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The most popular baby names of 2005

SSA recorded 3,845,147 births in 2005 across all reported names — 1,847,842 girls and 1,997,305 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2005

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2004.
#NameBirthsvs 2004
1 Emily 23,952 —
2 Emma 20,362 —
3 Madison 19,578 —
4 Abigail 15,756 +2
5 Olivia 15,700 -1
6 Isabella 15,197 +1
7 Hannah 14,854 -2
8 Samantha 13,642 +1
9 Ava 13,606 +16
10 Ashley 13,276 -2
11 Elizabeth 12,743 -1
12 Sophia 12,678 +3
13 Alexis 11,977 -2
14 Grace 11,865 -1
15 Sarah 11,555 -3
16 Alyssa 10,891 -2
17 Mia 10,846 +13
18 Natalie 10,742 +1
19 Chloe 9,598 +4
20 Brianna 9,370 -3
21 Lauren 9,249 -5
22 Anna 9,113 -2
23 Ella 9,072 +6
24 Taylor 8,676 -2
25 Kayla 8,620 -7
26 Hailey 8,595 -2
27 Jessica 8,115 -6
28 Victoria 7,961 —
29 Jasmine 7,873 -3
30 Sydney 7,376 -3
31 Julia 7,089 +1
32 Destiny 6,894 +6
33 Morgan 6,749 -2
34 Kaitlyn 6,521 -1
35 Savannah 6,484 +6
36 Katherine 6,392 -1
37 Alexandra 6,319 —
38 Rachel 6,226 -4
39 Lily 6,090 +14
40 Kaylee 5,870 +10
41 Megan 5,856 -5
42 Jennifer 5,837 -3
43 Angelina 5,813 +17
44 Makayla 5,727 +3
45 Allison 5,634 -5
46 Maria 5,600 -4
47 Brooke 5,571 -1
48 Trinity 5,455 —
49 Faith 5,256 +3
50 Lillian 5,215 +15
51 Mackenzie 5,199 -7
52 Sofia 5,162 +17
53 Haley 5,128 -9
54 Riley 5,127 +4
55 Gabrielle 5,018 +18
56 Nicole 4,993 -13
57 Kylie 4,970 -8
58 Zoe 4,965 -4
59 Katelyn 4,928 —
60 Paige 4,906 -9
61 Gabriella 4,824 +15
62 Jenna 4,796 -6
63 Kimberly 4,752 -2
64 Stephanie 4,701 -9
65 Andrea 4,672 -8
66 Alexa 4,664 +6
67 Avery 4,654 +10
68 Leah 4,601 -4
69 Nevaeh 4,560 +34
70 Madeline 4,528 -7
71 Evelyn 4,490 +13
72 Mary 4,481 -10
73 Maya 4,431 +10
74 Michelle 4,312 -8
75 Sara 4,285 -7
76 Jada 4,267 +5
77 Audrey 4,137 +3
78 Brooklyn 4,132 +23
79 Amanda 4,099 -12
80 Vanessa 4,095 -5
81 Rebecca 4,018 -11
82 Ariana 3,981 -3
83 Caroline 3,974 -9
84 Amelia 3,912 +12
85 Mariah 3,840 +28
86 Jordan 3,696 -15
87 Jocelyn 3,681 -2
88 Arianna 3,673 -2
89 Isabel 3,611 -1
90 Autumn 3,603 -8
91 Marissa 3,592 -13
92 Melanie 3,495 -3
93 Aaliyah 3,459 +1
94 Gracie 3,371 +20
95 Claire 3,293 +4
96 Isabelle 3,284 +11
97 Molly 3,215 —
98 Mya 3,208 +18
99 Katie 3,177 +3
100 Diana 3,159 -10

Top 100 boys' names in 2005

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2004.
#NameBirthsvs 2004
1 Jacob 25,851 —
2 Michael 23,828 —
3 Joshua 23,261 —
4 Matthew 21,483 —
5 Ethan 21,318 —
6 Andrew 20,742 —
7 Daniel 20,236 —
8 Anthony 19,387 +3
9 Joseph 19,241 —
10 Christopher 19,174 —
11 William 19,060 -3
12 David 18,144 +2
13 Alexander 18,130 +2
14 Ryan 17,990 -2
15 Nicholas 17,076 -2
16 Tyler 16,989 —
17 James 16,140 +1
18 John 15,796 -1
19 Jonathan 14,443 +2
20 Nathan 14,365 —
21 Samuel 14,271 +2
22 Christian 14,210 +2
23 Noah 13,905 +6
24 Dylan 13,782 -5
25 Benjamin 13,586 —
26 Logan 13,475 +1
27 Brandon 12,947 -5
28 Gabriel 12,759 +4
29 Zachary 12,288 -3
30 Jose 12,065 -2
31 Elijah 11,612 —
32 Angel 10,993 +12
33 Kevin 10,917 +1
34 Jack 10,906 +8
35 Caleb 10,894 -2
36 Justin 10,518 -6
37 Robert 10,166 -1
38 Austin 10,111 -3
39 Evan 10,109 —
40 Thomas 10,041 -3
41 Luke 10,011 —
42 Mason 9,771 +9
43 Aidan 9,759 -3
44 Jackson 9,580 +4
45 Isaiah 9,527 —
46 Jordan 9,398 -3
47 Gavin 9,340 +5
48 Connor 9,321 -10
49 Isaac 9,127 -3
50 Aiden 9,083 +10
51 Jason 8,614 -4
52 Cameron 8,574 -2
53 Hunter 8,512 -4
54 Jayden 8,264 +8
55 Juan 8,231 -1
56 Charles 7,933 —
57 Aaron 7,811 -4
58 Lucas 7,578 +8
59 Luis 7,469 -2
60 Owen 7,169 +7
61 Landon 7,110 +25
62 Diego 6,942 +11
63 Brian 6,920 -4
64 Adam 6,846 -6
65 Adrian 6,727 +7
66 Eric 6,697 -5
67 Nathaniel 6,689 +1
68 Ian 6,688 +1
68 Kyle 6,688 -13
70 Carlos 6,563 +1
71 Alex 6,488 -8
72 Bryan 6,454 -7
73 Jesus 6,382 -3
74 Julian 6,116 —
75 Sean 5,997 -11
76 Hayden 5,916 +11
77 Carter 5,899 +12
78 Jeremiah 5,847 -1
79 Cole 5,587 -4
80 Brayden 5,512 +27
81 Wyatt 5,356 +9
82 Chase 5,199 —
83 Steven 5,079 -5
84 Timothy 5,034 -5
85 Dominic 4,994 +6
86 Sebastian 4,956 +11
87 Xavier 4,879 +1
88 Jaden 4,849 -5
89 Jesse 4,746 +5
90 Devin 4,715 -9
91 Seth 4,713 -11
92 Antonio 4,694 +1
93 Miguel 4,677 +3
94 Richard 4,667 -2
95 Colin 4,532 -10
96 Cody 4,529 -12
97 Alejandro 4,482 +2
98 Caden 4,438 +6
99 Blake 4,418 -4
100 Kaden 4,365 +5

Names that climbed fastest in 2005

Ranked by places gained against 2004, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2005Rank 2004Change
Danica girls 611 1,118 +507
Emerson girls 443 903 +460
Natalee girls 508 912 +404
Braylon boys 360 705 +345
Belinda girls 733 1,050 +317
Estrella girls 296 605 +309
Sienna girls 299 608 +309
Emery girls 812 1,102 +290
Arabella girls 796 1,075 +279
Patience girls 603 840 +237
Lyla girls 863 1,099 +236
Cohen boys 432 652 +220
Yahaira girls 824 1,043 +219
Violet girls 369 583 +214
Kimora girls 591 805 +214

Names that fell fastest in 2005

NameRank 2005Rank 2004Change
Kanye boys 892 486 -406
Laisha girls 1,149 789 -360
Hunter girls 1,027 742 -285
Charlize girls 899 625 -274
Christian girls 1,085 822 -263
Treasure girls 1,139 887 -252
Trista girls 745 531 -214
Sheila girls 1,015 802 -213
Bryn girls 1,112 912 -200
Calista girls 1,067 870 -197
Robyn girls 1,149 961 -188
Sydni girls 1,158 970 -188
Kya girls 885 706 -179
Dorothy girls 1,025 848 -177
Tyler girls 751 577 -174

Names that first appear in 2005

2005 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2005

For these names, 2005 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.