Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 2005
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 2004
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Jacob
|
25,851 |
| 2 |
Michael
|
23,827 |
| 3 |
Joshua
|
23,261 |
| 4 |
Matthew
|
21,481 |
| 5 |
Ethan
|
21,318 |
| 6 |
Andrew
|
20,740 |
| 7 |
Daniel
|
20,234 |
| 8 |
Anthony
|
19,385 |
| 9 |
Joseph
|
19,235 |
| 10 |
Christopher
|
19,173 |
| 11 |
William
|
19,060 |
| 12 |
David
|
18,141 |
| 13 |
Alexander
|
18,128 |
| 14 |
Ryan
|
17,988 |
| 15 |
Nicholas
|
17,076 |
| 16 |
Tyler
|
16,988 |
| 17 |
James
|
16,140 |
| 18 |
John
|
15,791 |
| 19 |
Jonathan
|
14,442 |
| 20 |
Nathan
|
14,364 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Emily
|
23,950 |
| 2 |
Emma
|
20,359 |
| 3 |
Madison
|
19,578 |
| 4 |
Abigail
|
15,756 |
| 5 |
Olivia
|
15,699 |
| 6 |
Isabella
|
15,198 |
| 7 |
Hannah
|
14,853 |
| 8 |
Samantha
|
13,642 |
| 9 |
Ava
|
13,606 |
| 10 |
Ashley
|
13,275 |
| 11 |
Elizabeth
|
12,742 |
| 12 |
Sophia
|
12,678 |
| 13 |
Alexis
|
11,976 |
| 14 |
Grace
|
11,865 |
| 15 |
Sarah
|
11,552 |
| 16 |
Alyssa
|
10,891 |
| 17 |
Mia
|
10,845 |
| 18 |
Natalie
|
10,742 |
| 19 |
Chloe
|
9,598 |
| 20 |
Brianna
|
9,370 |