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 2008. 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
Alaska	Madison	53	Emma	49	Emily	47	Isabella	35	Samantha	35
Alabama	Madison	402	Emma	399	Emily	334	Anna	306	Hannah	254
Arkansas	Emily	263	Madison	261	Emma	217	Hannah	178	Alexis	159
Arizona	Emily	504	Mia	427	Ashley	407	Isabella	370	Emma	350
California	Emily	3,275	Ashley	2,773	Samantha	2,496	Isabella	2,343	Mia	2,182
Colorado	Emma	304	Emily	302	Madison	274	Abigail	272	Isabella	271
Connecticut	Olivia	269	Emily	259	Ava	237	Emma	220	Isabella	219
Dist. of Columbia	Sophia	51	Olivia	44	Elizabeth	43	Kayla	43	Katherine	42
Delaware	Madison	68	Emily	63	Sarah	59	Emma	56	Abigail	50
Florida	Emily	1,296	Isabella	1,278	Madison	1,096	Emma	885	Sophia	834
Georgia	Emily	849	Madison	758	Emma	609	Hannah	526	Abigail	506
Hawaii	Emma	53	Mia	49	Madison	46	Kayla	43	Taylor	43
Iowa	Emma	316	Olivia	219	Madison	217	Emily	206	Ava	188
Idaho	Emma	132	Madison	104	Emily	102	Hailey	89	Abigail	88
Illinois	Emily	1,002	Emma	809	Olivia	773	Isabella	707	Abigail	695
Indiana	Emma	575	Madison	549	Emily	547	Abigail	461	Olivia	460
Kansas	Emma	267	Emily	211	Olivia	193	Abigail	186	Madison	185
Kentucky	Madison	449	Emily	432	Emma	385	Hannah	334	Abigail	315
Louisiana	Madison	416	Emma	335	Emily	294	Hannah	238	Olivia	211
Massachusetts	Emma	529	Emily	503	Ava	474	Olivia	461	Sophia	444
Maryland	Emily	400	Madison	364	Emma	309	Abigail	296	Kayla	288
Maine	Emma	134	Abigail	111	Emily	108	Hannah	108	Madison	104
Michigan	Emma	736	Emily	699	Madison	683	Olivia	655	Ava	654
Minnesota	Ava	459	Grace	428	Emma	420	Ella	394	Emily	394
Missouri	Emma	570	Madison	509	Emily	428	Abigail	416	Olivia	393
Mississippi	Madison	271	Emma	186	Anna	172	Emily	165	Hannah	155
Montana	Emma	69	Madison	64	Olivia	58	Emily	56	Alexis	47
North Carolina	Emily	696	Emma	695	Madison	695	Hannah	551	Abigail	473
North Dakota	Emma	75	Hannah	60	Madison	54	Olivia	52	Grace	50
Nebraska	Emma	158	Emily	145	Madison	142	Grace	129	Olivia	129
New Hampshire	Emma	128	Emily	109	Madison	100	Olivia	92	Ava	91
New Jersey	Emily	700	Isabella	559	Ava	547	Olivia	501	Samantha	493
New Mexico	Alyssa	117	Emily	112	Madison	106	Isabella	97	Destiny	96
Nevada	Emily	182	Samantha	137	Ashley	135	Isabella	134	Madison	132
New York	Emily	1,443	Isabella	1,101	Emma	1,094	Olivia	1,063	Madison	997
Ohio	Emma	1,052	Madison	915	Olivia	848	Emily	836	Ava	709
Oklahoma	Emma	279	Madison	278	Emily	273	Hannah	248	Abigail	194
Oregon	Emma	282	Emily	255	Madison	209	Hannah	196	Olivia	195
Pennsylvania	Emily	889	Madison	863	Emma	858	Olivia	789	Abigail	726
Rhode Island	Olivia	97	Ava	88	Abigail	80	Emily	80	Isabella	79
South Carolina	Emily	326	Madison	308	Emma	276	Hannah	231	Abigail	227
South Dakota	Emma	60	Madison	60	Olivia	60	Emily	58	Grace	53
Tennessee	Madison	599	Emma	574	Emily	520	Hannah	476	Abigail	387
Texas	Emily	2,471	Mia	1,647	Madison	1,614	Ashley	1,582	Emma	1,476
Utah	Emma	311	Emily	256	Olivia	245	Abigail	217	Hannah	210
Virginia	Emily	591	Madison	570	Emma	510	Hannah	476	Abigail	450
Vermont	Emma	61	Emily	47	Olivia	43	Hannah	42	Madison	40
Washington	Emma	423	Emily	411	Madison	358	Olivia	352	Isabella	326
Wisconsin	Emma	452	Olivia	411	Emily	386	Ava	350	Abigail	345
West Virginia	Madison	197	Emily	195	Emma	168	Hannah	136	Olivia	135
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
Alaska	Ethan	63	Jacob	58	Joshua	55	Michael	52	Joseph	49
Alabama	William	550	James	396	Joshua	395	John	386	Michael	380
Arkansas	Ethan	256	William	231	Jacob	226	Michael	190	James	189
Arizona	Angel	616	Jacob	592	Jose	584	Daniel	530	Michael	526
California	Daniel	3,892	Anthony	3,726	Angel	3,506	David	3,256	Joshua	3,198
Colorado	Jacob	386	Joshua	370	Alexander	348	Joseph	338	Ethan	326
Connecticut	Ryan	354	Matthew	345	Michael	344	Nicholas	302	Anthony	263
Dist. of Columbia	William	111	John	97	James	80	Michael	79	Alexander	78
Delaware	Michael	89	Matthew	77	Ryan	75	Joshua	74	Anthony	72
Florida	Joshua	1,497	Michael	1,490	Anthony	1,321	Christopher	1,309	Jacob	1,259
Georgia	William	1,031	Joshua	906	Christopher	795	Jacob	784	Michael	733
Hawaii	Joshua	94	Jacob	90	Noah	86	Ethan	72	Elijah	67
Iowa	Ethan	286	Jacob	279	Logan	217	Andrew	214	Tyler	187
Idaho	Ethan	134	Jacob	131	Gabriel	96	Logan	92	Michael	92
Illinois	Jacob	1,113	Michael	1,105	Daniel	1,069	Alexander	991	Matthew	973
Indiana	Jacob	670	Ethan	642	Andrew	464	Joshua	455	Michael	427
Kansas	Jacob	265	Ethan	251	Andrew	188	Joseph	174	Logan	173
Kentucky	Jacob	551	Ethan	463	William	405	James	399	Joshua	349
Louisiana	Ethan	322	Joshua	322	Michael	311	Jacob	305	William	271
Massachusetts	Matthew	695	Michael	642	Ryan	631	Nicholas	543	John	518
Maryland	Joshua	461	Michael	460	Ryan	416	William	416	Matthew	413
Maine	Jacob	124	Tyler	97	Alexander	87	Benjamin	85	Andrew	84
Michigan	Jacob	956	Andrew	811	Ethan	782	Joshua	689	Michael	674
Minnesota	Ethan	493	Jacob	475	Samuel	440	Jack	420	Andrew	414
Missouri	Jacob	543	Ethan	498	William	460	Andrew	449	Tyler	425
Mississippi	William	336	James	287	John	237	Christopher	233	Jacob	232
Montana	Jacob	85	Ethan	72	Michael	60	Joseph	56	Logan	53
North Carolina	William	924	Joshua	836	Jacob	834	Christopher	706	Michael	670
North Dakota	Ethan	80	Jacob	59	Carter	53	Noah	53	Dylan	51
Nebraska	Jacob	169	Ethan	164	Samuel	126	Alexander	117	Joshua	113
New Hampshire	Jacob	145	Ryan	126	Matthew	112	Benjamin	108	Aiden	98
New Jersey	Michael	1,083	Matthew	969	Ryan	919	Anthony	865	Joseph	852
New Mexico	Joshua	196	Isaiah	189	Jacob	165	Daniel	155	Elijah	141
Nevada	Anthony	223	Jacob	223	Daniel	210	Joshua	207	Angel	206
New York	Michael	2,082	Matthew	1,830	Joseph	1,669	Anthony	1,618	Ryan	1,592
Ohio	Jacob	1,178	Andrew	992	Ethan	943	Michael	910	Logan	815
Oklahoma	Jacob	328	Ethan	317	Joshua	263	Michael	259	William	235
Oregon	Jacob	290	Ethan	269	Andrew	226	Alexander	216	Joshua	216
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,109	Jacob	1,000	Matthew	994	Ryan	963	Nicholas	936
Rhode Island	Michael	119	Matthew	100	Jacob	97	Ethan	93	Ryan	93
South Carolina	William	432	Jacob	355	James	331	Joshua	328	John	307
South Dakota	Jacob	80	Ethan	65	Carter	60	Tyler	58	Landon	57
Tennessee	William	747	Jacob	644	Ethan	597	James	547	Joshua	513
Texas	Jose	2,797	Jacob	2,303	Joshua	2,218	Daniel	2,099	Christopher	2,034
Utah	Jacob	323	Ethan	318	Joshua	292	Samuel	271	Andrew	249
Virginia	William	745	Jacob	728	Michael	662	Joshua	628	Matthew	568
Vermont	Jacob	63	Connor	44	Matthew	42	Samuel	42	Ryan	39
Washington	Jacob	483	Ethan	444	Alexander	427	Andrew	395	Daniel	386
Wisconsin	Ethan	489	Jacob	470	Alexander	385	Tyler	385	Logan	366
West Virginia	Jacob	241	Ethan	170	Hunter	161	Logan	133	Andrew	130
Wyoming	Jacob	41	Ethan	40	Tyler	35	Michael	31	Joseph	30


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