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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2005

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2005 — 3,844,258 recorded births in total that year.

20042006 The 2000s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2005

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily23,9521.3%
  2. 2Emma20,3621.1%
  3. 3Madison19,5781.1%
  4. 4Abigail15,7560.9%
  5. 5Olivia15,7000.8%
  6. 6Isabella15,1970.8%
  7. 7Hannah14,8540.8%
  8. 8Samantha13,6420.7%
  9. 9Ava13,6060.7%
  10. 10Ashley13,2760.7%
  11. 11Elizabeth12,7430.7%
  12. 12Sophia12,6780.7%
  13. 13Alexis11,9770.6%
  14. 14Grace11,8650.6%
  15. 15Sarah11,5550.6%
  16. 16Alyssa10,8910.6%
  17. 17Mia10,8460.6%
  18. 18Natalie10,7420.6%
  19. 19Chloe9,5980.5%
  20. 20Brianna9,3700.5%
  21. 21Lauren9,2490.5%
  22. 22Anna9,1130.5%
  23. 23Ella9,0720.5%
  24. 24Taylor8,6760.5%
  25. 25Kayla8,6200.5%
  26. 26Hailey8,5950.5%
  27. 27Jessica8,1150.4%
  28. 28Victoria7,9610.4%
  29. 29Jasmine7,8730.4%
  30. 30Sydney7,3760.4%
  31. 31Julia7,0890.4%
  32. 32Destiny6,8940.4%
  33. 33Morgan6,7490.4%
  34. 34Kaitlyn6,5210.4%
  35. 35Savannah6,4840.4%
  36. 36Katherine6,3920.3%
  37. 37Alexandra6,3190.3%
  38. 38Rachel6,2260.3%
  39. 39Lily6,0900.3%
  40. 40Kaylee5,8700.3%
  41. 41Megan5,8560.3%
  42. 42Jennifer5,8370.3%
  43. 43Angelina5,8130.3%
  44. 44Makayla5,7270.3%
  45. 45Allison5,6340.3%
  46. 46Maria5,6000.3%
  47. 47Brooke5,5710.3%
  48. 48Trinity5,4550.3%
  49. 49Faith5,2560.3%
  50. 50Lillian5,2150.3%
  51. 51Mackenzie5,1990.3%
  52. 52Sofia5,1620.3%
  53. 53Haley5,1280.3%
  54. 54Riley5,1270.3%
  55. 55Gabrielle5,0180.3%
  56. 56Nicole4,9930.3%
  57. 57Kylie4,9700.3%
  58. 58Zoe4,9650.3%
  59. 59Katelyn4,9280.3%
  60. 60Paige4,9060.3%
  61. 61Gabriella4,8240.3%
  62. 62Jenna4,7960.3%
  63. 63Kimberly4,7520.3%
  64. 64Stephanie4,7010.3%
  65. 65Andrea4,6720.3%
  66. 66Alexa4,6640.3%
  67. 67Avery4,6540.3%
  68. 68Leah4,6010.2%
  69. 69Nevaeh4,5600.2%
  70. 70Madeline4,5280.2%
  71. 71Evelyn4,4900.2%
  72. 72Mary4,4810.2%
  73. 73Maya4,4310.2%
  74. 74Michelle4,3120.2%
  75. 75Sara4,2850.2%
  76. 76Jada4,2670.2%
  77. 77Audrey4,1370.2%
  78. 78Brooklyn4,1320.2%
  79. 79Amanda4,0990.2%
  80. 80Vanessa4,0950.2%
  81. 81Rebecca4,0180.2%
  82. 82Ariana3,9810.2%
  83. 83Caroline3,9740.2%
  84. 84Amelia3,9120.2%
  85. 85Mariah3,8400.2%
  86. 86Jordan3,6960.2%
  87. 87Jocelyn3,6810.2%
  88. 88Arianna3,6730.2%
  89. 89Isabel3,6110.2%
  90. 90Autumn3,6030.2%
  91. 91Marissa3,5920.2%
  92. 92Melanie3,4950.2%
  93. 93Aaliyah3,4590.2%
  94. 94Gracie3,3710.2%
  95. 95Claire3,2930.2%
  96. 96Isabelle3,2840.2%
  97. 97Molly3,2150.2%
  98. 98Mya3,2080.2%
  99. 99Katie3,1770.2%
  100. 100Diana3,1590.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob25,8511.3%
  2. 2Michael23,8281.2%
  3. 3Joshua23,2611.2%
  4. 4Matthew21,4831.1%
  5. 5Ethan21,3181.1%
  6. 6Andrew20,7421.0%
  7. 7Daniel20,2361.0%
  8. 8Anthony19,3871.0%
  9. 9Joseph19,2411.0%
  10. 10Christopher19,1741.0%
  11. 11William19,0601.0%
  12. 12David18,1440.9%
  13. 13Alexander18,1300.9%
  14. 14Ryan17,9900.9%
  15. 15Nicholas17,0760.9%
  16. 16Tyler16,9890.9%
  17. 17James16,1400.8%
  18. 18John15,7960.8%
  19. 19Jonathan14,4430.7%
  20. 20Nathan14,3650.7%
  21. 21Samuel14,2710.7%
  22. 22Christian14,2100.7%
  23. 23Noah13,9050.7%
  24. 24Dylan13,7820.7%
  25. 25Benjamin13,5860.7%
  26. 26Logan13,4750.7%
  27. 27Brandon12,9470.6%
  28. 28Gabriel12,7590.6%
  29. 29Zachary12,2880.6%
  30. 30Jose12,0650.6%
  31. 31Elijah11,6120.6%
  32. 32Angel10,9930.6%
  33. 33Kevin10,9170.5%
  34. 34Jack10,9060.5%
  35. 35Caleb10,8940.5%
  36. 36Justin10,5180.5%
  37. 37Robert10,1660.5%
  38. 38Austin10,1110.5%
  39. 39Evan10,1090.5%
  40. 40Thomas10,0410.5%
  41. 41Luke10,0110.5%
  42. 42Mason9,7710.5%
  43. 43Aidan9,7590.5%
  44. 44Jackson9,5800.5%
  45. 45Isaiah9,5270.5%
  46. 46Jordan9,3980.5%
  47. 47Gavin9,3400.5%
  48. 48Connor9,3210.5%
  49. 49Isaac9,1270.5%
  50. 50Aiden9,0830.5%
  51. 51Jason8,6140.4%
  52. 52Cameron8,5740.4%
  53. 53Hunter8,5120.4%
  54. 54Jayden8,2640.4%
  55. 55Juan8,2310.4%
  56. 56Charles7,9330.4%
  57. 57Aaron7,8110.4%
  58. 58Lucas7,5780.4%
  59. 59Luis7,4690.4%
  60. 60Owen7,1690.4%
  61. 61Landon7,1100.4%
  62. 62Diego6,9420.3%
  63. 63Brian6,9200.3%
  64. 64Adam6,8460.3%
  65. 65Adrian6,7270.3%
  66. 66Eric6,6970.3%
  67. 67Nathaniel6,6890.3%
  68. 68Ian6,6880.3%
  69. 69Kyle6,6880.3%
  70. 70Carlos6,5630.3%
  71. 71Alex6,4880.3%
  72. 72Bryan6,4540.3%
  73. 73Jesus6,3820.3%
  74. 74Julian6,1160.3%
  75. 75Sean5,9970.3%
  76. 76Hayden5,9160.3%
  77. 77Carter5,8990.3%
  78. 78Jeremiah5,8470.3%
  79. 79Cole5,5870.3%
  80. 80Brayden5,5120.3%
  81. 81Wyatt5,3560.3%
  82. 82Chase5,1990.3%
  83. 83Steven5,0790.3%
  84. 84Timothy5,0340.3%
  85. 85Dominic4,9940.3%
  86. 86Sebastian4,9560.2%
  87. 87Xavier4,8790.2%
  88. 88Jaden4,8490.2%
  89. 89Jesse4,7460.2%
  90. 90Devin4,7150.2%
  91. 91Seth4,7130.2%
  92. 92Antonio4,6940.2%
  93. 93Miguel4,6770.2%
  94. 94Richard4,6670.2%
  95. 95Colin4,5320.2%
  96. 96Cody4,5290.2%
  97. 97Alejandro4,4820.2%
  98. 98Caden4,4380.2%
  99. 99Blake4,4180.2%
  100. 100Kaden4,3650.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2005 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.