Top 100 baby names in the United States in 2006
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 2005.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 24,908 | 0 |
| 2 | Michael | 22,717 | +1 |
| 3 | Joshua | 22,367 | +1 |
| 4 | Emily | 21,443 | -2 |
| 5 | Ethan | 20,548 | +1 |
| 6 | Matthew | 20,361 | -1 |
| 7 | Daniel | 20,129 | +2 |
| 8 | Andrew | 19,755 | -1 |
| 9 | Christopher | 19,727 | +4 |
| 10 | Anthony | 19,439 | +1 |
| 11 | Emma | 19,155 | -3 |
| 12 | William | 18,983 | +2 |
| 13 | Madison | 18,702 | -3 |
| 14 | Joseph | 18,500 | -2 |
| 15 | Alexander | 18,287 | +1 |
| 16 | Isabella | 18,249 | +8 |
| 17 | David | 17,701 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan | 17,123 | -3 |
| 19 | Ava | 16,965 | +16 |
| 20 | Noah | 16,395 | +13 |
| 21 | James | 16,301 | -1 |
| 22 | Tyler | 15,930 | -4 |
| 23 | Logan | 15,888 | +9 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 15,691 | -5 |
| 25 | Abigail | 15,649 | -3 |
| 26 | Olivia | 15,525 | -3 |
| 27 | John | 15,212 | -6 |
| 28 | Christian | 14,727 | 0 |
| 29 | Hannah | 14,569 | -3 |
| 30 | Alexis | 14,442 | -5 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 14,414 | -4 |
| 32 | Nathan | 14,300 | -3 |
| 33 | Angel | 13,828 | +4 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 13,778 | +2 |
| 35 | Samuel | 13,671 | -5 |
| 36 | Dylan | 13,551 | -5 |
| 37 | Sophia | 13,525 | +6 |
| 38 | Jordan | 13,482 | +1 |
| 39 | Gabriel | 12,716 | +2 |
| 40 | Brandon | 12,709 | 0 |
| 41 | Samantha | 12,488 | -7 |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 12,457 | 0 |
| 43 | Ashley | 12,412 | -5 |
| 44 | Elijah | 12,093 | +3 |
| 45 | Mia | 12,045 | +8 |
| 46 | Aiden | 11,731 | +28 |
| 47 | Jose | 11,636 | -2 |
| 48 | Jayden | 11,318 | +17 |
| 49 | Sarah | 11,178 | -1 |
| 50 | Zachary | 11,034 | -6 |
| 51 | Caleb | 11,011 | -1 |
| 52 | Grace | 10,990 | -6 |
| 53 | Natalie | 10,970 | +1 |
| 54 | Jackson | 10,926 | +13 |
| 55 | Jack | 10,858 | -4 |
| 56 | Kevin | 10,806 | -7 |
| 57 | Mason | 10,542 | +5 |
| 58 | Gavin | 10,500 | +12 |
| 59 | Isaiah | 10,483 | +9 |
| 60 | Chloe | 10,420 | +6 |
| 61 | Austin | 10,396 | -3 |
| 62 | Evan | 10,227 | -5 |
| 63 | Aidan | 10,204 | 0 |
| 64 | Taylor | 10,196 | -8 |
| 65 | Alyssa | 10,186 | -13 |
| 66 | Luke | 10,100 | -5 |
| 67 | Cameron | 9,990 | -3 |
| 68 | Justin | 9,989 | -13 |
| 69 | Robert | 9,922 | -10 |
| 70 | Isaac | 9,699 | +5 |
| 71 | Landon | 9,599 | +22 |
| 72 | Thomas | 9,531 | -12 |
| 73 | Riley | 9,452 | 0 |
| 74 | Brianna | 9,383 | -5 |
| 75 | Ella | 9,227 | +2 |
| 76 | Hunter | 8,818 | +2 |
| 77 | Connor | 8,707 | -6 |
| 78 | Anna | 8,618 | -2 |
| 79 | Lauren | 8,515 | -7 |
| 80 | Jason | 8,464 | 0 |
| 81 | Hailey | 8,439 | 0 |
| 82 | Diego | 8,423 | +13 |
| 83 | Aaron | 8,334 | +4 |
| 84 | Kayla | 8,226 | -5 |
| 85 | Owen | 8,184 | +7 |
| 86 | Lucas | 8,150 | +3 |
| 87 | Addison | 8,067 | +129 |
| 88 | Charles | 8,027 | -3 |
| 89 | Juan | 7,956 | -7 |
| 90 | Luis | 7,936 | 0 |
| 91 | Victoria | 7,661 | -7 |
| 92 | Adrian | 7,562 | +6 |
| 93 | Jasmine | 7,535 | -7 |
| 94 | Morgan | 7,316 | -6 |
| 95 | Hayden | 7,231 | +10 |
| 96 | Savannah | 7,104 | +12 |
| 97 | Avery | 7,048 | +16 |
| 98 | Alex | 6,904 | +3 |
| 99 | Julia | 6,895 | -5 |
| 100 | Julian | 6,866 | +15 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.