Names by year · United States
The names of 2005
In 2005, the SSA recorded 3,845,147 babies with names given at least five times. Emily was the top girls' name and Jacob the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily1 in 77 | 23,952 | #34 |
| 2 | Emma1 in 91 | 20,362 | #3 |
| 3 | Madison1 in 94 | 19,578 | #40 |
| 4 | Abigail1 in 117 | 15,756 | #41 |
| 5 | Olivia1 in 118 | 15,700 | #1 |
| 6 | Isabella1 in 122 | 15,197 | #7 |
| 7 | Hannah1 in 124 | 14,854 | #56 |
| 8 | Samantha1 in 135 | 13,642 | #151 |
| 9 | Ava1 in 136 | 13,606 | #11 |
| 10 | Ashley1 in 139 | 13,276 | #164 |
| 11 | Elizabeth1 in 145 | 12,743 | #17 |
| 12 | Sophia1 in 146 | 12,678 | #5 |
| 13 | Alexis1 in 154 | 11,977 | #554 |
| 14 | Grace1 in 156 | 11,865 | #38 |
| 15 | Sarah1 in 160 | 11,555 | #90 |
| 16 | Alyssa1 in 170 | 10,891 | #453 |
| 17 | Mia1 in 170 | 10,846 | #6 |
| 18 | Natalie1 in 172 | 10,742 | #89 |
| 19 | Chloe1 in 193 | 9,598 | #23 |
| 20 | Brianna1 in 197 | 9,370 | #222 |
| 21 | Lauren1 in 200 | 9,249 | #401 |
| 22 | Anna1 in 203 | 9,113 | #107 |
| 23 | Ella1 in 204 | 9,072 | #29 |
| 24 | Taylor1 in 213 | 8,676 | #403 |
| 25 | Kayla1 in 214 | 8,620 | #364 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob1 in 77 | 25,851 | #43 |
| 2 | Michael1 in 84 | 23,828 | #21 |
| 3 | Joshua1 in 86 | 23,261 | #66 |
| 4 | Matthew1 in 93 | 21,483 | #32 |
| 5 | Ethan1 in 94 | 21,318 | #24 |
| 6 | Andrew1 in 96 | 20,742 | #73 |
| 7 | Daniel1 in 99 | 20,236 | #22 |
| 8 | Anthony1 in 103 | 19,387 | #46 |
| 9 | Joseph1 in 104 | 19,241 | #29 |
| 10 | Christopher1 in 104 | 19,174 | #68 |
| 11 | William1 in 105 | 19,060 | #9 |
| 12 | David1 in 110 | 18,144 | #35 |
| 13 | Alexander1 in 110 | 18,130 | #30 |
| 14 | Ryan1 in 111 | 17,990 | #99 |
| 15 | Nicholas1 in 117 | 17,076 | #112 |
| 16 | Tyler1 in 118 | 16,989 | #220 |
| 17 | James1 in 124 | 16,140 | #6 |
| 18 | John1 in 126 | 15,796 | #23 |
| 19 | Jonathan1 in 138 | 14,443 | #89 |
| 20 | Nathan1 in 139 | 14,365 | #63 |
| 21 | Samuel1 in 140 | 14,271 | #18 |
| 22 | Christian1 in 141 | 14,210 | #96 |
| 23 | Noah1 in 144 | 13,905 | #2 |
| 24 | Dylan1 in 145 | 13,782 | #41 |
| 25 | Benjamin1 in 147 | 13,586 | #11 |
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