Most popular baby names of 2005
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2005, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emily1. 23,952 births
- Emma2. 20,362 births
- Madison3. 19,578 births
- Abigail4. 15,756 births
- Olivia5. 15,700 births
- Isabella6. 15,197 births
- Hannah7. 14,854 births
- Samantha8. 13,642 births
- Ava9. 13,606 births
- Ashley10. 13,276 births
- Elizabeth11. 12,743 births
- Sophia12. 12,678 births
- Alexis13. 11,977 births
- Grace14. 11,865 births
- Sarah15. 11,555 births
- Alyssa16. 10,891 births
- Mia17. 10,846 births
- Natalie18. 10,742 births
- Chloe19. 9,598 births
- Brianna20. 9,370 births
- Lauren21. 9,249 births
- Anna22. 9,113 births
- Ella23. 9,072 births
- Taylor24. 8,676 births
- Kayla25. 8,620 births
- Hailey26. 8,595 births
- Jessica27. 8,115 births
- Victoria28. 7,961 births
- Jasmine29. 7,873 births
- Sydney30. 7,376 births
- Julia31. 7,089 births
- Destiny32. 6,894 births
- Morgan33. 6,749 births
- Kaitlyn34. 6,521 births
- Savannah35. 6,484 births
- Katherine36. 6,392 births
- Alexandra37. 6,319 births
- Rachel38. 6,226 births
- Lily39. 6,090 births
- Kaylee40. 5,870 births
- Megan41. 5,856 births
- Jennifer42. 5,837 births
- Angelina43. 5,813 births
- Makayla44. 5,727 births
- Allison45. 5,634 births
- Maria46. 5,600 births
- Brooke47. 5,571 births
- Trinity48. 5,455 births
- Faith49. 5,256 births
- Lillian50. 5,215 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 25,851 births
- Michael2. 23,828 births
- Joshua3. 23,261 births
- Matthew4. 21,483 births
- Ethan5. 21,318 births
- Andrew6. 20,742 births
- Daniel7. 20,236 births
- Anthony8. 19,387 births
- Joseph9. 19,241 births
- Christopher10. 19,174 births
- William11. 19,060 births
- David12. 18,144 births
- Alexander13. 18,130 births
- Ryan14. 17,990 births
- Nicholas15. 17,076 births
- Tyler16. 16,989 births
- James17. 16,140 births
- John18. 15,796 births
- Jonathan19. 14,443 births
- Nathan20. 14,365 births
- Samuel21. 14,271 births
- Christian22. 14,210 births
- Noah23. 13,905 births
- Dylan24. 13,782 births
- Benjamin25. 13,586 births
- Logan26. 13,475 births
- Brandon27. 12,947 births
- Gabriel28. 12,759 births
- Zachary29. 12,288 births
- Jose30. 12,065 births
- Elijah31. 11,612 births
- Angel32. 10,993 births
- Kevin33. 10,917 births
- Jack34. 10,906 births
- Caleb35. 10,894 births
- Justin36. 10,518 births
- Robert37. 10,166 births
- Austin38. 10,111 births
- Evan39. 10,109 births
- Thomas40. 10,041 births
- Luke41. 10,011 births
- Mason42. 9,771 births
- Aidan43. 9,759 births
- Jackson44. 9,580 births
- Isaiah45. 9,527 births
- Jordan46. 9,398 births
- Gavin47. 9,340 births
- Connor48. 9,321 births
- Isaac49. 9,127 births
- Aiden50. 9,083 births
Girls: what changed in 2005
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Gabrielle+18 places, now #55
- Sofia+17 places, now #52
- Angelina+17 places, now #43
- Ava+16 places, now #9
- Lillian+15 places, now #50
Biggest fallers
- Jordan-15 places, now #86
- Marissa-13 places, now #91
- Nicole-13 places, now #56
- Amanda-12 places, now #79
- Rebecca-11 places, now #81
Boys: what changed in 2005
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Landon+25 places, now #61
- Carter+12 places, now #77
- Angel+12 places, now #32
- Sebastian+11 places, now #86
- Hayden+11 places, now #76
Biggest fallers
- Kyle-14 places, now #69
- Cody-12 places, now #96
- Sean-11 places, now #75
- Seth-11 places, now #91
- Colin-10 places, now #95