The Most Popular Baby Names of 2006

Are you looking for a name for your baby or do you just want to see where your baby’s name falls on the list of the most popular names in the country. Whether you want a popular name that will be easy for people to remember, or a more unique one that will make your child stand out as they enter school, you do not need to look any farther. We have compiled a list of the most popular names for 2006, as well as the most popular names for your state!

Top 100 Baby Names for Boys and Girls in 2006

Rank	Boy Name	Female Name
1	Jacob	Emily
3	Joshua	Madison
5	Ethan	Olivia
7	Daniel	Hannah
9	Christopher	Ava
11	William	Sophia
13	Ryan	Alexis
15	Nicholas	Sarah
17	James	Mia
19	Jonathon	Chloe
21	Samuel	Lauren
23	Noah	Anna
25	Benjamin	Kayla
27	Brandon	Jessica
29	Zachary	Jasmine
31	Elijah	Julia
33	Kevin	Morgan
35	Caleb	Savannah
37	Austin	Alexandra
39	Robert	Lily
41	Luke	Kaylee
43	Aiden	Angelina
45	Isaiah	Allison
47	Gavin	Maria
49	Aidan	Lilian
51	Jason	Faith
53	Hunter	Riley
55	Juan	Gabrielle
57	Aaron	Kylie
59	Luis	Zoe
61	Landon	Gabriella
63	Brian	Kimberly
65	Adrian	Alexa
67	Eric	Andrea
69	Nathaniel	Madeline
71	Alex	Evelyn
73	Jesus	Mary
75	Sean	Jada
77	Hayden	Audrey
79	Cole	Vanessa
81	Wyatt	Ariana
83	Steven	Caroline
85	Dominic	Mariah
87	Xavier	Jocelyn
89	Jesse	Isabel
91	Seth	Autumn
93	Richard	Aaliyah
95	Colin	Claire
97	Alejandro	Molly
99	Blake	Diana

Top Five Baby Boy Names From Your State

State	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
Alabama	William	James	Joshua	John	Michael
Arizona	Angel	Jacob	Jose	Daniel	Michael
California	Daniel	Anthony	Angel	David	Joshua
Connecticut	Ryan	Matthew	Michael	Nicholas	Anthony
DC (District of Columbia)	William	John	James	Alexander	Michael
Georgia	William	Joshua	Christopher	Jacob	Michael
Idaho	Ethan	Jacob	Gabriel	Michael	Logan
Indiana	Jacob	Ethan	Andrew	Joshua	Michael
Kansas	Jacob	Ethan	Andrew	Joseph	Logan
Louisiana	Ethan	Michael	Joshua	Jacob	Christopher
Maryland	Joshua	Michael	Ryan	William	Matthew
Michigan	Jacob	Andrew	Ethan	Joshua	Michael
Mississippi	William	James	John	Christopher	Jacob
Montana	Jacob	Ethan	Michael	Joseph	Logan
Nevada	Anthony	Jacob	Daniel	Angel	Joshua
New Jersey	Michael	Matthew	Ryan	Anthony	Joseph
New York	Michael	Matthew	Joseph	Anthony	Ryan
North Dakota	Ethan	Jacob	Carter	Noah	Dylan
Oklahoma	Jacob	Ethan	Joshua	Michael	William
Pennsylvania	Michael	Jacob	Matthew	Ryan	Nicholas
South Carolina	William	Jacob	James	Joshua	John
Tennessee	William	Jacob	James	Joshua	John
Utah	Jacob	Ethan	Joshua	Samuel	Andrew
Virginia	William	Jacob	Michael	Joshua	Christopher
West Virginia	Jacob	Ethan	Hunter	Logan	James
Wyoming	Jacob	Ethan	Tyler	Michael	Joseph

Top Five Baby Girl Names From Your State

State	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
Alabama	Madison	Emma	Emily	Anna	Hannah
Arizona	Emily	Mia	Ashley	Isabella	Emma
California	Emily	Ashley	Samantha	Isabella	Mia
Connecticut	Olivia	Emily	Ava	Emma	Isabella
DC (District of Columbia)	Sophia	Olivia	Elizabeth	Kayla	Katherine
Georgia	Emily	Madison	Emma	Hannah	Abigail
Idaho	Emma	Madison	Emilyl	Hailey	Abigail
Indiana	Emma	Madison	Emily	Olivia	Abigail
Kansas	Emma	Emily	Olivia	Abigail	Madison
Louisiana	Madison	Emma	Emily	Hannah	Olivia
Maryland	Emily	Madison	Emma	Abigail	Kayla
Michigan	Emma	Emily	Madison	Ava	Olivia
Mississippi	Madison	Emma	Anna	Emily	Hannah
Montana	Emma	Madison	Olivia	Emily	Alexis
Nevada	Emily	Samantha	Isabella	Ashley	Madison
New Jersey	Emily	Isabella	Ava	Olivia	Samantha
New York	Emily	Isabella	Emma	Olivia	Madison
North Dakota	Emma	Hannah	Madison	Olivia	Grace
Oklahoma	Emma	Madison	Emily	Hannah	Abigail
Pennsylvania	Emily	Madison	Emma	Olivia	Abigail
South Carolina	Emily	Madison	Emma	Hannah	Abigail
Tennessee	Madison	Emma	Emily	Hannah	Abigail
Utah	Emma	Emily	Olivia	Abigail	Hannah
Virginia	Emily	Madison	Emma	Hannah	Abigail
West Virginia	Madison	Emily	Emma	Hannah	Olivia
Wyoming	Madison	Emma	Halley	Hannah	Olivia

If you would like to see the lists of the most popular baby names as put out by the Social Security Administration from previous years, please see Most Popular Baby Names For The Past 100 Years