 in 99 | 19,133 | #3 |
| 3 | Madison1 in 102 | 18,635 | #40 |
| 4 | Isabella1 in 104 | 18,231 | #7 |
| 5 | Ava1 in 112 | 16,941 | #11 |
| 6 | Abigail1 in 122 | 15,633 | #41 |
| 7 | Olivia1 in 123 | 15,508 | #1 |
| 8 | Hannah1 in 131 | 14,556 | #56 |
| 9 | Sophia1 in 141 | 13,503 | #5 |
| 10 | Samantha1 in 152 | 12,470 | #151 |
| 11 | Elizabeth1 in 153 | 12,440 | #17 |
| 12 | Ashley1 in 154 | 12,353 | #164 |
| 13 | Mia1 in 158 | 12,027 | #6 |
| 14 | Alexis1 in 169 | 11,239 | #554 |
| 15 | Sarah1 in 170 | 11,161 | #90 |
| 16 | Grace1 in 173 | 10,974 | #38 |
| 17 | Natalie1 in 174 | 10,951 | #89 |
| 18 | Chloe1 in 183 | 10,404 | #23 |
| 19 | Alyssa1 in 187 | 10,177 | #453 |
| 20 | Brianna1 in 203 | 9,370 | #222 |
| 21 | Ella1 in 206 | 9,213 | #29 |
| 22 | Anna1 in 221 | 8,613 | #107 |
| 23 | Taylor1 in 222 | 8,566 | #403 |
| 24 | Lauren1 in 224 | 8,498 | #401 |
| 25 | Hailey1 in 226 | 8,423 | #104 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob1 in 83 | 24,871 | #43 |
| 2 | Michael1 in 91 | 22,653 | #21 |
| 3 | Joshua1 in 92 | 22,336 | #66 |
| 4 | Ethan1 in 100 | 20,522 | #24 |
| 5 | Matthew1 in 101 | 20,339 | #32 |
| 6 | Daniel1 in 102 | 20,082 | #22 |
| 7 | Andrew1 in 104 | 19,733 | #73 |
| 8 | Christopher1 in 104 | 19,688 | #68 |
| 9 | Anthony1 in 106 | 19,413 | #46 |
| 10 | William1 in 108 | 18,965 | #9 |
| 11 | Joseph1 in 111 | 18,471 | #29 |
| 12 | Alexander1 in 113 | 18,235 | #30 |
| 13 | David1 in 116 | 17,671 | #35 |
| 14 | Ryan1 in 125 | 16,434 | #99 |
| 15 | Noah1 in 126 | 16,342 | #2 |
| 16 | James1 in 126 | 16,255 | #6 |
| 17 | Nicholas1 in 131 | 15,675 | #112 |
| 18 | Tyler1 in 132 | 15,550 | #220 |
| 19 | John1 in 135 | 15,177 | #23 |
| 20 | Logan1 in 136 | 15,151 | #53 |
| 21 | Christian1 in 142 | 14,487 | #96 |
| 22 | Jonathan1 in 143 | 14,387 | #89 |
| 23 | Nathan1 in 144 | 14,278 | #63 |
| 24 | Benjamin1 in 149 | 13,766 | #11 |
| 25 | Samuel1 in 151 | 13,652 | #18 |
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