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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2003

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2003 — 3,801,425 recorded births in total that year.

20022004 The 2000s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2003

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily25,6931.4%
  2. 2Emma22,7191.2%
  3. 3Madison20,2011.1%
  4. 4Hannah17,6381.0%
  5. 5Olivia16,1540.9%
  6. 6Abigail15,9320.9%
  7. 7Alexis14,8670.8%
  8. 8Ashley14,5190.8%
  9. 9Elizabeth14,1230.8%
  10. 10Samantha13,8700.8%
  11. 11Sarah13,7850.8%
  12. 12Isabella13,7810.8%
  13. 13Grace12,7810.7%
  14. 14Alyssa12,7500.7%
  15. 15Lauren11,0510.6%
  16. 16Kayla10,9570.6%
  17. 17Brianna10,5840.6%
  18. 18Jessica10,4540.6%
  19. 19Taylor10,3140.6%
  20. 20Sophia9,6870.5%
  21. 21Anna9,4640.5%
  22. 22Victoria9,2510.5%
  23. 23Natalie9,1510.5%
  24. 24Chloe9,0820.5%
  25. 25Sydney8,9110.5%
  26. 26Hailey8,7980.5%
  27. 27Jasmine8,0650.4%
  28. 28Rachel7,9970.4%
  29. 29Morgan7,9280.4%
  30. 30Megan7,8000.4%
  31. 31Jennifer7,5690.4%
  32. 32Kaitlyn7,5470.4%
  33. 33Julia7,4370.4%
  34. 34Haley7,1980.4%
  35. 35Katherine7,1260.4%
  36. 36Mia7,0830.4%
  37. 37Destiny6,9770.4%
  38. 38Alexandra6,5450.4%
  39. 39Ava6,2800.3%
  40. 40Nicole6,2380.3%
  41. 41Savannah6,1540.3%
  42. 42Maria6,0910.3%
  43. 43Brooke5,9710.3%
  44. 44Ella5,9090.3%
  45. 45Mackenzie5,8650.3%
  46. 46Allison5,8500.3%
  47. 47Paige5,7580.3%
  48. 48Jordan5,6500.3%
  49. 49Stephanie5,6030.3%
  50. 50Faith5,5970.3%
  51. 51Makayla5,5800.3%
  52. 52Kylie5,5580.3%
  53. 53Kaylee5,4520.3%
  54. 54Amanda5,3540.3%
  55. 55Jenna5,3520.3%
  56. 56Trinity5,1300.3%
  57. 57Zoe5,0870.3%
  58. 58Katelyn5,0540.3%
  59. 59Mary5,0430.3%
  60. 60Andrea4,9820.3%
  61. 61Madeline4,9760.3%
  62. 62Michelle4,8730.3%
  63. 63Rebecca4,8730.3%
  64. 64Kimberly4,8250.3%
  65. 65Sara4,7640.3%
  66. 66Gabrielle4,6000.3%
  67. 67Alexa4,5980.3%
  68. 68Caroline4,5850.3%
  69. 69Lily4,4340.2%
  70. 70Vanessa4,3520.2%
  71. 71Angelina4,2720.2%
  72. 72Riley4,2430.2%
  73. 73Sierra4,2420.2%
  74. 74Amber4,1230.2%
  75. 75Autumn4,0590.2%
  76. 76Lillian4,0300.2%
  77. 77Gabriella4,0210.2%
  78. 78Audrey3,9980.2%
  79. 79Jada3,9870.2%
  80. 80Erin3,9260.2%
  81. 81Leah3,9250.2%
  82. 82Danielle3,8650.2%
  83. 83Isabel3,8530.2%
  84. 84Maya3,8490.2%
  85. 85Ariana3,8340.2%
  86. 86Arianna3,7960.2%
  87. 87Jocelyn3,7180.2%
  88. 88Evelyn3,7010.2%
  89. 89Avery3,6870.2%
  90. 90Aaliyah3,6730.2%
  91. 91Leslie3,6390.2%
  92. 92Claire3,5710.2%
  93. 93Melanie3,5500.2%
  94. 94Shelby3,5370.2%
  95. 95Marissa3,5170.2%
  96. 96Melissa3,5020.2%
  97. 97Sofia3,4880.2%
  98. 98Bailey3,4670.2%
  99. 99Molly3,4030.2%
  100. 100Jacqueline3,4000.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Jacob29,6581.5%
  2. 2Michael27,1291.4%
  3. 3Joshua25,1061.3%
  4. 4Matthew24,0111.2%
  5. 5Andrew22,1621.1%
  6. 6Joseph21,3941.1%
  7. 7Ethan21,3621.1%
  8. 8Daniel21,0721.1%
  9. 9Christopher20,7531.1%
  10. 10Anthony20,1491.0%
  11. 11William20,0001.0%
  12. 12Nicholas19,6961.0%
  13. 13Ryan19,5781.0%
  14. 14David18,6410.9%
  15. 15Tyler18,1850.9%
  16. 16Alexander17,7140.9%
  17. 17John17,2490.9%
  18. 18James16,8960.9%
  19. 19Dylan15,7030.8%
  20. 20Zachary15,5410.8%
  21. 21Brandon15,2450.8%
  22. 22Jonathan14,9940.8%
  23. 23Samuel14,6910.7%
  24. 24Benjamin14,0860.7%
  25. 25Christian13,9080.7%
  26. 26Nathan13,6670.7%
  27. 27Justin13,6550.7%
  28. 28Logan13,1870.7%
  29. 29Gabriel12,5220.6%
  30. 30Jose12,3940.6%
  31. 31Noah11,8430.6%
  32. 32Kevin11,7340.6%
  33. 33Austin11,6900.6%
  34. 34Caleb11,6430.6%
  35. 35Robert11,3990.6%
  36. 36Thomas10,9350.6%
  37. 37Elijah10,6650.5%
  38. 38Jordan10,3310.5%
  39. 39Aidan10,0670.5%
  40. 40Cameron9,9650.5%
  41. 41Hunter9,9000.5%
  42. 42Jason9,8220.5%
  43. 43Connor9,6700.5%
  44. 44Evan9,4440.5%
  45. 45Jack9,3180.5%
  46. 46Luke9,3040.5%
  47. 47Angel9,1610.5%
  48. 48Isaac8,9440.5%
  49. 49Isaiah8,9000.5%
  50. 50Aaron8,8740.4%
  51. 51Gavin8,7640.4%
  52. 52Jackson8,7130.4%
  53. 53Kyle8,6510.4%
  54. 54Mason7,8970.4%
  55. 55Juan7,8310.4%
  56. 56Eric7,7870.4%
  57. 57Charles7,6960.4%
  58. 58Adam7,6900.4%
  59. 59Brian7,6720.4%
  60. 60Luis7,5850.4%
  61. 61Sean7,1020.4%
  62. 62Alex6,7940.3%
  63. 63Nathaniel6,6660.3%
  64. 64Bryan6,6190.3%
  65. 65Ian6,4660.3%
  66. 66Carlos6,2180.3%
  67. 67Jesus6,1630.3%
  68. 68Adrian6,1100.3%
  69. 69Cole5,8980.3%
  70. 70Steven5,8600.3%
  71. 71Lucas5,7560.3%
  72. 72Owen5,7010.3%
  73. 73Aiden5,6840.3%
  74. 74Devin5,6460.3%
  75. 75Jayden5,5470.3%
  76. 76Timothy5,4870.3%
  77. 77Julian5,4100.3%
  78. 78Cody5,4000.3%
  79. 79Blake5,2750.3%
  80. 80Seth5,2560.3%
  81. 81Dominic5,2190.3%
  82. 82Jaden5,1820.3%
  83. 83Diego5,1210.3%
  84. 84Hayden5,1010.3%
  85. 85Xavier5,0660.3%
  86. 86Richard5,0540.3%
  87. 87Chase5,0140.3%
  88. 88Colin4,8760.2%
  89. 89Carson4,8610.2%
  90. 90Jeremiah4,8550.2%
  91. 91Patrick4,7890.2%
  92. 92Antonio4,7170.2%
  93. 93Sebastian4,6490.2%
  94. 94Jesse4,6060.2%
  95. 95Miguel4,5920.2%
  96. 96Victor4,4360.2%
  97. 97Landon4,4120.2%
  98. 98Jake4,4060.2%
  99. 99Trevor4,3870.2%
  100. 100Alejandro4,3170.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2003 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.