Birth year roster

Top names in 2003

Name: Top baby names in 2003
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2003 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Jacob led the 2003 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 60 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining25,693
#2Emma Declining22,719
#3Madison Declining20,201
#4Hannah Declining17,638
#5Olivia Stable16,154
#6Abigail Declining15,932
#7Alexis Endangered14,867
#8Ashley Endangered14,519
#9Elizabeth Stable14,123
#10Samantha Endangered13,870
#11Sarah Endangered13,785
#12Isabella Declining13,781
#13Grace Declining12,781
#14Alyssa Endangered12,750
#15Lauren Endangered11,051
#16Kayla Endangered10,957
#17Brianna Declining10,584
#18Jessica Endangered10,454
#19Taylor Endangered10,314
#20Sophia Stable9,687
#21Anna Declining9,464
#22Victoria Declining9,251
#23Natalie Declining9,151
#24Chloe Stable9,082
#25Sydney Endangered8,911
#26Hailey Declining8,798
#27Jasmine Declining8,065
#28Rachel Endangered7,997
#29Morgan Endangered7,928
#30Megan Endangered7,800
#31Jennifer Endangered7,569
#32Kaitlyn Endangered7,547
#33Julia Stable7,437
#34Haley Endangered7,198
#35Katherine Declining7,126
#36Mia Stable7,083
#37Destiny Endangered6,977
#38Alexandra Declining6,545
#39Ava Declining6,280
#40Nicole Endangered6,238
#41Savannah Declining6,154
#42Maria Stable6,091
#43Brooke Declining5,971
#44Ella Declining5,909
#45Mackenzie Declining5,865
#46Allison Declining5,850
#47Paige Declining5,758
#48Jordan Endangered5,650
#49Stephanie Endangered5,603
#50Faith Declining5,597
#51Makayla Endangered5,580
#52Kylie Declining5,558
#53Kaylee Declining5,452
#54Amanda Endangered5,354
#55Jenna Endangered5,352
#56Trinity Declining5,130
#57Zoe Stable5,087
#58Katelyn Endangered5,054
#59Mary Endangered5,043
#60Andrea Declining4,982
#61Madeline Stable4,976
#62Michelle Endangered4,873
#63Rebecca Endangered4,873
#64Kimberly Endangered4,825
#65Sara Stable4,764
#66Gabrielle Endangered4,600
#67Alexa Endangered4,598
#68Caroline Declining4,585
#69Lily Stable4,434
#70Vanessa Declining4,352
#71Angelina Declining4,272
#72Riley Declining4,243
#73Sierra Endangered4,242
#74Amber Endangered4,123
#75Autumn Stable4,059
#76Lillian Declining4,030
#77Gabriella Declining4,021
#78Audrey Declining3,998
#79Jada Endangered3,987
#80Erin Endangered3,926
#81Leah Stable3,925
#82Danielle Endangered3,865
#83Isabel Stable3,853
#84Maya Stable3,849
#85Ariana Declining3,834
#86Arianna Declining3,796
#87Jocelyn Declining3,718
#88Evelyn Stable3,701
#89Avery Declining3,687
#90Aaliyah Declining3,673
#91Leslie Endangered3,639
#92Claire Declining3,571
#93Melanie Declining3,550
#94Shelby Endangered3,537
#95Marissa Endangered3,517
#96Melissa Endangered3,502
#97Sofia Stable3,488
#98Bailey Declining3,467
#99Molly Stable3,403
#100Jacqueline Endangered3,400

Boys

#1Jacob Declining29,658
#2Michael Past peak27,129
#3Joshua Declining25,106
#4Matthew Declining24,011
#5Andrew Declining22,162
#6Joseph Declining21,394
#7Ethan Declining21,362
#8Daniel Declining21,072
#9Christopher Endangered20,753
#10Anthony Declining20,149
#11William Declining20,000
#12Nicholas Declining19,696
#13Ryan Declining19,578
#14David Past peak18,641
#15Tyler Endangered18,185
#16Alexander Declining17,714
#17John Past peak17,249
#18James Stable16,896
#19Dylan Stable15,703
#20Zachary Endangered15,541
#21Brandon Endangered15,245
#22Jonathan Declining14,994
#23Samuel Stable14,691
#24Benjamin Declining14,086
#25Christian Declining13,908
#26Nathan Declining13,667
#27Justin Endangered13,655
#28Logan Declining13,187
#29Gabriel Stable12,522
#30Jose Stable12,394
#31Noah Stable11,843
#32Kevin Endangered11,734
#33Austin Declining11,690
#34Caleb Stable11,643
#35Robert Endangered11,399
#36Thomas Stable10,935
#37Elijah Stable10,665
#38Jordan Declining10,331
#39Aidan Declining10,067
#40Cameron Stable9,965
#41Hunter Declining9,900
#42Jason Endangered9,822
#43Connor Declining9,670
#44Evan Declining9,444
#45Jack Stable9,318
#46Luke Stable9,304
#47Angel Stable9,161
#48Isaac Declining8,944
#49Isaiah Declining8,900
#50Aaron Declining8,874
#51Gavin Endangered8,764
#52Jackson Declining8,713
#53Kyle Endangered8,651
#54Mason Declining7,897
#55Juan Stable7,831
#56Eric Endangered7,787
#57Charles Stable7,696
#58Adam Declining7,690
#59Brian Endangered7,672
#60Luis Stable7,585
#61Sean Endangered7,102
#62Alex Declining6,794
#63Nathaniel Declining6,666
#64Bryan Declining6,619
#65Ian Stable6,466
#66Carlos Stable6,218
#67Jesus Stable6,163
#68Adrian Stable6,110
#69Cole Declining5,898
#70Steven Endangered5,860
#71Lucas Stable5,756
#72Owen Stable5,701
#73Aiden Declining5,684
#74Devin Endangered5,646
#75Jayden Declining5,547
#76Timothy Endangered5,487
#77Julian Stable5,410
#78Cody Endangered5,400
#79Blake Declining5,275
#80Seth Endangered5,256
#81Dominic Declining5,219
#82Jaden Declining5,182
#83Diego Stable5,121
#84Hayden Stable5,101
#85Xavier Stable5,066
#86Richard Endangered5,054
#87Chase Declining5,014
#88Colin Declining4,876
#89Carson Declining4,861
#90Jeremiah Declining4,855
#91Patrick Declining4,789
#92Antonio Stable4,717
#93Sebastian Stable4,649
#94Jesse Stable4,606
#95Miguel Stable4,592
#96Victor Declining4,436
#97Landon Declining4,412
#98Jake Declining4,406
#99Trevor Endangered4,387
#100Alejandro Stable4,317