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Baby Names from 2005

3,844,845 registered births | 1,997,147 boys | 1,847,698 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2005

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
25,851 births
2 Michael
23,827 births
3 Joshua
23,261 births
4 Matthew
21,481 births
5 Ethan
21,318 births
6 Andrew
20,740 births
7 Daniel
20,234 births
8 Anthony
19,385 births
9 Joseph
19,235 births
10 Christopher
19,173 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
23,950 births
2 Emma
20,359 births
3 Madison
19,578 births
4 Abigail
15,756 births
5 Olivia
15,699 births
6 Isabella
15,198 births
7 Hannah
14,853 births
8 Samantha
13,642 births
9 Ava
13,606 births
10 Ashley
13,275 births
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Top Unisex Names of 2005

Alexis
3,050 boys 11,976 girls
Angel
10,993 boys 2,389 girls
Jordan
9,398 boys 3,696 girls
Taylor
1,576 boys 8,676 girls
Cameron
8,574 boys 1,242 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 2005

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Ciara
#322 → #149 (+173)
G Eva
#198 → #129 (+69)
G Zoey
#208 → #152 (+56)
G Addison
#160 → #106 (+54)
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New to the Top 200 in 2005

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Zoey #152 Nadia #178 Liliana #191 Brody #193 Jaylen #194 Josue #197
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What Life Was Like in 2005

Economy & Leadership

President
George W. Bush
Avg. Home Price
$167,500
Avg. Income
$46,326
Gas Price
$2.30/gal
Minimum Wage
$5.15/hr
US Population
295.5 million

Entertainment

#1 Song
We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
#1 Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
#1 TV Show
American Idol / CSI

Sports

Super Bowl
New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21 (Super Bowl XXXIX)
World Series
Chicago White Sox over Houston Astros (4-0)

Major Events

  • • Hurricane Katrina devastates Gulf Coast
  • • YouTube founded
  • • Pope John Paul II dies; Benedict XVI elected
  • • London bombings (7/7)
  • • Kyoto Protocol takes effect

Culture & Style

Fashion Trend
Skinny jeans emerging, Ugg boots everywhere, polo shirts with popped collars, emo/scene hair
Tech Milestone
YouTube launches; Google Maps debuts; Xbox 360 released; Reddit founded
Generation
Gen Z (born 1997-2012)

Popular Slang of 2005

"sick" "owned" "epic fail" "emo" "metrosexual"
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Did You Know? Fun Facts from 2005

1

YouTube's first video was 'Me at the zoo' — 19 seconds long

2

Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster in US history

3

The housing bubble was inflating — no one knew the crash was coming

4

Emma entered the top 3 girl names

5

Aiden launched the '-aiden' naming trend that defined the decade

Someone born in 2005 is 21 years old today.

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