Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 2003
The top girls’ name was Emily, given to 5,423 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 9,037 babies.
The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.
Top 100 girls’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 5,423 |
| 2 | Ellie | 5,136 |
| 3 | Chloe | 5,058 |
| 4 | Jessica | 4,928 |
| 5 | Sophie | 4,592 |
| 6 | Megan | 4,077 |
| 7 | Lucy | 4,032 |
| 8 | Olivia | 4,024 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 3,819 |
| 10 | Hannah | 3,546 |
| 11 | Katie | 3,521 |
| 12 | Ella | 3,494 |
| 13 | Holly | 3,377 |
| 14 | Grace | 3,165 |
| 15 | Mia | 3,132 |
| 16 | Amy | 2,889 |
| 17 | Lauren | 2,823 |
| 18 | Molly | 2,782 |
| 19 | Emma | 2,711 |
| 20 | Abigail | 2,642 |
| 21 | Amelia | 2,299 |
| 22 | Caitlin | 2,277 |
| 23 | Lily | 2,221 |
| 24 | Bethany | 2,205 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 2,120 |
| 26 | Georgia | 1,976 |
| 27 | Leah | 1,903 |
| 28 | Millie | 1,869 |
| 29 | Eleanor | 1,838 |
| 30 | Jasmine | 1,587 |
| 31 | Daisy | 1,553 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 1,539 |
| 33 | Alice | 1,427 |
| 34 | Courtney | 1,419 |
| 35 | Shannon | 1,402 |
| 36 | Erin | 1,361 |
| 37 | Isabella | 1,350 |
| 38 | Abbie | 1,287 |
| 39 | Anna | 1,235 |
| 40 | Amber | 1,222 |
| 41 | Isabelle | 1,214 |
| 42 | Freya | 1,211 |
| 43 | Poppy | 1,200 |
| 44 | Phoebe | 1,182 |
| 45 | Paige | 1,161 |
| 46 | Isabel | 1,120 |
| 47 | Ruby | 1,084 |
| 48 | Rachel | 1,073 |
| 49 | Sarah | 1,066 |
| 50 | Isobel | 1,048 |
| 51 | Aimee | 1,043 |
| 52 | Rosie | 1,024 |
| 53 | Zoe | 1,019 |
| 54 | Tia | 1,010 |
| 55 | Maisie | 996 |
| 56 | Niamh | 991 |
| 57 | Libby | 981 |
| 58 | Natasha | 973 |
| 59 | Nicole | 934 |
| 60 | Evie | 917 |
| 61 | Imogen | 891 |
| 62 | Morgan | 887 |
| 63 | Alicia | 844 |
| 64 | Hollie | 838 |
| 65 | Eve | 830 |
| 66 | Alisha | 810 |
| 67 | Alexandra | 766 |
| 67 | Laura | 766 |
| 69 | Lydia | 754 |
| 70 | Louise | 750 |
| 71 | Madeleine | 734 |
| 72 | Madison | 719 |
| 73 | Kate | 714 |
| 74 | Sophia | 709 |
| 75 | Chelsea | 684 |
| 76 | Georgina | 671 |
| 77 | Jade | 668 |
| 78 | Jodie | 647 |
| 79 | Harriet | 645 |
| 80 | Francesca | 633 |
| 81 | Jennifer | 628 |
| 82 | Eloise | 616 |
| 83 | Kayleigh | 612 |
| 84 | Melissa | 610 |
| 85 | Mollie | 606 |
| 86 | Summer | 605 |
| 87 | Victoria | 601 |
| 88 | Charlie | 584 |
| 89 | Katherine | 577 |
| 90 | Samantha | 574 |
| 91 | Lara | 568 |
| 92 | Yasmin | 546 |
| 93 | Brooke | 544 |
| 94 | Naomi | 543 |
| 95 | Cerys | 541 |
| 96 | Aaliyah | 531 |
| 97 | Tegan | 530 |
| 98 | Faith | 522 |
| 99 | Zara | 505 |
| 100 | Abby | 500 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 9,037 |
| 2 | Joshua | 8,190 |
| 3 | Thomas | 7,213 |
| 4 | James | 6,305 |
| 5 | Daniel | 5,794 |
| 6 | Oliver | 5,062 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 4,999 |
| 8 | Samuel | 4,970 |
| 9 | William | 4,904 |
| 10 | Joseph | 4,828 |
| 11 | Harry | 4,644 |
| 12 | Matthew | 4,480 |
| 13 | Lewis | 4,056 |
| 14 | Luke | 3,958 |
| 15 | Ethan | 3,924 |
| 16 | George | 3,479 |
| 17 | Alfie | 3,450 |
| 18 | Adam | 3,404 |
| 19 | Callum | 3,363 |
| 20 | Alexander | 3,252 |
| 21 | Mohammed | 3,174 |
| 22 | Ryan | 3,147 |
| 23 | Cameron | 2,979 |
| 24 | Charlie | 2,936 |
| 25 | Connor | 2,930 |
| 26 | Ben | 2,904 |
| 27 | Jacob | 2,903 |
| 28 | Dylan | 2,886 |
| 29 | Liam | 2,683 |
| 30 | Nathan | 2,574 |
| 31 | Jake | 2,551 |
| 32 | Jamie | 2,312 |
| 33 | Owen | 2,282 |
| 34 | Max | 2,154 |
| 35 | Tyler | 2,143 |
| 36 | Harvey | 2,104 |
| 37 | Kieran | 2,099 |
| 38 | Michael | 1,987 |
| 39 | Kyle | 1,823 |
| 40 | Brandon | 1,720 |
| 41 | Louis | 1,699 |
| 42 | Alex | 1,689 |
| 43 | Aaron | 1,636 |
| 44 | Bradley | 1,582 |
| 45 | Edward | 1,412 |
| 46 | Reece | 1,380 |
| 47 | Harrison | 1,359 |
| 48 | Charles | 1,302 |
| 49 | David | 1,264 |
| 50 | Archie | 1,216 |
| 51 | Toby | 1,200 |
| 52 | Rhys | 1,186 |
| 53 | Henry | 1,159 |
| 54 | Jordan | 1,158 |
| 55 | Joe | 1,126 |
| 56 | Kai | 1,119 |
| 57 | Kian | 1,094 |
| 58 | Morgan | 1,069 |
| 59 | Christopher | 1,057 |
| 60 | Robert | 1,054 |
| 61 | Muhammad | 1,048 |
| 62 | Oscar | 992 |
| 63 | Sam | 981 |
| 64 | Isaac | 942 |
| 65 | Jay | 929 |
| 66 | John | 920 |
| 67 | Sean | 866 |
| 68 | Finlay | 860 |
| 69 | Joel | 846 |
| 70 | Mohammad | 845 |
| 71 | Dominic | 842 |
| 72 | Aidan | 838 |
| 72 | Lucas | 838 |
| 74 | Leon | 824 |
| 75 | Andrew | 820 |
| 76 | Taylor | 807 |
| 77 | Leo | 774 |
| 78 | Elliot | 771 |
| 79 | Jonathan | 753 |
| 80 | Bailey | 750 |
| 81 | Patrick | 742 |
| 82 | Scott | 713 |
| 83 | Finley | 710 |
| 84 | Billy | 703 |
| 85 | Ellis | 677 |
| 86 | Logan | 656 |
| 87 | Mason | 654 |
| 88 | Sebastian | 637 |
| 89 | Tom | 629 |
| 90 | Spencer | 617 |
| 91 | Nicholas | 607 |
| 92 | Declan | 604 |
| 93 | Josh | 598 |
| 94 | Noah | 597 |
| 95 | Ewan | 552 |
| 96 | Anthony | 543 |
| 97 | Jude | 537 |
| 98 | Luca | 536 |
| 99 | Corey | 526 |
| 100 | Marcus | 521 |