Top Names of 2006
The most popular names recorded in 2006 were Emily for girls
and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | 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 |
| 21 | Ella | 9,211 |
| 22 | Anna | 8,611 |
| 23 | Taylor | 8,565 |
| 24 | Lauren | 8,498 |
| 25 | Hailey | 8,423 |
| 26 | Kayla | 8,226 |
| 27 | Victoria | 7,653 |
| 28 | Addison | 7,622 |
| 29 | Jasmine | 7,521 |
| 30 | Savannah | 7,096 |
| 31 | Julia | 6,884 |
| 32 | Jessica | 6,815 |
| 33 | Lily | 6,768 |
| 34 | Sydney | 6,516 |
| 35 | Morgan | 6,495 |
| 36 | Destiny | 6,313 |
| 37 | Katherine | 6,295 |
| 38 | Lillian | 6,236 |
| 39 | Alexa | 6,117 |
| 40 | Alexandra | 6,101 |
| 41 | Kaitlyn | 6,074 |
| 42 | Kaylee | 5,998 |
| 43 | Nevaeh | 5,956 |
| 44 | Brooke | 5,747 |
| 45 | Makayla | 5,651 |
| 46 | Maria | 5,604 |
| 47 | Allison | 5,564 |
| 48 | Rachel | 5,546 |
| 49 | Angelina | 5,526 |
| 50 | Gabriella | 5,372 |
Boys
| # | 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 |
| 21 | Christian | 14,487 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 14,387 |
| 23 | Nathan | 14,278 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 13,765 |
| 25 | Samuel | 13,645 |
| 26 | Dylan | 13,171 |
| 27 | Brandon | 12,686 |
| 28 | Gabriel | 12,543 |
| 29 | Elijah | 12,055 |
| 30 | Jose | 11,603 |
| 31 | Angel | 11,602 |
| 32 | Aiden | 11,591 |
| 33 | Zachary | 11,013 |
| 34 | Caleb | 11,001 |
| 35 | Jackson | 10,895 |
| 36 | Jack | 10,837 |
| 37 | Kevin | 10,779 |
| 38 | Gavin | 10,479 |
| 39 | Isaiah | 10,459 |
| 40 | Mason | 10,414 |
| 41 | Austin | 10,293 |
| 42 | Evan | 10,129 |
| 43 | Luke | 10,087 |
| 44 | Aidan | 10,035 |
| 45 | Justin | 9,973 |
| 46 | Jordan | 9,935 |
| 47 | Robert | 9,911 |
| 48 | Isaac | 9,684 |
| 49 | Jayden | 9,624 |
| 50 | Landon | 9,574 |