Birth year roster

Top names in 2006

Name: Top baby names in 2006
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2006 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Jacob led the 2006 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 48 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining21,412
#2Emma Declining19,133
#3Madison Declining18,635
#4Isabella Declining18,231
#5Ava Declining16,941
#6Abigail Declining15,633
#7Olivia Stable15,508
#8Hannah Declining14,556
#9Sophia Stable13,503
#10Samantha Endangered12,470
#11Elizabeth Stable12,440
#12Ashley Endangered12,353
#13Mia Stable12,027
#14Alexis Endangered11,239
#15Sarah Endangered11,161
#16Grace Declining10,974
#17Natalie Declining10,951
#18Chloe Stable10,404
#19Alyssa Endangered10,177
#20Brianna Declining9,370
#21Ella Declining9,213
#22Anna Declining8,613
#23Taylor Endangered8,566
#24Lauren Endangered8,498
#25Hailey Declining8,423
#26Kayla Endangered8,226
#27Victoria Declining7,653
#28Addison Declining7,622
#29Jasmine Declining7,521
#30Savannah Declining7,096
#31Julia Stable6,884
#32Jessica Endangered6,815
#33Lily Stable6,768
#34Sydney Endangered6,516
#35Morgan Endangered6,495
#36Destiny Endangered6,313
#37Katherine Declining6,295
#38Lillian Declining6,236
#39Alexa Endangered6,117
#40Alexandra Declining6,101
#41Kaitlyn Endangered6,074
#42Kaylee Declining5,998
#43Nevaeh Declining5,956
#44Brooke Declining5,747
#45Makayla Endangered5,652
#46Maria Stable5,604
#47Allison Declining5,564
#48Rachel Endangered5,551
#49Angelina Declining5,526
#50Gabriella Declining5,372
#51Jennifer Endangered5,268
#52Avery Declining5,254
#53Mackenzie Declining5,205
#54Zoe Stable5,153
#55Sofia Stable5,082
#56Riley Declining5,056
#57Maya Stable5,047
#58Kimberly Endangered5,011
#59Andrea Declining5,006
#60Megan Endangered4,946
#61Katelyn Endangered4,890
#62Faith Declining4,864
#63Gabrielle Endangered4,846
#64Trinity Declining4,838
#65Evelyn Stable4,751
#66Brooklyn Declining4,719
#67Kylie Declining4,719
#68Leah Stable4,657
#69Audrey Declining4,649
#70Stephanie Endangered4,511
#71Madeline Stable4,477
#72Sara Stable4,411
#73Jocelyn Declining4,370
#74Nicole Endangered4,322
#75Haley Endangered4,298
#76Arianna Declining4,292
#77Paige Declining4,267
#78Ariana Declining4,234
#79Vanessa Declining4,169
#80Mary Endangered4,116
#81Michelle Endangered4,090
#82Mariah Declining4,075
#83Amelia Stable4,065
#84Isabelle Declining4,042
#85Melanie Declining4,034
#86Claire Declining4,013
#87Isabel Stable4,009
#88Jenna Endangered3,941
#89Caroline Declining3,791
#90Aaliyah Declining3,745
#91Valeria Stable3,731
#92Jada Endangered3,674
#93Aubrey Declining3,660
#94Natalia Stable3,588
#95Autumn Stable3,581
#96Rebecca Endangered3,573
#97Jordan Endangered3,547
#98Gianna Rising3,454
#99Jayla Declining3,410
#100Amanda Endangered3,362

Boys

#1Jacob Declining24,871
#2Michael Past peak22,653
#3Joshua Declining22,336
#4Ethan Declining20,522
#5Matthew Declining20,339
#6Daniel Declining20,082
#7Andrew Declining19,733
#8Christopher Endangered19,688
#9Anthony Declining19,413
#10William Declining18,965
#11Joseph Declining18,471
#12Alexander Declining18,235
#13David Past peak17,671
#14Ryan Declining16,434
#15Noah Stable16,342
#16James Stable16,255
#17Nicholas Declining15,675
#18Tyler Endangered15,550
#19John Past peak15,177
#20Logan Declining15,151
#21Christian Declining14,487
#22Jonathan Declining14,387
#23Nathan Declining14,278
#24Benjamin Declining13,766
#25Samuel Stable13,652
#26Dylan Stable13,171
#27Brandon Endangered12,686
#28Gabriel Stable12,543
#29Elijah Stable12,055
#30Jose Stable11,604
#31Angel Stable11,602
#32Aiden Declining11,591
#33Zachary Endangered11,013
#34Caleb Stable11,001
#35Jackson Declining10,896
#36Jack Stable10,837
#37Kevin Endangered10,779
#38Gavin Endangered10,479
#39Isaiah Declining10,459
#40Mason Declining10,414
#41Austin Declining10,293
#42Evan Declining10,129
#43Luke Stable10,087
#44Aidan Declining10,035
#45Justin Endangered9,973
#46Jordan Declining9,935
#47Robert Endangered9,911
#48Isaac Declining9,685
#49Jayden Declining9,624
#50Landon Declining9,574
#51Thomas Stable9,514
#52Cameron Stable8,856
#53Connor Declining8,676
#54Hunter Declining8,574
#55Jason Endangered8,456
#56Diego Stable8,403
#57Aaron Declining8,310
#58Owen Stable8,173
#59Lucas Stable8,139
#60Charles Stable8,013
#61Juan Stable7,940
#62Luis Stable7,921
#63Adrian Stable7,383
#64Adam Declining6,806
#65Julian Stable6,797
#66Bryan Declining6,699
#67Alex Declining6,670
#68Sean Endangered6,643
#69Nathaniel Declining6,627
#70Carlos Stable6,549
#71Jeremiah Declining6,544
#72Brian Endangered6,511
#73Hayden Stable6,470
#74Jesus Stable6,461
#75Carter Declining6,433
#76Sebastian Stable6,287
#77Eric Endangered6,232
#78Xavier Stable6,184
#79Brayden Declining6,160
#80Ian Stable6,154
#81Kyle Endangered6,150
#82Wyatt Declining5,835
#83Chase Declining5,746
#84Cole Declining5,640
#85Dominic Declining5,577
#86Tristan Declining5,414
#87Carson Declining5,012
#88Jaden Declining4,947
#89Miguel Stable4,903
#90Steven Endangered4,824
#91Caden Stable4,775
#92Kaden Declining4,746
#93Timothy Endangered4,706
#94Antonio Stable4,697
#95Henry Stable4,677
#96Alejandro Stable4,551
#97Blake Declining4,537
#98Liam Stable4,514
#99Richard Endangered4,469
#100Devin Endangered4,451