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Most Popular Names for Baby Boys – 2005
Top 20 Names for 2005
| Rank | Male name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob |
| 2 | Michael |
| 3 | Joshua |
| 4 | Matthew |
| 5 | Ethan |
| 6 | Andrew |
| 7 | Daniel |
| 8 | Anthony |
| 9 | Christopher |
| 10 | Joseph |
| 11 | William |
| 12 | Alexander |
| 13 | Ryan |
| 14 | David |
| 15 | Nicholas |
| 16 | Tyler |
| 17 | James |
| 18 | John |
| 19 | Jonathan |
| 20 | Nathan |
| State | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | Ethan | Jacob | Joshua | Michael | William |
| Alabama | William | James | Joshua | John | Michael |
| Arkansas | Ethan | William | Jacob | James | Joshua |
| Arizona | Angel | Jacob | Jose | Daniel | Michael |
| California | Daniel | Anthony | Angel | David | Joshua |
| Colorado | Jacob | Joshua | Alexander | Joseph | Ethan |
| Connecticut | Ryan | Matthew | Michael | Nicholas | Anthony |
| Dist.of Columbia |
William | John | James | Alexander | Michael |
| Delaware | Michael | Matthew | Ryan | Joshua | Anthony |
| Florida | Joshua | Michael | Anthony | Christopher | Jacob |
| Georgia | William | Joshua | Christopher | Jacob | Michael |
| Hawaii | Joshua | Jacob | Noah | Ethan | Elijah |
| Iowa | Ethan | Jacob | Logan | Andrew | Tyler |
| Idaho | Ethan | Jacob | Gabriel | Michael | Logan |
| Illinois | Jacob | Michael | Daniel | Alexander | Matthew |
| Indiana | Jacob | Ethan | Andrew | Joshua | Michael |
| Kansas | Jacob | Ethan | Andrew | Joseph | Logan |
| Kentucky | Jacob | Ethan | William | James | Joshua |
| Louisiana | Ethan | Michael | Joshua | Jacob | Christopher |
| Massachusetts | Matthew | Michael | Ryan | Nicholas | John |
| Maryland | Joshua | Michael | Ryan | William | Matthew |
| Maine | Jacob | Tyler | Alexander | Andrew | Benjamin |
| Michigan | Jacob | Andrew | Ethan | Joshua | Michael |
| Minnesota | Ethan | Jacob | Samuel | Jack | Andrew |
| Missouri | Jacob | Ethan | William | Andrew | Tyler |
| Mississippi | William | James | John | Christopher | Jacob |
| Montana | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Joseph | Logan |
| NorthCarolina | William | Jacob | Joshua | Christopher | Michael |
| NorthDakota | Ethan | Jacob | Carter | Noah | Dylan |
| Nebraska | Jacob | Ethan | Samuel | Alexander | Noah |
| NewHampshire | Jacob | Ryan | Matthew | Benjamin | Tyler |
| NewJersey | Michael | Matthew | Ryan | Anthony | Joseph |
| NewMexico | Joshua | Isaiah | Jacob | Daniel | Elijah |
| Nevada | Anthony | Jacob | Daniel | Angel | Joshua |
| NewYork | Michael | Matthew | Joseph | Anthony | Ryan |
| Ohio | Jacob | Andrew | Ethan | Michael | Logan |
| Oklahoma | Jacob | Ethan | Joshua | Michael | William |
| Oregon | Jacob | Ethan | Andrew | Alexander | Joshua |
| Pennsylvania | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Ryan | Nicholas |
| RhodeIsland | Michael | Matthew | Jacob | Ethan | Ryan |
| SouthCarolina | William | Jacob | James | Joshua | John |
| SouthDakota | Jacob | Ethan | Carter | Tyler | Landon |
| Tennessee | William | Jacob | Ethan | James | Joshua |
| Texas | Jose | Jacob | Joshua | Daniel | Christopher |
| Utah | Jacob | Ethan | Joshua | Samuel | Andrew |
| Virginia | William | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Christopher |
| Vermont | Jacob | Connor | Matthew | Samuel | Ryan |
| Washington | Jacob | Ethan | Alexander | Andrew | Daniel |
| Wisconsin | Ethan | Jacob | Tyler | Alexander | Logan |
| WestVirginia | Jacob | Ethan | Hunter | Logan | James |
| Wyoming | Jacob | Ethan | Tyler | Michael | Joseph |
