Most popular baby names of 2003

In 2003, the most popular names for US babies were Jacob for boys (29,658 babies, 1.5% of boys) and Emily for girls (25,693 babies, 1.4% of girls). The rest of the top five were Michael, Joshua, Matthew and Andrew for boys and Emma, Madison, Hannah and Olivia for girls. SSA recorded 12,761 different boy names and 18,438 different girl names that year.

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

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

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2003. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.