Top Names of 2003

The most popular names recorded in 2003 were Emily for girls and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emily25,693
2Emma22,719
3Madison20,201
4Hannah17,638
5Olivia16,154
6Abigail15,932
7Alexis14,867
8Ashley14,519
9Elizabeth14,122
10Samantha13,869
11Sarah13,785
12Isabella13,781
13Grace12,781
14Alyssa12,750
15Lauren11,051
16Kayla10,957
17Brianna10,584
18Jessica10,454
19Taylor10,314
20Sophia9,686
21Anna9,463
22Victoria9,251
23Natalie9,151
24Chloe9,082
25Sydney8,911
26Hailey8,798
27Jasmine8,065
28Rachel7,996
29Morgan7,928
30Megan7,800
31Jennifer7,568
32Kaitlyn7,547
33Julia7,437
34Haley7,198
35Katherine7,126
36Mia7,083
37Destiny6,977
38Alexandra6,545
39Ava6,280
40Nicole6,235
41Savannah6,154
42Maria6,090
43Brooke5,971
44Ella5,909
45Mackenzie5,865
46Allison5,850
47Paige5,758
48Jordan5,650
49Stephanie5,602
50Faith5,597

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jacob29,658
2Michael27,129
3Joshua25,103
4Matthew24,010
5Andrew22,162
6Joseph21,392
7Ethan21,361
8Daniel21,069
9Christopher20,753
10Anthony20,149
11William19,999
12Nicholas19,696
13Ryan19,578
14David18,640
15Tyler18,185
16Alexander17,714
17John17,249
18James16,895
19Dylan15,703
20Zachary15,540
21Brandon15,245
22Jonathan14,993
23Samuel14,687
24Benjamin14,086
25Christian13,908
26Nathan13,667
27Justin13,655
28Logan13,187
29Gabriel12,521
30Jose12,394
31Noah11,842
32Kevin11,734
33Austin11,690
34Caleb11,642
35Robert11,399
36Thomas10,934
37Elijah10,665
38Jordan10,330
39Aidan10,067
40Cameron9,965
41Hunter9,900
42Jason9,822
43Connor9,670
44Evan9,443
45Jack9,317
46Luke9,304
47Angel9,161
48Isaac8,943
49Isaiah8,900
50Aaron8,874