Most popular baby names of 2006
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2006, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emily1. 21,412 births
- Emma2. 19,133 births
- Madison3. 18,635 births
- Isabella4. 18,231 births
- Ava5. 16,941 births
- Abigail6. 15,633 births
- Olivia7. 15,508 births
- Hannah8. 14,556 births
- Sophia9. 13,503 births
- Samantha10. 12,470 births
- Elizabeth11. 12,440 births
- Ashley12. 12,353 births
- Mia13. 12,027 births
- Alexis14. 11,239 births
- Sarah15. 11,161 births
- Grace16. 10,974 births
- Natalie17. 10,951 births
- Chloe18. 10,404 births
- Alyssa19. 10,177 births
- Brianna20. 9,370 births
- Ella21. 9,213 births
- Anna22. 8,613 births
- Taylor23. 8,566 births
- Lauren24. 8,498 births
- Hailey25. 8,423 births
- Kayla26. 8,226 births
- Victoria27. 7,653 births
- Addison28. 7,622 births
- Jasmine29. 7,521 births
- Savannah30. 7,096 births
- Julia31. 6,884 births
- Jessica32. 6,815 births
- Lily33. 6,768 births
- Sydney34. 6,516 births
- Morgan35. 6,495 births
- Destiny36. 6,313 births
- Katherine37. 6,295 births
- Lillian38. 6,236 births
- Alexa39. 6,117 births
- Alexandra40. 6,101 births
- Kaitlyn41. 6,074 births
- Kaylee42. 5,998 births
- Nevaeh43. 5,956 births
- Brooke44. 5,747 births
- Makayla45. 5,652 births
- Maria46. 5,604 births
- Allison47. 5,564 births
- Rachel48. 5,551 births
- Angelina49. 5,526 births
- Gabriella50. 5,372 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 24,871 births
- Michael2. 22,653 births
- Joshua3. 22,336 births
- Ethan4. 20,522 births
- Matthew5. 20,339 births
- Daniel6. 20,082 births
- Andrew7. 19,733 births
- Christopher8. 19,688 births
- Anthony9. 19,413 births
- William10. 18,965 births
- Joseph11. 18,471 births
- Alexander12. 18,235 births
- David13. 17,671 births
- Ryan14. 16,434 births
- Noah15. 16,342 births
- James16. 16,255 births
- Nicholas17. 15,675 births
- Tyler18. 15,550 births
- John19. 15,177 births
- Logan20. 15,151 births
- Christian21. 14,487 births
- Jonathan22. 14,387 births
- Nathan23. 14,278 births
- Benjamin24. 13,766 births
- Samuel25. 13,652 births
- Dylan26. 13,171 births
- Brandon27. 12,686 births
- Gabriel28. 12,543 births
- Elijah29. 12,055 births
- Jose30. 11,604 births
- Angel31. 11,602 births
- Aiden32. 11,591 births
- Zachary33. 11,013 births
- Caleb34. 11,001 births
- Jackson35. 10,896 births
- Jack36. 10,837 births
- Kevin37. 10,779 births
- Gavin38. 10,479 births
- Isaiah39. 10,459 births
- Mason40. 10,414 births
- Austin41. 10,293 births
- Evan42. 10,129 births
- Luke43. 10,087 births
- Aidan44. 10,035 births
- Justin45. 9,973 births
- Jordan46. 9,935 births
- Robert47. 9,911 births
- Isaac48. 9,685 births
- Jayden49. 9,624 births
- Landon50. 9,574 births
Girls: what changed in 2006
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Alexa+27 places, now #39
- Nevaeh+26 places, now #43
- Maya+16 places, now #57
- Avery+15 places, now #52
- Jocelyn+14 places, now #73
Biggest fallers
- Jenna-26 places, now #88
- Haley-22 places, now #75
- Amanda-21 places, now #100
- Megan-19 places, now #60
- Nicole-18 places, now #74
Boys: what changed in 2006
Entered the top 50
- Jayden
- Landon
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Aiden+18 places, now #32
- Landon+11 places, now #50
- Sebastian+10 places, now #76
- Xavier+9 places, now #78
- Julian+9 places, now #65
Biggest fallers
- Ian-12 places, now #80
- Kyle-12 places, now #81
- Eric-11 places, now #77
- Thomas-11 places, now #51
- Devin-10 places, now #100