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Baby Names from 2003

3,802,319 registered births | 1,975,269 boys | 1,827,050 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2003

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
29,658 births
2 Michael
27,129 births
3 Joshua
25,103 births
4 Matthew
24,010 births
5 Andrew
22,162 births
6 Joseph
21,392 births
7 Ethan
21,361 births
8 Daniel
21,069 births
9 Christopher
20,753 births
10 Anthony
20,149 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
25,693 births
2 Emma
22,719 births
3 Madison
20,201 births
4 Hannah
17,638 births
5 Olivia
16,154 births
6 Abigail
15,932 births
7 Alexis
14,867 births
8 Ashley
14,519 births
9 Elizabeth
14,122 births
10 Samantha
13,869 births

Top Unisex Names of 2003

Alexis
2,721 boys 14,867 girls
Jordan
10,330 boys 5,650 girls
Taylor
1,829 boys 10,314 girls
Angel
9,161 boys 2,891 girls
Cameron
9,965 boys 1,042 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2003

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Amaya
#283 → #181 (+102)
B Ashton
#200 → #101 (+99)
G Layla
#291 → #195 (+96)
B Aiden
#135 → #73 (+62)
B Kaden
#174 → #121 (+53)

Biggest Fallers

G Ashanti
#115 → #325 (-210)
B Colby
#125 → #181 (-56)

New to the Top 200 in 2003

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Rylee #167 Giselle #180 Addison #191 Ty #193 Malachi #194 Layla #195 Jayla #200
2002 All Years 2004