Top 100 Most Popular Boy and Girl Baby Names in Virginia, 2005

This is a list of the 100 most popular names for babies in Virginia, 2005 . All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

Most popular boy names

Rank	Boys	Number
1	William	732
2	Jacob	717
3	Michael	656
4	Joshua	622
5	Christopher	564
6	Matthew	564
7	Ethan	559
8	Andrew	544
9	Ryan	513
10	James	503
11	Alexander	491
12	John	477
13	Joseph	471
14	Daniel	452
15	Tyler	442
16	Nicholas	438
17	David	430
18	Benjamin	406
19	Christian	406
20	Anthony	382
21	Samuel	372
22	Noah	368
23	Jonathan	365
24	Nathan	364
25	Zachary	352
26	Dylan	350
27	Caleb	331
28	Elijah	320
29	Brandon	314
30	Jackson	312
31	Justin	311
32	Thomas	311
33	Logan	310
34	Kevin	301
35	Robert	285
36	Gabriel	282
37	Austin	277
38	Cameron	277
39	Evan	271
40	Jason	257
41	Connor	254
42	Luke	254
43	Jack	250
44	Hunter	249
45	Aidan	248
46	Isaiah	243
47	Mason	239
48	Aiden	235
49	Charles	234
50	Jordan	221
51	Jayden	220
52	Ian	208
53	Nathaniel	203
54	Lucas	197
55	Owen	197
56	Landon	195
57	Aaron	194
58	Gavin	194
59	Adam	192
60	Brian	185
61	Sean	170
62	Eric	164
63	Carter	163
64	Chase	156
65	Jose	154
66	Kyle	149
67	Steven	149
68	Colin	143
69	Jeremiah	142
70	Isaac	141
71	Timothy	141
72	Liam	140
73	Bryan	139
74	Hayden	136
75	Richard	131
76	Xavier	131
77	Angel	129
78	Patrick	124
79	Cole	123
80	Wyatt	121
81	Blake	120
82	Jaden	120
83	Brayden	119
84	Devin	118
85	Antonio	117
86	Trevor	117
87	Henry	114
88	Seth	114
89	Tristan	110
90	Alex	108
91	Carlos	108
92	Dominic	107
93	Ashton	106
94	Riley	103
95	Parker	102
96	Cody	101
97	Kenneth	101
98	Carson	96
99	Bryce	94
100	Malachi	93

Most popular names for girls in Virginia, 2005

Rank	Girls	Number
1	Emily	583
2	Madison	562
3	Emma	498
4	Hannah	469
5	Abigail	443
6	Olivia	378
7	Sarah	377
8	Elizabeth	372
9	Alexis	328
10	Sophia	312
11	Ashley	310
12	Isabella	303
13	Grace	293
14	Ava	288
15	Katherine	288
16	Lauren	282
17	Samantha	279
18	Taylor	268
19	Sydney	253
20	Kayla	250
21	Natalie	250
22	Anna	242
23	Alyssa	237
24	Victoria	217
25	Hailey	213
26	Chloe	200
27	Makayla	200
28	Jessica	196
29	Brianna	194
30	Rachel	194
31	Jasmine	191
32	Ella	190
33	Savannah	186
34	Caroline	182
35	Julia	182
36	Mary	173
37	Destiny	172
38	Alexandra	165
39	Morgan	165
40	Haley	160
41	Mackenzie	160
42	Mia	157
43	Kaitlyn	155
44	Megan	154
45	Allison	151
46	Riley	149
47	Lily	147
48	Kaylee	143
49	Zoe	143
50	Madeline	141
51	Trinity	139
52	Lillian	138
53	Brooke	136
54	Faith	134
55	Jennifer	132
56	Leah	129
57	Catherine	126
58	Gabrielle	121
59	Jordan	121
60	Sara	120
61	Jada	116
62	Rebecca	114
63	Nevaeh	113
64	Stephanie	112
65	Angelina	110
66	Charlotte	109
67	Claire	108
68	Jenna	107
69	Kylie	107
70	Maria	105
71	Amelia	104
72	Gabriella	103
73	Katelyn	103
74	Maya	103
75	Sofia	102
76	Kimberly	101
77	Autumn	100
78	Erin	99
79	Evelyn	99
80	Ariana	96
81	Nicole	96
82	Avery	95
83	Madelyn	95
84	Audrey	93
85	Andrea	91
86	Aaliyah	90
87	Danielle	90
88	Margaret	90
89	Michelle	90
90	Jocelyn	89
91	Courtney	88
92	Kendall	88
93	Paige	87
94	Amanda	86
95	Katie	83
96	Peyton	82
97	Sierra	82
98	Kathryn	81
99	Skylar	81
100	Amber	80
101	Reagan	80

Table key

Data derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2010).

Count Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (s) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
#/100K Occurrences / 100,000 people: The number of occurrences of a given surname per 100,000 in the United States.
% White % Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
% Black % Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
% API % Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
% AIAN % Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
% 2 or More Races % Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
% Hispanic % Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)
Rank in 2010
Count in 2010 Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States according to the 2000 census.
% Change % Change between 2000 and 2010
Rank change Change in rank between 2000 and 2010

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