Names That Peaked In 2003

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2003 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Emily and Jacob — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 2002 Peaked in 2004 Full 2003 top 100 The 2000s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Dylan	6,208#41	Up 1 rank positions in five years	2001
Ian	3,924#83	Steady	2005
Brooke	972#313	Down 77 rank positions in five years	1996
Paige	884#346	Down 69 rank positions in five years	2003
Isabel	1,746#177	Down 20 rank positions in five years	2006
Aidan	1,043#326	Down 65 rank positions in five years	2003
Gabriela	961#317	Up 5 rank positions in five years	2003
Donovan	609#496	Down 122 rank positions in five years	2003
Gage	235#973	Down 498 rank positions in five years	2003
Brock	306#810	Down 123 rank positions in five years	2003
Macy	390#720	Down 98 rank positions in five years	2003
Emilee	106#1,867	Down 851 rank positions in five years	2003
Perla	132#1,590	Down 577 rank positions in five years	2003
Reese	475#603	Up 130 rank positions in five years	2003
Annika	254#995	Down 165 rank positions in five years	2003
Hailee	163#1,355	Down 243 rank positions in five years	2003
Ayanna	161#1,368	Down 212 rank positions in five years	2003
Adolfo	83#1,887	Down 286 rank positions in five years	2003
Lesly	149#1,448	Down 108 rank positions in five years	2003
Camron	72#2,059	Down 581 rank positions in five years	2003
Rebeca	166#1,339	Down 94 rank positions in five years	2003
Jaden	16#6,955	Down 2,657 rank positions in five years	2003
Yahir	305#816	Up 78 rank positions in five years	2003
Octavio	154#1,278	Up 73 rank positions in five years	2003
Jadon	153#1,282	Up 175 rank positions in five years	2006
Kaya	206#1,133	Down 77 rank positions in five years	2004
Aracely	151#1,427	Up 342 rank positions in five years	2003
Laci	26#5,043	Down 2,476 rank positions in five years	2003
Frida	135#1,565	Down 675 rank positions in five years	2017
Jaiden	18#6,414	Down 3,339 rank positions in five years	2007
Seamus	154#1,280	Down 85 rank positions in five years	2008
Kamron	71#2,087	Down 797 rank positions in five years	2006
Jair	170#1,193	Down 290 rank positions in five years	2003
Shaylee	50#3,208	Down 1,286 rank positions in five years	2007
Areli	177#1,262	Up 838 rank positions in five years	2008
Hailie	125#1,658	Up 413 rank positions in five years	2003
Ashtyn	88#2,121	Down 505 rank positions in five years	2003
Abigale	22#5,555	Down 3,237 rank positions in five years	2003
Marlen	42#3,625	Down 704 rank positions in five years	2007
Tyshawn	35#3,373	Down 1,306 rank positions in five years	2008
Shreya	62#2,772	Down 741 rank positions in five years	2003
Jakobe	122#1,461	Down 625 rank positions in five years	2020
Jalynn	16#6,957	Down 3,842 rank positions in five years	2007
Jovany	47#2,734	Down 62 rank positions in five years	2006
Taniyah	46#3,382	Down 638 rank positions in five years	2003
Haden	30#3,686	Up 65 rank positions in five years	2006
Gaven	6#11,118	Down 6,935 rank positions in five years	2003
Angeles	42#3,578	Down 286 rank positions in five years	2003
Jahir	94#1,737	Up 67 rank positions in five years	2003
Tamya	7#13,054	Down 7,585 rank positions in five years	2003
Karyme	18#6,436	Down 2,220 rank positions in five years	2003
Arly	15#7,174	Up 83 rank positions in five years	2003

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 2003 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.