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Most Popular Names for Baby Girls – 2005

April 2, 2007 by GreatDad Writers Leave a Comment

Top 20 Names for 2005

Rank Female name
1 Emily
2 Emma
3 Madison
4 Abigail
5 Olivia
6 Isabella
7 Hannah
8 Samantha
9 Ava
10 Ashley
11 Sophia
12 Elizabeth
13 Alexis
14 Grace
15 Sarah
16 Alyssa
17 Mia
18 Natalie
19 Chloe
20 Brianna

 

Top Five Female Names by State in
2005
State Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Rank
5
Alaska Madison Emma Emily Samantha Hannah
Alabama Madison Emma Emily Anna Hannah
Arkansas Emily Madison Emma Hannah Alexis
Arizona Emily Mia Ashley Isabella Emma
California Emily Ashley Samantha Isabella Mia
Colorado Emily Emma Isabella Madison Abigail
Connecticut Olivia Emily Ava Emma Isabella
Dist.
of
Columbia
Sophia Olivia Elizabeth Kayla Katherine
Delaware Madison Emily Sarah Emma Alexis
Florida Emily Isabella Madison Emma Sophia
Georgia Emily Madison Emma Hannah Abigail
Hawaii Emma Madison Mia Alyssa Kayla
Iowa Emma Olivia Madison Emily Ava
Idaho Emma Madison Emily Hailey Abigail
Illinois Emily Emma Olivia Isabella Abigail
Indiana Emma Madison Emily Olivia Abigail
Kansas Emma Emily Olivia Abigail Madison
Kentucky Madison Emily Emma Hannah Abigail
Louisiana Madison Emma Emily Hannah Olivia
Massachusetts Emma Emily Ava Olivia Sophia
Maryland Emily Madison Emma Abigail Kayla
Maine Emma Abigail Emily Hannah Madison
Michigan Emma Emily Madison Ava Olivia
Minnesota Ava Grace Emma Emily Ella
Missouri Emma Madison Emily Abigail Olivia
Mississippi Madison Emma Anna Emily Hannah
Montana Emma Madison Olivia Emily Alexis
North
Carolina
Emily Emma Madison Hannah Abigail
North
Dakota
Emma Hannah Madison Olivia Grace
Nebraska Emma Emily Madison Olivia Grace
New
Hampshire
Emma Emily Madison Ava Olivia
New
Jersey
Emily Isabella Ava Olivia Samantha
New
Mexico
Alyssa Emily Madison Isabella Destiny
Nevada Emily Samantha Isabella Ashley Madison
New
York
Emily Isabella Emma Olivia Madison
Ohio Emma Madison Olivia Emily Ava
Oklahoma Emma Madison Emily Hannah Abigail
Oregon Emma Emily Madison Hannah Olivia
Pennsylvania Emily Madison Emma Olivia Abigail
Rhode
Island
Olivia Ava Abigail Emily Madison
South
Carolina
Emily Madison Emma Hannah Abigail
South
Dakota
Madison Emma Olivia Emily Grace
Tennessee Madison Emma Emily Hannah Abigail
Texas Emily Mia Madison Ashley Emma
Utah Emma Emily Olivia Abigail Hannah
Virginia Emily Madison Emma Hannah Abigail
Vermont Emma Emily Hannah Olivia Madison
Washington Emma Emily Madison Olivia Isabella
Wisconsin Emma Olivia Emily Ava Abigail
West
Virginia
Madison Emily Emma Hannah Olivia
Wyoming Madison Emma Hailey Hannah Olivia

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