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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Aaron		 0.68% -4
22.
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Adam		 1.05% -4
93.
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Adrian		 0.16% +14
80.
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Alex		 0.20% +13
50.
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Alexander		 0.43% +4
11.
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Andrew		 1.57% +3
20.
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Anthony		 1.15% +1
73.
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Antonio		 0.22% +4
31.
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Benjamin		 0.70% -1
100.
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Blake		 0.15% +3
53.
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Bradley		 0.36% 0
13.
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Brandon		 1.52% +2
89.
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Brent		 0.17% 0
70.
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Brett		 0.23% +2
18.
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Brian		 1.20% -1
48.
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Bryan		 0.45% 0
74.
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Carlos		 0.21% 0
86.
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Casey		 0.18% -4
57.
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Chad		 0.34% -6
34.
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Charles		 0.67% -1
2.
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Christopher		 3.10% 0
52.
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Cody		 0.37% +10
63.
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Corey		 0.27% +6
81.
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Cory		 0.20% +2
79.
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Craig		 0.21% -4
98.
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Curtis		 0.15% -2
5.
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Daniel		 2.00% +1
6.
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David		 2.00% -1
56.
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Derek		 0.35% -4
83.
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Derrick		 0.20% -4
66.
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Donald		 0.25% -3
76.
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Douglas		 0.21% -5
41.
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Dustin		 0.54% 0
59.
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Edward		 0.31% -1
21.
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Eric		 1.08% +1
87.
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Erik		 0.18% -3
91.
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Evan		 0.17% +7
90.
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Frank		 0.17% -4
92.
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Gabriel		 0.17% -5
82.
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Gary		 0.20% -6
72.
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George		 0.22% -4
45.
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Gregory		 0.51% -1
78.
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Ian		 0.21% 0
35.
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Jacob		 0.64% +2
7.
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James		 1.86% 0
58.
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Jared		 0.31% +1
14.
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Jason		 1.35% -3
97.
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Jeffery		 0.15% -3
29.
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Jeffrey		 0.75% -1
30.
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Jeremy		 0.70% +1
51.
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Jesse		 0.43% -1
67.
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Joel		 0.24% -1
9.
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John		 1.64% -1
17.
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Jonathan		 1.25% +2
62.
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Jordan		 0.28% +3
49.
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Jose		 0.44% 0
10.
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Joseph		 1.57% 0
4.
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Joshua		 2.19% 0
65.
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Juan		 0.25% -1
15.
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Justin		 1.33% -2
64.
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Keith		 0.27% -3
47.
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Kenneth		 0.47% -1
23.
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Kevin		 0.98% +1
27.
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Kyle		 0.86% +7
96.
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Larry		 0.15% -5
85.
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Luis		 0.19% +3
61.
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Marcus		 0.29% -4
32.
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Mark		 0.69% 0
3.
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Matthew		 2.45% 0
1.
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Michael		 3.37% 0
40.
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Nathan		 0.55% -2
77.
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Nathaniel		 0.21% +3
19.
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Nicholas		 1.16% +1
37.
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Patrick		 0.61% -1
42.
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Paul		 0.54% -2
60.
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Peter		 0.30% 0
84.
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Philip		 0.19% -3
69.
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Phillip		 0.23% +1
74.
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Raymond		 0.21% -1
28.
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Richard		 0.80% -1
8.
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Robert		 1.67% +1
71.
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Ronald		 0.22% -4
12.
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Ryan		 1.55% 0
54.
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Samuel		 0.36% +1
44.
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Scott		 0.53% -5
38.
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Sean		 0.60% +5
68.
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Shane		 0.24% +17
55.
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Shawn		 0.36% +1
36.
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Stephen		 0.64% -1
24.
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Steven		 0.97% -1
25.
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Thomas		 0.92% 0
26.
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Timothy		 0.89% 0
99.
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Todd		 0.15% -8
46.
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Travis		 0.47% -4
43.
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Tyler		 0.53% +4
88.
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Victor		 0.17% +2
95.
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Vincent		 0.16% 0
94.
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Wesley		 0.16% +7
16.
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William		 1.28% 0
39.
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Zachary		 0.59% +6
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
92.
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Alexandra		 0.16% +4
45.
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Alicia		 0.39% -5
97.
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Alison		 0.15% +13
46.
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Allison		 0.38% +5
4.
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Amanda		 2.12% 0
16.
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Amber		 0.84% +2
20.
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Amy		 0.78% -7
33.
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Andrea		 0.54% -5
31.
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Angela		 0.55% -5
54.
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Anna		 0.32% +3
47.
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April		 0.36% -5
2.
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Ashley		 2.55% +1
94.
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Bethany		 0.16% -1
69.
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Brandi		 0.22% -8
70.
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Brandy		 0.21% -6
17.
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Brittany		 0.84% +24
84.
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Brittney		 0.18% +92
77.
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Caitlin		 0.20% +41
86.
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Candice		 0.17% 0
96.
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Carrie		 0.16% -18
62.
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Cassandra		 0.26% +1
65.
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Catherine		 0.23% +4
75.
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Chelsea		 0.20% +9
12.
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Christina		 0.90% +8
44.
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Christine		 0.40% -1
43.
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Courtney		 0.41% +3
21.
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Crystal		 0.78% -9
66.
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Cynthia		 0.22% -4
82.
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Dana		 0.18% -9
18.
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Danielle		 0.84% -2
74.
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Diana		 0.20% -2
83.
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Dominique		 0.18% +126
9.
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Elizabeth		 1.11% +1
24.
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Emily		 0.71% 0
34.
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Erica		 0.52% 0
80.
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Erika		 0.19% +1
26.
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Erin		 0.62% -1
8.
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Heather		 1.15% +1
56.
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Holly		 0.30% -3
60.
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Jacqueline		 0.28% -4
27.
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Jamie		 0.60% +4
50.
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Jenna		 0.35% +4
3.
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Jennifer		 2.31% -2
1.
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Jessica		 2.62% +1
99.
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Joanna		 0.15% -11
85.
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Julia		 0.17% +2
55.
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Julie		 0.31% -3
98.
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Kara		 0.15% -3
87.
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Karen		 0.17% -5
32.
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Katherine		 0.55% -2
68.
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Kathleen		 0.22% +3
48.
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Kathryn		 0.36% 0
39.
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Katie		 0.43% +5
93.
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Katrina		 0.16% +12
28.
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Kelly		 0.60% -1
19.
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Kimberly		 0.81% +3
38.
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Kristen		 0.46% 0
49.
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Kristin		 0.36% -2
57.
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Kristina		 0.30% +11
53.
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Krystal		 0.32% +21
81.
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Latoya		 0.18% -21
14.
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Laura		 0.87% +5
15.
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Lauren		 0.85% +6
78.
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Leah		 0.19% +5
76.
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Leslie		 0.20% -1
40.
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Lindsay		 0.43% -4
37.
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Lindsey		 0.46% -2
36.
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Lisa		 0.49% -7
90.
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Margaret		 0.17% +2
52.
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Maria		 0.33% -2
35.
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Mary		 0.50% -2
10.
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Megan		 1.08% +1
63.
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Meghan		 0.25% +2
88.
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Melanie		 0.17% -3
11.
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Melissa		 1.08% -3
22.
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Michelle		 0.76% -5
61.
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Monica		 0.27% -3
58.
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Natalie		 0.30% -3
79.
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Natasha		 0.19% -2
95.
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Nichole		 0.16% +2
7.
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Nicole		 1.24% 0
64.
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Patricia		 0.24% +2
100.
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Rachael		 0.15% +3
13.
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Rachel		 0.89% +2
25.
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Rebecca		 0.69% -2
29.
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Samantha		 0.58% +10
30.
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Sara		 0.57% +2
5.
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Sarah		 1.35% 0
41.
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Shannon		 0.42% -4
91.
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Sheena		 0.17% -11
89.
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Stacey		 0.17% -10
67.
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Stacy		 0.22% 0
6.
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Stephanie		 1.26% 0
51.
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Tara		 0.33% -2
23.
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Tiffany		 0.74% -9
71.
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Valerie		 0.21% +5
42.
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Vanessa		 0.41% +3
72.
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Veronica		 0.21% -2
59.
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Victoria		 0.29% 0
73.
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Whitney		 0.21% +52
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Popularity extremes for the United States