The most popular names recorded in 2003 were Sanne for girls and Thomas for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanne | 992 |
| 2 | Emma | 841 |
| 3 | Lisa | 822 |
| 4 | Iris | 803 |
| 5 | Anne | 787 |
| 6 | Isa | 785 |
| 7 | Britt | 737 |
| 8 | Julia | 726 |
| 9 | Fleur | 725 |
| 10 | Anna | 719 |
| 11 | Femke | 697 |
| 12 | Lotte | 691 |
| 13 | Eva | 683 |
| 14 | Amber | 674 |
| 15 | Esmee | 659 |
| 16 | Anouk | 648 |
| 17 | Noa | 629 |
| 18 | Kim | 599 |
| 19 | Demi | 590 |
| 20 | Sophie | 589 |
| 21 | Naomi | 580 |
| 22 | Nina | 578 |
| 23 | Laura | 561 |
| 24 | Roos | 533 |
| 25 | Maud | 523 |
| 26 | Floor | 522 |
| 27 | Lieke | 519 |
| 28 | Tessa | 499 |
| 29 | Romy | 470 |
| 30 | Merel | 466 |
| 31 | Marit | 462 |
| 32 | Zoë | 446 |
| 33 | Maria | 443 |
| 34 | Ilse | 438 |
| 35 | Luna | 433 |
| 36 | Eline | 410 |
| 37 | Sarah | 404 |
| 38 | Nienke | 386 |
| 39 | Danique | 377 |
| 40 | Michelle | 375 |
| 41 | Johanna | 361 |
| 42 | Sara | 356 |
| 43 | Indy | 352 |
| 44 | Jasmijn | 352 |
| 45 | Vera | 346 |
| 46 | Charlotte | 343 |
| 47 | Sterre | 333 |
| 48 | Myrthe | 302 |
| 49 | Lara | 297 |
| 50 | Nikki | 292 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas | 1,139 |
| 2 | Daan | 1,095 |
| 3 | Tim | 1,013 |
| 4 | Lars | 948 |
| 5 | Lucas | 946 |
| 6 | Sem | 884 |
| 7 | Bram | 795 |
| 8 | Max | 781 |
| 9 | Niels | 688 |
| 10 | Milan | 683 |
| 11 | Thijs | 670 |
| 12 | Jesse | 664 |
| 13 | Ruben | 663 |
| 14 | Stijn | 656 |
| 15 | Tom | 655 |
| 16 | Sam | 639 |
| 17 | Rick | 638 |
| 18 | Luuk | 625 |
| 19 | Daniël | 615 |
| 20 | Jan | 604 |
| 21 | Sven | 603 |
| 22 | Kevin | 592 |
| 23 | Jasper | 585 |
| 24 | Nick | 571 |
| 25 | Robin | 559 |
| 26 | Justin | 543 |
| 27 | Bas | 540 |
| 28 | Johannes | 504 |
| 29 | Mike | 504 |
| 30 | Stan | 498 |
| 31 | Bart | 491 |
| 32 | Gijs | 486 |
| 33 | Koen | 477 |
| 34 | Wouter | 464 |
| 35 | Sander | 463 |
| 36 | Jelle | 447 |
| 37 | Dylan | 446 |
| 38 | David | 442 |
| 39 | Julian | 434 |
| 40 | Martijn | 404 |
| 41 | Damian | 382 |
| 42 | Willem | 371 |
| 43 | Pieter | 368 |
| 44 | Luca | 366 |
| 45 | Floris | 362 |
| 46 | Mohamed | 361 |
| 47 | Timo | 361 |
| 48 | Wessel | 351 |
| 49 | Quinten | 349 |
| 50 | Noah | 347 |