Top Names of 2005
The most popular names recorded in 2005 were Emily for girls
and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Emily | 23,950 |
| 2 | Emma | 20,359 |
| 3 | Madison | 19,578 |
| 4 | Abigail | 15,756 |
| 5 | Olivia | 15,699 |
| 6 | Isabella | 15,198 |
| 7 | Hannah | 14,853 |
| 8 | Samantha | 13,642 |
| 9 | Ava | 13,606 |
| 10 | Ashley | 13,275 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 12,742 |
| 12 | Sophia | 12,678 |
| 13 | Alexis | 11,976 |
| 14 | Grace | 11,865 |
| 15 | Sarah | 11,552 |
| 16 | Alyssa | 10,891 |
| 17 | Mia | 10,845 |
| 18 | Natalie | 10,742 |
| 19 | Chloe | 9,598 |
| 20 | Brianna | 9,370 |
| 21 | Lauren | 9,248 |
| 22 | Anna | 9,110 |
| 23 | Ella | 9,071 |
| 24 | Taylor | 8,676 |
| 25 | Kayla | 8,620 |
| 26 | Hailey | 8,595 |
| 27 | Jessica | 8,115 |
| 28 | Victoria | 7,960 |
| 29 | Jasmine | 7,872 |
| 30 | Sydney | 7,376 |
| 31 | Julia | 7,088 |
| 32 | Destiny | 6,894 |
| 33 | Morgan | 6,749 |
| 34 | Kaitlyn | 6,521 |
| 35 | Savannah | 6,484 |
| 36 | Katherine | 6,392 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 6,318 |
| 38 | Rachel | 6,223 |
| 39 | Lily | 6,089 |
| 40 | Kaylee | 5,870 |
| 41 | Megan | 5,856 |
| 42 | Jennifer | 5,837 |
| 43 | Angelina | 5,813 |
| 44 | Makayla | 5,727 |
| 45 | Allison | 5,634 |
| 46 | Maria | 5,600 |
| 47 | Brooke | 5,571 |
| 48 | Trinity | 5,455 |
| 49 | Faith | 5,256 |
| 50 | Lillian | 5,214 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 25,851 |
| 2 | Michael | 23,827 |
| 3 | Joshua | 23,261 |
| 4 | Matthew | 21,481 |
| 5 | Ethan | 21,318 |
| 6 | Andrew | 20,740 |
| 7 | Daniel | 20,234 |
| 8 | Anthony | 19,385 |
| 9 | Joseph | 19,235 |
| 10 | Christopher | 19,173 |
| 11 | William | 19,060 |
| 12 | David | 18,141 |
| 13 | Alexander | 18,128 |
| 14 | Ryan | 17,988 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 17,076 |
| 16 | Tyler | 16,988 |
| 17 | James | 16,140 |
| 18 | John | 15,791 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 14,442 |
| 20 | Nathan | 14,364 |
| 21 | Samuel | 14,269 |
| 22 | Christian | 14,209 |
| 23 | Noah | 13,905 |
| 24 | Dylan | 13,782 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 13,585 |
| 26 | Logan | 13,475 |
| 27 | Brandon | 12,946 |
| 28 | Gabriel | 12,759 |
| 29 | Zachary | 12,288 |
| 30 | Jose | 12,065 |
| 31 | Elijah | 11,612 |
| 32 | Angel | 10,993 |
| 33 | Kevin | 10,917 |
| 34 | Jack | 10,905 |
| 35 | Caleb | 10,894 |
| 36 | Justin | 10,517 |
| 37 | Robert | 10,166 |
| 38 | Austin | 10,111 |
| 39 | Evan | 10,109 |
| 40 | Thomas | 10,041 |
| 41 | Luke | 10,011 |
| 42 | Mason | 9,771 |
| 43 | Aidan | 9,759 |
| 44 | Jackson | 9,580 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 9,527 |
| 46 | Jordan | 9,398 |
| 47 | Gavin | 9,340 |
| 48 | Connor | 9,321 |
| 49 | Isaac | 9,127 |
| 50 | Aiden | 9,083 |