The names of 2005

The ten most popular names given in 2005, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Emily 23,952
  2. Emma 20,362
  3. Madison 19,578
  4. Abigail 15,756
  5. Olivia 15,700
  6. Isabella 15,197
  7. Hannah 14,854
  8. Samantha 13,642
  9. Ava 13,606
  10. Ashley 13,276

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 25,851
  2. Michael 23,828
  3. Joshua 23,261
  4. Matthew 21,483
  5. Ethan 21,318
  6. Andrew 20,742
  7. Daniel 20,236
  8. Anthony 19,387
  9. Joseph 19,241
  10. Christopher 19,174

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Jessica 5,030
  2. Emily 4,752
  3. Sophie 4,422
  4. Olivia 4,282
  5. Ellie 4,049
  6. Chloe 4,017
  7. Grace 3,653
  8. Lucy 3,534
  9. Charlotte 3,499
  10. Ella 3,220

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Jack 7,434
  2. Joshua 7,167
  3. Thomas 6,792
  4. James 5,654
  5. Oliver 5,516
  6. Daniel 5,270
  7. Samuel 5,219
  8. William 5,106
  9. Harry 4,638
  10. Joseph 4,523

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Scotland: girls

  1. Sophie 630
  2. Emma 554
  3. Ellie 472
  4. Amy 453
  5. Erin 439
  6. Katie 421
  7. Lucy 416
  8. Chloe 390
  9. Emily 383
  10. Rebecca 379

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Scotland: boys

  1. Lewis 710
  2. Jack 630
  3. Callum 519
  4. James 497
  5. Cameron 488
  6. Ryan 487
  7. Jamie 447
  8. Kyle 446
  9. Daniel 425
  10. Matthew 424

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Katie 290
  2. Emma 220
  3. Ellie 217
  4. Sophie 196
  5. Niamh 189
  6. Hannah 185
  7. Amy 181
  8. Sarah 173
  9. Anna 165
  10. Leah 163

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 346
  2. Matthew 294
  3. Adam 241
  4. James 238
  5. Daniel 228
  6. Ryan 228
  7. Joshua 193
  8. Jamie 189
  9. Ben 182
  10. Conor 178

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Canada: girls

  1. Emma 2,235
  2. Emily 1,884
  3. Sarah 1,624
  4. Olivia 1,550
  5. Madison 1,350
  6. Hannah 1,257
  7. Chloe 1,226
  8. Ava 1,093
  9. Julia 1,009
  10. Grace 1,002

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Canada: boys

  1. Ethan 2,230
  2. Jacob 2,220
  3. Nathan 2,087
  4. William 2,029
  5. Matthew 2,006
  6. Samuel 1,912
  7. Joshua 1,886
  8. Noah 1,667
  9. Benjamin 1,611
  10. Ryan 1,568

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NSW: girls

  1. Emily 592
  2. Olivia 592
  3. Charlotte 590
  4. Chloe 560
  5. Ella 545
  6. Jessica 523
  7. Isabella 516
  8. Sophie 464
  9. Mia 398
  10. Grace 386

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NSW: boys

  1. Jack 951
  2. Lachlan 781
  3. William 740
  4. Joshua 734
  5. Thomas 700
  6. James 606
  7. Daniel 552
  8. Ryan 552
  9. Ethan 505
  10. Matthew 505

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Ireland: girls

  1. Emma 703
  2. Sarah 642
  3. Katie 575
  4. Amy 510
  5. Aoife 492
  6. Ciara 484
  7. Sophie 451
  8. Chloe 440
  9. Leah 427
  10. Ella 405

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Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 931
  2. Sean 893
  3. Adam 710
  4. Conor 705
  5. James 699
  6. Daniel 654
  7. Cian 561
  8. Luke 544
  9. Aaron 488
  10. Michael 484

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Canadian provinces in 2005

US states in 2005