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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Steven		 0.92% -6
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Thomas		 0.92% -4
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Kevin		 0.98% -10
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Adam		 1.01% +14
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Eric		 1.06% -7
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Anthony		 1.10% +2
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Nicholas		 1.16% +32
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Jonathan		 1.20% +14
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Brandon		 1.21% +35
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Brian		 1.22% -8
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William		 1.29% -6
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Ryan		 1.45% +11
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Andrew		 1.48% +15
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Justin		 1.51% +26
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Jason		 1.52% -8
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Joseph		 1.56% +1
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John		 1.67% -3
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Robert		 1.67% -1
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Daniel		 1.80% +5
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James		 1.85% -1
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David		 1.99% -1
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Joshua		 2.06% +20
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Matthew		 2.39% +7
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Christopher		 2.88% 0
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Michael		 3.45% 0
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Emily		 0.71% +41
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Danielle		 0.73% +22
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Laura		 0.73% -3
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Rebecca		 0.74% -9
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Brittany		 0.76% +508
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Crystal		 0.76% +17
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Lauren		 0.79% +118
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Christina		 0.79% -2
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Kimberly		 0.79% -12
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Rachel		 0.80% +17
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Amy		 0.82% -13
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Megan		 0.83% +75
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Amber		 0.83% +52
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Michelle		 0.84% -8
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Tiffany		 0.86% +31
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Heather		 1.04% -2
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Elizabeth		 1.08% +3
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Nicole		 1.14% +2
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Melissa		 1.18% -4
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Stephanie		 1.18% +3
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Sarah		 1.48% +14
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Ashley		 1.91% +136
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Amanda		 2.00% +14
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Jennifer		 2.39% -1
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Jessica		 2.54% +10
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