Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2005

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2005. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2009. See the limitations of this data source.

**Top Five Female Names for Births in 2005**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	Madison	402	Emma	399	Emily	334	Anna	307	Hannah	255
Alaska	Madison	53	Emma	49	Emily	47	Isabella	35	Samantha	35
Arizona	Emily	507	Mia	427	Ashley	407	Isabella	370	Emma	351
Arkansas	Emily	263	Madison	262	Emma	217	Hannah	179	Alexis	159
California	Emily	3,278	Ashley	2,776	Samantha	2,496	Isabella	2,347	Mia	2,184
Colorado	Emma	304	Emily	303	Madison	274	Abigail	272	Isabella	271
Connecticut	Olivia	270	Emily	259	Ava	237	Emma	220	Isabella	219
Delaware	Madison	68	Emily	63	Sarah	59	Emma	56	Abigail	50
Dist. of Columbia	Sophia	51	Olivia	44	Elizabeth	43	Kayla	43	Katherine	42
Florida	Emily	1,296	Isabella	1,278	Madison	1,097	Emma	885	Sophia	835
Georgia	Emily	851	Madison	758	Emma	611	Hannah	527	Abigail	506
Hawaii	Emma	53	Mia	49	Madison	46	Kayla	43	Taylor	43
Idaho	Emma	133	Madison	104	Emily	102	Hailey	89	Abigail	88
Illinois	Emily	1,003	Emma	809	Olivia	773	Isabella	707	Abigail	695
Indiana	Emma	576	Madison	552	Emily	549	Abigail	462	Olivia	462
Iowa	Emma	316	Olivia	219	Madison	217	Emily	206	Ava	188
Kansas	Emma	267	Emily	211	Olivia	193	Abigail	186	Madison	185
Kentucky	Madison	452	Emily	432	Emma	385	Hannah	334	Abigail	315
Louisiana	Madison	417	Emma	335	Emily	295	Hannah	239	Olivia	211
Maine	Emma	134	Abigail	111	Emily	108	Hannah	108	Madison	104
Maryland	Emily	401	Madison	364	Emma	309	Abigail	296	Kayla	288
Massachusetts	Emma	529	Emily	503	Ava	474	Olivia	461	Sophia	444
Michigan	Emma	738	Emily	699	Madison	684	Ava	655	Olivia	655
Minnesota	Ava	459	Grace	428	Emma	421	Ella	394	Emily	394
Mississippi	Madison	271	Emma	186	Anna	173	Emily	166	Hannah	156
Missouri	Emma	571	Madison	509	Emily	428	Abigail	416	Olivia	393
Montana	Emma	69	Madison	65	Olivia	58	Emily	56	Alexis	47
Nebraska	Emma	158	Emily	145	Madison	142	Grace	129	Olivia	129
Nevada	Emily	182	Samantha	137	Ashley	136	Isabella	135	Madison	132
New Hampshire	Emma	128	Emily	109	Madison	100	Olivia	92	Ava	91
New Jersey	Emily	701	Isabella	559	Ava	547	Olivia	503	Samantha	493
New Mexico	Alyssa	117	Emily	112	Madison	106	Isabella	97	Destiny	96
New York	Emily	1,443	Isabella	1,104	Emma	1,095	Olivia	1,063	Madison	998
North Carolina	Emily	697	Emma	695	Madison	695	Hannah	552	Abigail	474
North Dakota	Emma	75	Hannah	60	Madison	54	Olivia	52	Grace	50
Ohio	Emma	1,053	Madison	915	Olivia	848	Emily	838	Ava	709
Oklahoma	Emma	279	Madison	278	Emily	274	Hannah	248	Abigail	195
Oregon	Emma	282	Emily	255	Madison	209	Hannah	197	Olivia	195
Pennsylvania	Emily	889	Madison	863	Emma	858	Olivia	789	Abigail	727
Rhode Island	Olivia	97	Ava	88	Abigail	80	Emily	80	Isabella	79
South Carolina	Emily	328	Madison	308	Emma	276	Hannah	232	Abigail	227
South Dakota	Emma	60	Madison	60	Olivia	60	Emily	58	Grace	53
Tennessee	Madison	599	Emma	575	Emily	522	Hannah	476	Abigail	387
Texas	Emily	2,473	Mia	1,647	Madison	1,617	Ashley	1,584	Emma	1,478
Utah	Emma	311	Emily	256	Olivia	245	Abigail	217	Hannah	211
Vermont	Emma	61	Emily	47	Olivia	43	Hannah	42	Madison	40
Virginia	Emily	591	Madison	570	Emma	510	Hannah	476	Abigail	450
Washington	Emma	423	Emily	412	Madison	358	Olivia	352	Isabella	328
West Virginia	Madison	197	Emily	195	Emma	168	Hannah	136	Olivia	135
Wisconsin	Emma	452	Olivia	411	Emily	388	Ava	350	Abigail	347
Wyoming	Madison	38	Emma	31	Hailey	29	Hannah	29	Olivia	26

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 2005**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	William	550	James	396	Joshua	396	John	386	Michael	380
Alaska	Ethan	63	Jacob	58	Joshua	55	Michael	52	Joseph	49
Arizona	Angel	618	Jacob	592	Jose	586	Daniel	530	Michael	529
Arkansas	Ethan	257	William	231	Jacob	226	James	190	Michael	190
California	Daniel	3,900	Anthony	3,732	Angel	3,508	David	3,260	Joshua	3,206
Colorado	Jacob	386	Joshua	371	Alexander	348	Joseph	339	Ethan	326
Connecticut	Ryan	354	Matthew	346	Michael	344	Nicholas	302	Anthony	263
Delaware	Michael	89	Matthew	77	Ryan	75	Joshua	74	Anthony	72
Dist. of Columbia	William	111	John	97	James	80	Michael	79	Alexander	78
Florida	Joshua	1,499	Michael	1,491	Anthony	1,323	Christopher	1,309	Jacob	1,261
Georgia	William	1,031	Joshua	907	Christopher	796	Jacob	784	Michael	734
Hawaii	Joshua	95	Jacob	90	Noah	86	Ethan	72	Elijah	67
Idaho	Ethan	134	Jacob	131	Gabriel	96	Logan	92	Michael	92
Illinois	Jacob	1,114	Michael	1,110	Daniel	1,069	Alexander	991	Matthew	973
Indiana	Jacob	670	Ethan	642	Andrew	464	Joshua	456	Michael	428
Iowa	Ethan	286	Jacob	280	Logan	217	Andrew	214	Tyler	187
Kansas	Jacob	265	Ethan	251	Andrew	188	Joseph	175	Logan	173
Kentucky	Jacob	552	Ethan	464	William	405	James	400	Joshua	350
Louisiana	Joshua	323	Ethan	322	Michael	313	Jacob	305	William	271
Maine	Jacob	124	Tyler	97	Alexander	87	Benjamin	85	Andrew	84
Maryland	Joshua	461	Michael	460	Ryan	416	William	416	Matthew	413
Massachusetts	Matthew	695	Michael	642	Ryan	631	Nicholas	544	John	518
Michigan	Jacob	957	Andrew	816	Ethan	782	Joshua	691	Michael	677
Minnesota	Ethan	494	Jacob	475	Samuel	441	Jack	420	Andrew	414
Mississippi	William	336	James	287	John	237	Christopher	233	Jacob	232
Missouri	Jacob	543	Ethan	498	William	460	Andrew	449	Tyler	425
Montana	Jacob	85	Ethan	72	Michael	60	Joseph	56	Logan	53
Nebraska	Jacob	169	Ethan	164	Samuel	126	Alexander	117	Joshua	113
Nevada	Anthony	223	Jacob	223	Daniel	211	Joshua	207	Angel	206
New Hampshire	Jacob	146	Ryan	127	Matthew	112	Benjamin	108	Aiden	98
New Jersey	Michael	1,084	Matthew	970	Ryan	920	Anthony	865	Joseph	852
New Mexico	Joshua	196	Isaiah	189	Jacob	165	Daniel	156	Elijah	141
New York	Michael	2,084	Matthew	1,831	Joseph	1,673	Anthony	1,619	Ryan	1,592
North Carolina	William	924	Joshua	837	Jacob	835	Christopher	706	Michael	670
North Dakota	Ethan	80	Jacob	59	Carter	53	Noah	53	Dylan	51
Ohio	Jacob	1,178	Andrew	995	Ethan	943	Michael	912	Logan	815
Oklahoma	Jacob	328	Ethan	317	Joshua	263	Michael	260	William	235
Oregon	Jacob	290	Ethan	269	Andrew	227	Alexander	216	Joshua	216
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,109	Jacob	1,001	Matthew	995	Ryan	964	Nicholas	937
Rhode Island	Michael	119	Matthew	100	Jacob	97	Ethan	93	Ryan	93
South Carolina	William	433	Jacob	355	James	331	Joshua	329	John	308
South Dakota	Jacob	80	Ethan	65	Carter	60	Tyler	58	Landon	57
Tennessee	William	747	Jacob	645	Ethan	597	James	548	Joshua	514
Texas	Jose	2,798	Jacob	2,308	Joshua	2,223	Daniel	2,102	Christopher	2,038
Utah	Jacob	323	Ethan	319	Joshua	292	Samuel	271	Andrew	250
Vermont	Jacob	63	Connor	44	Matthew	42	Samuel	42	Ryan	39
Virginia	William	746	Jacob	730	Michael	663	Joshua	629	Matthew	568
Washington	Jacob	483	Ethan	445	Alexander	428	Andrew	396	Daniel	388
West Virginia	Jacob	242	Ethan	171	Hunter	161	Logan	133	Andrew	131
Wisconsin	Ethan	489	Jacob	470	Tyler	386	Alexander	385	Logan	366
Wyoming	Jacob	41	Ethan	40	Tyler	35	Michael	31	Joseph	30


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