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 +2,293 +2.6%
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James		 3.96% +1 +668 +0.8%
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Robert		 3.91% +1 +161 +0.2%
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David		 3.80% -2 -4,720 -5.5%
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John		 3.77% 0 +663 +0.8%
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William		 2.75% 0 -1,029 -1.7%
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Richard		 2.47% 0 -684 -1.3%
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Mark		 2.28% +1 +6,581 +15.6%
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Thomas		 2.09% -1 -1,050 -2.3%
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Steven		 1.79% 0 +545 +1.4%
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Charles		 1.64% 0 -168 -0.5%
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Joseph		 1.53% +1 +1,131 +3.6%
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Gary		 1.48% -1 -2,613 -7.6%
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Donald		 1.32% 0 +473 +1.7%
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Ronald		 1.29% +3 +1,541 +5.9%
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Kenneth		 1.28% -1 +680 +2.5%
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Paul		 1.25% -1 +170 +0.6%
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Daniel		 1.24% -1 +176 +0.7%
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Timothy		 1.09% +3 +2,542 +12.3%
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Jeffrey		 1.09% 0 +742 +3.3%
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Larry		 1.04% -2 -516 -2.3%
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Kevin		 1.01% +5 +4,589 +26.7%
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Stephen		 0.99% -2 -954 -4.3%
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Gregory		 0.98% 0 +1,272 +6.4%
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Edward		 0.91% 0 +144 +0.7%
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Dennis		 0.86% -3 -2,072 -10.1%
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George		 0.80% -1 -938 -5.2%
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Randy		 0.77% +2 +1,569 +10.5%
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Douglas		 0.76% 0 +1,057 +6.9%
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Anthony		 0.73% +1 +1,381 +9.7%
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Terry		 0.70% -3 -524 -3.4%
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Bruce		 0.68% 0 +581 +4.1%
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Brian		 0.68% +7 +4,550 +45.0%
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Scott		 0.62% +4 +2,436 +22.6%
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Jerry		 0.59% -2 -345 -2.7%
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Keith		 0.54% +3 +1,071 +10.3%
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Peter		 0.53% -2 +323 +2.9%
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Frank		 0.52% -4 +41 +0.4%
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Raymond		 0.52% -3 +109 +1.0%
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Patrick		 0.48% +1 +444 +4.5%
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Roger		 0.47% -4 -827 -7.5%
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Lawrence		 0.41% 0 -248 -2.7%
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Ricky		 0.41% +3 +443 +5.3%
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Alan		 0.41% -1 -319 -3.5%
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Wayne		 0.41% 0 -5 -0.1%
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Danny		 0.40% -1 -159 -1.8%
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Christopher		 0.39% +2 +456 +5.8%
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Carl		 0.39% -1 +19 +0.2%
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Gerald		 0.37% -1 -87 -1.1%
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Dale		 0.36% +2 +534 +7.4%
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Craig		 0.35% -1 -22 -0.3%
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Russell		 0.35% +5 +863 +13.2%
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Walter		 0.33% -2 -298 -4.1%
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Randall		 0.32% -1 +220 +3.3%
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Johnny		 0.31% 0 +21 +0.3%
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Andrew		 0.31% +10 +584 +9.7%
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Jeffery		 0.31% +16 +1,093 +20.0%
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Willie		 0.30% -4 -119 -1.8%
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Steve		 0.30% +13 +954 +17.3%
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Arthur		 0.29% -4 -299 -4.5%
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Glenn		 0.29% -2 -68 -1.1%
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Joe		 0.29% +6 +274 +4.7%
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Roy		 0.29% -5 -204 -3.2%
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Philip		 0.29% -2 -59 -1.0%
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Rodney		 0.28% 0 +22 +0.4%
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Jack		 0.28% -6 -149 -2.4%
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Ralph		 0.28% 0 +70 +1.2%
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Billy		 0.28% +1 +242 +4.2%
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Barry		 0.28% +1 +380 +6.8%
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Stanley		 0.28% -6 -76 -1.3%
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Harold		 0.28% -8 -135 -2.2%
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Henry		 0.28% -11 -244 -3.9%
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Martin		 0.27% +4 +608 +12.0%
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Samuel		 0.26% -3 +53 +1.0%
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Ronnie		 0.26% +5 +529 +10.6%
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Phillip		 0.25% -2 +12 +0.2%
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Bobby		 0.25% -2 +128 +2.4%
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Jimmy		 0.25% 0 +306 +6.1%
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Eric		 0.25% +6 +592 +12.7%
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Curtis		 0.24% -1 +179 +3.6%
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Albert		 0.24% -5 -37 -0.7%
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Louis		 0.23% 0 +125 +2.6%
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Micheal		 0.22% +4 +195 +4.3%
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Howard		 0.22% -1 -54 -1.1%
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Tony		 0.22% +8 +923 +24.6%
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Eugene		 0.22% -5 -182 -3.8%
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Allen		 0.22% -3 -139 -2.9%
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Darrell		 0.21% +3 +559 +14.3%
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Leonard		 0.20% -1 +115 +2.7%
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Matthew		 0.20% +15 +1,082 +33.0%
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Frederick		 0.20% -5 -251 -5.5%
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Jay		 0.19% +11 +720 +21.2%
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Eddie		 0.19% -1 +213 +5.6%
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Ernest		 0.18% -4 -25 -0.6%
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Harry		 0.18% -6 -218 -5.3%
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Mike		 0.18% +27 +1,175 +43.1%
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Victor		 0.18% +3 +463 +13.5%
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Vincent		 0.18% +1 +275 +7.9%
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Dean		 0.17% +12 +625 +20.3%
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Rick		 0.17% +9 +499 +15.8%
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Girls
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Rank Name Pct. Rank Num. Pct.
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Mary		 3.00% 0 -1,430 -2.3%
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Debra		 2.35% +2 -2,260 -4.5%
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Linda		 2.33% 0 -3,226 -6.3%
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Deborah		 2.32% -2 -4,490 -8.6%
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Susan		 2.26% 0 -853 -1.8%
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Patricia		 2.10% 0 -2,888 -6.2%
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Karen		 1.95% +1 +6,826 +20.5%
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Cynthia		 1.57% +3 +5,159 +19.0%
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Barbara		 1.57% -2 -1,309 -3.9%
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Donna		 1.45% 0 +1,907 +6.8%
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Nancy		 1.40% -2 -1,236 -4.1%
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Pamela		 1.31% 0 +239 +0.9%
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Sharon		 1.31% +2 +4,836 +21.9%
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Sandra		 1.18% -1 -821 -3.3%
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Diane		 1.09% -1 -786 -3.4%
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Carol		 1.04% -1 -638 -2.9%
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Kathleen		 1.04% 0 -636 -2.9%
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Cheryl		 1.03% +1 +2,169 +11.4%
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Brenda		 0.94% -1 +225 +1.2%
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Kathy		 0.83% +2 +1,852 +12.1%
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Janet		 0.81% -1 -1,156 -6.5%
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Elizabeth		 0.79% -1 -350 -2.1%
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Denise		 0.71% 0 -50 -0.3%
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Teresa		 0.70% +2 +1,346 +10.3%
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Margaret		 0.68% -1 -523 -3.6%
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Janice		 0.63% -1 -163 -1.2%
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Rebecca		 0.59% 0 -225 -1.8%
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Catherine		 0.59% 0 +424 +3.6%
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Robin		 0.56% +4 +1,398 +13.7%
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Joyce		 0.54% -1 -194 -1.7%
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Lisa		 0.54% +17 +2,474 +29.0%
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Theresa		 0.53% +6 +1,224 +12.7%
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Carolyn		 0.52% -3 -538 -4.8%
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Laura		 0.51% +7 +1,563 +17.4%
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Judy		 0.50% -3 -181 -1.7%
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Cathy		 0.49% +8 +1,473 +17.0%
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Cindy		 0.49% +41 +4,387 +78.5%
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Kim		 0.48% +37 +4,210 +74.0%
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Debbie		 0.48% +24 +2,617 +36.1%
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Beverly		 0.46% -6 -547 -5.5%
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Shirley		 0.46% -4 -332 -3.4%
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Christine		 0.46% -2 +333 +3.7%
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Connie		 0.46% -8 -614 -6.2%
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Betty		 0.45% -8 -708 -7.1%
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Judith		 0.44% -14 -1,323 -12.7%
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Ann		 0.44% -3 +73 +0.8%
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Paula		 0.43% -8 -663 -6.9%
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Julie		 0.42% +19 +1,784 +26.3%
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Gail		 0.41% -7 -538 -6.0%
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Jane		 0.40% 0 -99 -1.2%
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Bonnie		 0.40% -6 -501 -5.8%
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Joan		 0.39% -6 -476 -5.6%
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Gloria		 0.39% -6 -632 -7.4%
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Sherry		 0.38% +2 +134 +1.7%
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Sheila		 0.38% +2 +213 +2.8%
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Diana		 0.38% -1 +8 +0.1%
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Vicki		 0.38% -5 -210 -2.6%
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Lynn		 0.38% +4 +383 +5.2%
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Martha		 0.37% -6 -221 -2.8%
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Kathryn		 0.37% -1 -47 -0.6%
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Wanda		 0.37% 0 +136 +1.8%
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Rhonda		 0.37% +9 +1,350 +21.9%
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Peggy		 0.36% -12 -493 -6.2%
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Rose		 0.36% -10 -509 -6.5%
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Jean		 0.35% -5 -304 -4.1%
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Lori		 0.35% +23 +2,167 +43.5%
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Katherine		 0.34% -3 -159 -2.2%
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Vickie		 0.34% 0 +320 +4.8%
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Jo		 0.34% -11 -703 -9.2%
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Marilyn		 0.34% -21 -1,479 -17.6%
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Darlene		 0.34% +5 +1,275 +22.6%
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Dorothy		 0.33% -8 -386 -5.3%
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Kimberly		 0.33% +38 +2,869 +74.3%
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Maria		 0.33% -4 +523 +8.4%
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Virginia		 0.31% -9 -464 -6.8%
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Laurie		 0.30% +14 +1,247 +25.2%
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Ruth		 0.30% -7 -109 -1.8%
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Jacqueline		 0.30% -5 +26 +0.4%
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Rita		 0.29% -7 -42 -0.7%
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Valerie		 0.29% 0 +397 +7.2%
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Terri		 0.28% +4 +594 +11.5%
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Phyllis		 0.27% -8 -39 -0.7%
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Anita		 0.27% +11 +783 +16.6%
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Ellen		 0.26% -3 -39 -0.7%
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Victoria		 0.26% -3 +28 +0.5%
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Anne		 0.26% -2 +133 +2.5%
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Michelle		 0.26% +10 +803 +17.7%
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Tina		 0.26% +44 +2,054 +62.7%
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Elaine		 0.26% -12 -323 -5.7%
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Helen		 0.26% -12 -314 -5.6%
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Terry		 0.26% -8 -80 -1.5%
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Dawn		 0.25% +11 +911 +21.6%
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Angela		 0.24% +16 +1,137 +29.2%
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Suzanne		 0.24% -8 -113 -2.2%
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Wendy		 0.24% -5 -95 -1.9%
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Marie		 0.23% -4 -129 -2.6%
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Jennifer		 0.23% +7 +584 +14.2%
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Alice		 0.23% -11 -395 -7.8%
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Joanne		 0.23% -11 -318 -6.4%
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Michele		 0.22% -7 -151 -3.2%
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Popularity extremes for the United States