Jacob, Emily Top Oregon Baby Names in 2005

This baby girl named Lilly shares the 105th ranked name Photo By: Bonnie King

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - If you had a baby in Oregon in 2005, more than likely his name is Jacob, or maybe her name is Emma.

The Social Security Administration on Friday released the most popular baby names for 2005 in the U.S.

All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

In 2005, there were 2,087,109 boys, and 1,992,142 girls born in the U.S.

The source is a 100-percent sample based on Social Security card application data.

Nationwide the top 5 baby names were:

1. Jacob � Emily

2. Michael � Emma

3. Joshua � Madison

4. Matthew � Abigal

5. Ethan � Olivia

Top twins names in the U.S. were:

1. Jacob � Joshua

2. Matthew � Michael

3. Daniel � David

4. Faith � Hope

50 most popular baby names in Oregon in 2005 were:

Rank & Number Named:

1. Jacob 289 - Emma 280

2. Ethan 268 - Emily 253

3. Andrew 225 - Madison 207

4. Alexander 216 - Hannah 192

5. Joshua 216 - Olivia 191

6. Tyler 204 - Abigail 186

7. Benjamin 203 - Sophia 178

8. David 195 - Grace 173

9. Logan 188 - Isabella 161

10. Daniel 183 - Ava 148

11. Noah 183 - Samantha 148

12. Ryan 183 - Ella 147

13. Samuel 180 - Elizabeth 144

14. William 170 - Chloe 143

15. Gabriel 168 - Natalie 136

16. Anthony 167 - Hailey 134

17. Matthew 166 - Ashley 132

18. Dylan 163 - Alexis 125

19. Michael 163 - Sarah 122

20. Owen 160 - Jasmine 111

21. Elijah 157 - Mia 110

22. Jose 153 - Lily 105

23. Austin 152 - Taylor 105

24. Jackson 148 - Sydney 100

25. Zachary 147 - Anna 99

26. Caleb 145 - Jessica 99

27. Joseph 145 - Alyssa 97

28. Mason 145 - Megan 83

29. James 143 - Maria 82

30. Luke 141 - Julia 80

31. Aiden 136 - Audrey 79

32. Evan 135 - Kaylee 79

33. Jonathan 135 - Brooke 78

34. Jack 133 - Lillian 74

35. Hunter 132 - Paige 73

36. Nicholas 131 - Savannah 72

37. Isaac 125 - Zoe 72

38. Angel 124 - Allison 71

39. Wyatt 123 - Madeline 71

40. Nathan 122 - Morgan 71

41. Jordan 121 - Avery 70

42. Gavin 119 - Trinity 69

43. Isaiah 117 - Amelia 68

44. Christian 115 - Kylie 66

45. Christopher 115 - Lauren 66

46. John 108 - Victoria 65

47. Brandon 107 - Alexandra 64

48. Juan 107 - Kaitlyn 64

49. Connor 104 - Katherine 64

50. Kevin 104 - Rachel 64

For the complete lists visit http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/

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