The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names

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The Top 20 Most Popular Baby Names

For the first time in more than a decade, the year's most popular baby

name for boys is not Biblical. Move over and and make

room for Aidan, Jaden, and Caden--the top three boys' names for 2003,

according to BabyNames.com.

Meanwhile, Madison has hung on for another year as the top name for

girls, which as near as anyone can figure comes from the 1984 movie

" Splash, " starring Daryl Hannah in the role of a mermaid named Madison.

Top 20 boys' names:

1. Aidan/Aiden/Aden

2. Jaden/Jayden

3. Caden/Kaden

4. Ethan

5. Caleb

6. Dylan

7.

8. Jordan

9. Logan

10. Hayden

11. Connor

12.

13.

14. Cameron

15.

16.

17. Noah

18.

19. Addison

20. Ashton

Top 20 girls' names:

1. Madison

2. Emma

3. Abigail

4. Riley

5. Chloe

6. Hannah

7. is

8. Isabella

9. Mackenzie

10.

11. Olivia

12. Hailey

13. Paige

14.

15. Grace

16. Ava

17. Aaliyah

18. Alyssa

19. Faith

20. na

BabyNames.com compiles this annual ranking of the top 20 most popular

baby names using the favorite name lists created on the Web site by

more than 100,000 expectant parents.

The shift in the choice of boys' names is really quite notable.

" Traditionally, you see more of a fluctuation and creativity in girls'

names, but this is the first year we have seen such a big change in

the boys' name list, " admitted Moss, a senior partner with

BabyNames.com.

" In the past 20 years, Celtic and English names--such as ,

Caitlyn, and na--have been extremely popular for girls, " adds

Moss. " And now that trend is entering the boys' list with Aidan,

Dylan, Logan, and Connor--a huge break from the usual trend of

Biblical names like and . We think as names become

uni-gender for girls, parents are taking more risks and being more

creative and unique with naming their boys. "