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Baby Names from 2006

3,956,189 registered births | 2,055,119 boys | 1,901,070 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2006

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
24,867 births
2 Michael
22,651 births
3 Joshua
22,334 births
4 Ethan
20,522 births
5 Matthew
20,339 births
6 Daniel
20,079 births
7 Andrew
19,732 births
8 Christopher
19,688 births
9 Anthony
19,413 births
10 William
18,963 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
21,411 births
2 Emma
19,128 births
3 Madison
18,635 births
4 Isabella
18,231 births
5 Ava
16,941 births
6 Abigail
15,633 births
7 Olivia
15,507 births
8 Hannah
14,554 births
9 Sophia
13,503 births
10 Samantha
12,470 births

Top Unisex Names of 2006

Alexis
3,202 boys 11,239 girls
Angel
11,602 boys 2,226 girls
Jordan
9,935 boys 3,546 girls
Jayden
9,624 boys 1,694 girls
Taylor
1,630 boys 8,565 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2006

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Keira
#232 → #110 (+122)
G Sienna
#299 → #177 (+122)
G Jayla
#197 → #99 (+98)
G Addison
#106 → #28 (+78)
G Reese
#237 → #161 (+76)
G Aubrey
#153 → #93 (+60)

Biggest Fallers

G Ciara
#149 → #213 (-64)
G Carly
#199 → #252 (-53)
G Alondra
#120 → #171 (-51)

New to the Top 200 in 2006

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Keira #110 Reese #161 Sienna #177 Camila #180 Bella #181 Jace #187 Elena #187 Dakota #190
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