Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 2006
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 2005
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jacob
|
24,867 |
| 2 |
Michael
|
22,651 |
| 3 |
Joshua
|
22,334 |
| 4 |
Ethan
|
20,522 |
| 5 |
Matthew
|
20,339 |
| 6 |
Daniel
|
20,079 |
| 7 |
Andrew
|
19,732 |
| 8 |
Christopher
|
19,688 |
| 9 |
Anthony
|
19,413 |
| 10 |
William
|
18,963 |
| 11 |
Joseph
|
18,467 |
| 12 |
Alexander
|
18,235 |
| 13 |
David
|
17,667 |
| 14 |
Ryan
|
16,432 |
| 15 |
Noah
|
16,340 |
| 16 |
James
|
16,254 |
| 17 |
Nicholas
|
15,674 |
| 18 |
Tyler
|
15,549 |
| 19 |
John
|
15,176 |
| 20 |
Logan
|
15,151 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Emily
|
21,411 |
| 2 |
Emma
|
19,128 |
| 3 |
Madison
|
18,635 |
| 4 |
Isabella
|
18,231 |
| 5 |
Ava
|
16,941 |
| 6 |
Abigail
|
15,633 |
| 7 |
Olivia
|
15,507 |
| 8 |
Hannah
|
14,554 |
| 9 |
Sophia
|
13,503 |
| 10 |
Samantha
|
12,470 |
| 11 |
Elizabeth
|
12,440 |
| 12 |
Ashley
|
12,353 |
| 13 |
Mia
|
12,027 |
| 14 |
Alexis
|
11,239 |
| 15 |
Sarah
|
11,159 |
| 16 |
Grace
|
10,974 |
| 17 |
Natalie
|
10,950 |
| 18 |
Chloe
|
10,403 |
| 19 |
Alyssa
|
10,177 |
| 20 |
Brianna
|
9,370 |