Social Security Q & A- Does Social Security keep track

Does Social Security keep track of the most popular baby names?

Yes. Every year, the Social Security Administration's Office of the Actuary does a study of the most popular names given to applicants who were born in the current year.

The top ten boys and girls names for 2005 are:

Top 10 Names for 2005
Rank	Male name	Female name
1	Jacob	Emily
2	Michael	Emma
3	Joshua	Madison
4	Matthew	Abigail
5	Ethan	Olivia
6	Andrew	Isabella
7	Daniel	Hannah
8	Anthony	Samantha
9	Christopher	Ava
10	Joseph	Ashley
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth.