Popular Names of 2003

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2003, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2003
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emily	25,693	34
2	Emma	22,719	3
3	Madison	20,201	40
4	Hannah	17,638	56
5	Olivia	16,154	1
6	Abigail	15,932	41
7	Alexis	14,867	554
8	Ashley	14,519	164
9	Elizabeth	14,123	17
10	Samantha	13,870	151
11	Sarah	13,785	90
12	Isabella	13,781	7
13	Grace	12,781	38
14	Alyssa	12,750	453
15	Lauren	11,051	401
16	Kayla	10,957	364
17	Brianna	10,584	222
18	Jessica	10,454	665
19	Taylor	10,314	403
20	Sophia	9,687	5

Table 2. Male names, 2003
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	29,658	43
2	Michael	27,129	21
3	Joshua	25,106	66
4	Matthew	24,011	32
5	Andrew	22,162	73
6	Joseph	21,394	29
7	Ethan	21,362	24
8	Daniel	21,072	22
9	Christopher	20,753	68
10	Anthony	20,149	46
11	William	20,000	9
12	Nicholas	19,696	112
13	Ryan	19,578	99
14	David	18,641	35
15	Tyler	18,185	220
16	Alexander	17,714	30
17	John	17,249	23
18	James	16,896	6
19	Dylan	15,703	41
20	Zachary	15,541	216

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.