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US baby names · 2006

Most popular baby names of 2006

In 2006, Social Security card applications recorded 1,901,209 girls and 2,055,273 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 20,064 distinct girls’ names and 14,047 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emily (21,412 girls) and Jacob (24,871 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 8.7% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 10% of boys. Compared with 2005, 111,335 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2005, 6 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 2006 are newcomers (girls: Addison, Valeria, Aubrey; boys: Tristan, Carson, Henry). Of these names, 35 of the 100 girls’ names and 53 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2006 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2006

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily21,412
#2Emma19,133
#3Madison18,635
#4Isabella18,231
#5Ava16,941
#6Abigail15,633
#7Olivia15,508
#8Hannah14,556
#9Sophia13,503
#10Samantha12,470
#11Elizabeth12,440
#12Ashley12,353
#13Mia12,027
#14Alexis11,239
#15Sarah11,161
#16Grace10,974
#17Natalie10,951
#18Chloe10,404
#19Alyssa10,177
#20Brianna9,370
#21Ella9,213
#22Anna8,613
#23Taylor8,566
#24Lauren8,498
#25Hailey8,423
#26Kayla8,226
#27Victoria7,653
#28Addison7,622
#29Jasmine7,521
#30Savannah7,096
#31Julia6,884
#32Jessica6,815
#33Lily6,768
#34Sydney6,516
#35Morgan6,495
#36Destiny6,313
#37Katherine6,295
#38Lillian6,236
#39Alexa6,117
#40Alexandra6,101
#41Kaitlyn6,074
#42Kaylee5,998
#43Nevaeh5,956
#44Brooke5,747
#45Makayla5,652
#46Maria5,604
#47Allison5,564
#48Rachel5,551
#49Angelina5,526
#50Gabriella5,372
#51Jennifer5,268
#52Avery5,254
#53Mackenzie5,205
#54Zoe5,153
#55Sofia5,082
#56Riley5,056
#57Maya5,047
#58Kimberly5,011
#59Andrea5,006
#60Megan4,946
#61Katelyn4,890
#62Faith4,864
#63Gabrielle4,846
#64Trinity4,838
#65Evelyn4,751
#66Brooklyn4,719
#67Kylie4,719
#68Leah4,657
#69Audrey4,649
#70Stephanie4,511
#71Madeline4,477
#72Sara4,411
#73Jocelyn4,370
#74Nicole4,322
#75Haley4,298
#76Arianna4,292
#77Paige4,267
#78Ariana4,234
#79Vanessa4,169
#80Mary4,116
#81Michelle4,090
#82Mariah4,075
#83Amelia4,065
#84Isabelle4,042
#85Melanie4,034
#86Claire4,013
#87Isabel4,009
#88Jenna3,941
#89Caroline3,791
#90Aaliyah3,745
#91Valeria3,731
#92Jada3,674
#93Aubrey3,660
#94Natalia3,588
#95Autumn3,581
#96Rebecca3,573
#97Jordan3,547
#98Gianna3,454
#99Jayla3,410
#100Amanda3,362

Top 100 boys’ names, 2006

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob24,871
#2Michael22,653
#3Joshua22,336
#4Ethan20,522
#5Matthew20,339
#6Daniel20,082
#7Andrew19,733
#8Christopher19,688
#9Anthony19,413
#10William18,965
#11Joseph18,471
#12Alexander18,235
#13David17,671
#14Ryan16,434
#15Noah16,342
#16James16,255
#17Nicholas15,675
#18Tyler15,550
#19John15,177
#20Logan15,151
#21Christian14,487
#22Jonathan14,387
#23Nathan14,278
#24Benjamin13,766
#25Samuel13,652
#26Dylan13,171
#27Brandon12,686
#28Gabriel12,543
#29Elijah12,055
#30Jose11,604
#31Angel11,602
#32Aiden11,591
#33Zachary11,013
#34Caleb11,001
#35Jackson10,896
#36Jack10,837
#37Kevin10,779
#38Gavin10,479
#39Isaiah10,459
#40Mason10,414
#41Austin10,293
#42Evan10,129
#43Luke10,087
#44Aidan10,035
#45Justin9,973
#46Jordan9,935
#47Robert9,911
#48Isaac9,685
#49Jayden9,624
#50Landon9,574
#51Thomas9,514
#52Cameron8,856
#53Connor8,676
#54Hunter8,574
#55Jason8,456
#56Diego8,403
#57Aaron8,310
#58Owen8,173
#59Lucas8,139
#60Charles8,013
#61Juan7,940
#62Luis7,921
#63Adrian7,383
#64Adam6,806
#65Julian6,797
#66Bryan6,699
#67Alex6,670
#68Sean6,643
#69Nathaniel6,627
#70Carlos6,549
#71Jeremiah6,544
#72Brian6,511
#73Hayden6,470
#74Jesus6,461
#75Carter6,433
#76Sebastian6,287
#77Eric6,232
#78Xavier6,184
#79Brayden6,160
#80Ian6,154
#81Kyle6,150
#82Wyatt5,835
#83Chase5,746
#84Cole5,640
#85Dominic5,577
#86Tristan5,414
#87Carson5,012
#88Jaden4,947
#89Miguel4,903
#90Steven4,824
#91Caden4,775
#92Kaden4,746
#93Timothy4,706
#94Antonio4,697
#95Henry4,677
#96Alejandro4,551
#97Blake4,537
#98Liam4,514
#99Richard4,469
#100Devin4,451