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Every year, the U.S. Social Security's Office of the Chief Actuary publishes a list of the most popular names given at birth for males and females in the U.S. The 2006 list was released May 11, 2007. Mother’s Day.

Rank and Girl name - Alphabetical Order

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091 Aaliyah
895 Abagail
695 Abbey
650 Abbie
490 Abbigail
205 Abby
006 Abigail
889 Abigale
777 Abigayle
845 Abril
715 Ada
920 Adamaris
027 Addison
612 Addisyn
370 Addyson
921 Adelaide
467 Adeline
767 Adison
106 Adriana
179 Adrianna
736 Adrienne
877 Adyson
537 Aileen
763 Aimee
456 Ainsley
683 Aisha
739 Aiyana
711 Akeelah
965 Akira
248 Alaina
166 Alana
933 Alani
473 Alanna
268 Alayna
667 Aleah
830 Aleena
232 Alejandra
665 Alena
361 Alessandra
039 Alexa
040 Alexandra
147 Alexandria
164 Alexia
014 Alexis
545 Alexus
928 Alia
383 Alice
167 Alicia
355 Alina
890 Alisa
584 Alisha
271 Alison
377 Alissa
254 Alivia
699 Aliya
236 Aliyah
856 Aliza
959 Alize
229 Allie
046 Allison
630 Ally
259 Allyson
616 Alma
170 Alondra
471 Alyson
019 Alyssa
102 Amanda
687 Amani
573 Amara
519 Amari
909 Amaris
215 Amaya
136 Amber
082 Amelia
784 Amelie
458 America
978 Amina
571 Amira
971 Amirah
742 Amiya
635 Amiyah
128 Amy
476 Amya
143 Ana
757 Anabelle
287 Anahi
869 Anais
288 Anastasia
486 Anaya
059 Andrea
160 Angel
114 Angela
208 Angelica
048 Angelina
863 Angeline
693 Angelique
389 Angie
485 Anika
262 Aniya
220 Aniyah
731 Ann
023 Anna
848 Annabel
556 Annabella
206 Annabelle
589 Annalise
460 Anne
881 Annette
398 Annie
335 Annika
704 Ansley
405 Anya
319 April
653 Arabella
570 Araceli
722 Aracely
979 Areli
576 Arely
661 Aria
078 Ariana
077 Arianna
202 Ariel
587 Arielle
936 Armani
823 Aryana
652 Aryanna
882 Ashanti
338 Ashlee
688 Ashleigh
012 Ashley
780 Ashly
140 Ashlyn
293 Ashlynn
332 Asia
572 Aspen
504 Athena
426 Aubree
092 Aubrey
604 Aubrie
068 Audrey
312 Aurora
095 Autumn
005 Ava
899 Averie
052 Avery
700 Ayana
527 Ayanna
264 Ayla
776 Aylin
651 Bailee
112 Bailey
561 Barbara
469 Baylee
966 Beatrice
914 Belen
809 Belinda
181 Bella
244 Bethany
878 Bethzy
743 Betsy
182 Bianca
800 Blanca
855 Braelyn
967 Brandi
801 Brandy
844 Breana
126 Breanna
955 Bree
239 Brenda
381 Brenna
870 Bria
121 Briana
020 Brianna
347 Bridget
459 Brielle
960 Briley
605 Brisa
474 Britney
318 Brittany
626 Brittney
044 Brooke
067 Brooklyn
237 Brooklynn
424 Bryanna
885 Brylee
402 Brynn
214 Cadence
872 Cailyn
207 Caitlin
199 Caitlyn
602 Cali
303 Callie
289 Cameron
180 Camila
825 Camilla
308 Camille
659 Campbell
216 Camryn
559 Cara
864 Carina

585 Carissa
501 Carla
654 Carlee
550 Carley
592 Carlie
251 Carly
258 Carmen
968 Carol
281 Carolina
089 Caroline
517 Carolyn
859 Carrie
411 Casey
219 Cassandra
198 Cassidy
732 Cassie
696 Catalina
122 Catherine
886 Cayla
669 Cecelia
265 Cecilia
327 Celeste
707 Celia
990 Chana
917 Chanel
673 Charity
915 Charlee
761 Charlie
751 Charlize
123 Charlotte
744 Chasity
785 Chaya
192 Chelsea
790 Chelsey
754 Cherish
657 Cheyanne
171 Cheyenne
018 Chloe
984 Christiana
158 Christina
437 Christine
213 Ciara
563 Cierra
365 Cindy
948 Citlali
086 Claire
233 Clara
663 Clare
468 Clarissa
339 Claudia
941 Cloe
902 Colleen
384 Cora
826 Corinne
190 Courtney
660 Cristal
495 Cristina
201 Crystal
240 Cynthia
988 Dahlia
149 Daisy
191 Dakota
849 Dalia
609 Damaris
395 Dana
985 Dania
352 Danica
132 Daniela
307 Daniella
116 Danielle
569 Danika
518 Danna
606 Daphne
553 Dayana
435 Dayanara
532 Deanna
676 Deborah
753 Deja
193 Delaney
548 Delilah
379 Denise
883 Desirae
300 Desiree
554 Destinee
972 Destiney
929 Destini
037 Destiny
316 Diamond
120 Diana
648 Dominique
832 Donna
274 Dulce
733 Dylan
320 Eden
638 Edith
770 Eileen
448 Elaina
719 Elaine
277 Eleanor
187 Elena
282 Eliana
543 Elisa
502 Elisabeth
218 Elise
325 Eliza
011 Elizabeth
021 Ella
480 Elle
544 Ellen
857 Elliana
175 Ellie
792 Elsa
879 Elsie
684 Elyse
309 Emely
305 Emerson
778 Emery
375 Emilee
420 Emilia
491 Emilie
001 Emily
002 Emma
685 Emmalee
222 Erica
993 Ericka
238 Erika
130 Erin
224 Esmeralda
675 Esperanza
839 Essence
905 Estefani
298 Esther
311 Estrella
124 Eva
597 Evangeline
590 Eve
674 Evelin
065 Evelyn
980 Fabiola
064 Faith
228 Fatima
617 Felicity
431 Fernanda
910 Finley
333 Fiona
1000 Flor
779 Frances
428 Francesca
836 Frida
110 Gabriela
050 Gabriella
062 Gabrielle
840 Galilea
169 Genesis
368 Genevieve
273 Georgia
643 Gia
708 Giana
098 Gianna
758 Gillian
712 Gina
723 Giovanna
168 Giselle
677 Gisselle
453 Gloria
017 Grace
759 Gracelyn
103 Gracie
680 Greta
771 Gretchen
255 Guadalupe
631 Gwendolyn
494 Hadley
454 Hailee
025 Hailey
760 Hailie
596 Haleigh
075 Haley
937 Halie
493 Halle
450 Hallie
716 Hana
269 Hanna
008 Hannah
388 Harley
342 Harmony
510 Harper
610 Haven
416 Hayden
247 Haylee
306 Hayley
427 Haylie
465 Hazel
341 Heather
253 Heaven
295 Heidi
343 Helen
508 Helena
982 Hillary
346 Holly

200 Hope
727 Iliana
409 Imani
568 India
619 Ingrid
593 Irene
369 Iris
087 Isabel
470 Isabela
724 Isabell
004 Isabella
085 Isabelle
566 Isis
378 Itzel
334 Ivy
880 Iyana
991 Iyanna
290 Izabella
998 Izabelle
747 Jacey
860 Jaclyn
118 Jacqueline
668 Jacquelyn
093 Jada
111 Jade
304 Jaden
286 Jadyn
442 Jaelyn
793 Jaelynn
560 Jaida
464 Jaiden
586 Jaidyn
730 Jakayla
762 Jaliyah
956 Jalyn
949 Jalynn
242 Jamie
737 Jamya
679 Janae
478 Jane
390 Janelle
594 Janessa
562 Janet
824 Janiah
994 Janice
386 Janiya
461 Janiyah
512 Jaqueline
183 Jasmin
029 Jasmine
926 Jasmyn
765 Jaycee
294 Jayda
203 Jayden
099 Jayla
903 Jaylah
818 Jaylee
833 Jayleen
912 Jaylene
628 Jaylin
796 Jaylyn
632 Jaylynn
533 Jazlyn
156 Jazmin
226 Jazmine
620 Jazmyn
088 Jenna
051 Jennifer
475 Jenny
032 Jessica
558 Jessie
861 Jewel
174 Jillian
472 Jimena
999 Joana
256 Joanna
073 Jocelyn
850 Johana
376 Johanna
614 Jolie
097 Jordan
178 Jordyn
969 Jorja
892 Joselin
314 Joselyn
221 Josephine
291 Josie
713 Joslyn
822 Journey
507 Joy
831 Joyce
577 Judith
031 Julia
162 Juliana
194 Julianna
884 Julianne
296 Julie
581 Juliet
658 Juliette
225 Julissa
547 Justice
950 Justine
391 Kadence
367 Kaelyn
694 Kaia
772 Kaila
583 Kailee
257 Kailey
492 Kailyn
344 Kaitlin
041 Kaitlyn
525 Kaitlynn
851 Kaiya
488 Kaleigh
670 Kaley
542 Kali
755 Kaliyah
821 Kallie
873 Kamila
275 Kamryn
279 Kara
173 Karen
227 Karina
942 Karis
618 Karissa
209 Karla
649 Karlee
916 Karley
865 Karli
764 Karlie
852 Karma
565 Kasey
421 Kassandra
457 Kassidy
142 Kate
061 Katelyn
270 Katelynn
906 Katharine
036 Katherine
371 Kathleen
144 Kathryn
907 Kathy
107 Katie
787 Katlyn
382 Katrina
640 Kaya
624 Kayden
356 Kaydence
026 Kayla
951 Kaylah
042 Kaylee
266 Kayleigh
866 Kaylen
729 Kayley
887 Kayli
278 Kaylie
399 Kaylin
686 Kaylyn
621 Kaylynn
698 Keely
109 Keira
212 Kelly
184 Kelsey
766 Kelsie
814 Kendal
148 Kendall
243 Kendra
874 Kenia
924 Kenna
622 Kennedi
115 Kennedy
523 Kenya
557 Kenzie
841 Keyla
963 Khloe
401 Kiana
773 Kianna
185 Kiara
301 Kiera
601 Kierra
509 Kiersten
429 Kiley
058 Kimberly
422 Kimora
904 Kinley
898 Kinsey
876 Kinsley
249 Kira
407 Kirsten
701 Krista
374 Kristen
574 Kristin
404 Kristina
505 Krystal
943 Kya
204 Kyla
146 Kylee
360 Kyleigh
066 Kylie
195 Kyra

446 Lacey
682 Laci
952 Lacie
235 Laila
725 Lainey
412 Lana
483 Laney
834 Lara
633 Larissa
172 Laura
846 Laurel
024 Lauren
430 Lauryn
100 Layla
613 Lea
069 Leah
748 Leanna
957 Leia
284 Leila
313 Leilani
489 Lena
750 Lesley
108 Leslie
419 Lesly
797 Leticia
345 Lexi
520 Lexie
986 Leyla
521 Lia
721 Liana
798 Libby
539 Liberty
329 Lila
867 Lilah
930 Lilia
439 Lilian
150 Liliana
815 Lilianna
038 Lillian
445 Lilliana
484 Lillie
151 Lilly
033 Lily
781 Lilyana
981 Lina
462 Linda
263 Lindsay
186 Lindsey
503 Lisa
829 Litzy
323 Lizbeth
691 Lizeth
432 Logan
280 Lola
353 London
989 Lorelai
740 Lorelei
705 Lorena
973 Lucero
340 Lucia
927 Luciana
728 Lucille
152 Lucy
516 Luna
591 Luz
131 Lydia
639 Lyla
644 Lyric
636 Macey
666 Maci
479 Macie
053 Mackenzie
267 Macy
358 Madalyn
794 Madalynn
403 Maddison
337 Madeleine
071 Madeline
113 Madelyn
549 Madelynn
436 Madilyn
003 Madison
414 Madisyn
408 Madyson
645 Maeve
908 Magdalena
189 Maggie
506 Maia
934 Makaila
045 Makayla
802 Makena
231 Makenna
196 Makenzie
939 Malaya
847 Maleah
410 Malia
871 Maliyah
234 Mallory
681 Mara
161 Margaret
944 Margarita
047 Maria
081 Mariah
692 Mariam
176 Mariana
689 Marianna
803 Maribel
578 Marie
808 Mariela
514 Marilyn
953 Marin
406 Marina
498 Marisa
321 Marisol
104 Marissa
496 Maritza
896 Mariyah
775 Marlee
515 Marlene
415 Marley
526 Martha
084 Mary
954 Maryam
827 Mattie
922 Maura
057 Maya
656 Mayra
579 Mckayla
217 Mckenna
165 Mckenzie
964 Mckinley
804 Meadow
745 Meagan
060 Megan
322 Meghan
083 Melanie
466 Melany
546 Melina
117 Melissa
299 Melody
440 Mercedes
310 Meredith
013 Mia
768 Miah
961 Micaela
714 Micah
331 Michaela
080 Michelle
641 Mikaela
153 Mikayla
749 Mila
995 Mina
935 Mira
482 Miracle
139 Miranda
983 Mireya
292 Miriam
970 Miya
756 Mollie
105 Molly
250 Monica
655 Monique
702 Monserrat
868 Montana
035 Morgan
900 Moriah
101 Mya
647 Myah
918 Myla
188 Nadia
888 Naima
326 Nancy
129 Naomi
497 Natalee
094 Natalia
016 Natalie
397 Nataly
828 Natalya
357 Natasha
783 Nathalia
538 Nathalie
782 Nathaly
394 Nayeli
043 Nevaeh
996 Neveah
380 Nia
945 Nichole
074 Nicole
997 Nicolette
272 Nina
795 Noelia
451 Noelle
634 Noemi
245 Nora
513 Norah
977 Nya
807 Nyasia
385 Nyla
007 Olivia
076 Paige

835 Paisley
853 Paloma
530 Pamela
302 Paola
260 Paris
637 Parker
580 Patience
413 Patricia
671 Paula
499 Paulina
163 Payton
481 Penelope
387 Perla
138 Peyton
366 Phoebe
816 Phoenix
246 Piper
555 Precious
348 Presley
709 Princess
372 Priscilla
540 Quinn
392 Rachael
049 Rachel
434 Raegan
925 Raina
500 Raquel
441 Raven
811 Rayna
992 Rayne
155 Reagan
854 Rebeca
096 Rebecca
276 Rebekah
159 Reese
567 Regan
603 Regina
938 Reina
582 Renee
595 Reyna
786 Rhianna
738 Rhiannon
528 Rihanna
055 Riley
958 Riya
940 Rocio
400 Rosa
350 Rose
706 Roselyn
703 Rosemary
642 Rowan
615 Rubi
137 Ruby
373 Ruth
455 Ryan
697 Ryann
134 Rylee
328 Ryleigh
317 Rylie
197 Sabrina
157 Sadie
417 Sage
805 Saige
752 Salma
010 Samantha
351 Samara
607 Sanaa
974 Sanai
364 Sandra
522 Saniya
710 Saniyah
072 Sara
015 Sarah
842 Sarahi
443 Sarai
813 Sariah
336 Sasha
931 Savana
625 Savanah
230 Savanna
030 Savannah
843 Scarlet
297 Scarlett
838 Selah
285 Selena
987 Selene
901 Selina
396 Serena
135 Serenity
791 Shakira
487 Shania
646 Shaniya
359 Shannon
623 Sharon
330 Shayla
788 Shaylee
810 Shayna
893 Shea
946 Sheila
133 Shelby
362 Sherlyn
862 Sheyla
975 Shyann
726 Shyanne
919 Shyla
423 Sidney
629 Siena
177 Sienna
141 Sierra
564 Simone
433 Skye
598 Skyla
145 Skylar
315 Skyler
056 Sofia
599 Sonia
009 Sophia
125 Sophie
976 Stacey
672 Stacy
241 Stella
070 Stephanie
799 Stephany
154 Summer
611 Susan
875 Susana
769 Sydnee
034 Sydney
524 Sylvia
534 Tabitha
363 Talia
735 Taliyah
678 Tamara
575 Tamia
447 Tania
664 Taniya
891 Taniyah
746 Tanya
463 Tara
444 Taryn
283 Tatiana
962 Tatianna
349 Tatum
820 Tatyana
923 Tayla
911 Tayler
022 Taylor
425 Teagan
535 Teresa
734 Tess
252 Tessa
774 Thalia
717 Theresa
608 Tia
477 Tiana
690 Tianna
551 Tiara
210 Tiffany
932 Tina
819 Toni
452 Tori
063 Trinity
812 Trista
741 Tyler
662 Tyra
438 Valentina
090 Valeria
127 Valerie
720 Valery
079 Vanessa
211 Veronica
028 Victoria
261 Violet
511 Virginia
223 Vivian
449 Viviana
354 Wendy
531 Whitney
529 Willow
393 Ximena
806 Xiomara
541 Yadira
627 Yareli
837 Yaretzi
897 Yaritza
324 Yasmin
588 Yasmine
536 Yazmin
418 Yesenia
600 Yoselin
947 Yuliana
894 Yuridia
913 Yvette
858 Zara
718 Zaria
789 Zariah
817 Zion
054 Zoe
119 Zoey
552 Zoie

Source: Press Release Social Security Presents America’s Favorite Baby Names for 2006: Emily and Jacob Maintain their Streaks. ; Elvis still Lives. This Mother’s Day, show someone you love how much you care.

The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely-used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current onomastic trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most within the total population.