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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Thomas		 0.94% -1
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Kevin		 0.95% +1
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Steven		 0.97% 0
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Eric		 1.12% -2
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Anthony		 1.12% +1
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Nicholas		 1.12% +1
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Jonathan		 1.24% 0
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Adam		 1.28% 0
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Brian		 1.32% -3
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William		 1.33% 0
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Brandon		 1.37% +2
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Andrew		 1.38% +1
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Justin		 1.43% -1
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Ryan		 1.53% +1
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Jason		 1.60% -4
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Joseph		 1.63% +1
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Robert		 1.69% +1
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John		 1.74% +1
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James		 1.91% -1
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Daniel		 1.95% +2
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David		 2.05% -1
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Joshua		 2.15% +1
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Matthew		 2.65% 0
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Christopher		 3.20% 0
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Michael		 3.61% 0
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Erin		 0.70% -7
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Emily		 0.71% +1
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Rebecca		 0.74% -4
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Kimberly		 0.80% -7
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Lauren		 0.80% +3
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Christina		 0.82% -4
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Laura		 0.82% +4
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Amber		 0.85% -1
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Michelle		 0.86% -4
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Danielle		 0.87% +13
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Rachel		 0.88% +5
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Tiffany		 0.88% 0
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Amy		 0.89% -1
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Crystal		 0.92% -1
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Megan		 0.94% +10
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Elizabeth		 1.13% 0
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Heather		 1.19% 0
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Melissa		 1.21% -2
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Nicole		 1.24% 0
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Stephanie		 1.28% +2
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Sarah		 1.44% 0
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Amanda		 1.88% -1
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Ashley		 2.15% +1
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Jessica		 2.54% 0
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Jennifer		 2.80% 0
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Popularity extremes for the United States