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Every year, the US Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of the most popular baby names.
In 2006, the most popular name for boys was Jacob with 1.1327% of total births (24,418 Social Security card applications) and Emily with 1.0267% of births (21,118 Social Security card applications).
The popularity of Emily, Emma and Madison over 100 years:
Name trends for Jacob, Michael and Joshua:
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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
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