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Popular Names for Twins
Each year for the past few years, the United States Social Security Administration has released lists of the most popular sets of names for twins as based on Social Security card applications for children born during a calendar year. Different spellings of similar names are not combined. For example, in 2006 there were 27 sets of twins born in the U.S. with the names Hailey and Hannah and 19 with Haley and Hannah.
Here is their list of the 100 Most Popular Twin Combo names for births during the 2006 and 2005 calendar years (# of uses is shown for 2006, the 2005 list just breaks it down by gender with 20 most popular combos):
Most Popular Twin Baby Names-2006
| Rank |
Names |
Number |
| 1 | Jacob, Joshua | 67 |
| 2 | Matthew, Michael | 54 |
| 3 | Daniel, David | 52 |
| T4 | Ella, Emma | 38 |
| T4 | Isaac, Isaiah | 38 |
| 6 | Madison, Morgan | 36 |
| T7 | Landon, Logan | 35 |
| T7 | Taylor, Tyler | 35 |
| 9 | Brandon, Bryan | 34 |
| T10 | Christian, Christopher | 33 |
| T10 | Gabriella, Isabella | 33 |
| 12 | Andrew, Matthew | 32 |
| 13 | Faith, Hope | 31 |
| T14 | Ethan, Evan | 30 |
| T14 | Jacob, Joseph | 30 |
| T16 | Joseph, Joshua | 29 |
| T16 | Mackenzie, Madison | 29 |
| T18 | Alexander, Benjamin | 27 |
| T18 | Hailey, Hannah | 27 |
| 20 | Madison, Matthew | 26 |
| T21 | Caleb, Joshua | 25 |
| T21 | Emily, Ethan | 25 |
| T21 | Isabella, Sophia | 25 |
| T21 | Joshua, Matthew | 25 |
| T21 | Nathan, Nicholas | 25 |
| T26 | Andrew, Anthony | 24 |
| T26 | Jayden, Jordan | 24 |
| T26 | Madison, Mason | 24 |
| T29 | Elijah, Isaiah | 22 |
| T29 | Jeremiah, Joshua | 22 |
| T31 | Alexander, Nicholas | 21 |
| T31 | Emma, Ethan | 21 |
| T31 | Olivia, Sophia | 21 |
| T34 | Ava, Emma | 20 |
| T34 | Hayden, Hunter | 20 |
| T34 | Logan, Luke | 20 |
| T34 | Natalie, Nathan | 20 |
| T38 | Christopher, Nicholas | 19 |
| T38 | Haley, Hannah | 19 |
| T38 | Jacob, Zachary | 19 |
| T38 | John, William | 19 |
| T38 | Nathan, Noah | 19 |
| T43 | Benjamin, Samuel | 18 |
| T43 | James, John | 18 |
| T43 | Jordan, Justin | 18 |
| T43 | Megan, Morgan | 18 |
| T47 | Alexander, Anthony | 17 |
| T47 | Isabella, Olivia | 17 |
| T47 | Jacob, Jordan | 17 |
| T47 | Joseph, Michael | 17 |
| T47 | Nicholas, Noah | 17 |
| T52 | Alexander, Andrew | 16 |
| T52 | Alexander, Christopher | 16 |
| T52 | Andrew, Jacob | 16 |
| T52 | Christopher, Matthew | 16 |
| T52 | Elijah, Ethan | 16 |
| T52 | Jacob, Samuel | 16 |
| T52 | James, Joseph | 16 |
| T52 | Matthew, Ryan | 16 |
| T60 | Ava, Olivia | 15 |
| T60 | Emma, Grace | 15 |
| T60 | Emma, Hannah | 15 |
| T60 | Jacob, Matthew | 15 |
| T60 | Jaden, Jordan | 15 |
| T60 | Jason, Justin | 15 |
| t60 | Jordan, Joshua | 15 |
| T60 | Makayla, Makenzie | 15 |
| T60 | Zachary, Zoe | 15 |
| T69 | Abigail, Emily | 14 |
| T69 | Andrew, William | 14 |
| T69 | Benjamin, Jacob | 14 |
| T69 | Emma, Olivia | 14 |
| T69 | Ethan, Nathan | 14 |
| T69 | Gabriel, Michael | 14 |
| T69 | Hannah, Sarah | 14 |
| T69 | Jacob, Justin | 14 |
| T69 | Jacob, Tyler | 14 |
| T69 | Jennifer, Jessica | 14 |
| T69 | Jonathan, Joshua | 14 |
| T69 | Jose, Juan | 14 |
| T69 | Mark, Matthew | 14 |
| T69 | Natalie, Nicole | 14 |
| T69 | Samuel, Sophia | 14 |
| T84 | Abigail, Emma | 13 |
| T84 | Alexander, William | 13 |
| T84 | Anna, Emma | 13 |
| T84 | Ashley, Emily | 13 |
| T84 | Ava, Sophia | 13 |
| T84 | Cameron, Christian | 13 |
| T84 | Emily, Sarah | 13 |
| T84 | Emma, Jacob | 13 |
| T84 | Grace, Hannah | 13 |
| T84 | Grace, Olivia | 13 |
| T84 | Jayden, Jaylen | 13 |
| T84 | Joseph, Nicholas | 13 |
| T84 | Joshua, Zachary | 13 |
| T84 | Logan, Lucas | 13 |
| T84 | Madison, Megan | 13 |
| T84 | Parker, Preston | 13 |
| T84 | Robert, William | 13 |
Here is their list of the 20 Most Popular Twin Combo names by gender for births during the 2005 calendar year:
Most Popular Twin Baby Names-2005
| Rank | Boys | Girls | Boy & Girl |
| 1 | Jacob & Joshua | Faith & Hope | Taylor & Tyler |
| 2 | Matthew & Michael | Taylor & Tyler | Madison & Mason |
| 3 | Daniel & David | Hailey & Hannah | Madison & Morgan |
| 4 | Ethan & Evan | Madison & Morgan | Jordan & Justin |
| 5 | Taylor & Tyler | Mackenzie & Madison | Emma & Ethan |
| 6 | Isaac & Isaiah | Ella & Emma | Emily & Ethan |
| 7 | Joseph & Joshua | Hannah & Sarah | Dylan & Tyler |
| 8 | Nathan & Nicholas | Faith & Grace | Madison & Matthew |
| 9 | Alexander & Andrew | Jaden & Jordan | Jacob & Jordan |
| 10 | Elijah & Isaiah | Emily & Sarah | Jaden & Jordan |
| 11 | Jordan & Justin | Olivia & Sophia | Joshua & Jordan |
| 12 | Alexander & Nicholas | Ashley & Emily | Ella & Ethan |
| 13 | Caleb & Joshua | Elizabeth & Emily | Megan & Morgan |
| 14 | Jonathan & Joshua | Elizabeth & Katherine | Samuel & Sophia |
| 15 | Alexander & Benjamin | Abigail & Alison | Aidan & Ava |
| 16 | Andrew & Matthew | Amy & Emily | Alexander & Alexis |
| 17 | Benjamin & Samuel | Gabriella & Isabella | Jayden & Jordan |
| 18 | James & John | Isabella & Sophia | Natalie & Nathan |
| 19 | Michael & Nicholas | Megan & Morgan | Ryan & Tyler |
| 20 | Brandon & Brian | Ava & Olivia | Brian & Brianna |
Source: U.S. Social Security Online
Twinstuff 20:00, 1 June 2007 (CDT)
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