Popular Names of 2006

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2006, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Crichton peaked among human males this year, at 9,766th.

Table 1. Female names, 2006
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	21,412	34
2	Emma	19,133	3
3	Madison	18,635	40
4	Isabella	18,231	7
5	Ava	16,941	11
6	Abigail	15,633	41
7	Olivia	15,508	1
8	Hannah	14,556	56
9	Sophia	13,503	5
10	Samantha	12,470	151
11	Elizabeth	12,440	17
12	Ashley	12,353	164
13	Mia	12,027	6
14	Alexis	11,239	554
15	Sarah	11,161	90
16	Grace	10,974	38
17	Natalie	10,951	89
18	Chloe	10,404	23
19	Alyssa	10,177	453
20	Brianna	9,370	222

Table 2. Male names, 2006
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	24,871	43
2	Michael	22,653	21
3	Joshua	22,336	66
4	Ethan	20,522	24
5	Matthew	20,339	32
6	Daniel	20,082	22
7	Andrew	19,733	73
8	Christopher	19,688	68
9	Anthony	19,413	46
10	William	18,965	9
11	Joseph	18,471	29
12	Alexander	18,235	30
13	David	17,671	35
14	Ryan	16,434	99
15	Noah	16,342	2
16	James	16,255	6
17	Nicholas	15,675	112
18	Tyler	15,550	220
19	John	15,177	23
20	Logan	15,151	53

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.