Top 1000 U.S. Baby Names

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Top 1000 U.S. Baby Names

The Social Security Administration has released the most popular U.S. baby names of 2005. The list is derived from all Social Security card applications for children born last year. Click on a name to learn what makes it special, plus how its popularity has waxed and waned through the decades. For even more names, browse our Baby Namer.

# Boys# babies Girls# babies
1 Jacob 25,347 Emily 23,544
2 Michael 23,324 Emma 19,976
3 Joshua 22,775 Madison 19,240
4 Matthew 21,045 Abigail 15,492
5 Ethan 21,039 Olivia 15,453
6 Andrew 20,323 Isabella 14,908
7 Daniel 19,776 Hannah 14,553
8 Anthony 19,016 Samantha 13,436
9 Christopher 18,871 Ava 13,411
10 Joseph 18,737 Ashley 13,092
11 William 18,695 Sophia 12,458
12 Alexander 17,821 Elizabeth 12,453
13 Ryan 17,735 Alexis 11,770
14 David 17,712 Grace 11,633
15 Nicholas 16,772 Sarah 11,263
16 Tyler 16,712 Alyssa 10,726
17 James 15,773 Mia 10,663
18 John 15,458 Natalie 10,579
19 Jonathan 14,180 Chloe 9,406
20 Nathan 14,116 Brianna 9,218
21 Samuel 13,967 Lauren 9,098
22 Christian 13,919 Ella 8,930
23 Noah 13,623 Anna 8,885
24 Dylan 13,575 Taylor 8,538
25 Benjamin 13,282 Kayla 8,483
26 Logan 13,258 Hailey 8,475
27 Brandon 12,730 Jessica 7,966
28 Gabriel 12,471 Victoria 7,812
29 Zachary 12,047 Jasmine 7,713
30 Jose 11,836 Sydney 7,286
31 Elijah 11,355 Julia 6,968
32 Angel 10,788 Destiny 6,703
33 Kevin 10,756 Morgan 6,643
34 Jack 10,755 Kaitlyn 6,423
35 Caleb 10,710 Savannah 6,345
36 Justin 10,345 Katherine 6,276
37 Austin 9,963 Alexandra 6,225
38 Evan 9,962 Rachel 6,077
39 Robert 9,953 Lily 5,980
40 Thomas 9,866 Megan 5,783
41 Luke 9,840 Kaylee 5,779
42 Mason 9,639 Jennifer 5,752
43 Aidan 9,608 Angelina 5,690
44 Jackson 9,432 Makayla 5,623
45 Isaiah 9,310 Allison 5,566
46 Jordan 9,190 Brooke 5,478
47 Gavin 9,188 Maria 5,450
48 Connor 9,176 Trinity 5,370
49 Aiden 8,946 Lillian 5,141
50 Isaac 8,915 Mackenzie 5,127
51 Jason 8,473 Faith 5,120
52 Cameron 8,429 Sofia 5,087
53 Hunter 8,384 Riley 5,051
54 Jayden 8,113 Haley 5,046
55 Juan 8,101 Gabrielle 4,912
56 Charles 7,757 Nicole 4,900
57 Aaron 7,654 Kylie 4,880
58 Lucas 7,478 Katelyn 4,856
59 Luis 7,359 Zoe 4,856
60 Owen 7,065 Paige 4,852
61 Landon 6,991 Gabriella 4,737
62 Diego 6,816 Jenna 4,728
63 Brian 6,814 Kimberly 4,679
64 Adam 6,716 Stephanie 4,631
65 Adrian 6,612 Alexa 4,588
66 Kyle 6,590 Avery 4,585
67 Eric 6,586 Andrea 4,574
68 Ian 6,567 Leah 4,501
69 Nathaniel 6,555 Madeline 4,465
70 Carlos 6,453 Nevaeh 4,457
71 Alex 6,372 Evelyn 4,418
72 Bryan 6,368 Maya 4,357
73 Jesus 6,266 Mary 4,327
74 Julian 6,030 Michelle 4,241
75 Sean 5,878 Jada 4,200
76 Carter 5,819 Sara 4,190
77 Hayden 5,818 Audrey 4,080
78 Jeremiah 5,681 Brooklyn 4,064
79 Cole 5,513 Vanessa 4,030
80 Brayden 5,423 Amanda 4,014
81 Wyatt 5,276 Ariana 3,920
82 Chase 5,131 Rebecca 3,909
83 Steven 4,993 Caroline 3,903
84 Timothy 4,927 Amelia 3,834
85 Dominic 4,897 Mariah 3,756
86 Sebastian 4,868 Jordan 3,637
87 Xavier 4,805 Jocelyn 3,634
88 Jaden 4,758 Arianna 3,610
89 Jesse 4,637 Isabel 3,552
90 Devin 4,630 Marissa 3,534
91 Seth 4,615 Autumn 3,531
92 Antonio 4,610 Melanie 3,442
93 Richard 4,587 Aaliyah 3,387
94 Miguel 4,580 Gracie 3,305
95 Colin 4,482 Claire 3,228
96 Cody 4,450 Isabelle 3,220
97 Alejandro 4,423 Molly 3,162
98 Caden 4,356 Mya 3,132
99 Blake 4,352 Diana 3,113
100 Carson 4,297 Katie 3,100

For the rest of the list, check the link below:

http://www.parenting.com/parenting/p...639639,00.html

[ArkiStan]

Fascinating. My name "Stan" was ranked in the 400-500 range back in the 1940's - 1960's. But it falls completely off the list starting in the 1970's and never makes a comeback. Time to start dressing accordingly.

[Jenny]

Jennifer #1 in 70s, #2 in 80s, #14 in 90s and down to 42 now. lol

Wow, Michael (My dad's name & Josh's middle name)

00's - 39
'10s - 43
'20s - 49
'30s - 35
'40s - 9
'50s - 1
'60s - 1
'70s - 1
'80s - 1
'90s - 1

Now still at #2.

Amazing!

[MikeD]

Nice. My son's name is Jacob Michael.

[Yossarian]

first has never made it higher than 68, while the middle is #6 this year

[Kim]

My Brayden was the first I've ever heard the name, now it's #80.

[nickel]

My Brayden was the first I've ever heard the name, now it's #80.

i that name. it's my nephews, too.

[redcolours]

ha! my second name which i use (in all its variations) is not even in the top 100. low 100s though.
my FIRST name though is further out - in the upper 200s!
im not THAT common - thank gawd!

now i wonder what ranking Dweezil is? Or Moon Unit? hmmm...

[Hiro]

Craig

#846 1910-1920
#707 1920-1930
#439 1930-1940
#126 1940-1950
#53 1950-1960
#45 1960-1970
#56 1970-1980
#82 1980-1990
#193 1990-2000

[molecularfire]

Dang it, my name must've just missed the list again.

[HauptmannU]

I'm gonna name all of my kids the same, a la George Forman

[MJordanash]

Sitting at Number 10 Wahoo

[Fas-ligand]

Is it better to have a name that is popular?

[PiPhiAngel]

I'm not even on the list..

[Markel]

Interesting how this one lines up:
73 Jesus 6,266 Mary 4,327

[blueindian]

i have a boy name and a girl name that i want to use when we have children, neither are on that list.

girl: essie may
boy: fisher wayne

since we're talking about names, what say you about fisher...considering my last name is price?

[MJordanash]

i have a boy name and a girl name that i want to use when we have children, neither are on that list.

girl: essie may
boy: fisher wayne

since we're talking about names, what say you about fisher...considering my last name is price?

He'd get beat up.

[kimchicowboy]

i'm #17.

i'd want to name my son caleb and my daughter karis.

[Jeffbx]

Reminds me of this - http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html

All of the most popular names for the past 100 years or so in a cool graphical presentation.

[cheapie]

i have a boy name and a girl name that i want to use when we have children, neither are on that list.

girl: essie may
boy: fisher wayne

since we're talking about names, what say you about fisher...considering my last name is price?

dude....do you really want to be "that guy"?

[Markel]

My daughter is planning on naming her son Rowan.

[thresher]

My last name is Klier (like 'clear') and my wife was always fascinated with Loudin. I always liked Crystal.
Funny, Thresher is strangely absent from the list... wanna see something really creepy? Check your name against: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/
Social Security Death Index

[dougadam]

Christian boy names rank the highest, interesting.