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
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Rank Name Pct. Rank Num. Pct.
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Michael		 4.23% 0 -204 -0.2%
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David		 4.13% +3 +6,751 +8.5%
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James		 4.03% 0 -2,126 -2.5%
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Robert		 4.01% -2 -2,596 -3.0%
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John		 3.83% -1 -1,071 -1.3%
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William		 2.87% 0 -1,441 -2.3%
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Richard		 2.56% 0 -3,467 -6.1%
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Thomas		 2.20% 0 -1,300 -2.8%
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Mark		 2.02% +3 +6,042 +16.7%
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Steven		 1.81% +1 +1,209 +3.3%
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Charles		 1.69% -1 -2,085 -5.6%
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Gary		 1.65% -3 -3,494 -9.2%
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Joseph		 1.51% 0 +371 +1.2%
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Donald		 1.33% 0 -1,542 -5.3%
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Kenneth		 1.28% +2 +560 +2.1%
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Paul		 1.28% 0 +487 +1.9%
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Daniel		 1.27% +1 +1,181 +4.7%
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Ronald		 1.25% -3 -1,448 -5.2%
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Larry		 1.09% 0 -1,790 -7.3%
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Jeffrey		 1.08% +3 +3,482 +18.3%
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Stephen		 1.06% -1 +266 +1.2%
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Timothy		 0.99% +4 +3,301 +18.9%
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Dennis		 0.98% -2 -327 -1.6%
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Gregory		 0.95% +1 +2,194 +12.5%
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Edward		 0.92% -3 -227 -1.2%
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George		 0.87% -2 -533 -2.8%
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Kevin		 0.82% +1 +1,841 +12.0%
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Terry		 0.75% -1 +23 +0.1%
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Douglas		 0.73% 0 +609 +4.1%
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Randy		 0.72% +3 +2,335 +18.5%
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Anthony		 0.68% +1 +1,052 +8.0%
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Bruce		 0.67% -2 -64 -0.5%
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Jerry		 0.62% -2 -702 -5.1%
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Frank		 0.53% +2 +108 +1.0%
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Peter		 0.53% +2 +918 +9.1%
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Raymond		 0.53% -1 -250 -2.2%
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Roger		 0.53% -3 -748 -6.4%
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Scott		 0.52% +2 +1,321 +14.0%
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Keith		 0.50% +6 +2,056 +24.6%
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Brian		 0.48% +8 +2,033 +25.2%
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Patrick		 0.47% -3 -53 -0.5%
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Lawrence		 0.44% -3 -474 -4.9%
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Alan		 0.43% 0 +327 +3.8%
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Wayne		 0.42% -3 -455 -5.0%
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Danny		 0.42% -3 -387 -4.3%
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Ricky		 0.40% 0 +166 +2.0%
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Carl		 0.40% 0 +152 +1.9%
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Gerald		 0.39% -4 -477 -5.6%
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Christopher		 0.38% +15 +1,834 +30.1%
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Craig		 0.36% +1 +266 +3.7%
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Walter		 0.35% -2 -184 -2.5%
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Dale		 0.34% -2 -262 -3.5%
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Randall		 0.32% +2 +136 +2.1%
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Willie		 0.32% -1 -209 -3.1%
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Johnny		 0.32% -1 +8 +0.1%
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Arthur		 0.32% -4 -282 -4.1%
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Russell		 0.31% +12 +775 +13.4%
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Roy		 0.30% -2 -180 -2.8%
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Glenn		 0.30% +4 +18 +0.3%
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Jack		 0.30% -3 -275 -4.2%
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Henry		 0.30% -2 -206 -3.2%
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Philip		 0.30% 0 -115 -1.8%
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Harold		 0.29% -3 -266 -4.2%
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Stanley		 0.29% -6 -394 -6.1%
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Rodney		 0.29% +1 +88 +1.5%
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Andrew		 0.29% +4 +364 +6.4%
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Ralph		 0.29% -6 -344 -5.5%
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Joe		 0.28% -1 -12 -0.2%
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Billy		 0.28% -4 -262 -4.3%
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Barry		 0.27% -2 -242 -4.1%
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Samuel		 0.27% 0 -111 -2.0%
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Steve		 0.26% +4 +450 +8.9%
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Jeffery		 0.26% +17 +1,532 +38.9%
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Phillip		 0.26% +1 +255 +4.9%
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Bobby		 0.25% -3 -280 -5.1%
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Albert		 0.25% -3 -243 -4.5%
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Martin		 0.24% +2 +105 +2.1%
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Jimmy		 0.24% -4 -292 -5.5%
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Curtis		 0.24% +5 +382 +8.3%
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Ronnie		 0.24% -2 -10 -0.2%
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Eugene		 0.23% -4 -234 -4.7%
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Louis		 0.23% -1 -67 -1.4%
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Howard		 0.23% -3 -181 -3.7%
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Allen		 0.23% -2 -88 -1.8%
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Eric		 0.22% +4 +483 +11.6%
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Frederick		 0.22% -3 -191 -4.0%
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Micheal		 0.22% +1 +357 +8.5%
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Leonard		 0.20% -3 -228 -5.1%
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Harry		 0.20% -3 -210 -4.8%
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Ernest		 0.19% -3 -229 -5.4%
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Darrell		 0.19% +4 +262 +7.2%
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Eddie		 0.18% -1 +13 +0.3%
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Tony		 0.18% +12 +396 +11.8%
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Marvin		 0.18% +3 +166 +4.7%
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Melvin		 0.18% -3 -65 -1.8%
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Lee		 0.17% 0 +36 +1.0%
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Fred		 0.17% -4 -197 -5.3%
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Kim		 0.17% +11 +322 +10.2%
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Vincent		 0.17% +5 +125 +3.7%
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Victor		 0.17% +3 +73 +2.2%
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Girls
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Rank Name Pct. Rank Num. Pct.
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Mary		 3.15% 0 -4,846 -7.1%
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Deborah		 2.61% +1 -2,362 -4.3%
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Linda		 2.56% -1 -4,075 -7.4%
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Debra		 2.52% +2 +4,669 +10.2%
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Susan		 2.37% 0 +256 +0.5%
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Patricia		 2.31% -2 -2,925 -6.0%
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Barbara		 1.68% 0 -2,762 -7.6%
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Karen		 1.66% 0 +770 +2.4%
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Nancy		 1.50% 0 -250 -0.8%
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Donna		 1.39% +1 +519 +1.9%
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Cynthia		 1.36% -1 -435 -1.6%
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Pamela		 1.33% 0 -680 -2.5%
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Sandra		 1.25% 0 -941 -3.6%
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Diane		 1.16% +3 +1,240 +5.6%
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Carol		 1.10% 0 -205 -0.9%
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Sharon		 1.10% +1 -175 -0.8%
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Kathleen		 1.10% -3 -450 -2.0%
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Brenda		 0.95% 0 -498 -2.5%
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Cheryl		 0.95% +3 +4,094 +27.3%
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Janet		 0.89% -1 -558 -3.0%
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Elizabeth		 0.83% -1 +108 +0.7%
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Kathy		 0.76% +1 +1,151 +8.1%
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Denise		 0.73% +1 +841 +6.1%
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Margaret		 0.72% -3 -783 -5.1%
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Janice		 0.66% 0 -326 -2.4%
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Teresa		 0.66% +8 +2,277 +21.0%
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Rebecca		 0.62% -1 -814 -6.2%
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Catherine		 0.58% +4 +556 +5.0%
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Joyce		 0.56% -1 -807 -6.7%
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Carolyn		 0.56% -3 -981 -8.1%
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Judith		 0.52% -1 -763 -6.8%
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Judy		 0.52% -3 -1,258 -10.8%
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Robin		 0.51% +8 +1,176 +13.0%
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Beverly		 0.50% -3 -1,157 -10.4%
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Connie		 0.50% +4 +339 +3.5%
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Betty		 0.50% 0 -695 -6.5%
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Shirley		 0.49% -4 -1,151 -10.6%
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Theresa		 0.48% +9 +1,107 +13.0%
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Paula		 0.48% -1 -100 -1.0%
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Christine		 0.45% +3 +255 +2.9%
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Laura		 0.45% +4 +287 +3.3%
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Gail		 0.45% -5 -753 -7.7%
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Ann		 0.45% +1 +166 +1.9%
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Cathy		 0.43% +15 +1,452 +20.1%
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Bonnie		 0.43% +7 +538 +6.6%
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Joan		 0.43% -6 -963 -10.1%
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Gloria		 0.43% -5 -370 -4.1%
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Lisa		 0.43% +25 +2,625 +44.4%
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Marilyn		 0.42% -14 -2,408 -22.3%
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Jane		 0.42% -1 0 0.0%
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Peggy		 0.40% -3 -471 -5.6%
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Vicki		 0.40% -2 -247 -3.0%
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Martha		 0.40% -7 -665 -7.7%
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Rose		 0.39% 0 -149 -1.9%
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Diana		 0.39% +2 +219 +2.9%
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Sherry		 0.39% +6 +648 +9.1%
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Sheila		 0.38% +3 +459 +6.4%
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Jo		 0.38% -5 -393 -4.9%
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Kathryn		 0.38% -8 -496 -6.1%
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Jean		 0.37% -4 -185 -2.4%
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Wanda		 0.37% -3 -33 -0.4%
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Lynn		 0.37% +1 +573 +8.5%
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Debbie		 0.36% +29 +2,584 +55.4%
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Dorothy		 0.36% -9 -555 -7.1%
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Katherine		 0.36% 0 +497 +7.4%
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Virginia		 0.34% -5 -321 -4.5%
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Julie		 0.34% +3 +513 +8.2%
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Vickie		 0.33% +1 +273 +4.3%
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Maria		 0.31% -4 -383 -5.8%
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Ruth		 0.31% -4 -380 -5.8%
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Rhonda		 0.31% 0 +68 +1.1%
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Rita		 0.30% -5 -441 -6.7%
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Jacqueline		 0.30% -5 -478 -7.3%
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Phyllis		 0.28% +1 -76 -1.3%
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Kim		 0.28% +59 +2,758 +94.2%
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Darlene		 0.28% 0 +128 +2.3%
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Elaine		 0.28% -3 -193 -3.3%
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Cindy		 0.28% +13 +876 +18.6%
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Helen		 0.28% -6 -353 -5.9%
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Valerie		 0.28% +7 +597 +12.1%
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Ellen		 0.27% -4 +12 +0.2%
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Victoria		 0.27% +3 +380 +7.6%
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Terry		 0.27% +5 +565 +11.8%
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Anne		 0.26% -4 -80 -1.5%
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Terri		 0.26% +15 +1,023 +24.8%
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Suzanne		 0.26% -4 -99 -1.9%
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Alice		 0.25% -6 -192 -3.6%
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Joanne		 0.25% -10 -447 -8.2%
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Lori		 0.25% +32 +1,537 +44.7%
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Laurie		 0.25% +8 +665 +15.5%
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Wendy		 0.25% +5 +543 +12.3%
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Marie		 0.25% -13 -385 -7.3%
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Michele		 0.24% -4 +3 +0.1%
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Anita		 0.24% +2 +311 +7.1%
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Sally		 0.23% -11 -391 -7.7%
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Frances		 0.23% -13 -512 -9.9%
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Michelle		 0.23% -3 +96 +2.2%
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Marcia		 0.22% -8 -332 -7.0%
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Leslie		 0.22% 0 +255 +6.1%
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Maureen		 0.22% -3 -27 -0.6%
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Popularity extremes for the United States