Top Names of 2005
The most popular names recorded in 2005 were Jessica for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 5,030 |
| 2 | Emily | 4,752 |
| 3 | Sophie | 4,422 |
| 4 | Olivia | 4,282 |
| 5 | Ellie | 4,049 |
| 6 | Chloe | 4,017 |
| 7 | Grace | 3,653 |
| 8 | Lucy | 3,534 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 3,499 |
| 10 | Ella | 3,220 |
| 11 | Katie | 3,201 |
| 12 | Ruby | 3,149 |
| 13 | Megan | 3,109 |
| 14 | Hannah | 2,990 |
| 15 | Amelia | 2,976 |
| 16 | Lily | 2,871 |
| 17 | Amy | 2,717 |
| 18 | Mia | 2,539 |
| 19 | Holly | 2,465 |
| 20 | Abigail | 2,461 |
| 21 | Millie | 2,418 |
| 22 | Molly | 2,355 |
| 23 | Emma | 2,144 |
| 24 | Isabella | 2,065 |
| 25 | Leah | 2,045 |
| 26 | Caitlin | 1,889 |
| 27 | Lauren | 1,888 |
| 28 | Daisy | 1,879 |
| 29 | Evie | 1,879 |
| 30 | Isabelle | 1,800 |
| 31 | Freya | 1,794 |
| 32 | Erin | 1,788 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 1,748 |
| 34 | Georgia | 1,597 |
| 35 | Poppy | 1,574 |
| 36 | Phoebe | 1,569 |
| 37 | Keira | 1,565 |
| 38 | Amber | 1,562 |
| 39 | Madison | 1,556 |
| 40 | Bethany | 1,512 |
| 41 | Jasmine | 1,478 |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 1,435 |
| 43 | Eleanor | 1,328 |
| 44 | Alice | 1,307 |
| 45 | Paige | 1,290 |
| 46 | Scarlett | 1,261 |
| 47 | Isabel | 1,232 |
| 48 | Libby | 1,131 |
| 49 | Aimee | 1,121 |
| 50 | Niamh | 1,110 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 7,434 |
| 2 | Joshua | 7,167 |
| 3 | Thomas | 6,792 |
| 4 | James | 5,654 |
| 5 | Oliver | 5,516 |
| 6 | Daniel | 5,270 |
| 7 | Samuel | 5,219 |
| 8 | William | 5,106 |
| 9 | Harry | 4,638 |
| 10 | Joseph | 4,523 |
| 11 | Benjamin | 4,414 |
| 12 | Charlie | 4,033 |
| 13 | Luke | 3,771 |
| 14 | Callum | 3,637 |
| 15 | Matthew | 3,633 |
| 16 | Jake | 3,552 |
| 17 | George | 3,540 |
| 18 | Ethan | 3,528 |
| 19 | Lewis | 3,343 |
| 20 | Mohammed | 3,146 |
| 21 | Jacob | 3,057 |
| 22 | Alexander | 3,015 |
| 23 | Alfie | 3,005 |
| 24 | Dylan | 2,990 |
| 25 | Ryan | 2,933 |
| 26 | Adam | 2,869 |
| 27 | Harvey | 2,431 |
| 28 | Liam | 2,390 |
| 29 | Tyler | 2,331 |
| 30 | Connor | 2,321 |
| 31 | Max | 2,279 |
| 32 | Ben | 2,204 |
| 33 | Jamie | 2,197 |
| 34 | Cameron | 2,121 |
| 35 | Nathan | 2,108 |
| 36 | Owen | 2,013 |
| 37 | Leo | 1,723 |
| 38 | Archie | 1,685 |
| 39 | Bradley | 1,643 |
| 40 | Harrison | 1,643 |
| 41 | Kyle | 1,638 |
| 42 | Michael | 1,627 |
| 43 | Louis | 1,611 |
| 44 | Henry | 1,595 |
| 45 | Aaron | 1,557 |
| 46 | Edward | 1,552 |
| 47 | Brandon | 1,433 |
| 48 | Toby | 1,374 |
| 49 | Charles | 1,372 |
| 50 | Kieran | 1,352 |