Top baby names in North Carolina, 2003
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 696 |
| 2 | Emma | 687 |
| 3 | Emily | 662 |
| 4 | Hannah | 603 |
| 5 | Abigail | 515 |
| 6 | Sarah | 488 |
| 7 | Olivia | 471 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 466 |
| 9 | Anna | 431 |
| 10 | Ashley | 421 |
| 11 | Alexis | 412 |
| 12 | Taylor | 379 |
| 13 | Lauren | 365 |
| 14 | Kayla | 336 |
| 15 | Haley | 330 |
| 16 | Sydney | 329 |
| 17 | Brianna | 315 |
| 18 | Chloe | 311 |
| 19 | Samantha | 295 |
| 20 | Jessica | 293 |
| 21 | Caroline | 290 |
| 22 | Grace | 285 |
| 23 | Alyssa | 284 |
| 24 | Makayla | 279 |
| 25 | Savannah | 276 |
| 26 | Victoria | 262 |
| 27 | Morgan | 260 |
| 28 | Hailey | 258 |
| 29 | Kaitlyn | 255 |
| 30 | Rachel | 252 |
| 31 | Jennifer | 248 |
| 32 | Katherine | 245 |
| 33 | Mary | 244 |
| 34 | Destiny | 238 |
| 35 | Jasmine | 227 |
| 36 | Mackenzie | 218 |
| 37 | Megan | 215 |
| 38 | Isabella | 212 |
| 39 | Jada | 203 |
| 40 | Jordan | 190 |
| 40 | Natalie | 190 |
| 42 | Trinity | 185 |
| 43 | Maria | 182 |
| 44 | Lillian | 172 |
| 45 | Katelyn | 168 |
| 45 | Kaylee | 168 |
| 47 | Alexandra | 167 |
| 48 | Allison | 166 |
| 49 | Ava | 165 |
| 50 | Ella | 161 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 1,008 |
| 2 | William | 983 |
| 3 | Joshua | 883 |
| 4 | Michael | 745 |
| 5 | Christopher | 728 |
| 6 | James | 646 |
| 7 | Matthew | 639 |
| 8 | Ethan | 622 |
| 9 | Andrew | 613 |
| 10 | John | 583 |
| 11 | Nicholas | 576 |
| 12 | Tyler | 545 |
| 13 | Joseph | 540 |
| 14 | David | 539 |
| 15 | Caleb | 523 |
| 16 | Samuel | 495 |
| 17 | Zachary | 484 |
| 18 | Brandon | 482 |
| 19 | Daniel | 472 |
| 20 | Dylan | 464 |
| 21 | Christian | 462 |
| 22 | Alexander | 452 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 451 |
| 24 | Cameron | 448 |
| 25 | Austin | 441 |
| 26 | Ryan | 440 |
| 27 | Noah | 431 |
| 28 | Justin | 429 |
| 29 | Elijah | 427 |
| 30 | Jackson | 402 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 401 |
| 32 | Logan | 390 |
| 33 | Nathan | 369 |
| 34 | Anthony | 367 |
| 34 | Robert | 367 |
| 36 | Thomas | 351 |
| 37 | Hunter | 347 |
| 38 | Kevin | 324 |
| 39 | Jordan | 321 |
| 40 | Gabriel | 318 |
| 41 | Jose | 312 |
| 42 | Isaiah | 301 |
| 43 | Luke | 296 |
| 44 | Charles | 295 |
| 45 | Jason | 280 |
| 46 | Connor | 270 |
| 47 | Gavin | 249 |
| 48 | Landon | 248 |
| 49 | Evan | 246 |
| 50 | Mason | 243 |