# Most popular baby names where you are? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2004, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339 "2004-05-21T10:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/1 "2004-05-21T10:29:42Z")
Blatantly ripping off [**ruadh** ’s thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=257227) about the most popular baby names in Ireland… What baby names are the most popular where you are? According to [Statistics Norway](http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/navn/), the most popular names for babies born in 2003 were (alternate spellings in parentheses): **Boys** 1. Mathias (Matias) 2. Tobias 3. Andreas 4. Martin 5. Kristian (Christian) 6. Jonas 7. Markus (Marcus) 8. Sander 9. Kristoffer (Christopher, Christoffer) 10. Daniel **Girls** 1. Emma 2. Ida 3. Thea (Tea) 4. Sara (Sarah) 5. Julie 6. Nora 7. Emilie 8. Maria 9. Ingrid (Ingri) 10. Hanna (Hannah) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/2 "2004-05-21T10:57:27Z")
I’m in America, [and our name stats inspired their own thread recently](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=255114). To be even more specific, in the town where I’m from, we seem to have a surplus of Dylans and Tylers. (My youngest brother, almost 12, is one of them, and after giving their other two sons such rare names, my parents kind of regret accidentally choosing a popular name.) Perhaps we can trade a few Dylans and Tylers for some Madisons and MacKenzies. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/3 "2004-05-21T14:13:49Z")
Tyler Blake Madison Tyneisha Jailen Malia _puke_ ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/4 "2004-05-21T14:19:24Z")
We also have an overwhelming number of Taylors, Tylers, Dylans, Madisons, etc. I definitely think Norway parents have better taste! **flodnak** , are the names you listed mostly traditional Norwegian names, or do parents there get caught up in what’s popular or “unique” (I put that in quotes for a reason) at the time? ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/5 "2004-05-21T14:24:34Z")
According to the Social Security database, the most popular names in my state in 2003 were _boys_: Jacob, Andrew, Micheal, Ethan, Joshua _girls_: Emma, Madison, Emily, Olivia, and Hannah. My own name had a brief surge of popularity in the early 90’s that saw it shoot into the top 1000 for the first time ever. It has since dropped back off and I am now officially “odd” again. ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/6 "2004-05-21T20:59:29Z")
_boys_: Sem Daan Tim Thomas Lars Lucas Bram Niels Thijs Max _girls_: Sanne Lotte Emma Anne Amber Femke Lisa Anna Julia Isa Short and sweet, I think. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Anni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anni)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/7 "2004-05-22T01:39:28Z")
The most popular names in Finland in 2003: **Boys** 1. Niko, Nico 2. Eetu 3. Juho 4. Veeti 5. Lauri 6. Leevi 7. Joona 8. Aleksi 9. Arttu 10. Ville **Girls** 1. Iida, Ida 2. Aada, Ada 3. Ella 4. Emma 5. Anni 6. Siiri 7. Sara 8. Venla 9. Viivi 10. Nea ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/8 "2004-05-22T01:53:39Z")
In Australia, apparently the most popular are Girls Emily Jessica Chloe Isabella Sarah Sophie Olivia Georgia Grace Hannah Boys Joshua Lachlan Jack Thomas Ethan James Daniel Nicholas William Benjamin Fairly standard bunch of names IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-baby-names-where-you-are/246339/9 "2004-05-22T02:34:22Z")
59 girls named Georgia, and 8 Jorja’s born to lumpenproles who can’t spell. How many _Matrix_ names? 5 boys named Zion, 39 girls named Trinity. No Mr. AnderSON! 's [Overall, not bad](http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/baby2002.html#G)