Most Popular Baby Names of 2003

In 2003, Emily (25,693 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Jacob (29,658 births) the most common boy name.

Top 100 boy names, 2003
Rank	Name	Births
1	Jacob	29,658
2	Michael	27,129
3	Joshua	25,103
4	Matthew	24,010
5	Andrew	22,162
6	Joseph	21,392
7	Ethan	21,361
8	Daniel	21,069
9	Christopher	20,753
10	Anthony	20,149
11	William	19,999
12	Nicholas	19,696
13	Ryan	19,578
14	David	18,640
15	Tyler	18,185
16	Alexander	17,714
17	John	17,249
18	James	16,895
19	Dylan	15,703
20	Zachary	15,540
21	Brandon	15,245
22	Jonathan	14,993
23	Samuel	14,687
24	Benjamin	14,086
25	Christian	13,908
26	Nathan	13,667
27	Justin	13,655
28	Logan	13,187
29	Gabriel	12,521
30	Jose	12,394
31	Noah	11,842
32	Kevin	11,734
33	Austin	11,690
34	Caleb	11,642
35	Robert	11,399
36	Thomas	10,934
37	Elijah	10,665
38	Jordan	10,330
39	Aidan	10,067
40	Cameron	9,965
41	Hunter	9,900
42	Jason	9,822
43	Connor	9,670
44	Evan	9,443
45	Jack	9,317
46	Luke	9,304
47	Angel	9,161
48	Isaac	8,943
49	Isaiah	8,900
50	Aaron	8,874
51	Gavin	8,764
52	Jackson	8,713
53	Kyle	8,651
54	Mason	7,897
55	Juan	7,831
56	Eric	7,787
57	Charles	7,695
58	Adam	7,690
59	Brian	7,672
60	Luis	7,585
61	Sean	7,102
62	Alex	6,794
63	Nathaniel	6,666
64	Bryan	6,619
65	Ian	6,466
66	Carlos	6,218
67	Jesus	6,162
68	Adrian	6,110
69	Cole	5,898
70	Steven	5,860
71	Lucas	5,755
72	Owen	5,701
73	Aiden	5,684
74	Devin	5,646
75	Jayden	5,547
76	Timothy	5,486
77	Julian	5,410
78	Cody	5,400
79	Blake	5,275
80	Seth	5,256
81	Dominic	5,219
82	Jaden	5,182
83	Diego	5,119
84	Hayden	5,101
85	Xavier	5,066
86	Richard	5,054
87	Chase	5,014
88	Colin	4,876
89	Carson	4,861
90	Jeremiah	4,855
91	Patrick	4,789
92	Antonio	4,717
93	Sebastian	4,649
94	Jesse	4,606
95	Miguel	4,591
96	Victor	4,436
97	Landon	4,412
98	Jake	4,405
99	Trevor	4,387
100	Alejandro	4,317

Full Boy list for 2003

Top 100 girl names, 2003
Rank	Name	Births
1	Emily	25,693
2	Emma	22,719
3	Madison	20,201
4	Hannah	17,638
5	Olivia	16,154
6	Abigail	15,932
7	Alexis	14,867
8	Ashley	14,519
9	Elizabeth	14,122
10	Samantha	13,869
11	Sarah	13,785
12	Isabella	13,781
13	Grace	12,781
14	Alyssa	12,750
15	Lauren	11,051
16	Kayla	10,957
17	Brianna	10,584
18	Jessica	10,454
19	Taylor	10,314
20	Sophia	9,686
21	Anna	9,463
22	Victoria	9,251
23	Natalie	9,151
24	Chloe	9,082
25	Sydney	8,911
26	Hailey	8,798
27	Jasmine	8,065
28	Rachel	7,996
29	Morgan	7,928
30	Megan	7,800
31	Jennifer	7,568
32	Kaitlyn	7,547
33	Julia	7,437
34	Haley	7,198
35	Katherine	7,126
36	Mia	7,083
37	Destiny	6,977
38	Alexandra	6,545
39	Ava	6,280
40	Nicole	6,235
41	Savannah	6,154
42	Maria	6,090
43	Brooke	5,971
44	Ella	5,909
45	Mackenzie	5,865
46	Allison	5,850
47	Paige	5,758
48	Jordan	5,650
49	Stephanie	5,602
50	Faith	5,597
51	Makayla	5,580
52	Kylie	5,558
53	Kaylee	5,452
54	Amanda	5,354
55	Jenna	5,352
56	Trinity	5,130
57	Zoe	5,087
58	Katelyn	5,054
59	Mary	5,042
60	Andrea	4,982
61	Madeline	4,976
62	Michelle	4,873
63	Rebecca	4,869
64	Kimberly	4,825
65	Sara	4,764
66	Gabrielle	4,600
67	Alexa	4,597
68	Caroline	4,585
69	Lily	4,434
70	Vanessa	4,352
71	Angelina	4,272
72	Riley	4,243
73	Sierra	4,242
74	Amber	4,123
75	Autumn	4,059
76	Lillian	4,030
77	Gabriella	4,021
78	Audrey	3,998
79	Jada	3,987
80	Erin	3,926
81	Leah	3,925
82	Danielle	3,865
83	Isabel	3,853
84	Maya	3,849
85	Ariana	3,834
86	Arianna	3,796
87	Jocelyn	3,718
88	Evelyn	3,701
89	Avery	3,687
90	Aaliyah	3,673
91	Leslie	3,639
92	Claire	3,571
93	Melanie	3,550
94	Shelby	3,537
95	Marissa	3,517
96	Melissa	3,502
97	Sofia	3,488
98	Bailey	3,467
99	Molly	3,403
100	Jacqueline	3,400

Full Girl list for 2003

Biggest movers since 2002

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Ashton	1,853	4,215	+127%	200 → 101
Aiden	2,832	5,684	+101%	135 → 73
Landon	2,722	4,412	+62%	142 → 97
Kaden	2,220	3,337	+50%	174 → 121
Colin	3,315	4,876	+47%	116 → 88
Aidan	6,954	10,067	+45%	60 → 39
Jayden	3,853	5,547	+44%	101 → 75
Caden	2,601	3,629	+40%	153 → 113
Conner	1,927	2,677	+39%	197 → 153
Owen	4,190	5,701	+36%	94 → 72

Falling boy names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Colby	3,118	2,170	-30%	125 → 181
Austin	14,543	11,690	-20%	26 → 33
Jared	4,837	3,942	-19%	84 → 107
Spencer	3,448	2,908	-16%	110 → 139
Kyle	10,063	8,651	-14%	40 → 53
Trevor	5,060	4,387	-13%	81 → 99
Dalton	3,283	2,857	-13%	117 → 143
Mitchell	2,172	1,891	-13%	177 → 196
Hunter	11,085	9,900	-11%	38 → 41
Corey	2,105	1,887	-10%	181 → 199

Rising girl names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Ava	3,751	6,280	+67%	82 → 39
Ella	3,566	5,909	+66%	89 → 44
Avery	2,589	3,687	+42%	132 → 89
Emma	16,557	22,719	+37%	4 → 2
Nevaeh	1,699	2,300	+35%	189 → 145
Kendall	1,643	2,183	+33%	195 → 156
Brooklyn	2,210	2,924	+32%	152 → 118
Mya	2,281	2,952	+29%	145 → 116
Arianna	2,965	3,796	+28%	114 → 86
Amelia	2,444	3,096	+27%	139 → 111

Falling girl names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Aaliyah	4,779	3,673	-23%	64 → 90
Caitlin	2,743	2,311	-16%	123 → 142
Megan	9,210	7,800	-15%	22 → 30
Cassidy	2,634	2,235	-15%	131 → 150
Cassandra	2,732	2,334	-15%	126 → 140
Laura	3,158	2,750	-13%	105 → 124
Amanda	6,145	5,354	-13%	46 → 54
Amber	4,723	4,123	-13%	65 → 74
Mikayla	2,738	2,393	-13%	124 → 138
Alexandria	3,148	2,752	-13%	106 → 123

Top 100 boy names, 2003

Rank

Name

Births

Jacob

29,658

Michael

27,129

Joshua

25,103

Matthew

24,010

Andrew

22,162

Joseph

21,392

Ethan

21,361

Daniel

21,069

Christopher

20,753

Anthony

20,149

William

19,999

Nicholas

19,696

Ryan

19,578

18,640

18,185

17,714

17,249

James

16,895

Dylan

15,703

Zachary

15,540

Brandon

15,245

Jonathan

14,993

Samuel

14,687

Benjamin

14,086

Christian

13,908

13,667

13,655

13,187

12,521

Jose

12,394

Noah

11,842

Kevin

11,734

Austin

11,690

Caleb

11,642

Robert

11,399

Thomas

10,934

Elijah

10,665

Jordan

10,330

Aidan

10,067

Cameron

9,965

Hunter

9,900

Jason

9,822

Connor

9,670

Evan

9,443

Jack

9,317

Luke

9,304

Angel

9,161

Isaac

8,943

Isaiah

8,900

Aaron

8,874

Gavin

8,764

Jackson

8,713

Kyle

8,651

Mason

7,897

Juan

7,831

Eric

7,787

Charles

7,695

Adam

7,690

Brian

7,672

Luis

7,585

Sean

7,102

Alex

6,794

Nathaniel

6,666

Bryan

6,619

Ian

6,466

Carlos

6,218

6,162

6,110

5,898

5,860

Lucas

5,755

Owen

5,701

Aiden

5,684

Devin

5,646

Jayden

5,547

Timothy

5,486

Julian

5,410

Cody

5,400

Blake

5,275

Seth

5,256

Dominic

5,219

Jaden

5,182

Diego

5,119

Hayden

5,101

Xavier

5,066

Richard

5,054

Chase

5,014

Colin

4,876

Carson

4,861

Jeremiah

4,855

Patrick

4,789

Antonio

4,717

Sebastian

4,649

Jesse

4,606

Miguel

4,591

Victor

4,436

Landon

4,412

Jake

4,405

Trevor

4,387

100

Alejandro

4,317

Top 100 girl names, 2003

Rank

Name

Births

Emily

25,693

Emma

22,719

Madison

20,201

Hannah

17,638

Olivia

16,154

Abigail

15,932

Alexis

14,867

Ashley

14,519

14,122

13,869

13,785

13,781

12,781

Alyssa

12,750

Lauren

11,051

Kayla

10,957

Brianna

10,584

Jessica

10,454

Taylor

10,314

Sophia

9,686

Anna

9,463

Victoria

9,251

Natalie

9,151

Chloe

9,082

Sydney

8,911

Hailey

8,798

Jasmine

8,065

Rachel

7,996

Morgan

7,928

Megan

7,800

Jennifer

7,568

Kaitlyn

7,547

Julia

7,437

Haley

7,198

Katherine

7,126

Mia

7,083

Destiny

6,977

Alexandra

6,545

Ava

6,280

Nicole

6,235

Savannah

6,154

Maria

6,090

Brooke

5,971

Ella

5,909

Mackenzie

5,865

Allison

5,850

Paige

5,758

Jordan

5,650

Stephanie

5,602

Faith

5,597

Makayla

5,580

Kylie

5,558

Kaylee

5,452

Amanda

5,354

Jenna

5,352

Trinity

5,130

Zoe

5,087

Katelyn

5,054

Mary

5,042

Andrea

4,982

Madeline

4,976

Michelle

4,873

Rebecca

4,869

Kimberly

4,825

Sara

4,764

Gabrielle

4,600

Alexa

4,597

Caroline

4,585

Lily

4,434

Vanessa

4,352

Angelina

4,272

Riley

4,243

Sierra

4,242

Amber

4,123

Autumn

4,059

Lillian

4,030

Gabriella

4,021

Audrey

3,998

Jada

3,987

Erin

3,926

Leah

3,925

3,865

3,853

3,849

3,834

Arianna

3,796

Jocelyn

3,718

Evelyn

3,701

Avery

3,687

Aaliyah

3,673

Leslie

3,639

Claire

3,571

Melanie

3,550

Shelby

3,537

Marissa

3,517

Melissa

3,502

Sofia

3,488

Bailey

3,467

Molly

3,403

100

Jacqueline

3,400

Biggest movers since 2002

Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.

Rising boy names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Ashton	1,853	4,215	+127%	200 → 101
Aiden	2,832	5,684	+101%	135 → 73
Landon	2,722	4,412	+62%	142 → 97
Kaden	2,220	3,337	+50%	174 → 121
Colin	3,315	4,876	+47%	116 → 88
Aidan	6,954	10,067	+45%	60 → 39
Jayden	3,853	5,547	+44%	101 → 75
Caden	2,601	3,629	+40%	153 → 113
Conner	1,927	2,677	+39%	197 → 153
Owen	4,190	5,701	+36%	94 → 72

Falling boy names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Colby	3,118	2,170	-30%	125 → 181
Austin	14,543	11,690	-20%	26 → 33
Jared	4,837	3,942	-19%	84 → 107
Spencer	3,448	2,908	-16%	110 → 139
Kyle	10,063	8,651	-14%	40 → 53
Trevor	5,060	4,387	-13%	81 → 99
Dalton	3,283	2,857	-13%	117 → 143
Mitchell	2,172	1,891	-13%	177 → 196
Hunter	11,085	9,900	-11%	38 → 41
Corey	2,105	1,887	-10%	181 → 199

Rising girl names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Ava	3,751	6,280	+67%	82 → 39
Ella	3,566	5,909	+66%	89 → 44
Avery	2,589	3,687	+42%	132 → 89
Emma	16,557	22,719	+37%	4 → 2
Nevaeh	1,699	2,300	+35%	189 → 145
Kendall	1,643	2,183	+33%	195 → 156
Brooklyn	2,210	2,924	+32%	152 → 118
Mya	2,281	2,952	+29%	145 → 116
Arianna	2,965	3,796	+28%	114 → 86
Amelia	2,444	3,096	+27%	139 → 111

Falling girl names, 2002 to 2003
Name	Births 2002	Births 2003	Change	Rank 2002 → 2003
Aaliyah	4,779	3,673	-23%	64 → 90
Caitlin	2,743	2,311	-16%	123 → 142
Megan	9,210	7,800	-15%	22 → 30
Cassidy	2,634	2,235	-15%	131 → 150
Cassandra	2,732	2,334	-15%	126 → 140
Laura	3,158	2,750	-13%	105 → 124
Amanda	6,145	5,354	-13%	46 → 54
Amber	4,723	4,123	-13%	65 → 74
Mikayla	2,738	2,393	-13%	124 → 138
Alexandria	3,148	2,752	-13%	106 → 123

Top 100 boy names of 2003

Top 100 girl names of 2003

Biggest movers since 2002

Top 100 boy names of 2003

Top 100 girl names of 2003

Biggest movers since 2002