100 most popular baby names for 2006

Posted Saturday, June 23, 2007

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Based on more than 4.2 million Social Security card applications for children born last year, mothers and fathers have picked Emily and Jacob as the most popular baby names for the eighth year in a row. Emily has been the most popular female name each year since 1996. Jacob has been the top male name since 1999. Sophia is new to the top ten for the first time and William returns after a one year absence. Elvis lives on at number 761.

Popularity in 2006

Rank	Male name	Female name
1	Jacob	Emily
2	Michael	Emma
3	Joshua	Madison
4	Ethan	Isabella
5	Matthew	Ava
6	Daniel	Abigail
7	Christopher	Olivia
8	Andrew	Hannah
9	Anthony	Sophia
10	William	Samantha
11	Joseph	Elizabeth
12	Alexander	Ashley
13	David	Mia
14	Ryan	Alexis
15	Noah	Sarah
16	James	Natalie
17	Nicholas	Grace
18	Tyler	Chloe
19	Logan	Alyssa
20	John	Brianna
21	Christian	Ella
22	Jonathan	Taylor
23	Nathan	Anna
24	Benjamin	Lauren
25	Samuel	Hailey
26	Dylan	Kayla
27	Brandon	Addison
28	Gabriel	Victoria
29	Elijah	Jasmine
30	Aiden	Savannah
31	Angel	Julia
32	Jose	Jessica
33	Zachary	Lily
34	Caleb	Sydney
35	Jack	Morgan
36	Jackson	Katherine
37	Kevin	Destiny
38	Gavin	Lillian
39	Mason	Alexa
40	Isaiah	Alexandra
41	Austin	Kaitlyn
42	Evan	Kaylee
43	Luke	Nevaeh
44	Aidan	Brooke
45	Justin	Makayla
46	Jordan	Allison
47	Robert	Maria
48	Isaac	Angelina
49	Landon	Rachel
50	Jayden	Gabriella
51	Thomas	Jennifer
52	Cameron	Avery
53	Connor	Mackenzie
54	Hunter	Zoe
55	Jason	Riley
56	Diego	Sofia
57	Aaron	Maya
58	Owen	Kimberly
59	Lucas	Andrea
60	Charles	Megan
61	Juan	Katelyn
62	Luis	Gabrielle
63	Adrian	Trinity
64	Adam	Faith
65	Julian	Evelyn
66	Bryan	Kylie
67	Alex	Brooklyn
68	Sean	Audrey
69	Nathaniel	Leah
70	Carlos	Stephanie
71	Jeremiah	Madeline
72	Brian	Sara
73	Hayden	Jocelyn
74	Jesus	Nicole
75	Carter	Haley
76	Sebastian	Paige
77	Eric	Arianna
78	Xavier	Ariana
79	Brayden	Vanessa
80	Kyle	Michelle
81	Ian	Mariah
82	Wyatt	Amelia
83	Chase	Melanie
84	Cole	Mary
85	Dominic	Isabelle
86	Tristan	Claire
87	Carson	Isabel
88	Jaden	Jenna
89	Miguel	Caroline
90	Steven	Valeria
91	Caden	Aaliyah
92	Kaden	Aubrey
93	Antonio	Jada
94	Timothy	Natalia
95	Henry	Autumn
96	Alejandro	Rebecca
97	Blake	Jordan
98	Liam	Gianna
99	Richard	Jayla
100	Devin	Layla
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.