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US baby names · 2003

Most popular baby names of 2003

In 2003, Social Security card applications recorded 1,827,145 girls and 1,975,349 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 18,439 distinct girls’ names and 12,761 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emily (25,693 girls) and Jacob (29,658 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 9.6% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 12% of boys. Compared with 2002, 64,098 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2002, 4 girls’ names and 6 boys’ names in 2003 are newcomers (girls: Arianna, Avery, Sofia; boys: Aiden, Jayden, Colin). Of these names, 32 of the 100 girls’ names and 49 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2003 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2003

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emily25,693
#2Emma22,719
#3Madison20,201
#4Hannah17,638
#5Olivia16,154
#6Abigail15,932
#7Alexis14,867
#8Ashley14,519
#9Elizabeth14,123
#10Samantha13,870
#11Sarah13,785
#12Isabella13,781
#13Grace12,781
#14Alyssa12,750
#15Lauren11,051
#16Kayla10,957
#17Brianna10,584
#18Jessica10,454
#19Taylor10,314
#20Sophia9,687
#21Anna9,464
#22Victoria9,251
#23Natalie9,151
#24Chloe9,082
#25Sydney8,911
#26Hailey8,798
#27Jasmine8,065
#28Rachel7,997
#29Morgan7,928
#30Megan7,800
#31Jennifer7,569
#32Kaitlyn7,547
#33Julia7,437
#34Haley7,198
#35Katherine7,126
#36Mia7,083
#37Destiny6,977
#38Alexandra6,545
#39Ava6,280
#40Nicole6,238
#41Savannah6,154
#42Maria6,091
#43Brooke5,971
#44Ella5,909
#45Mackenzie5,865
#46Allison5,850
#47Paige5,758
#48Jordan5,650
#49Stephanie5,603
#50Faith5,597
#51Makayla5,580
#52Kylie5,558
#53Kaylee5,452
#54Amanda5,354
#55Jenna5,352
#56Trinity5,130
#57Zoe5,087
#58Katelyn5,054
#59Mary5,043
#60Andrea4,982
#61Madeline4,976
#62Michelle4,873
#63Rebecca4,873
#64Kimberly4,825
#65Sara4,764
#66Gabrielle4,600
#67Alexa4,598
#68Caroline4,585
#69Lily4,434
#70Vanessa4,352
#71Angelina4,272
#72Riley4,243
#73Sierra4,242
#74Amber4,123
#75Autumn4,059
#76Lillian4,030
#77Gabriella4,021
#78Audrey3,998
#79Jada3,987
#80Erin3,926
#81Leah3,925
#82Danielle3,865
#83Isabel3,853
#84Maya3,849
#85Ariana3,834
#86Arianna3,796
#87Jocelyn3,718
#88Evelyn3,701
#89Avery3,687
#90Aaliyah3,673
#91Leslie3,639
#92Claire3,571
#93Melanie3,550
#94Shelby3,537
#95Marissa3,517
#96Melissa3,502
#97Sofia3,488
#98Bailey3,467
#99Molly3,403
#100Jacqueline3,400

Top 100 boys’ names, 2003

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob29,658
#2Michael27,129
#3Joshua25,106
#4Matthew24,011
#5Andrew22,162
#6Joseph21,394
#7Ethan21,362
#8Daniel21,072
#9Christopher20,753
#10Anthony20,149
#11William20,000
#12Nicholas19,696
#13Ryan19,578
#14David18,641
#15Tyler18,185
#16Alexander17,714
#17John17,249
#18James16,896
#19Dylan15,703
#20Zachary15,541
#21Brandon15,245
#22Jonathan14,994
#23Samuel14,691
#24Benjamin14,086
#25Christian13,908
#26Nathan13,667
#27Justin13,655
#28Logan13,187
#29Gabriel12,522
#30Jose12,394
#31Noah11,843
#32Kevin11,734
#33Austin11,690
#34Caleb11,643
#35Robert11,399
#36Thomas10,935
#37Elijah10,665
#38Jordan10,331
#39Aidan10,067
#40Cameron9,965
#41Hunter9,900
#42Jason9,822
#43Connor9,670
#44Evan9,444
#45Jack9,318
#46Luke9,304
#47Angel9,161
#48Isaac8,944
#49Isaiah8,900
#50Aaron8,874
#51Gavin8,764
#52Jackson8,713
#53Kyle8,651
#54Mason7,897
#55Juan7,831
#56Eric7,787
#57Charles7,696
#58Adam7,690
#59Brian7,672
#60Luis7,585
#61Sean7,102
#62Alex6,794
#63Nathaniel6,666
#64Bryan6,619
#65Ian6,466
#66Carlos6,218
#67Jesus6,163
#68Adrian6,110
#69Cole5,898
#70Steven5,860
#71Lucas5,756
#72Owen5,701
#73Aiden5,684
#74Devin5,646
#75Jayden5,547
#76Timothy5,487
#77Julian5,410
#78Cody5,400
#79Blake5,275
#80Seth5,256
#81Dominic5,219
#82Jaden5,182
#83Diego5,121
#84Hayden5,101
#85Xavier5,066
#86Richard5,054
#87Chase5,014
#88Colin4,876
#89Carson4,861
#90Jeremiah4,855
#91Patrick4,789
#92Antonio4,717
#93Sebastian4,649
#94Jesse4,606
#95Miguel4,592
#96Victor4,436
#97Landon4,412
#98Jake4,406
#99Trevor4,387
#100Alejandro4,317