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The most popular baby names of 2006

SSA recorded 3,956,482 births in 2006 across all reported names — 1,901,209 girls and 2,055,273 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2006

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2005.
#NameBirthsvs 2005
1 Emily 21,412 —
2 Emma 19,133 —
3 Madison 18,635 —
4 Isabella 18,231 +2
5 Ava 16,941 +4
6 Abigail 15,633 -2
7 Olivia 15,508 -2
8 Hannah 14,556 -1
9 Sophia 13,503 +3
10 Samantha 12,470 -2
11 Elizabeth 12,440 —
12 Ashley 12,353 -2
13 Mia 12,027 +4
14 Alexis 11,239 -1
15 Sarah 11,161 —
16 Grace 10,974 -2
17 Natalie 10,951 +1
18 Chloe 10,404 +1
19 Alyssa 10,177 -3
20 Brianna 9,370 —
21 Ella 9,213 +2
22 Anna 8,613 —
23 Taylor 8,566 +1
24 Lauren 8,498 -3
25 Hailey 8,423 +1
26 Kayla 8,226 -1
27 Victoria 7,653 +1
28 Addison 7,622 +78
29 Jasmine 7,521 —
30 Savannah 7,096 +5
31 Julia 6,884 —
32 Jessica 6,815 -5
33 Lily 6,768 +6
34 Sydney 6,516 -4
35 Morgan 6,495 -2
36 Destiny 6,313 -4
37 Katherine 6,295 -1
38 Lillian 6,236 +12
39 Alexa 6,117 +27
40 Alexandra 6,101 -3
41 Kaitlyn 6,074 -7
42 Kaylee 5,998 -2
43 Nevaeh 5,956 +26
44 Brooke 5,747 +3
45 Makayla 5,652 -1
46 Maria 5,604 —
47 Allison 5,564 -2
48 Rachel 5,551 -10
49 Angelina 5,526 -6
50 Gabriella 5,372 +11
51 Jennifer 5,268 -9
52 Avery 5,254 +15
53 Mackenzie 5,205 -2
54 Zoe 5,153 +4
55 Sofia 5,082 -3
56 Riley 5,056 -2
57 Maya 5,047 +16
58 Kimberly 5,011 +5
59 Andrea 5,006 +6
60 Megan 4,946 -19
61 Katelyn 4,890 -2
62 Faith 4,864 -13
63 Gabrielle 4,846 -8
64 Trinity 4,838 -16
65 Evelyn 4,751 +6
66 Brooklyn 4,719 +12
66 Kylie 4,719 -9
68 Leah 4,657 —
69 Audrey 4,649 +8
70 Stephanie 4,511 -6
71 Madeline 4,477 -1
72 Sara 4,411 +3
73 Jocelyn 4,370 +14
74 Nicole 4,322 -18
75 Haley 4,298 -22
76 Arianna 4,292 +12
77 Paige 4,267 -17
78 Ariana 4,234 +4
79 Vanessa 4,169 +1
80 Mary 4,116 -8
81 Michelle 4,090 -7
82 Mariah 4,075 +3
83 Amelia 4,065 +1
84 Isabelle 4,042 +12
85 Melanie 4,034 +7
86 Claire 4,013 +9
87 Isabel 4,009 +2
88 Jenna 3,941 -26
89 Caroline 3,791 -6
90 Aaliyah 3,745 +3
91 Valeria 3,731 +46
92 Jada 3,674 -16
93 Aubrey 3,660 +60
94 Natalia 3,588 +28
95 Autumn 3,581 -5
96 Rebecca 3,573 -15
97 Jordan 3,547 -11
98 Gianna 3,454 +12
99 Jayla 3,410 +98
100 Amanda 3,362 -21
100 Layla 3,362 +44

Top 100 boys' names in 2006

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2005.
#NameBirthsvs 2005
1 Jacob 24,871 —
2 Michael 22,653 —
3 Joshua 22,336 —
4 Ethan 20,522 +1
5 Matthew 20,339 -1
6 Daniel 20,082 +1
7 Andrew 19,733 -1
8 Christopher 19,688 +2
9 Anthony 19,413 -1
10 William 18,965 +1
11 Joseph 18,471 -2
12 Alexander 18,235 +1
13 David 17,671 -1
14 Ryan 16,434 —
15 Noah 16,342 +8
16 James 16,255 +1
17 Nicholas 15,675 -2
18 Tyler 15,550 -2
19 John 15,177 -1
20 Logan 15,151 +6
21 Christian 14,487 +1
22 Jonathan 14,387 -3
23 Nathan 14,278 -3
24 Benjamin 13,766 +1
25 Samuel 13,652 -4
26 Dylan 13,171 -2
27 Brandon 12,686 —
28 Gabriel 12,543 —
29 Elijah 12,055 +2
30 Jose 11,604 —
31 Angel 11,602 +1
32 Aiden 11,591 +18
33 Zachary 11,013 -4
34 Caleb 11,001 +1
35 Jackson 10,896 +9
36 Jack 10,837 -2
37 Kevin 10,779 -4
38 Gavin 10,479 +9
39 Isaiah 10,459 +6
40 Mason 10,414 +2
41 Austin 10,293 -3
42 Evan 10,129 -3
43 Luke 10,087 -2
44 Aidan 10,035 -1
45 Justin 9,973 -9
46 Jordan 9,935 —
47 Robert 9,911 -10
48 Isaac 9,685 +1
49 Jayden 9,624 +5
50 Landon 9,574 +11
51 Thomas 9,514 -11
52 Cameron 8,856 —
53 Connor 8,676 -5
54 Hunter 8,574 -1
55 Jason 8,456 -4
56 Diego 8,403 +6
57 Aaron 8,310 —
58 Owen 8,173 +2
59 Lucas 8,139 -1
60 Charles 8,013 -4
61 Juan 7,940 -6
62 Luis 7,921 -3
63 Adrian 7,383 +2
64 Adam 6,806 —
65 Julian 6,797 +9
66 Bryan 6,699 +6
67 Alex 6,670 +4
68 Sean 6,643 +7
69 Nathaniel 6,627 -2
70 Carlos 6,549 —
71 Jeremiah 6,544 +7
72 Brian 6,511 -9
73 Hayden 6,470 +3
74 Jesus 6,461 -1
75 Carter 6,433 +2
76 Sebastian 6,287 +10
77 Eric 6,232 -11
78 Xavier 6,184 +9
79 Brayden 6,160 +1
80 Ian 6,154 -12
81 Kyle 6,150 -13
82 Wyatt 5,835 -1
83 Chase 5,746 -1
84 Cole 5,640 -5
85 Dominic 5,577 —
86 Tristan 5,414 +27
87 Carson 5,012 +14
88 Jaden 4,947 —
89 Miguel 4,903 +4
90 Steven 4,824 -7
91 Caden 4,775 +7
92 Kaden 4,746 +8
93 Timothy 4,706 -9
94 Antonio 4,697 -2
95 Henry 4,677 +7
96 Alejandro 4,551 +1
97 Blake 4,537 +2
98 Liam 4,514 +6
99 Richard 4,469 -5
100 Devin 4,451 -10

Names that climbed fastest in 2006

Ranked by places gained against 2005, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2006Rank 2005Change
Addisyn girls 616 1,096 +480
Ayla girls 265 664 +399
Cherish girls 743 1,134 +391
Addyson girls 373 754 +381
Sherlyn girls 367 725 +358
Cash boys 380 680 +300
Shakira girls 780 1,078 +298
Mila girls 743 1,021 +278
Danika girls 576 847 +271
Yoselin girls 600 868 +268
Leland boys 343 608 +265
Scarlet girls 844 1,105 +261
Valery girls 716 976 +260
Danica girls 353 611 +258
Cailyn girls 869 1,125 +256

Names that fell fastest in 2006

NameRank 2006Rank 2005Change
Litzy girls 834 388 -446
Omarion boys 728 420 -308
Arleth girls 1,097 820 -277
Ciera girls 1,077 804 -273
Ashton girls 1,026 778 -248
Karly girls 1,026 789 -237
Arlene girls 1,056 830 -226
Astrid girls 1,162 937 -225
Carol girls 970 758 -212
Yahaira girls 1,036 824 -212
Estefania girls 1,137 925 -212
Maribel girls 804 598 -206
Alysa girls 1,045 840 -205
Kyan boys 901 701 -200
Lizette girls 1,068 871 -197

Names that first appear in 2006

2006 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2006

For these names, 2006 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.