Top Ten Baby Names Lists
We have gathered the top ten lists for boys and girls for the past 5 years so you can compare naming trends.
2005 Top Ten Boys and Girls Names
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 |
Michael |
Emma |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Abigail |
| 5 |
Ethan |
Olivia |
| 6 |
Andrew |
Isabella |
| 7 |
Daniel |
Hannah |
| 8 |
Anthony |
Samantha |
| 9 |
Christopher |
Ava |
| 10 |
Joseph |
Ashley |
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2004 Top Ten Boys and Girls Names
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 |
Michael |
Emma |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Olivia |
| 5 |
Ethan |
Hannah |
| 6 |
Andrew |
Abigail |
| 7 |
Daniel |
Isabella |
| 8 |
William |
Ashley |
| 9 |
Joseph |
Samantha |
| 10 |
Christopher |
Elizabeth |
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2003 Top Ten Boys and Girls Names
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 |
Michael |
Emma |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Hannah |
| 5 |
Andrew |
Olivia |
| 6 |
Ethan |
Abigail |
| 7 |
Joseph |
Alexis |
| 8 |
Daniel |
Ashley |
| 9 |
Christopher |
Elizabeth |
| 10 |
Anthony |
Samantha |
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2002 Top Ten Boys and Girls Names
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 |
Michael |
Madison |
| 3 |
Joshua |
Hannah |
| 4 |
Matthew |
Emma |
| 5 |
Ethan |
Alexis |
| 6 |
Andrew |
Ashley |
| 7 |
Joseph |
Abigail |
| 8 |
Christopher |
Sarah |
| 9 |
Nicholas |
Samantha |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Olivia |
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2001 Top Ten Boys and Girls Names
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 |
Michael |
Madison |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Hannah |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Ashley |
| 5 |
Christopher |
Alexis |
| 6 |
Nicholas |
Sarah |
| 7 |
Andrew |
Samantha |
| 8 |
Joseph |
Abigail |
| 9 |
Daniel |
Elizabeth |
| 10 |
William |
Olivia |
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2000 Top Ten Boys and Girls Names
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 |
Michael |
Hannah |
| 3 |
Matthew |
Madison |
| 4 |
Joshua |
Ashley |
| 5 |
Christopher |
Sarah |
| 6 |
Nicholas |
Alexis |
| 7 |
Andrew |
Samantha |
| 8 |
Joseph |
Jessica |
| 9 |
Daniel |
Taylor |
| 10 |
Tyler |
Elizabeth |
Data Source:
Social Security Online. "Popular Names by Birth Year." [Online]
Available: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames, August 1, 2006.
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