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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2005, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2000s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2005 and what is climbing now.

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The 2005 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Emily23,952
  2. 2Emma20,362
  3. 3Madison19,578
  4. 4Abigail15,756
  5. 5Olivia15,700
  6. 6Isabella15,197
  7. 7Hannah14,854
  8. 8Samantha13,642
  9. 9Ava13,606
  10. 10Ashley13,276
  11. 11Elizabeth12,743
  12. 12Sophia12,678
  13. 13Alexis11,977
  14. 14Grace11,865
  15. 15Sarah11,555
  16. 16Alyssa10,891
  17. 17Mia10,846
  18. 18Natalie10,742
  19. 19Chloe9,598
  20. 20Brianna9,370
  21. 21Lauren9,249
  22. 22Anna9,113
  23. 23Ella9,072
  24. 24Taylor8,676
  25. 25Kayla8,620
  26. 26Hailey8,595
  27. 27Jessica8,115
  28. 28Victoria7,961
  29. 29Jasmine7,873
  30. 30Sydney7,376
  31. 31Julia7,089
  32. 32Destiny6,894
  33. 33Morgan6,749
  34. 34Kaitlyn6,521
  35. 35Savannah6,484
  36. 36Katherine6,392
  37. 37Alexandra6,319
  38. 38Rachel6,226
  39. 39Lily6,090
  40. 40Kaylee5,870
  41. 41Megan5,856
  42. 42Jennifer5,837
  43. 43Angelina5,813
  44. 44Makayla5,727
  45. 45Allison5,634
  46. 46Maria5,600
  47. 47Brooke5,571
  48. 48Trinity5,455
  49. 49Faith5,256
  50. 50Lillian5,215
  51. 51Mackenzie5,199
  52. 52Sofia5,162
  53. 53Haley5,128
  54. 54Riley5,127
  55. 55Gabrielle5,018
  56. 56Nicole4,993
  57. 57Kylie4,970
  58. 58Zoe4,965
  59. 59Katelyn4,928
  60. 60Paige4,906
  61. 61Gabriella4,824
  62. 62Jenna4,796
  63. 63Kimberly4,752
  64. 64Stephanie4,701
  65. 65Andrea4,672
  66. 66Alexa4,664
  67. 67Avery4,654
  68. 68Leah4,601
  69. 69Nevaeh4,560
  70. 70Madeline4,528
  71. 71Evelyn4,490
  72. 72Mary4,481
  73. 73Maya4,431
  74. 74Michelle4,312
  75. 75Sara4,285
  76. 76Jada4,267
  77. 77Audrey4,137
  78. 78Brooklyn4,132
  79. 79Amanda4,099
  80. 80Vanessa4,095
  81. 81Rebecca4,018
  82. 82Ariana3,981
  83. 83Caroline3,974
  84. 84Amelia3,912
  85. 85Mariah3,840
  86. 86Jordan3,696
  87. 87Jocelyn3,681
  88. 88Arianna3,673
  89. 89Isabel3,611
  90. 90Autumn3,603
  91. 91Marissa3,592
  92. 92Melanie3,495
  93. 93Aaliyah3,459
  94. 94Gracie3,371
  95. 95Claire3,293
  96. 96Isabelle3,284
  97. 97Molly3,215
  98. 98Mya3,208
  99. 99Katie3,177
  100. 100Diana3,159

US babies given each name in 2005.

Boys100

  1. 1Jacob25,851
  2. 2Michael23,828
  3. 3Joshua23,261
  4. 4Matthew21,483
  5. 5Ethan21,318
  6. 6Andrew20,742
  7. 7Daniel20,236
  8. 8Anthony19,387
  9. 9Joseph19,241
  10. 10Christopher19,174
  11. 11William19,060
  12. 12David18,144
  13. 13Alexander18,130
  14. 14Ryan17,990
  15. 15Nicholas17,076
  16. 16Tyler16,989
  17. 17James16,140
  18. 18John15,796
  19. 19Jonathan14,443
  20. 20Nathan14,365
  21. 21Samuel14,271
  22. 22Christian14,210
  23. 23Noah13,905
  24. 24Dylan13,782
  25. 25Benjamin13,586
  26. 26Logan13,475
  27. 27Brandon12,947
  28. 28Gabriel12,759
  29. 29Zachary12,288
  30. 30Jose12,065
  31. 31Elijah11,612
  32. 32Angel10,993
  33. 33Kevin10,917
  34. 34Jack10,906
  35. 35Caleb10,894
  36. 36Justin10,518
  37. 37Robert10,166
  38. 38Austin10,111
  39. 39Evan10,109
  40. 40Thomas10,041
  41. 41Luke10,011
  42. 42Mason9,771
  43. 43Aidan9,759
  44. 44Jackson9,580
  45. 45Isaiah9,527
  46. 46Jordan9,398
  47. 47Gavin9,340
  48. 48Connor9,321
  49. 49Isaac9,127
  50. 50Aiden9,083
  51. 51Jason8,614
  52. 52Cameron8,574
  53. 53Hunter8,512
  54. 54Jayden8,264
  55. 55Juan8,231
  56. 56Charles7,933
  57. 57Aaron7,811
  58. 58Lucas7,578
  59. 59Luis7,469
  60. 60Owen7,169
  61. 61Landon7,110
  62. 62Diego6,942
  63. 63Brian6,920
  64. 64Adam6,846
  65. 65Adrian6,727
  66. 66Eric6,697
  67. 67Nathaniel6,689
  68. 68Ian6,688
  69. 69Kyle6,688
  70. 70Carlos6,563
  71. 71Alex6,488
  72. 72Bryan6,454
  73. 73Jesus6,382
  74. 74Julian6,116
  75. 75Sean5,997
  76. 76Hayden5,916
  77. 77Carter5,899
  78. 78Jeremiah5,847
  79. 79Cole5,587
  80. 80Brayden5,512
  81. 81Wyatt5,356
  82. 82Chase5,199
  83. 83Steven5,079
  84. 84Timothy5,034
  85. 85Dominic4,994
  86. 86Sebastian4,956
  87. 87Xavier4,879
  88. 88Jaden4,849
  89. 89Jesse4,746
  90. 90Devin4,715
  91. 91Seth4,713
  92. 92Antonio4,694
  93. 93Miguel4,677
  94. 94Richard4,667
  95. 95Colin4,532
  96. 96Cody4,529
  97. 97Alejandro4,482
  98. 98Caden4,438
  99. 99Blake4,418
  100. 100Kaden4,365

US babies given each name in 2005.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2005?
Emily was the #1 girl name in the US in 2005, given to 23,952 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2005?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2005, given to 25,851 babies.

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