Top baby names in Minnesota, 2005
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava | 460 |
| 2 | Grace | 428 |
| 3 | Emma | 421 |
| 4 | Ella | 394 |
| 4 | Emily | 394 |
| 6 | Olivia | 371 |
| 7 | Abigail | 354 |
| 8 | Madison | 330 |
| 9 | Sophia | 326 |
| 10 | Hannah | 308 |
| 11 | Anna | 277 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 272 |
| 13 | Samantha | 250 |
| 14 | Isabella | 240 |
| 15 | Lauren | 239 |
| 16 | Alexis | 234 |
| 17 | Hailey | 217 |
| 18 | Natalie | 202 |
| 19 | Chloe | 193 |
| 20 | Megan | 192 |
| 21 | Ashley | 188 |
| 22 | Lily | 179 |
| 23 | Julia | 178 |
| 24 | Paige | 168 |
| 25 | Sydney | 164 |
| 26 | Morgan | 162 |
| 27 | Isabelle | 158 |
| 28 | Lillian | 155 |
| 29 | Taylor | 154 |
| 30 | Brooke | 145 |
| 30 | Sarah | 145 |
| 32 | Avery | 139 |
| 32 | Madeline | 139 |
| 34 | Rachel | 137 |
| 35 | Alyssa | 127 |
| 35 | Katelyn | 127 |
| 37 | Kylie | 126 |
| 38 | Kaitlyn | 124 |
| 39 | Amelia | 122 |
| 40 | Kayla | 121 |
| 41 | Claire | 119 |
| 41 | Mackenzie | 119 |
| 43 | Lydia | 118 |
| 44 | Faith | 116 |
| 45 | Alexandra | 109 |
| 45 | Allison | 109 |
| 45 | Katherine | 109 |
| 48 | Jenna | 107 |
| 49 | Brianna | 106 |
| 50 | Jasmine | 105 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan | 494 |
| 2 | Jacob | 477 |
| 3 | Samuel | 441 |
| 4 | Jack | 420 |
| 5 | Andrew | 415 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 394 |
| 7 | Joseph | 373 |
| 8 | Alexander | 372 |
| 9 | Logan | 358 |
| 10 | William | 356 |
| 11 | Tyler | 355 |
| 12 | Matthew | 333 |
| 13 | Noah | 324 |
| 14 | Joshua | 300 |
| 15 | Nathan | 297 |
| 16 | Michael | 290 |
| 16 | Owen | 290 |
| 18 | Ryan | 289 |
| 19 | Gavin | 286 |
| 19 | Zachary | 286 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 280 |
| 22 | Mason | 278 |
| 23 | Carter | 275 |
| 24 | Evan | 274 |
| 25 | Dylan | 272 |
| 26 | Hunter | 254 |
| 27 | Isaac | 245 |
| 28 | Thomas | 241 |
| 29 | Jackson | 240 |
| 30 | Connor | 235 |
| 31 | Charles | 221 |
| 32 | John | 220 |
| 33 | Caleb | 219 |
| 33 | James | 219 |
| 35 | Daniel | 212 |
| 36 | Anthony | 211 |
| 36 | Austin | 211 |
| 38 | Aidan | 205 |
| 39 | Luke | 203 |
| 40 | Gabriel | 198 |
| 41 | Elijah | 194 |
| 42 | David | 192 |
| 43 | Wyatt | 190 |
| 44 | Cole | 178 |
| 45 | Christopher | 176 |
| 46 | Adam | 172 |
| 47 | Henry | 171 |
| 48 | Lucas | 167 |
| 49 | Aiden | 162 |
| 50 | Justin | 160 |