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Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2003


Top 100 names by State

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2003. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2009. See the limitations of this data source.

Top Five Female Names for Births in 2003
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alabama Madison 408 Emma 407 Emily 352 Hannah 334 Anna 308
Alaska Hannah 56 Emma 49 Emily 45 Madison 44 Alexis 31
Arizona Emily 432 Emma 389 Ashley 370 Alexis 337 Alyssa 337
Arkansas Madison 272 Emily 255 Hannah 224 Emma 196 Alexis 181
California Emily 3,414 Ashley 2,726 Samantha 2,574 Isabella 2,190 Alyssa 1,924
Colorado Emily 378 Emma 357 Madison 297 Hannah 290 Ashley 272
Connecticut Emma 334 Emily 296 Olivia 278 Madison 226 Julia 212
Delaware Emily 87 Madison 71 Emma 65 Hannah 65 Abigail 63
Dist. of Columbia Katherine 51 Kayla 51 Emily 50 Elizabeth 45 Sophia 45
Florida Emily 1,302 Isabella 1,104 Madison 981 Emma 857 Hannah 831
Georgia Emily 750 Madison 740 Emma 679 Hannah 631 Sarah 522
Hawaii Emma 59 Alyssa 53 Kayla 51 Taylor 50 Mia 49
Idaho Emma 148 Hannah 134 Emily 124 Madison 123 Abigail 91
Illinois Emily 1,102 Emma 1,018 Olivia 801 Abigail 765 Grace 746
Indiana Emma 668 Madison 597 Emily 578 Hannah 503 Olivia 456
Iowa Emma 383 Emily 239 Madison 237 Olivia 234 Grace 223
Kansas Emma 280 Madison 233 Emily 221 Hannah 200 Abigail 192
Kentucky Emily 472 Madison 448 Hannah 443 Emma 385 Abigail 308
Louisiana Madison 454 Emily 353 Emma 328 Hannah 296 Alexis 285
Maine Emma 146 Emily 116 Abigail 108 Hannah 108 Madison 101
Maryland Emily 428 Madison 369 Emma 364 Kayla 320 Hannah 297
Massachusetts Emily 654 Emma 653 Olivia 546 Abigail 466 Isabella 407
Michigan Emma 894 Madison 791 Emily 784 Olivia 768 Hannah 645
Minnesota Emma 617 Grace 449 Emily 429 Olivia 401 Abigail 368
Mississippi Madison 303 Hannah 197 Anna 187 Emma 169 Alexis 166
Missouri Emma 634 Emily 538 Madison 490 Hannah 445 Abigail 412
Montana Emma 83 Hannah 72 Madison 71 Hailey 56 Emily 51
Nebraska Emma 207 Emily 152 Olivia 130 Grace 126 Madison 125
Nevada Emily 186 Emma 151 Ashley 147 Madison 134 Alexis 128
New Hampshire Emma 152 Emily 135 Olivia 120 Abigail 99 Madison 98
New Jersey Emily 817 Isabella 564 Olivia 562 Emma 540 Samantha 508
New Mexico Alexis 118 Alyssa 118 Emily 107 Ashley 98 Madison 91
New York Emily 1,629 Emma 1,201 Olivia 1,113 Isabella 1,079 Samantha 1,030
North Carolina Madison 694 Emma 687 Emily 662 Hannah 603 Abigail 515
North Dakota Emma 93 Madison 83 Hannah 66 Emily 65 Alexis 57
Ohio Emma 1,175 Madison 1,020 Emily 1,007 Olivia 859 Hannah 851
Oklahoma Emily 310 Madison 284 Emma 274 Hannah 238 Abigail 220
Oregon Emma 290 Emily 285 Hannah 249 Madison 230 Olivia 219
Pennsylvania Emily 1,137 Emma 1,010 Madison 917 Olivia 860 Hannah 781
Rhode Island Emily 114 Madison 99 Emma 90 Olivia 84 Isabella 78
South Carolina Madison 341 Emily 309 Hannah 297 Olivia 214 Emma 213
South Dakota Emma 88 Hannah 75 Emily 69 Olivia 65 Madison 58
Tennessee Madison 665 Emma 601 Hannah 584 Emily 524 Abigail 388
Texas Emily 2,320 Ashley 1,710 Madison 1,622 Emma 1,434 Alyssa 1,370
Utah Emma 391 Madison 274 Emily 256 Hannah 256 Abigail 235
Vermont Emma 57 Emily 52 Abigail 46 Madison 46 Hannah 41
Virginia Emily 670 Emma 614 Madison 554 Hannah 524 Abigail 458
Washington Emma 555 Emily 480 Olivia 381 Madison 370 Hannah 358
West Virginia Madison 243 Emily 230 Hannah 195 Emma 159 Alexis 149
Wisconsin Emma 560 Emily 463 Olivia 412 Grace 386 Hannah 372
Wyoming Emma 38 Madison 38 Hannah 36 Alexis 27 Emily 27

Top Five Male Names for Births in 2003
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alabama William 616 Jacob 461 Joshua 441 James 408 John 389
Alaska Jacob 62 Joseph 60 Joshua 58 James 55 Ethan 52
Arizona Jacob 675 Jose 631 Daniel 563 Anthony 555 Michael 549
Arkansas Jacob 286 Joshua 267 Ethan 266 William 228 Michael 219
California Daniel 4,026 Anthony 3,929 Andrew 3,447 Jose 3,375 Jacob 3,356
Colorado Jacob 478 Joshua 404 Andrew 385 Alexander 349 Daniel 348
Connecticut Matthew 443 Michael 441 Ryan 374 Nicholas 369 Joseph 307
Delaware Michael 98 Andrew 87 Matthew 87 Ryan 84 John 81
Dist. of Columbia Michael 100 William 93 Alexander 80 John 80 David 73
Florida Michael 1,685 Joshua 1,525 Matthew 1,327 Anthony 1,294 Jacob 1,278
Georgia William 1,168 Joshua 935 Jacob 921 Michael 828 Christopher 810
Hawaii Joshua 104 Jacob 97 Noah 97 Ethan 83 Dylan 82
Idaho Ethan 159 Jacob 149 Tyler 108 Andrew 97 Logan 96
Illinois Michael 1,339 Jacob 1,248 Daniel 1,100 Joseph 1,076 Anthony 1,070
Indiana Jacob 772 Ethan 660 Michael 518 Andrew 511 Joshua 491
Iowa Jacob 333 Ethan 296 Tyler 237 Andrew 214 Logan 214
Kansas Jacob 275 Ethan 273 Andrew 219 Joshua 199 Tyler 189
Kentucky Jacob 620 James 455 Ethan 435 William 429 Joshua 368
Louisiana Jacob 422 Ethan 385 Joshua 378 Michael 338 Christopher 333
Maine Jacob 137 Nicholas 106 Joshua 104 Matthew 97 Ethan 93
Maryland Joshua 536 Michael 518 Jacob 491 Ryan 485 Andrew 435
Massachusetts Matthew 780 Michael 777 Ryan 712 Nicholas 692 John 615
Michigan Jacob 1,195 Ethan 859 Joshua 842 Michael 836 Andrew 817
Minnesota Jacob 589 Ethan 496 Andrew 451 Joseph 451 Samuel 449
Mississippi William 334 Christopher 295 James 279 Jacob 263 Joshua 249
Missouri Jacob 716 Ethan 494 Tyler 491 Andrew 482 William 458
Montana Jacob 81 Joshua 66 Ethan 65 Hunter 63 Logan 62
Nebraska Jacob 231 Ethan 183 Tyler 138 Alexander 137 Joshua 128
Nevada Anthony 237 Michael 213 Jacob 208 Joshua 186 Joseph 173
New Hampshire Jacob 131 Ryan 130 Nicholas 116 Matthew 114 Joshua 113
New Jersey Michael 1,340 Matthew 1,226 Nicholas 1,029 Joseph 925 Anthony 886
New Mexico Joshua 195 Jacob 194 Gabriel 154 Michael 150 Jose 149
New York Michael 2,452 Matthew 2,116 Joseph 1,959 Nicholas 1,811 Christopher 1,786
North Carolina Jacob 1,008 William 983 Joshua 882 Michael 744 Christopher 729
North Dakota Ethan 83 Jacob 74 Logan 61 Hunter 56 Samuel 53
Ohio Jacob 1,476 Andrew 1,073 Michael 1,044 Ethan 991 Joshua 942
Oklahoma Jacob 395 Ethan 323 Joshua 298 Michael 258 Caleb 244
Oregon Jacob 331 Ethan 292 Andrew 246 Daniel 211 Joshua 211
Pennsylvania Michael 1,284 Ryan 1,172 Jacob 1,151 Matthew 1,077 Nicholas 1,026
Rhode Island Michael 150 Matthew 144 Jacob 118 Nicholas 110 Ryan 108
South Carolina William 470 Jacob 400 James 372 Joshua 357 Christopher 326
South Dakota Jacob 80 Ethan 70 Logan 64 Mason 57 Carter 54
Tennessee William 789 Jacob 761 Joshua 576 James 569 Ethan 554
Texas Jose 2,915 Jacob 2,524 Joshua 2,238 Daniel 2,111 Michael 2,106
Utah Ethan 406 Jacob 355 Joshua 319 Samuel 282 Tyler 263
Vermont Ethan 60 Jacob 56 Benjamin 49 Tyler 47 William 47
Virginia Jacob 796 William 753 Michael 727 Joshua 685 Christopher 634
Washington Jacob 538 Ethan 490 Joshua 427 Ryan 426 Alexander 408
West Virginia Jacob 292 Ethan 187 Hunter 168 Matthew 168 Tyler 163
Wisconsin Jacob 616 Ethan 481 Logan 423 Tyler 407 Samuel 397
Wyoming Jacob 47 Ethan 42 Joshua 34 Matthew 34 Hunter 32

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