Most popular baby names of 2003
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2003, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emily1. 25,693 births
- Emma2. 22,719 births
- Madison3. 20,201 births
- Hannah4. 17,638 births
- Olivia5. 16,154 births
- Abigail6. 15,932 births
- Alexis7. 14,867 births
- Ashley8. 14,519 births
- Elizabeth9. 14,123 births
- Samantha10. 13,870 births
- Sarah11. 13,785 births
- Isabella12. 13,781 births
- Grace13. 12,781 births
- Alyssa14. 12,750 births
- Lauren15. 11,051 births
- Kayla16. 10,957 births
- Brianna17. 10,584 births
- Jessica18. 10,454 births
- Taylor19. 10,314 births
- Sophia20. 9,687 births
- Anna21. 9,464 births
- Victoria22. 9,251 births
- Natalie23. 9,151 births
- Chloe24. 9,082 births
- Sydney25. 8,911 births
- Hailey26. 8,798 births
- Jasmine27. 8,065 births
- Rachel28. 7,997 births
- Morgan29. 7,928 births
- Megan30. 7,800 births
- Jennifer31. 7,569 births
- Kaitlyn32. 7,547 births
- Julia33. 7,437 births
- Haley34. 7,198 births
- Katherine35. 7,126 births
- Mia36. 7,083 births
- Destiny37. 6,977 births
- Alexandra38. 6,545 births
- Ava39. 6,280 births
- Nicole40. 6,238 births
- Savannah41. 6,154 births
- Maria42. 6,091 births
- Brooke43. 5,971 births
- Ella44. 5,909 births
- Mackenzie45. 5,865 births
- Allison46. 5,850 births
- Paige47. 5,758 births
- Jordan48. 5,650 births
- Stephanie49. 5,603 births
- Faith50. 5,597 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 29,658 births
- Michael2. 27,129 births
- Joshua3. 25,106 births
- Matthew4. 24,011 births
- Andrew5. 22,162 births
- Joseph6. 21,394 births
- Ethan7. 21,362 births
- Daniel8. 21,072 births
- Christopher9. 20,753 births
- Anthony10. 20,149 births
- William11. 20,000 births
- Nicholas12. 19,696 births
- Ryan13. 19,578 births
- David14. 18,641 births
- Tyler15. 18,185 births
- Alexander16. 17,714 births
- John17. 17,249 births
- James18. 16,896 births
- Dylan19. 15,703 births
- Zachary20. 15,541 births
- Brandon21. 15,245 births
- Jonathan22. 14,994 births
- Samuel23. 14,691 births
- Benjamin24. 14,086 births
- Christian25. 13,908 births
- Nathan26. 13,667 births
- Justin27. 13,655 births
- Logan28. 13,187 births
- Gabriel29. 12,522 births
- Jose30. 12,394 births
- Noah31. 11,843 births
- Kevin32. 11,734 births
- Austin33. 11,690 births
- Caleb34. 11,643 births
- Robert35. 11,399 births
- Thomas36. 10,935 births
- Elijah37. 10,665 births
- Jordan38. 10,331 births
- Aidan39. 10,067 births
- Cameron40. 9,965 births
- Hunter41. 9,900 births
- Jason42. 9,822 births
- Connor43. 9,670 births
- Evan44. 9,444 births
- Jack45. 9,318 births
- Luke46. 9,304 births
- Angel47. 9,161 births
- Isaac48. 8,944 births
- Isaiah49. 8,900 births
- Aaron50. 8,874 births
Girls: what changed in 2003
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Ella+45 places, now #44
- Ava+43 places, now #39
- Audrey+22 places, now #78
- Lillian+20 places, now #76
- Trinity+14 places, now #56
Biggest fallers
- Aaliyah-26 places, now #90
- Jacqueline-19 places, now #100
- Shelby-19 places, now #94
- Melissa-16 places, now #96
- Bailey-14 places, now #98
Boys: what changed in 2003
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Owen+22 places, now #72
- Aidan+21 places, now #39
- Diego+15 places, now #83
- Hayden+12 places, now #84
- Evan+12 places, now #44
Biggest fallers
- Trevor-18 places, now #99
- Kyle-13 places, now #53
- Sebastian-13 places, now #93
- Patrick-12 places, now #91
- Richard-9 places, now #86