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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Nicholas		 0.96% +26
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Steven		 0.96% -1
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Thomas		 0.97% -1
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Richard		 0.98% -2
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Andrew		 0.98% +3
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Anthony		 0.98% +1
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Jeffrey		 1.00% 0
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Jeremy		 1.14% -3
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Timothy		 1.15% +1
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Eric		 1.16% +1
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Kevin		 1.18% -2
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Ryan		 1.25% +2
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William		 1.42% -1
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Joshua		 1.48% +2
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Daniel		 1.55% 0
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Joseph		 1.56% 0
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Brian		 1.72% -1
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Robert		 1.95% -1
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John		 1.99% -1
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Matthew		 2.01% +3
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James		 2.34% 0
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David		 2.38% 0
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Christopher		 2.77% 0
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Jason		 3.02% 0
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Michael		 3.93% 0
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Rachel		 0.60% +1
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Mary		 0.61% -3
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Andrea		 0.64% +1
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Shannon		 0.65% -3
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Erin		 0.66% +2
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Jamie		 0.67% -2
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Laura		 0.68% +1
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Crystal		 0.77% +7
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Rebecca		 0.84% 0
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Stephanie		 0.99% -2
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Christina		 1.00% +1
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Elizabeth		 1.02% -1
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Kimberly		 1.03% -5
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Kelly		 1.03% -2
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Lisa		 1.04% +1
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Nicole		 1.05% +5
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Michelle		 1.15% -2
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Sarah		 1.22% +3
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Angela		 1.25% -1
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Amanda		 1.25% +3
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Heather		 1.36% 0
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Amy		 1.41% -1
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Jessica		 1.59% +1
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Melissa		 1.72% 0
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Jennifer		 3.43% 0
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Popularity extremes for the United States