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US baby names · 2005

Most popular baby names of 2005

In 2005, Social Security card applications recorded 1,847,842 girls and 1,997,305 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 19,199 distinct girls’ names and 13,370 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emily (23,952 girls) and Jacob (25,851 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 9.0% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 11% of boys. Compared with 2004, 23,918 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2004, 7 girls’ names and 3 boys’ names in 2005 are newcomers (girls: Nevaeh, Brooklyn, Mariah; boys: Brayden, Caden, Kaden). Of these names, 33 of the 100 girls’ names and 51 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2005 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2005

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily23,952
#2Emma20,362
#3Madison19,578
#4Abigail15,756
#5Olivia15,700
#6Isabella15,197
#7Hannah14,854
#8Samantha13,642
#9Ava13,606
#10Ashley13,276
#11Elizabeth12,743
#12Sophia12,678
#13Alexis11,977
#14Grace11,865
#15Sarah11,555
#16Alyssa10,891
#17Mia10,846
#18Natalie10,742
#19Chloe9,598
#20Brianna9,370
#21Lauren9,249
#22Anna9,113
#23Ella9,072
#24Taylor8,676
#25Kayla8,620
#26Hailey8,595
#27Jessica8,115
#28Victoria7,961
#29Jasmine7,873
#30Sydney7,376
#31Julia7,089
#32Destiny6,894
#33Morgan6,749
#34Kaitlyn6,521
#35Savannah6,484
#36Katherine6,392
#37Alexandra6,319
#38Rachel6,226
#39Lily6,090
#40Kaylee5,870
#41Megan5,856
#42Jennifer5,837
#43Angelina5,813
#44Makayla5,727
#45Allison5,634
#46Maria5,600
#47Brooke5,571
#48Trinity5,455
#49Faith5,256
#50Lillian5,215
#51Mackenzie5,199
#52Sofia5,162
#53Haley5,128
#54Riley5,127
#55Gabrielle5,018
#56Nicole4,993
#57Kylie4,970
#58Zoe4,965
#59Katelyn4,928
#60Paige4,906
#61Gabriella4,824
#62Jenna4,796
#63Kimberly4,752
#64Stephanie4,701
#65Andrea4,672
#66Alexa4,664
#67Avery4,654
#68Leah4,601
#69Nevaeh4,560
#70Madeline4,528
#71Evelyn4,490
#72Mary4,481
#73Maya4,431
#74Michelle4,312
#75Sara4,285
#76Jada4,267
#77Audrey4,137
#78Brooklyn4,132
#79Amanda4,099
#80Vanessa4,095
#81Rebecca4,018
#82Ariana3,981
#83Caroline3,974
#84Amelia3,912
#85Mariah3,840
#86Jordan3,696
#87Jocelyn3,681
#88Arianna3,673
#89Isabel3,611
#90Autumn3,603
#91Marissa3,592
#92Melanie3,495
#93Aaliyah3,459
#94Gracie3,371
#95Claire3,293
#96Isabelle3,284
#97Molly3,215
#98Mya3,208
#99Katie3,177
#100Diana3,159

Top 100 boys’ names, 2005

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob25,851
#2Michael23,828
#3Joshua23,261
#4Matthew21,483
#5Ethan21,318
#6Andrew20,742
#7Daniel20,236
#8Anthony19,387
#9Joseph19,241
#10Christopher19,174
#11William19,060
#12David18,144
#13Alexander18,130
#14Ryan17,990
#15Nicholas17,076
#16Tyler16,989
#17James16,140
#18John15,796
#19Jonathan14,443
#20Nathan14,365
#21Samuel14,271
#22Christian14,210
#23Noah13,905
#24Dylan13,782
#25Benjamin13,586
#26Logan13,475
#27Brandon12,947
#28Gabriel12,759
#29Zachary12,288
#30Jose12,065
#31Elijah11,612
#32Angel10,993
#33Kevin10,917
#34Jack10,906
#35Caleb10,894
#36Justin10,518
#37Robert10,166
#38Austin10,111
#39Evan10,109
#40Thomas10,041
#41Luke10,011
#42Mason9,771
#43Aidan9,759
#44Jackson9,580
#45Isaiah9,527
#46Jordan9,398
#47Gavin9,340
#48Connor9,321
#49Isaac9,127
#50Aiden9,083
#51Jason8,614
#52Cameron8,574
#53Hunter8,512
#54Jayden8,264
#55Juan8,231
#56Charles7,933
#57Aaron7,811
#58Lucas7,578
#59Luis7,469
#60Owen7,169
#61Landon7,110
#62Diego6,942
#63Brian6,920
#64Adam6,846
#65Adrian6,727
#66Eric6,697
#67Nathaniel6,689
#68Ian6,688
#69Kyle6,688
#70Carlos6,563
#71Alex6,488
#72Bryan6,454
#73Jesus6,382
#74Julian6,116
#75Sean5,997
#76Hayden5,916
#77Carter5,899
#78Jeremiah5,847
#79Cole5,587
#80Brayden5,512
#81Wyatt5,356
#82Chase5,199
#83Steven5,079
#84Timothy5,034
#85Dominic4,994
#86Sebastian4,956
#87Xavier4,879
#88Jaden4,849
#89Jesse4,746
#90Devin4,715
#91Seth4,713
#92Antonio4,694
#93Miguel4,677
#94Richard4,667
#95Colin4,532
#96Cody4,529
#97Alejandro4,482
#98Caden4,438
#99Blake4,418
#100Kaden4,365