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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Timothy		 0.84% +1
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Steven		 0.89% +1
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Thomas		 0.94% +1
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Brian		 0.98% -2
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Kyle		 0.99% +1
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Kevin		 1.01% -1
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Eric		 1.01% +2
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Anthony		 1.18% -1
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Brandon		 1.19% -3
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William		 1.21% -1
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Jonathan		 1.22% +3
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Nicholas		 1.26% +2
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Ryan		 1.39% 0
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Joseph		 1.45% 0
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John		 1.47% 0
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Robert		 1.51% 0
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James		 1.62% -1
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Daniel		 1.73% -1
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Justin		 1.75% +2
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David		 1.76% -1
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Andrew		 1.79% +1
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Joshua		 2.13% 0
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Matthew		 2.29% 0
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Christopher		 2.65% 0
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Michael		 3.21% 0
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Kimberly		 0.62% -2
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Courtney		 0.63% +9
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Laura		 0.63% -2
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Christina		 0.67% -2
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Michelle		 0.69% 0
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Kayla		 0.70% +7
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Rachel		 0.80% -2
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Emily		 0.83% +1
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Danielle		 0.85% -3
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Melissa		 0.86% -3
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Amber		 0.87% 0
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Heather		 0.94% -5
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Tiffany		 0.96% +5
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Megan		 0.97% 0
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Lauren		 1.02% +5
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Elizabeth		 1.04% 0
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Nicole		 1.06% -1
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Samantha		 1.08% +3
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Stephanie		 1.19% -1
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Brittany		 1.39% +1
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Jennifer		 1.45% -1
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Sarah		 1.48% +1
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Amanda		 2.05% 0
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Ashley		 2.60% 0
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Jessica		 2.68% 0
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Popularity extremes for the United States