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 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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