Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2003

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.

**Top Five Female Names for Births in 2003**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
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

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 2003**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
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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