Top Names of 2003

The most popular names recorded in 2003 were Emma for girls and Ethan for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official StatCan data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emma2,763
2Emily2,331
3Sarah1,781
4Madison1,487
5Olivia1,416
6Hannah1,401
7Megan1,151
8Jessica1,143
9Chloe1,107
10Grace981
11Julia979
12Abigail955
13Rachel893
14Lauren875
15Alyssa871
16Victoria867
17Samantha865
18Hailey821
19Isabella821
20Ashley804
21Paige803
22Mackenzie792
23Taylor789
24Alexandra772
25Sydney749
26Elizabeth681
27Gabrielle670
28Jade664
29Jenna659
30Maya653
31Kayla639
32Nicole631
33Sara630
34Brianna611
35Rebecca611
36Zoe605
37Alexis595
38Ella587
39Sophia585
40Anna575
41Brooke571
42Kaitlyn569
43Sophie557
44Jasmine539
45Emilie477
46Audrey475
47Mia465
48Amy463
49Charlotte448
50Maria447

Boys

#NameBabies
1Ethan2,428
2William2,280
3Jacob2,214
4Matthew2,162
5Joshua2,146
6Samuel1,971
7Ryan1,805
8Benjamin1,768
9Nathan1,727
10Nicholas1,642
11Michael1,592
12Justin1,538
13Zachary1,510
14Alexander1,507
15Daniel1,419
16Dylan1,410
17Thomas1,386
18Gabriel1,326
19Liam1,283
20Tyler1,261
21Anthony1,243
22Noah1,238
23Owen1,200
24Andrew1,198
25Connor1,154
26David1,134
27Adam1,125
28Logan1,109
29James1,053
30Jeremy1,041
31Evan1,027
32Jordan1,017
33Lucas1,008
34Aidan1,001
35Christopher941
36Joseph915
37Brandon900
38Kyle855
39Cameron832
40Jonathan820
41Nicolas819
42Cole815
43Jack812
44Xavier803
45Austin782
46Tristan720
47Eric699
48John674
49Alexandre666
50Riley665