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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Steven		 0.87% -3
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Eric		 0.90% -3
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Kevin		 0.95% -4
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Zachary		 0.95% +3
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Tyler		 0.96% +9
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Jacob		 1.02% +6
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Brandon		 1.03% -1
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Kyle		 1.06% +2
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Jonathan		 1.12% 0
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William		 1.16% -1
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Anthony		 1.17% +1
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Nicholas		 1.30% 0
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Robert		 1.34% -3
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John		 1.35% 0
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Ryan		 1.36% +2
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Joseph		 1.40% +1
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Justin		 1.42% -1
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James		 1.50% +1
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Andrew		 1.57% 0
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David		 1.57% -1
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Daniel		 1.57% +1
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Joshua		 2.01% 0
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Matthew		 2.08% 0
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Christopher		 2.43% 0
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Michael		 3.04% 0
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Christina		 0.58% -2
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Chelsea		 0.62% +3
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Tiffany		 0.64% -7
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Michelle		 0.65% 0
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Rebecca		 0.67% +3
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Melissa		 0.68% -1
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Heather		 0.69% -4
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Danielle		 0.70% -1
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Courtney		 0.75% +4
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Rachel		 0.77% +2
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Amber		 0.77% -1
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Kayla		 0.85% +6
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Nicole		 0.87% -1
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Emily		 0.94% +1
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Megan		 0.99% 0
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Lauren		 1.00% -1
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Elizabeth		 1.01% +1
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Jennifer		 1.08% -1
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Stephanie		 1.21% +1
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Sarah		 1.26% -1
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Samantha		 1.26% +1
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Amanda		 1.68% 0
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Brittany		 1.78% 0
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Ashley		 2.22% 0
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Jessica		 2.26% 0
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Popularity extremes for the United States