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| 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 2008. See the limitations of this data source. |
| State | Rank 1 | Number | Rank 2 | Number | Rank 3 | Number | Rank 4 | Number | Rank 5 | Number |
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| Alaska | Hannah | 56 | Emma | 49 | Emily | 45 | Madison | 44 | Alexis | 31 |
| Alabama | Madison | 407 | Emma | 406 | Emily | 352 | Hannah | 334 | Anna | 308 |
| Arkansas | Madison | 272 | Emily | 255 | Hannah | 224 | Emma | 196 | Alexis | 181 |
| Arizona | Emily | 431 | Emma | 389 | Ashley | 370 | Alyssa | 337 | Alexis | 336 |
| California | Emily | 3,412 | Ashley | 2,726 | Samantha | 2,574 | Isabella | 2,189 | Alyssa | 1,923 |
| Colorado | Emily | 378 | Emma | 357 | Madison | 297 | Hannah | 290 | Ashley | 272 |
| Connecticut | Emma | 334 | Emily | 296 | Olivia | 277 | Madison | 226 | Julia | 212 |
| Dist. of Columbia | Katherine | 51 | Kayla | 51 | Emily | 50 | Elizabeth | 45 | Sophia | 45 |
| Delaware | Emily | 87 | Madison | 71 | Emma | 65 | Hannah | 65 | Abigail | 63 |
| Florida | Emily | 1,299 | Isabella | 1,104 | Madison | 981 | Emma | 857 | Hannah | 830 |
| Georgia | Emily | 750 | Madison | 740 | Emma | 679 | Hannah | 630 | Sarah | 522 |
| Hawaii | Emma | 59 | Alyssa | 53 | Kayla | 51 | Taylor | 50 | Mia | 49 |
| Iowa | Emma | 382 | Emily | 239 | Madison | 237 | Olivia | 234 | Grace | 223 |
| Idaho | Emma | 148 | Hannah | 134 | Emily | 124 | Madison | 123 | Abigail | 91 |
| Illinois | Emily | 1,100 | Emma | 1,018 | Olivia | 801 | Abigail | 763 | Grace | 746 |
| Indiana | Emma | 667 | Madison | 596 | Emily | 578 | Hannah | 502 | Olivia | 456 |
| Kansas | Emma | 280 | Madison | 233 | Emily | 221 | Hannah | 200 | Abigail | 192 |
| Kentucky | Emily | 472 | Madison | 448 | Hannah | 443 | Emma | 384 | Abigail | 308 |
| Louisiana | Madison | 454 | Emily | 353 | Emma | 328 | Hannah | 296 | Alexis | 285 |
| Massachusetts | Emily | 654 | Emma | 653 | Olivia | 546 | Abigail | 466 | Isabella | 407 |
| Maryland | Emily | 428 | Madison | 369 | Emma | 364 | Kayla | 320 | Hannah | 297 |
| Maine | Emma | 146 | Emily | 116 | Abigail | 108 | Hannah | 108 | Madison | 101 |
| Michigan | Emma | 893 | Madison | 789 | Emily | 785 | Olivia | 768 | Hannah | 645 |
| Minnesota | Emma | 617 | Grace | 449 | Emily | 429 | Olivia | 401 | Abigail | 368 |
| Missouri | Emma | 634 | Emily | 538 | Madison | 490 | Hannah | 445 | Abigail | 411 |
| Mississippi | Madison | 303 | Hannah | 197 | Anna | 187 | Emma | 169 | Alexis | 166 |
| Montana | Emma | 83 | Hannah | 72 | Madison | 71 | Hailey | 56 | Emily | 51 |
| North Carolina | Madison | 693 | Emma | 687 | Emily | 662 | Hannah | 603 | Abigail | 515 |
| North Dakota | Emma | 93 | Madison | 83 | Hannah | 66 | Emily | 65 | Alexis | 57 |
| Nebraska | Emma | 207 | Emily | 152 | Olivia | 130 | Grace | 126 | Madison | 124 |
| 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 |
| Nevada | Emily | 186 | Emma | 151 | Ashley | 147 | Madison | 134 | Alexis | 128 |
| New York | Emily | 1,627 | Emma | 1,200 | Olivia | 1,111 | Isabella | 1,077 | Samantha | 1,029 |
| Ohio | Emma | 1,175 | Madison | 1,020 | Emily | 1,007 | Olivia | 859 | Hannah | 851 |
| Oklahoma | Emily | 310 | Madison | 283 | Emma | 274 | Hannah | 238 | Abigail | 220 |
| Oregon | Emma | 290 | Emily | 285 | Hannah | 249 | Madison | 230 | Olivia | 219 |
| Pennsylvania | Emily | 1,136 | Emma | 1,010 | Madison | 917 | Olivia | 860 | Hannah | 780 |
| 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 | 583 | Emily | 524 | Abigail | 388 |
| Texas | Emily | 2,318 | Ashley | 1,709 | Madison | 1,622 | Emma | 1,434 | Alyssa | 1,370 |
| Utah | Emma | 391 | Madison | 274 | Emily | 256 | Hannah | 256 | Abigail | 235 |
| Virginia | Emily | 668 | Emma | 614 | Madison | 554 | Hannah | 524 | Abigail | 458 |
| Vermont | Emma | 57 | Emily | 52 | Abigail | 46 | Madison | 46 | Hannah | 41 |
| Washington | Emma | 555 | Emily | 480 | Olivia | 381 | Madison | 370 | Hannah | 358 |
| Wisconsin | Emma | 560 | Emily | 462 | Olivia | 412 | Grace | 386 | Hannah | 372 |
| West Virginia | Madison | 243 | Emily | 230 | Hannah | 195 | Emma | 159 | Alexis | 149 |
| Wyoming | Emma | 38 | Madison | 38 | Hannah | 36 | Alexis | 27 | Emily | 27 |
| State | Rank 1 | Number | Rank 2 | Number | Rank 3 | Number | Rank 4 | Number | Rank 5 | Number |
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| Alaska | Jacob | 60 | Joseph | 60 | Joshua | 58 | James | 55 | Ethan | 52 |
| Alabama | William | 616 | Jacob | 461 | Joshua | 441 | James | 408 | John | 389 |
| Arkansas | Jacob | 286 | Joshua | 266 | Ethan | 265 | William | 227 | Michael | 219 |
| Arizona | Jacob | 672 | Jose | 631 | Daniel | 563 | Anthony | 554 | Michael | 548 |
| California | Daniel | 4,024 | Anthony | 3,924 | Andrew | 3,443 | Jose | 3,375 | Jacob | 3,355 |
| Colorado | Jacob | 478 | Joshua | 404 | Andrew | 385 | Alexander | 349 | Daniel | 348 |
| Connecticut | Matthew | 443 | Michael | 441 | Ryan | 374 | Nicholas | 369 | Joseph | 307 |
| Dist. of Columbia | Michael | 100 | William | 93 | Alexander | 80 | John | 80 | David | 73 |
| Delaware | Michael | 98 | Andrew | 87 | Matthew | 87 | Ryan | 84 | John | 81 |
| Florida | Michael | 1,684 | Joshua | 1,522 | Matthew | 1,327 | Anthony | 1,294 | Jacob | 1,277 |
| Georgia | William | 1,167 | Joshua | 935 | Jacob | 921 | Michael | 828 | Christopher | 810 |
| Hawaii | Joshua | 104 | Jacob | 97 | Noah | 97 | Ethan | 83 | Dylan | 82 |
| Iowa | Jacob | 333 | Ethan | 295 | Tyler | 237 | Andrew | 214 | Logan | 214 |
| Idaho | Ethan | 159 | Jacob | 149 | Tyler | 108 | Andrew | 97 | Logan | 96 |
| Illinois | Michael | 1,338 | Jacob | 1,246 | Daniel | 1,098 | Joseph | 1,075 | Anthony | 1,070 |
| Indiana | Jacob | 771 | Ethan | 660 | Michael | 518 | Andrew | 511 | Joshua | 491 |
| Kansas | Jacob | 275 | Ethan | 273 | Andrew | 219 | Joshua | 199 | Tyler | 189 |
| Kentucky | Jacob | 619 | James | 454 | Ethan | 435 | William | 429 | Joshua | 368 |
| Louisiana | Jacob | 422 | Ethan | 384 | Joshua | 378 | Michael | 338 | Christopher | 333 |
| Massachusetts | Matthew | 779 | Michael | 777 | Ryan | 712 | Nicholas | 692 | John | 615 |
| Maryland | Joshua | 536 | Michael | 517 | Jacob | 490 | Ryan | 485 | Andrew | 435 |
| Maine | Jacob | 137 | Nicholas | 106 | Joshua | 104 | Matthew | 97 | Ethan | 93 |
| Michigan | Jacob | 1,194 | Ethan | 859 | Joshua | 842 | Michael | 836 | Andrew | 816 |
| Minnesota | Jacob | 589 | Ethan | 496 | Joseph | 451 | Andrew | 450 | Samuel | 448 |
| Missouri | Jacob | 716 | Ethan | 494 | Tyler | 491 | Andrew | 482 | William | 458 |
| Mississippi | William | 334 | Christopher | 295 | James | 279 | Jacob | 263 | Joshua | 249 |
| Montana | Jacob | 81 | Joshua | 66 | Ethan | 65 | Hunter | 63 | Logan | 62 |
| North Carolina | Jacob | 1,007 | William | 982 | Joshua | 881 | Michael | 744 | Christopher | 729 |
| North Dakota | Ethan | 83 | Jacob | 74 | Logan | 61 | Hunter | 56 | Samuel | 53 |
| Nebraska | Jacob | 231 | Ethan | 183 | Tyler | 138 | Alexander | 137 | Joshua | 128 |
| 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 | 885 |
| New Mexico | Joshua | 195 | Jacob | 194 | Gabriel | 154 | Jose | 149 | Michael | 149 |
| Nevada | Anthony | 237 | Michael | 212 | Jacob | 208 | Joshua | 186 | Joseph | 173 |
| New York | Michael | 2,450 | Matthew | 2,115 | Joseph | 1,956 | Nicholas | 1,810 | Christopher | 1,786 |
| Ohio | Jacob | 1,476 | Andrew | 1,072 | Michael | 1,044 | Ethan | 991 | Joshua | 942 |
| Oklahoma | Jacob | 395 | Ethan | 323 | Joshua | 298 | Michael | 258 | Caleb | 244 |
| Oregon | Jacob | 331 | Ethan | 291 | Andrew | 246 | Joshua | 211 | Daniel | 210 |
| Pennsylvania | Michael | 1,284 | Ryan | 1,171 | Jacob | 1,149 | Matthew | 1,075 | Nicholas | 1,025 |
| Rhode Island | Michael | 150 | Matthew | 143 | Jacob | 118 | Nicholas | 110 | Ryan | 108 |
| South Carolina | William | 470 | Jacob | 399 | James | 372 | Joshua | 357 | Christopher | 326 |
| South Dakota | Jacob | 80 | Ethan | 70 | Logan | 64 | Mason | 57 | Carter | 54 |
| Tennessee | William | 789 | Jacob | 760 | Joshua | 575 | James | 569 | Ethan | 554 |
| Texas | Jose | 2,913 | Jacob | 2,519 | Joshua | 2,237 | Daniel | 2,110 | Michael | 2,104 |
| Utah | Ethan | 406 | Jacob | 355 | Joshua | 319 | Samuel | 282 | Tyler | 263 |
| Virginia | Jacob | 795 | William | 752 | Michael | 725 | Joshua | 685 | Christopher | 633 |
| Vermont | Ethan | 60 | Jacob | 56 | Benjamin | 48 | Tyler | 47 | William | 47 |
| Washington | Jacob | 538 | Ethan | 487 | Joshua | 426 | Ryan | 425 | Alexander | 408 |
| Wisconsin | Jacob | 616 | Ethan | 481 | Logan | 423 | Tyler | 407 | Samuel | 397 |
| West Virginia | Jacob | 291 | Ethan | 187 | Hunter | 168 | Matthew | 168 | Tyler | 161 |
| Wyoming | Jacob | 47 | Ethan | 42 | Joshua | 34 | Matthew | 34 | Hunter | 32 |
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