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2005 

# Top Baby Names of 2005 

 The most popular baby names in the United States 

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## Girl Names

Top 15 in 2005

[  1  Emily  23,950 ](/emily)[  2  Emma  20,359 ](/emma)[  3  Madison  19,578 ](/madison)[  4  Abigail  15,756 ](/abigail)[  5  Olivia  15,699 ](/olivia)[  6  Isabella  15,198 ](/isabella)[  7  Hannah  14,853 ](/hannah)[  8  Samantha  13,642 ](/samantha)[  9  Ava  13,606 ](/ava)[  10  Ashley  13,275 ](/ashley)[  11  Elizabeth  12,742 ](/elizabeth)[  12  Sophia  12,678 ](/sophia)[  13  Alexis  11,976 ](/alexis)[  14  Grace  11,865 ](/grace)[  15  Sarah  11,552 ](/sarah) 

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## Boy Names

Top 15 in 2005

[  1  Jacob  25,851 ](/jacob)[  2  Michael  23,827 ](/michael)[  3  Joshua  23,261 ](/joshua)[  4  Matthew  21,481 ](/matthew)[  5  Ethan  21,318 ](/ethan)[  6  Andrew  20,740 ](/andrew)[  7  Daniel  20,234 ](/daniel)[  8  Anthony  19,385 ](/anthony)[  9  Joseph  19,235 ](/joseph)[  10  Christopher  19,173 ](/christopher)[  11  William  19,060 ](/william)[  12  David  18,141 ](/david)[  13  Alexander  18,128 ](/alexander)[  14  Ryan  17,988 ](/ryan)[  15  Nicholas  17,076 ](/nicholas) 

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## About 2005 Baby Name Rankings 

 These rankings show the most popular baby names in the United States for 2005, based on Social Security Administration data. The list includes all babies born in the U.S. whose names were registered with the SSA. 

Names are ranked by the number of babies given each name during the year. Click on any name to see its complete history, including popularity trends over 147 years and regional data across all 50 states. 

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