Popular Names of 2005

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2005, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2005
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	23,952	34
2	Emma	20,362	3
3	Madison	19,578	40
4	Abigail	15,756	41
5	Olivia	15,700	1
6	Isabella	15,197	7
7	Hannah	14,854	56
8	Samantha	13,642	151
9	Ava	13,606	11
10	Ashley	13,276	164
11	Elizabeth	12,743	17
12	Sophia	12,678	5
13	Alexis	11,977	554
14	Grace	11,865	38
15	Sarah	11,555	90
16	Alyssa	10,891	453
17	Mia	10,846	6
18	Natalie	10,742	89
19	Chloe	9,598	23
20	Brianna	9,370	222

Table 2. Male names, 2005
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	25,851	43
2	Michael	23,828	21
3	Joshua	23,261	66
4	Matthew	21,483	32
5	Ethan	21,318	24
6	Andrew	20,742	73
7	Daniel	20,236	22
8	Anthony	19,387	46
9	Joseph	19,241	29
10	Christopher	19,174	68
11	William	19,060	9
12	David	18,144	35
13	Alexander	18,130	30
14	Ryan	17,990	99
15	Nicholas	17,076	112
16	Tyler	16,989	220
17	James	16,140	6
18	John	15,796	23
19	Jonathan	14,443	89
20	Nathan	14,365	63

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.