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
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Michael		 4.14% 0
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Christopher		 2.78% +18
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Jason		 2.71% +84
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David		 2.61% -2
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James		 2.60% -1
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John		 2.35% -3
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Robert		 2.32% -2
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Brian		 1.89% +8
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William		 1.66% -2
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Matthew		 1.62% +26
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Joseph		 1.43% +1
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Daniel		 1.43% +7
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Kevin		 1.24% +1
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Eric		 1.24% +14
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Jeffrey		 1.19% -5
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Richard		 1.19% -8
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Scott		 1.14% -2
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Mark		 1.14% -12
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Steven		 1.10% -8
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Thomas		 1.09% -11
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Timothy		 1.06% -8
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Anthony		 1.02% 0
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Charles		 0.95% -6
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Joshua		 0.82% +312
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Ryan		 0.82% +199
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Jeremy		 0.81% +338
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Paul		 0.80% -9
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Andrew		 0.78% +10
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Gregory		 0.68% -6
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Chad		 0.66% +142
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Kenneth		 0.65% -10
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Jonathan		 0.63% +44
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Stephen		 0.63% -6
34.
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Shawn		 0.62% +41
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Aaron		 0.59% +92
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Adam		 0.54% +101
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Patrick		 0.53% -5
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Justin		 0.51% +263
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Sean		 0.49% +39
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Edward		 0.49% -11
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Todd		 0.49% -10
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Donald		 0.48% -17
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Ronald		 0.48% -19
44.
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Benjamin		 0.48% +86
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Keith		 0.45% -11
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Bryan		 0.42% +15
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Gary		 0.40% -21
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Jose		 0.39% +41
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Nathan		 0.39% +127
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Douglas		 0.38% -20
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Nicholas		 0.38% +93
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Brandon		 0.38% +331
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George		 0.38% -20
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Travis		 0.38% +159
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Peter		 0.36% -13
56.
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Craig		 0.34% -12
57.
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Bradley		 0.34% +15
58.
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Larry		 0.34% -23
59.
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Dennis		 0.30% -20
60.
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Shane		 0.29% +132
61.
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Raymond		 0.29% -16
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Troy		 0.29% -7
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Jerry		 0.28% -22
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Samuel		 0.28% +21
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Frank		 0.27% -22
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Jesse		 0.26% +76
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Jeffery		 0.26% -21
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Juan		 0.25% +66
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Terry		 0.25% -32
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Corey		 0.24% +168
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Phillip		 0.23% -3
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Marcus		 0.23% +113
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Derek		 0.22% +88
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Rodney		 0.22% -26
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Joel		 0.22% +31
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Carlos		 0.22% +67
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Randy		 0.21% -37
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Jacob		 0.21% +268
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Jamie		 0.21% +158
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Tony		 0.21% -29
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Russell		 0.21% -22
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Brent		 0.21% +42
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Antonio		 0.19% +81
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Billy		 0.19% -11
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Derrick		 0.19% +68
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Kyle		 0.19% +83
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Erik		 0.19% +96
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Johnny		 0.19% -19
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Marc		 0.19% +21
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Philip		 0.18% -6
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Carl		 0.18% -34
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Roger		 0.17% -42
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Bobby		 0.17% -12
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Brett		 0.17% +34
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Danny		 0.17% -37
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Curtis		 0.17% -17
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Jon		 0.17% -14
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Vincent		 0.16% -28
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Cory		 0.16% +224
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Jimmy		 0.16% -23
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Jennifer		 3.53% +19
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Amy		 1.63% +33
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Melissa		 1.54% +30
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Michelle		 1.51% +5
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Kimberly		 1.39% 0
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Lisa		 1.39% -5
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Angela		 1.37% +15
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Heather		 1.24% +119
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Stephanie		 0.98% +36
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Nicole		 0.88% +176
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Jessica		 0.87% +219
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Elizabeth		 0.87% +5
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Rebecca		 0.83% +28
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Kelly		 0.81% +16
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Mary		 0.77% -13
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Christina		 0.76% +56
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Amanda		 0.75% +182
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Julie		 0.74% 0
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Sarah		 0.72% +71
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Laura		 0.72% -4
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Shannon		 0.69% +100
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Christine		 0.63% +5
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Tammy		 0.60% -10
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Tracy		 0.58% +15
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Karen		 0.58% -21
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Dawn		 0.56% +11
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Susan		 0.54% -24
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Andrea		 0.53% +38
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Tina		 0.52% +2
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Patricia		 0.49% -24
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Cynthia		 0.49% -21
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Lori		 0.47% -17
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Rachel		 0.47% +113
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April		 0.47% +105
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Maria		 0.46% +14
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Wendy		 0.45% +12
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Crystal		 0.45% +115
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Stacy		 0.43% +75
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Erin		 0.41% +177
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Jamie		 0.41% +110
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Carrie		 0.41% +91
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Tiffany		 0.40% +268
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Tara		 0.40% +182
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Sandra		 0.39% -33
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Monica		 0.38% +41
46.
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Danielle		 0.37% +189
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Stacey		 0.36% +56
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Pamela		 0.35% -34
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Tonya		 0.35% +71
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Sara		 0.35% +113
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Michele		 0.34% -1
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Teresa		 0.34% -27
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Denise		 0.34% -24
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Jill		 0.34% +7
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Katherine		 0.33% +22
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Melanie		 0.32% +53
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Dana		 0.31% +25
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Holly		 0.31% +71
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Erica		 0.30% +314
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Brenda		 0.30% -41
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Deborah		 0.29% -49
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Tanya		 0.29% +102
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Sharon		 0.29% -40
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Donna		 0.29% -56
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Amber		 0.29% +344
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Emily		 0.29% +185
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Robin		 0.28% -33
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Linda		 0.28% -61
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Kathleen		 0.27% -37
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Leslie		 0.27% +1
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Christy		 0.27% +149
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Kristen		 0.27% +121
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Catherine		 0.27% -17
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Kristin		 0.26% +84
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Misty		 0.26% +342
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Barbara		 0.26% -55
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Heidi		 0.26% +45
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Nancy		 0.25% -52
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Cheryl		 0.25% -51
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Theresa		 0.24% -38
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Brandy		 0.24% +876
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Alicia		 0.24% +87
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Veronica		 0.24% +50
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Gina		 0.23% -11
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Jacqueline		 0.23% -34
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Rhonda		 0.23% -42
87.
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Anna		 0.23% +8
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Renee		 0.23% -18
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Megan		 0.23% +302
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Tamara		 0.23% +10
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Melinda		 0.22% +20
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Kathryn		 0.22% -4
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Debra		 0.21% -69
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Sherry		 0.21% -39
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Allison		 0.21% +115
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Valerie		 0.21% -27
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Diana		 0.20% -34
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Paula		 0.20% -44
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Kristina		 0.20% +147
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Ann		 0.20% -40
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