Most Popular Baby Names of 2005
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Emily and Jacob were the most popular baby names of 2005 in the US: 23,952 girls were named Emily and 25,851 boys were named Jacob, about 1 in 77 girls and 1 in 77 boys born that year. It was Emily's 10th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1996), and it was Jacob's 7th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1999).
Social Security records list 1,847,842 girls and 1,997,305 boys born in 2005, with 19,191 different girl names and 13,362 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2004
- Ava joined the girls' top 10; Anthony joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Nevaeh (#103 to #69), Mariah (#113 to #85) and Brooklyn (#101 to #78).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Brayden (#107 to #80), Landon (#86 to #61) and Angel (#44 to #32).
- 7 girl names and 3 boy names left the top 100, among them Amber (#87 to #101) and Jake (#98 to #103).
- 1,759 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2005
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2004, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2005
| # | Name | Babies | In 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 23,952 | #1 |
| 2 | Emma | 20,362 | #2 |
| 3 | Madison | 19,578 | #3 |
| 4 | Abigail | 15,756 | #6 |
| 5 | Olivia | 15,700 | #4 |
| 6 | Isabella | 15,197 | #7 |
| 7 | Hannah | 14,854 | #5 |
| 8 | Samantha | 13,642 | #9 |
| 9 | Ava | 13,606 | #25 |
| 10 | Ashley | 13,276 | #8 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 12,743 | #10 |
| 12 | Sophia | 12,678 | #15 |
| 13 | Alexis | 11,977 | #11 |
| 14 | Grace | 11,865 | #13 |
| 15 | Sarah | 11,555 | #12 |
| 16 | Alyssa | 10,891 | #14 |
| 17 | Mia | 10,846 | #30 |
| 18 | Natalie | 10,742 | #19 |
| 19 | Chloe | 9,598 | #23 |
| 20 | Brianna | 9,370 | #17 |
| 21 | Lauren | 9,249 | #16 |
| 22 | Anna | 9,113 | #20 |
| 23 | Ella | 9,072 | #29 |
| 24 | Taylor | 8,676 | #22 |
| 25 | Kayla | 8,620 | #18 |
| 26 | Hailey | 8,595 | #24 |
| 27 | Jessica | 8,115 | #21 |
| 28 | Victoria | 7,961 | #28 |
| 29 | Jasmine | 7,873 | #26 |
| 30 | Sydney | 7,376 | #27 |
| 31 | Julia | 7,089 | #32 |
| 32 | Destiny | 6,894 | #38 |
| 33 | Morgan | 6,749 | #31 |
| 34 | Kaitlyn | 6,521 | #33 |
| 35 | Savannah | 6,484 | #41 |
| 36 | Katherine | 6,392 | #35 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 6,319 | #37 |
| 38 | Rachel | 6,226 | #34 |
| 39 | Lily | 6,090 | #53 |
| 40 | Kaylee | 5,870 | #50 |
| 41 | Megan | 5,856 | #36 |
| 42 | Jennifer | 5,837 | #39 |
| 43 | Angelina | 5,813 | #60 |
| 44 | Makayla | 5,727 | #47 |
| 45 | Allison | 5,634 | #40 |
| 46 | Maria | 5,600 | #42 |
| 47 | Brooke | 5,571 | #46 |
| 48 | Trinity | 5,455 | #48 |
| 49 | Faith | 5,256 | #52 |
| 50 | Lillian | 5,215 | #65 |
| 51 | Mackenzie | 5,199 | #44 |
| 52 | Sofia | 5,162 | #69 |
| 53 | Haley | 5,128 | #44 |
| 54 | Riley | 5,127 | #58 |
| 55 | Gabrielle | 5,018 | #73 |
| 56 | Nicole | 4,993 | #43 |
| 57 | Kylie | 4,970 | #49 |
| 58 | Zoe | 4,965 | #54 |
| 59 | Katelyn | 4,928 | #59 |
| 60 | Paige | 4,906 | #51 |
| 61 | Gabriella | 4,824 | #76 |
| 62 | Jenna | 4,796 | #56 |
| 63 | Kimberly | 4,752 | #61 |
| 64 | Stephanie | 4,701 | #55 |
| 65 | Andrea | 4,672 | #57 |
| 66 | Alexa | 4,664 | #72 |
| 67 | Avery | 4,654 | #77 |
| 68 | Leah | 4,601 | #64 |
| 69 | Nevaeh | 4,560 | #103 |
| 70 | Madeline | 4,528 | #63 |
| 71 | Evelyn | 4,490 | #84 |
| 72 | Mary | 4,481 | #62 |
| 73 | Maya | 4,431 | #83 |
| 74 | Michelle | 4,312 | #66 |
| 75 | Sara | 4,285 | #68 |
| 76 | Jada | 4,267 | #81 |
| 77 | Audrey | 4,137 | #80 |
| 78 | Brooklyn | 4,132 | #101 |
| 79 | Amanda | 4,099 | #67 |
| 80 | Vanessa | 4,095 | #75 |
| 81 | Rebecca | 4,018 | #70 |
| 82 | Ariana | 3,981 | #79 |
| 83 | Caroline | 3,974 | #74 |
| 84 | Amelia | 3,912 | #96 |
| 85 | Mariah | 3,840 | #113 |
| 86 | Jordan | 3,696 | #71 |
| 87 | Jocelyn | 3,681 | #85 |
| 88 | Arianna | 3,673 | #86 |
| 89 | Isabel | 3,611 | #88 |
| 90 | Autumn | 3,603 | #82 |
| 91 | Marissa | 3,592 | #78 |
| 92 | Melanie | 3,495 | #89 |
| 93 | Aaliyah | 3,459 | #94 |
| 94 | Gracie | 3,371 | #114 |
| 95 | Claire | 3,293 | #99 |
| 96 | Isabelle | 3,284 | #107 |
| 97 | Molly | 3,215 | #97 |
| 98 | Mya | 3,208 | #116 |
| 99 | Katie | 3,177 | #102 |
| 100 | Diana | 3,159 | #90 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2005
| # | Name | Babies | In 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 25,851 | #1 |
| 2 | Michael | 23,828 | #2 |
| 3 | Joshua | 23,261 | #3 |
| 4 | Matthew | 21,483 | #4 |
| 5 | Ethan | 21,318 | #5 |
| 6 | Andrew | 20,742 | #6 |
| 7 | Daniel | 20,236 | #7 |
| 8 | Anthony | 19,387 | #11 |
| 9 | Joseph | 19,241 | #9 |
| 10 | Christopher | 19,174 | #10 |
| 11 | William | 19,060 | #8 |
| 12 | David | 18,144 | #14 |
| 13 | Alexander | 18,130 | #15 |
| 14 | Ryan | 17,990 | #12 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 17,076 | #13 |
| 16 | Tyler | 16,989 | #16 |
| 17 | James | 16,140 | #18 |
| 18 | John | 15,796 | #17 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 14,443 | #21 |
| 20 | Nathan | 14,365 | #20 |
| 21 | Samuel | 14,271 | #23 |
| 22 | Christian | 14,210 | #24 |
| 23 | Noah | 13,905 | #29 |
| 24 | Dylan | 13,782 | #19 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 13,586 | #25 |
| 26 | Logan | 13,475 | #27 |
| 27 | Brandon | 12,947 | #22 |
| 28 | Gabriel | 12,759 | #32 |
| 29 | Zachary | 12,288 | #26 |
| 30 | Jose | 12,065 | #28 |
| 31 | Elijah | 11,612 | #31 |
| 32 | Angel | 10,993 | #44 |
| 33 | Kevin | 10,917 | #34 |
| 34 | Jack | 10,906 | #42 |
| 35 | Caleb | 10,894 | #33 |
| 36 | Justin | 10,518 | #30 |
| 37 | Robert | 10,166 | #36 |
| 38 | Austin | 10,111 | #35 |
| 39 | Evan | 10,109 | #39 |
| 40 | Thomas | 10,041 | #37 |
| 41 | Luke | 10,011 | #41 |
| 42 | Mason | 9,771 | #51 |
| 43 | Aidan | 9,759 | #40 |
| 44 | Jackson | 9,580 | #48 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 9,527 | #45 |
| 46 | Jordan | 9,398 | #43 |
| 47 | Gavin | 9,340 | #52 |
| 48 | Connor | 9,321 | #38 |
| 49 | Isaac | 9,127 | #46 |
| 50 | Aiden | 9,083 | #60 |
| 51 | Jason | 8,614 | #47 |
| 52 | Cameron | 8,574 | #50 |
| 53 | Hunter | 8,512 | #49 |
| 54 | Jayden | 8,264 | #62 |
| 55 | Juan | 8,231 | #54 |
| 56 | Charles | 7,933 | #56 |
| 57 | Aaron | 7,811 | #53 |
| 58 | Lucas | 7,578 | #66 |
| 59 | Luis | 7,469 | #57 |
| 60 | Owen | 7,169 | #67 |
| 61 | Landon | 7,110 | #86 |
| 62 | Diego | 6,942 | #73 |
| 63 | Brian | 6,920 | #59 |
| 64 | Adam | 6,846 | #58 |
| 65 | Adrian | 6,727 | #72 |
| 66 | Eric | 6,697 | #61 |
| 67 | Nathaniel | 6,689 | #68 |
| 68 | Ian | 6,688 | #69 |
| 68 | Kyle | 6,688 | #55 |
| 70 | Carlos | 6,563 | #71 |
| 71 | Alex | 6,488 | #63 |
| 72 | Bryan | 6,454 | #65 |
| 73 | Jesus | 6,382 | #70 |
| 74 | Julian | 6,116 | #74 |
| 75 | Sean | 5,997 | #64 |
| 76 | Hayden | 5,916 | #87 |
| 77 | Carter | 5,899 | #89 |
| 78 | Jeremiah | 5,847 | #77 |
| 79 | Cole | 5,587 | #75 |
| 80 | Brayden | 5,512 | #107 |
| 81 | Wyatt | 5,356 | #90 |
| 82 | Chase | 5,199 | #82 |
| 83 | Steven | 5,079 | #78 |
| 84 | Timothy | 5,034 | #79 |
| 85 | Dominic | 4,994 | #91 |
| 86 | Sebastian | 4,956 | #97 |
| 87 | Xavier | 4,879 | #88 |
| 88 | Jaden | 4,849 | #83 |
| 89 | Jesse | 4,746 | #94 |
| 90 | Devin | 4,715 | #81 |
| 91 | Seth | 4,713 | #80 |
| 92 | Antonio | 4,694 | #93 |
| 93 | Miguel | 4,677 | #96 |
| 94 | Richard | 4,667 | #92 |
| 95 | Colin | 4,532 | #85 |
| 96 | Cody | 4,529 | #84 |
| 97 | Alejandro | 4,482 | #99 |
| 98 | Caden | 4,438 | #104 |
| 99 | Blake | 4,418 | #95 |
| 100 | Kaden | 4,365 | #105 |
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