The names of 2003

The ten most popular names given in 2003, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Emily 25,693
  2. Emma 22,719
  3. Madison 20,201
  4. Hannah 17,638
  5. Olivia 16,154
  6. Abigail 15,932
  7. Alexis 14,867
  8. Ashley 14,519
  9. Elizabeth 14,123
  10. Samantha 13,870

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 29,658
  2. Michael 27,129
  3. Joshua 25,106
  4. Matthew 24,011
  5. Andrew 22,162
  6. Joseph 21,394
  7. Ethan 21,362
  8. Daniel 21,072
  9. Christopher 20,753
  10. Anthony 20,149

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England & Wales: girls

  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

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England & Wales: boys

  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

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Scotland: girls

  1. Emma 672
  2. Ellie 561
  3. Amy 504
  4. Sophie 496
  5. Chloe 452
  6. Erin 409
  7. Rachel 362
  8. Lucy 360
  9. Katie 358
  10. Emily 357

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Scotland: boys

  1. Lewis 818
  2. Jack 759
  3. Cameron 623
  4. James 507
  5. Kyle 479
  6. Ryan 460
  7. Ben 432
  8. Callum 427
  9. Matthew 424
  10. Adam 418

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Emma 248
  2. Katie 233
  3. Chloe 209
  4. Caitlin 205
  5. Amy 185
  6. Ellie 180
  7. Rachel 174
  8. Sarah 169
  9. Megan 168
  10. Hannah 166

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 375
  2. Matthew 317
  3. Adam 279
  4. James 270
  5. Ryan 265
  6. Joshua 229
  7. Conor 202
  8. Ben 195
  9. Daniel 188
  10. Dylan 176

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Canada: girls

  1. Emma 2,767
  2. Emily 2,331
  3. Sarah 1,797
  4. Madison 1,487
  5. Olivia 1,419
  6. Hannah 1,401
  7. Megan 1,152
  8. Jessica 1,145
  9. Chloe 1,111
  10. Grace 983

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Canada: boys

  1. Ethan 2,421
  2. William 2,271
  3. Jacob 2,208
  4. Matthew 2,158
  5. Joshua 2,140
  6. Samuel 1,964
  7. Ryan 1,795
  8. Benjamin 1,765
  9. Nathan 1,724
  10. Nicholas 1,640

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NSW: girls

  1. Emily 695
  2. Jessica 592
  3. Chloe 551
  4. Olivia 551
  5. Isabella 482
  6. Sarah 453
  7. Emma 421
  8. Georgia 418
  9. Ella 411
  10. Grace 408

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NSW: boys

  1. Jack 889
  2. Joshua 859
  3. Lachlan 764
  4. Thomas 694
  5. William 678
  6. James 644
  7. Daniel 626
  8. Ethan 625
  9. Benjamin 582
  10. Samuel 552

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Ireland: girls

  1. Emma 791
  2. Sarah 606
  3. Aoife 571
  4. Ciara 535
  5. Katie 468
  6. Sophie 432
  7. Rachel 431
  8. Chloe 412
  9. Amy 410
  10. Leah 395

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Ireland: boys

  1. Sean 897
  2. Jack 800
  3. Adam 787
  4. Conor 705
  5. James 626
  6. Daniel 617
  7. Michael 525
  8. Cian 501
  9. David 480
  10. Dylan 478

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Canadian provinces in 2003

US states in 2003