Birth year roster

Top names in 2005

Name: Top baby names in 2005
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2005 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Jacob led the 2005 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 52 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining23,952
#2Emma Declining20,362
#3Madison Declining19,578
#4Abigail Declining15,756
#5Olivia Stable15,700
#6Isabella Declining15,197
#7Hannah Declining14,854
#8Samantha Endangered13,642
#9Ava Declining13,606
#10Ashley Endangered13,276
#11Elizabeth Stable12,743
#12Sophia Stable12,678
#13Alexis Endangered11,977
#14Grace Declining11,865
#15Sarah Endangered11,555
#16Alyssa Endangered10,891
#17Mia Stable10,846
#18Natalie Declining10,742
#19Chloe Stable9,598
#20Brianna Declining9,370
#21Lauren Endangered9,249
#22Anna Declining9,113
#23Ella Declining9,072
#24Taylor Endangered8,676
#25Kayla Endangered8,620
#26Hailey Declining8,595
#27Jessica Endangered8,115
#28Victoria Declining7,961
#29Jasmine Declining7,873
#30Sydney Endangered7,376
#31Julia Stable7,089
#32Destiny Endangered6,894
#33Morgan Endangered6,749
#34Kaitlyn Endangered6,521
#35Savannah Declining6,484
#36Katherine Declining6,392
#37Alexandra Declining6,319
#38Rachel Endangered6,226
#39Lily Stable6,090
#40Kaylee Declining5,870
#41Megan Endangered5,856
#42Jennifer Endangered5,837
#43Angelina Declining5,813
#44Makayla Endangered5,727
#45Allison Declining5,634
#46Maria Stable5,600
#47Brooke Declining5,571
#48Trinity Declining5,455
#49Faith Declining5,256
#50Lillian Declining5,215
#51Mackenzie Declining5,199
#52Sofia Stable5,162
#53Haley Endangered5,128
#54Riley Declining5,127
#55Gabrielle Endangered5,018
#56Nicole Endangered4,993
#57Kylie Declining4,970
#58Zoe Stable4,965
#59Katelyn Endangered4,928
#60Paige Declining4,906
#61Gabriella Declining4,824
#62Jenna Endangered4,796
#63Kimberly Endangered4,752
#64Stephanie Endangered4,701
#65Andrea Declining4,672
#66Alexa Endangered4,664
#67Avery Declining4,654
#68Leah Stable4,601
#69Nevaeh Declining4,560
#70Madeline Stable4,528
#71Evelyn Stable4,490
#72Mary Endangered4,481
#73Maya Stable4,431
#74Michelle Endangered4,312
#75Sara Stable4,285
#76Jada Endangered4,267
#77Audrey Declining4,137
#78Brooklyn Declining4,132
#79Amanda Endangered4,099
#80Vanessa Declining4,095
#81Rebecca Endangered4,018
#82Ariana Declining3,981
#83Caroline Declining3,974
#84Amelia Stable3,912
#85Mariah Declining3,840
#86Jordan Endangered3,696
#87Jocelyn Declining3,681
#88Arianna Declining3,673
#89Isabel Stable3,611
#90Autumn Stable3,603
#91Marissa Endangered3,592
#92Melanie Declining3,495
#93Aaliyah Declining3,459
#94Gracie Stable3,371
#95Claire Declining3,293
#96Isabelle Declining3,284
#97Molly Stable3,215
#98Mya Declining3,208
#99Katie Endangered3,177
#100Diana Stable3,159

Boys

#1Jacob Declining25,851
#2Michael Past peak23,828
#3Joshua Declining23,261
#4Matthew Declining21,483
#5Ethan Declining21,318
#6Andrew Declining20,742
#7Daniel Declining20,236
#8Anthony Declining19,387
#9Joseph Declining19,241
#10Christopher Endangered19,174
#11William Declining19,060
#12David Past peak18,144
#13Alexander Declining18,130
#14Ryan Declining17,990
#15Nicholas Declining17,076
#16Tyler Endangered16,989
#17James Stable16,140
#18John Past peak15,796
#19Jonathan Declining14,443
#20Nathan Declining14,365
#21Samuel Stable14,271
#22Christian Declining14,210
#23Noah Stable13,905
#24Dylan Stable13,782
#25Benjamin Declining13,586
#26Logan Declining13,475
#27Brandon Endangered12,947
#28Gabriel Stable12,759
#29Zachary Endangered12,288
#30Jose Stable12,065
#31Elijah Stable11,612
#32Angel Stable10,993
#33Kevin Endangered10,917
#34Jack Stable10,906
#35Caleb Stable10,894
#36Justin Endangered10,518
#37Robert Endangered10,166
#38Austin Declining10,111
#39Evan Declining10,109
#40Thomas Stable10,041
#41Luke Stable10,011
#42Mason Declining9,771
#43Aidan Declining9,759
#44Jackson Declining9,580
#45Isaiah Declining9,527
#46Jordan Declining9,398
#47Gavin Endangered9,340
#48Connor Declining9,321
#49Isaac Declining9,127
#50Aiden Declining9,083
#51Jason Endangered8,614
#52Cameron Stable8,574
#53Hunter Declining8,512
#54Jayden Declining8,264
#55Juan Stable8,231
#56Charles Stable7,933
#57Aaron Declining7,811
#58Lucas Stable7,578
#59Luis Stable7,469
#60Owen Stable7,169
#61Landon Declining7,110
#62Diego Stable6,942
#63Brian Endangered6,920
#64Adam Declining6,846
#65Adrian Stable6,727
#66Eric Endangered6,697
#67Nathaniel Declining6,689
#68Ian Stable6,688
#69Kyle Endangered6,688
#70Carlos Stable6,563
#71Alex Declining6,488
#72Bryan Declining6,454
#73Jesus Stable6,382
#74Julian Stable6,116
#75Sean Endangered5,997
#76Hayden Stable5,916
#77Carter Declining5,899
#78Jeremiah Declining5,847
#79Cole Declining5,587
#80Brayden Declining5,512
#81Wyatt Declining5,356
#82Chase Declining5,199
#83Steven Endangered5,079
#84Timothy Endangered5,034
#85Dominic Declining4,994
#86Sebastian Stable4,956
#87Xavier Stable4,879
#88Jaden Declining4,849
#89Jesse Stable4,746
#90Devin Endangered4,715
#91Seth Endangered4,713
#92Antonio Stable4,694
#93Miguel Stable4,677
#94Richard Endangered4,667
#95Colin Declining4,532
#96Cody Endangered4,529
#97Alejandro Stable4,482
#98Caden Stable4,438
#99Blake Declining4,418
#100Kaden Declining4,365