The most popular names recorded in 2003 were Emily for girls and Joshua for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,110 |
| 2 | Chloe | 909 |
| 3 | Jessica | 874 |
| 4 | Olivia | 785 |
| 5 | Ella | 746 |
| 6 | Sarah | 741 |
| 7 | Isabella | 734 |
| 8 | Georgia | 709 |
| 9 | Sophie | 685 |
| 10 | Emma | 675 |
| 11 | Hannah | 658 |
| 12 | Grace | 645 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 573 |
| 14 | Lily | 489 |
| 15 | Mia | 460 |
| 16 | Hayley | 437 |
| 17 | Zoe | 429 |
| 18 | Jasmine | 424 |
| 19 | Caitlin | 413 |
| 20 | Holly | 403 |
| 21 | Madison | 392 |
| 22 | Jade | 363 |
| 23 | Maddison | 341 |
| 24 | Ruby | 341 |
| 25 | Amelia | 339 |
| 26 | Amy | 338 |
| 27 | Paige | 332 |
| 28 | Chelsea | 325 |
| 29 | Lucy | 311 |
| 30 | Lauren | 304 |
| 31 | Alyssa | 296 |
| 32 | Lara | 292 |
| 33 | Samantha | 281 |
| 34 | Brooke | 278 |
| 35 | Imogen | 253 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 248 |
| 37 | Tahlia | 247 |
| 38 | Alexandra | 242 |
| 39 | Brianna | 242 |
| 40 | Laura | 242 |
| 41 | Amber | 232 |
| 42 | Erin | 230 |
| 43 | Stephanie | 230 |
| 44 | Abbey | 227 |
| 45 | Ashleigh | 224 |
| 46 | Sophia | 221 |
| 47 | Rachel | 218 |
| 48 | Kayla | 211 |
| 49 | Claudia | 207 |
| 50 | Bianca | 204 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,413 |
| 2 | Jack | 1,400 |
| 3 | Lachlan | 1,311 |
| 4 | Thomas | 1,078 |
| 5 | William | 1,047 |
| 6 | Ethan | 1,038 |
| 7 | Daniel | 950 |
| 8 | James | 941 |
| 9 | Benjamin | 924 |
| 10 | Matthew | 922 |
| 11 | Samuel | 886 |
| 12 | Nicholas | 857 |
| 13 | Liam | 811 |
| 14 | Ryan | 753 |
| 15 | Luke | 747 |
| 16 | Jacob | 746 |
| 17 | Dylan | 740 |
| 18 | Jayden | 648 |
| 19 | Alexander | 622 |
| 20 | Connor | 611 |
| 21 | Jordan | 611 |
| 22 | Harrison | 576 |
| 23 | Riley | 569 |
| 24 | Mitchell | 527 |
| 25 | Bailey | 508 |
| 26 | Jake | 505 |
| 27 | Jackson | 497 |
| 28 | Michael | 473 |
| 29 | Noah | 470 |
| 30 | Max | 452 |
| 31 | Cooper | 437 |
| 32 | Hayden | 429 |
| 33 | Zachary | 423 |
| 34 | Blake | 410 |
| 35 | Nathan | 406 |
| 36 | Adam | 404 |
| 37 | Cameron | 402 |
| 38 | Patrick | 390 |
| 39 | Joseph | 378 |
| 40 | Oliver | 374 |
| 41 | Andrew | 348 |
| 42 | Angus | 346 |
| 43 | Harry | 338 |
| 44 | Christopher | 337 |
| 45 | Caleb | 333 |
| 46 | Isaac | 327 |
| 47 | Tyler | 326 |
| 48 | Joel | 315 |
| 49 | Sebastian | 274 |
| 50 | Cody | 271 |