Most Popular Baby Names of 2003
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Emily and Jacob were the most popular baby names of 2003 in the US: 25,693 girls were named Emily and 29,658 boys were named Jacob, about 1 in 71 girls and 1 in 67 boys born that year. It was Emily's 8th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 1996), and it was Jacob's 5th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1999).
Social Security records list 1,827,145 girls and 1,975,349 boys born in 2003, with 18,432 different girl names and 12,752 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2002
- Elizabeth joined the girls' top 10; Anthony joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Ella (#89 to #44), Ava (#82 to #39) and Avery (#132 to #89).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Aiden (#135 to #73), Landon (#142 to #97) and Colin (#116 to #88).
- 4 girl names and 6 boy names left the top 100, among them Jade (#86 to #101) and Bryce (#97 to #103).
- 1,792 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2003
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2002, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2003
| # | Name | Babies | In 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 25,693 | #1 |
| 2 | Emma | 22,719 | #4 |
| 3 | Madison | 20,201 | #2 |
| 4 | Hannah | 17,638 | #3 |
| 5 | Olivia | 16,154 | #10 |
| 6 | Abigail | 15,932 | #7 |
| 7 | Alexis | 14,867 | #5 |
| 8 | Ashley | 14,519 | #6 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 14,123 | #11 |
| 10 | Samantha | 13,870 | #9 |
| 11 | Sarah | 13,785 | #8 |
| 12 | Isabella | 13,781 | #14 |
| 13 | Grace | 12,781 | #15 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 12,750 | #12 |
| 15 | Lauren | 11,051 | #13 |
| 16 | Kayla | 10,957 | #19 |
| 17 | Brianna | 10,584 | #17 |
| 18 | Jessica | 10,454 | #16 |
| 19 | Taylor | 10,314 | #18 |
| 20 | Sophia | 9,687 | #27 |
| 21 | Anna | 9,464 | #20 |
| 22 | Victoria | 9,251 | #21 |
| 23 | Natalie | 9,151 | #30 |
| 24 | Chloe | 9,082 | #25 |
| 25 | Sydney | 8,911 | #23 |
| 26 | Hailey | 8,798 | #31 |
| 27 | Jasmine | 8,065 | #26 |
| 28 | Rachel | 7,997 | #24 |
| 29 | Morgan | 7,928 | #29 |
| 30 | Megan | 7,800 | #22 |
| 31 | Jennifer | 7,569 | #28 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 7,547 | #32 |
| 33 | Julia | 7,437 | #33 |
| 34 | Haley | 7,198 | #35 |
| 35 | Katherine | 7,126 | #36 |
| 36 | Mia | 7,083 | #43 |
| 37 | Destiny | 6,977 | #34 |
| 38 | Alexandra | 6,545 | #38 |
| 39 | Ava | 6,280 | #82 |
| 40 | Nicole | 6,238 | #37 |
| 41 | Savannah | 6,154 | #39 |
| 42 | Maria | 6,091 | #40 |
| 43 | Brooke | 5,971 | #52 |
| 44 | Ella | 5,909 | #89 |
| 45 | Mackenzie | 5,865 | #42 |
| 46 | Allison | 5,850 | #44 |
| 47 | Paige | 5,758 | #51 |
| 48 | Jordan | 5,650 | #45 |
| 49 | Stephanie | 5,603 | #41 |
| 50 | Faith | 5,597 | #48 |
| 51 | Makayla | 5,580 | #50 |
| 52 | Kylie | 5,558 | #61 |
| 53 | Kaylee | 5,452 | #57 |
| 54 | Amanda | 5,354 | #46 |
| 55 | Jenna | 5,352 | #47 |
| 56 | Trinity | 5,130 | #70 |
| 57 | Zoe | 5,087 | #60 |
| 58 | Katelyn | 5,054 | #53 |
| 59 | Mary | 5,043 | #49 |
| 60 | Andrea | 4,982 | #55 |
| 61 | Madeline | 4,976 | #56 |
| 62 | Michelle | 4,873 | #58 |
| 62 | Rebecca | 4,873 | #54 |
| 64 | Kimberly | 4,825 | #63 |
| 65 | Sara | 4,764 | #59 |
| 66 | Gabrielle | 4,600 | #66 |
| 67 | Alexa | 4,598 | #69 |
| 68 | Caroline | 4,585 | #67 |
| 69 | Lily | 4,434 | #79 |
| 70 | Vanessa | 4,352 | #68 |
| 71 | Angelina | 4,272 | #74 |
| 72 | Riley | 4,243 | #77 |
| 73 | Sierra | 4,242 | #62 |
| 74 | Amber | 4,123 | #65 |
| 75 | Autumn | 4,059 | #73 |
| 76 | Lillian | 4,030 | #96 |
| 77 | Gabriella | 4,021 | #76 |
| 78 | Audrey | 3,998 | #100 |
| 79 | Jada | 3,987 | #78 |
| 80 | Erin | 3,926 | #72 |
| 81 | Leah | 3,925 | #87 |
| 82 | Danielle | 3,865 | #71 |
| 83 | Isabel | 3,853 | #85 |
| 84 | Maya | 3,849 | #90 |
| 85 | Ariana | 3,834 | #93 |
| 86 | Arianna | 3,796 | #114 |
| 87 | Jocelyn | 3,718 | #92 |
| 88 | Evelyn | 3,701 | #98 |
| 89 | Avery | 3,687 | #132 |
| 90 | Aaliyah | 3,673 | #64 |
| 91 | Leslie | 3,639 | #91 |
| 92 | Claire | 3,571 | #95 |
| 93 | Melanie | 3,550 | #94 |
| 94 | Shelby | 3,537 | #75 |
| 95 | Marissa | 3,517 | #99 |
| 96 | Melissa | 3,502 | #80 |
| 97 | Sofia | 3,488 | #112 |
| 98 | Bailey | 3,467 | #84 |
| 99 | Molly | 3,403 | #107 |
| 100 | Jacqueline | 3,400 | #81 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2003
| # | Name | Babies | In 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 29,658 | #1 |
| 2 | Michael | 27,129 | #2 |
| 3 | Joshua | 25,106 | #3 |
| 4 | Matthew | 24,011 | #4 |
| 5 | Andrew | 22,162 | #6 |
| 6 | Joseph | 21,394 | #7 |
| 7 | Ethan | 21,362 | #5 |
| 8 | Daniel | 21,072 | #10 |
| 9 | Christopher | 20,753 | #8 |
| 10 | Anthony | 20,149 | #12 |
| 11 | William | 20,000 | #11 |
| 12 | Nicholas | 19,696 | #9 |
| 13 | Ryan | 19,578 | #16 |
| 14 | David | 18,641 | #13 |
| 15 | Tyler | 18,185 | #14 |
| 16 | Alexander | 17,714 | #15 |
| 17 | John | 17,249 | #17 |
| 18 | James | 16,896 | #18 |
| 19 | Dylan | 15,703 | #23 |
| 20 | Zachary | 15,541 | #19 |
| 21 | Brandon | 15,245 | #20 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 14,994 | #21 |
| 23 | Samuel | 14,691 | #25 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 14,086 | #27 |
| 25 | Christian | 13,908 | #24 |
| 26 | Nathan | 13,667 | #28 |
| 27 | Justin | 13,655 | #22 |
| 28 | Logan | 13,187 | #29 |
| 29 | Gabriel | 12,522 | #32 |
| 30 | Jose | 12,394 | #30 |
| 31 | Noah | 11,843 | #31 |
| 32 | Kevin | 11,734 | #33 |
| 33 | Austin | 11,690 | #26 |
| 34 | Caleb | 11,643 | #35 |
| 35 | Robert | 11,399 | #34 |
| 36 | Thomas | 10,935 | #36 |
| 37 | Elijah | 10,665 | #41 |
| 38 | Jordan | 10,331 | #37 |
| 39 | Aidan | 10,067 | #60 |
| 40 | Cameron | 9,965 | #39 |
| 41 | Hunter | 9,900 | #38 |
| 42 | Jason | 9,822 | #42 |
| 43 | Connor | 9,670 | #47 |
| 44 | Evan | 9,444 | #56 |
| 45 | Jack | 9,318 | #44 |
| 46 | Luke | 9,304 | #46 |
| 47 | Angel | 9,161 | #49 |
| 48 | Isaac | 8,944 | #48 |
| 49 | Isaiah | 8,900 | #45 |
| 50 | Aaron | 8,874 | #43 |
| 51 | Gavin | 8,764 | #61 |
| 52 | Jackson | 8,713 | #50 |
| 53 | Kyle | 8,651 | #40 |
| 54 | Mason | 7,897 | #53 |
| 55 | Juan | 7,831 | #54 |
| 56 | Eric | 7,787 | #52 |
| 57 | Charles | 7,696 | #58 |
| 58 | Adam | 7,690 | #55 |
| 59 | Brian | 7,672 | #51 |
| 60 | Luis | 7,585 | #57 |
| 61 | Sean | 7,102 | #59 |
| 62 | Alex | 6,794 | #63 |
| 63 | Nathaniel | 6,666 | #62 |
| 64 | Bryan | 6,619 | #64 |
| 65 | Ian | 6,466 | #67 |
| 66 | Carlos | 6,218 | #65 |
| 67 | Jesus | 6,163 | #66 |
| 68 | Adrian | 6,110 | #73 |
| 69 | Cole | 5,898 | #69 |
| 70 | Steven | 5,860 | #68 |
| 71 | Lucas | 5,756 | #75 |
| 72 | Owen | 5,701 | #94 |
| 73 | Aiden | 5,684 | #135 |
| 74 | Devin | 5,646 | #74 |
| 75 | Jayden | 5,547 | #101 |
| 76 | Timothy | 5,487 | #70 |
| 77 | Julian | 5,410 | #78 |
| 78 | Cody | 5,400 | #71 |
| 79 | Blake | 5,275 | #76 |
| 80 | Seth | 5,256 | #72 |
| 81 | Dominic | 5,219 | #83 |
| 82 | Jaden | 5,182 | #87 |
| 83 | Diego | 5,121 | #98 |
| 84 | Hayden | 5,101 | #96 |
| 85 | Xavier | 5,066 | #88 |
| 86 | Richard | 5,054 | #77 |
| 87 | Chase | 5,014 | #82 |
| 88 | Colin | 4,876 | #116 |
| 89 | Carson | 4,861 | #105 |
| 90 | Jeremiah | 4,855 | #86 |
| 91 | Patrick | 4,789 | #79 |
| 92 | Antonio | 4,717 | #85 |
| 93 | Sebastian | 4,649 | #80 |
| 94 | Jesse | 4,606 | #90 |
| 95 | Miguel | 4,592 | #89 |
| 96 | Victor | 4,436 | #100 |
| 97 | Landon | 4,412 | #142 |
| 98 | Jake | 4,406 | #102 |
| 99 | Trevor | 4,387 | #81 |
| 100 | Alejandro | 4,317 | #92 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 2002, or the year after, 2004, the top 100 of the whole 2000s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 2000s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.