The names of 2006

The ten most popular names given in 2006, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Emily 21,412
  2. Emma 19,133
  3. Madison 18,635
  4. Isabella 18,231
  5. Ava 16,941
  6. Abigail 15,633
  7. Olivia 15,508
  8. Hannah 14,556
  9. Sophia 13,503
  10. Samantha 12,470

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 24,871
  2. Michael 22,653
  3. Joshua 22,336
  4. Ethan 20,522
  5. Matthew 20,339
  6. Daniel 20,082
  7. Andrew 19,733
  8. Christopher 19,688
  9. Anthony 19,413
  10. William 18,965

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Grace 5,026
  2. Olivia 4,961
  3. Jessica 4,908
  4. Ruby 4,511
  5. Emily 4,474
  6. Sophie 4,309
  7. Chloe 4,031
  8. Lucy 3,506
  9. Lily 3,407
  10. Ellie 3,339

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Jack 7,804
  2. Thomas 6,616
  3. Joshua 6,519
  4. Oliver 5,898
  5. Harry 5,639
  6. James 5,411
  7. William 4,886
  8. Daniel 4,844
  9. Samuel 4,844
  10. Charlie 4,734

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Scotland: girls

  1. Sophie 645
  2. Emma 484
  3. Erin 483
  4. Katie 470
  5. Lucy 465
  6. Chloe 455
  7. Ellie 448
  8. Amy 421
  9. Olivia 366
  10. Emily 355

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Scotland: boys

  1. Jack 670
  2. Lewis 657
  3. Callum 532
  4. Ryan 507
  5. James 467
  6. Cameron 431
  7. Jamie 414
  8. Daniel 398
  9. Matthew 394
  10. Kyle 367

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Katie 297
  2. Grace 231
  3. Sophie 221
  4. Emma 213
  5. Ellie 194
  6. Lucy 193
  7. Sarah 171
  8. Hannah 169
  9. Jessica 164
  10. Erin 159

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 312
  2. Matthew 280
  3. Ryan 269
  4. James 256
  5. Daniel 225
  6. Adam 216
  7. Joshua 207
  8. Callum 198
  9. Ben 192
  10. Ethan 184

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Canada: girls

  1. Emma 2,148
  2. Emily 1,672
  3. Sarah 1,607
  4. Olivia 1,569
  5. Ava 1,503
  6. Chloe 1,264
  7. Hannah 1,251
  8. Madison 1,223
  9. Abigail 1,100
  10. Isabella 1,037

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Canada: boys

  1. Jacob 2,236
  2. Nathan 2,161
  3. William 2,151
  4. Ethan 2,139
  5. Noah 1,900
  6. Samuel 1,843
  7. Matthew 1,832
  8. Joshua 1,772
  9. Benjamin 1,585
  10. Ryan 1,518

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NSW: girls

  1. Chloe 619
  2. Charlotte 575
  3. Emily 564
  4. Ella 562
  5. Olivia 551
  6. Jessica 516
  7. Isabella 509
  8. Mia 487
  9. Sophie 442
  10. Sienna 390

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NSW: boys

  1. Jack 839
  2. Joshua 770
  3. Lachlan 731
  4. William 730
  5. Thomas 664
  6. James 641
  7. Daniel 519
  8. Noah 509
  9. Ethan 497
  10. Ryan 493

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Ireland: girls

  1. Sarah 698
  2. Emma 593
  3. Katie 571
  4. Aoife 546
  5. Sophie 497
  6. Ava 463
  7. Grace 450
  8. Ella 447
  9. Leah 444
  10. Ciara 408

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Ireland: boys

  1. Sean 994
  2. Jack 987
  3. Conor 731
  4. Adam 693
  5. James 678
  6. Daniel 636
  7. Luke 536
  8. Cian 520
  9. Michael 509
  10. Jamie 494

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Canadian provinces in 2006

US states in 2006