Top Baby Names of 2005

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released its annual report of the past years top 10 baby names for the previous year.

The lists for 2005 are:

Boys:

  1. Jacob
  2. Michael
  3. Joshua
  4. Matthew
  5. Ethan
  6. Andrew
  7. Daniel
  8. Anthony
  9. Christopher
  10. Joseph
Girls:

  1. Emily
  2. Emma
  3. Madison
  4. Abigail
  5. Olivia
  6. Isabella
  7. Hannah
  8. Samantha
  9. Ava
  10. Ashley

The SSA database also has lists of the 1000 most popular names from every year since 1880, with the option to sort by percent of total births or number of births. You can also see the top five names in each state or view how a name’s popularity has changed over time.

Whether you’re an expectant parent trying to find the perfect name, or just someone who’s curious, the site is worth a look.

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