Most Popular Baby Names of 2006
In 2006, Emily (21,411 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (24,867 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 2006
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 51 | Thomas | 9,514 |
| 52 | Cameron | 8,856 |
| 53 | Connor | 8,676 |
| 54 | Hunter | 8,574 |
| 55 | Jason | 8,456 |
| 56 | Diego | 8,403 |
| 57 | Aaron | 8,309 |
| 58 | Owen | 8,172 |
| 59 | Lucas | 8,139 |
| 60 | Charles | 8,013 |
| 61 | Juan | 7,940 |
| 62 | Luis | 7,921 |
| 63 | Adrian | 7,383 |
| 64 | Adam | 6,804 |
| 65 | Julian | 6,797 |
| 66 | Bryan | 6,699 |
| 67 | Alex | 6,670 |
| 68 | Sean | 6,643 |
| 69 | Nathaniel | 6,626 |
| 70 | Carlos | 6,549 |
| 71 | Jeremiah | 6,544 |
| 72 | Brian | 6,511 |
| 73 | Hayden | 6,470 |
| 74 | Jesus | 6,459 |
| 75 | Carter | 6,433 |
| 76 | Sebastian | 6,287 |
| 77 | Eric | 6,231 |
| 78 | Xavier | 6,184 |
| 79 | Brayden | 6,160 |
| 80 | Ian | 6,154 |
| 81 | Kyle | 6,150 |
| 82 | Wyatt | 5,835 |
| 83 | Chase | 5,746 |
| 84 | Cole | 5,639 |
| 85 | Dominic | 5,577 |
| 86 | Tristan | 5,414 |
| 87 | Carson | 5,012 |
| 88 | Jaden | 4,947 |
| 89 | Miguel | 4,903 |
| 90 | Steven | 4,823 |
| 91 | Caden | 4,775 |
| 92 | Kaden | 4,746 |
| 93 | Timothy | 4,706 |
| 94 | Antonio | 4,698 |
| 95 | Henry | 4,674 |
| 96 | Alejandro | 4,551 |
| 97 | Blake | 4,537 |
| 98 | Liam | 4,514 |
| 99 | Richard | 4,469 |
| 100 | Devin | 4,451 |
Top 100 girl names of 2006
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 51 | Jennifer | 5,268 |
| 52 | Avery | 5,254 |
| 53 | Mackenzie | 5,205 |
| 54 | Zoe | 5,153 |
| 55 | Sofia | 5,082 |
| 56 | Riley | 5,056 |
| 57 | Maya | 5,047 |
| 58 | Kimberly | 5,010 |
| 59 | Andrea | 5,006 |
| 60 | Megan | 4,945 |
| 61 | Katelyn | 4,890 |
| 62 | Faith | 4,864 |
| 63 | Gabrielle | 4,846 |
| 64 | Trinity | 4,838 |
| 65 | Evelyn | 4,751 |
| 66 | Brooklyn | 4,719 |
| 66 | Kylie | 4,719 |
| 68 | Leah | 4,657 |
| 69 | Audrey | 4,649 |
| 70 | Stephanie | 4,510 |
| 71 | Madeline | 4,477 |
| 72 | Sara | 4,409 |
| 73 | Jocelyn | 4,370 |
| 74 | Nicole | 4,322 |
| 75 | Haley | 4,298 |
| 76 | Arianna | 4,292 |
| 77 | Paige | 4,267 |
| 78 | Ariana | 4,234 |
| 79 | Vanessa | 4,169 |
| 80 | Mary | 4,109 |
| 81 | Michelle | 4,090 |
| 82 | Mariah | 4,075 |
| 83 | Amelia | 4,065 |
| 84 | Isabelle | 4,042 |
| 85 | Melanie | 4,034 |
| 86 | Claire | 4,013 |
| 87 | Isabel | 4,009 |
| 88 | Jenna | 3,941 |
| 89 | Caroline | 3,791 |
| 90 | Aaliyah | 3,745 |
| 91 | Valeria | 3,730 |
| 92 | Jada | 3,674 |
| 93 | Aubrey | 3,660 |
| 94 | Natalia | 3,587 |
| 95 | Autumn | 3,581 |
| 96 | Rebecca | 3,571 |
| 97 | Jordan | 3,546 |
| 98 | Gianna | 3,454 |
| 99 | Jayla | 3,410 |
| 100 | Amanda | 3,362 |
Biggest movers since 2005
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 2005 | Births 2006 | Change | Rank 2005 → 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan | 3,591 | 5,414 | +51% | 113 → 86 |
| Brody | 2,034 | 2,819 | +39% | 193 → 148 |
| Preston | 2,728 | 3,719 | +36% | 146 → 114 |
| Landon | 7,110 | 9,574 | +35% | 61 → 50 |
| Ayden | 2,722 | 3,596 | +32% | 147 → 119 |
| Aiden | 9,083 | 11,591 | +28% | 50 → 32 |
| Sebastian | 4,956 | 6,287 | +27% | 86 → 76 |
| Xavier | 4,879 | 6,184 | +27% | 87 → 78 |
| Diego | 6,942 | 8,403 | +21% | 62 → 56 |
| Noah | 13,905 | 16,340 | +18% | 23 → 15 |
| Name | Births 2005 | Births 2006 | Change | Rank 2005 → 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin | 2,732 | 2,222 | -19% | 145 → 181 |
| Colin | 4,532 | 3,861 | -15% | 95 → 111 |
| Ashton | 4,069 | 3,496 | -14% | 107 → 121 |
| Dalton | 2,256 | 1,939 | -14% | 180 → 200 |
| Dakota | 2,722 | 2,367 | -13% | 147 → 172 |
| Bradley | 2,409 | 2,137 | -11% | 173 → 188 |
| Conner | 3,207 | 2,851 | -11% | 127 → 144 |
| Zachary | 12,288 | 11,013 | -10% | 29 → 33 |
| Donovan | 2,186 | 1,967 | -10% | 185 → 198 |
| Trevor | 3,682 | 3,333 | -9% | 112 → 125 |
| Name | Births 2005 | Births 2006 | Change | Rank 2005 → 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison | 3,023 | 7,622 | +152% | 106 → 28 |
| Jayla | 1,765 | 3,410 | +93% | 197 → 99 |
| Aubrey | 2,264 | 3,660 | +62% | 153 → 93 |
| Valeria | 2,429 | 3,730 | +54% | 137 → 91 |
| Layla | 2,384 | 3,362 | +41% | 144 → 100 |
| Valerie | 2,035 | 2,752 | +35% | 167 → 127 |
| Natalia | 2,653 | 3,587 | +35% | 123 → 94 |
| Alexa | 4,664 | 6,117 | +31% | 66 → 39 |
| Serenity | 1,989 | 2,601 | +31% | 168 → 134 |
| Nevaeh | 4,560 | 5,956 | +31% | 69 → 43 |
| Name | Births 2005 | Births 2006 | Change | Rank 2005 → 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alondra | 2,721 | 2,068 | -24% | 120 → 171 |
| Sierra | 3,049 | 2,466 | -19% | 105 → 140 |
| Amanda | 4,097 | 3,362 | -18% | 79 → 100 |
| Jenna | 4,796 | 3,941 | -18% | 62 → 88 |
| Amber | 3,146 | 2,588 | -18% | 101 → 136 |
| Courtney | 2,195 | 1,835 | -16% | 157 → 191 |
| Haley | 5,128 | 4,298 | -16% | 53 → 75 |
| Jessica | 8,115 | 6,815 | -16% | 27 → 32 |
| Megan | 5,856 | 4,945 | -16% | 41 → 60 |
| Jada | 4,267 | 3,674 | -14% | 76 → 92 |