The most popular names recorded in 2005 were Sanne for girls and Daan for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne | 753 |
| 2 | Emma | 731 |
| 3 | Anna | 696 |
| 4 | Iris | 689 |
| 5 | Anouk | 683 |
| 6 | Julia | 667 |
| 7 | Eva | 664 |
| 8 | Lotte | 664 |
| 9 | Lisa | 657 |
| 10 | Isa | 656 |
| 11 | Maud | 627 |
| 12 | Fleur | 605 |
| 13 | Lieke | 598 |
| 14 | Sophie | 598 |
| 15 | Anne | 580 |
| 16 | Amber | 576 |
| 17 | Noa | 568 |
| 18 | Roos | 559 |
| 19 | Marit | 534 |
| 20 | Femke | 531 |
| 21 | Esmee | 519 |
| 22 | Britt | 508 |
| 23 | Floor | 481 |
| 24 | Naomi | 456 |
| 25 | Kim | 438 |
| 26 | Nina | 437 |
| 27 | Zoë | 435 |
| 28 | Sara | 429 |
| 29 | Laura | 419 |
| 30 | Tessa | 413 |
| 31 | Merel | 411 |
| 32 | Eline | 396 |
| 33 | Luna | 378 |
| 34 | Nienke | 378 |
| 35 | Romy | 374 |
| 36 | Amy | 369 |
| 37 | Demi | 369 |
| 38 | Maria | 369 |
| 39 | Sarah | 365 |
| 40 | Meike | 364 |
| 41 | Jasmijn | 363 |
| 42 | Sterre | 336 |
| 43 | Indy | 332 |
| 44 | Ilse | 324 |
| 45 | Nikki | 319 |
| 46 | Vera | 308 |
| 47 | Lynn | 305 |
| 48 | Johanna | 304 |
| 49 | Charlotte | 302 |
| 50 | Tess | 302 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daan | 960 |
| 2 | Sem | 893 |
| 3 | Thomas | 844 |
| 4 | Tim | 831 |
| 5 | Lucas | 796 |
| 6 | Lars | 794 |
| 7 | Thijs | 794 |
| 8 | Milan | 764 |
| 9 | Jesse | 738 |
| 10 | Bram | 667 |
| 11 | Max | 650 |
| 12 | Stijn | 627 |
| 13 | Daniël | 622 |
| 14 | Ruben | 615 |
| 15 | Niels | 613 |
| 16 | Luuk | 608 |
| 17 | Sven | 586 |
| 18 | Nick | 550 |
| 19 | Jasper | 522 |
| 20 | Tom | 497 |
| 21 | Jan | 490 |
| 22 | Finn | 485 |
| 23 | Sam | 451 |
| 24 | Dylan | 436 |
| 25 | Julian | 431 |
| 26 | Gijs | 424 |
| 27 | Koen | 418 |
| 28 | Bas | 414 |
| 29 | Rick | 410 |
| 30 | Robin | 406 |
| 31 | Kevin | 403 |
| 32 | Teun | 397 |
| 33 | Mike | 392 |
| 34 | David | 385 |
| 35 | Justin | 385 |
| 36 | Stan | 379 |
| 37 | Quinten | 377 |
| 38 | Johannes | 373 |
| 39 | Cas | 367 |
| 40 | Jens | 363 |
| 41 | Thijmen | 361 |
| 42 | Luca | 358 |
| 43 | Damian | 356 |
| 44 | Willem | 352 |
| 45 | Tijn | 348 |
| 46 | Jelle | 347 |
| 47 | Wouter | 346 |
| 48 | Floris | 334 |
| 49 | Levi | 328 |
| 50 | Ryan | 326 |