Popular Names in the United States

Information from the Social Security Administration. Different spellings of similar names are not combined.
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Boys · Girls
Boys
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Ryan		 0.82% +199
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Joshua		 0.82% +312
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Charles		 0.95% -6
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Anthony		 1.02% 0
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Timothy		 1.06% -8
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Thomas		 1.09% -11
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Steven		 1.10% -8
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Mark		 1.14% -12
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Scott		 1.14% -2
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Richard		 1.19% -8
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Jeffrey		 1.19% -5
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Eric		 1.24% +14
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Kevin		 1.24% +1
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Daniel		 1.43% +7
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Joseph		 1.43% +1
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Matthew		 1.62% +26
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William		 1.66% -2
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Brian		 1.89% +8
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Robert		 2.32% -2
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John		 2.35% -3
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James		 2.60% -1
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David		 2.61% -2
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Jason		 2.71% +84
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Christopher		 2.78% +18
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Michael		 4.14% 0
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Karen		 0.58% -21
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Tracy		 0.58% +15
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Tammy		 0.60% -10
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Christine		 0.63% +5
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Shannon		 0.69% +100
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Laura		 0.72% -4
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Sarah		 0.72% +71
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Julie		 0.74% 0
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Amanda		 0.75% +182
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Christina		 0.76% +56
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Mary		 0.77% -13
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Kelly		 0.81% +16
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Rebecca		 0.83% +28
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Elizabeth		 0.87% +5
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Jessica		 0.87% +219
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Nicole		 0.88% +176
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Stephanie		 0.98% +36
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Heather		 1.24% +119
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Angela		 1.37% +15
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Lisa		 1.39% -5
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Kimberly		 1.39% 0
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Michelle		 1.51% +5
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Melissa		 1.54% +30
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Amy		 1.63% +33
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Jennifer		 3.53% +19
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