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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2003, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2000s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2003 and what is climbing now.

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The 2003 lists

Girls100

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

US babies given each name in 2003.

Boys100

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

US babies given each name in 2003.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2003?
Emily was the #1 girl name in the US in 2003, given to 25,693 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2003?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2003, given to 29,658 babies.

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