Name Trends
100 years of naming history (US)
Trends come and go, the fastest rising or falling baby names mirror cultural trends, changing fashions or world events.
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| Top 100 baby names in 2006 |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 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 |
Source: US Social Security Administration
Source: US Social Security Administration
Data is compiled from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States between 1900 and 2005. Some names are given to both boys and girls (for example: Angel, Taylor or Shannon) and they will have different ranks for males as compared to females.
A few interesting name trends for boys:



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