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
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Ronald		 0.95% -1
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Anthony		 0.96% +1
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Donald		 0.97% -1
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Gary		 0.99% -1
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Gregory		 1.05% +2
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Brian		 1.11% 0
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Paul		 1.13% -1
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Kenneth		 1.20% -2
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Daniel		 1.22% 0
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Timothy		 1.29% -1
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Charles		 1.31% -2
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Kevin		 1.35% 0
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Joseph		 1.43% -1
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Steven		 1.46% -2
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Scott		 1.46% +8
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Jeffrey		 1.60% +1
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Thomas		 1.74% 0
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Richard		 1.88% 0
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William		 2.13% 0
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Mark		 2.55% 0
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Robert		 3.34% 0
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James		 3.45% 0
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John		 3.73% 0
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David		 3.87% 0
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Michael		 4.05% 0
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Robin		 0.75% +2
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Cheryl		 0.82% -4
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Tammy		 0.83% +5
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Julie		 0.84% +1
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Laura		 0.86% 0
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Elizabeth		 0.88% -1
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Nancy		 0.89% -3
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Teresa		 0.91% 0
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Sharon		 0.97% 0
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Kimberly		 1.01% +6
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Debra		 1.02% -2
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Barbara		 1.02% -2
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Pamela		 1.05% +2
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Brenda		 1.05% -1
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Lori		 1.11% +3
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Sandra		 1.11% -1
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Deborah		 1.13% +1
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Cynthia		 1.19% 0
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Donna		 1.27% 0
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Patricia		 1.31% 0
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Linda		 1.55% -1
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Karen		 1.74% +1
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Susan		 1.76% 0
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Mary		 2.15% -1
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Lisa		 2.27% +1
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Popularity extremes for the United States