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Top 1,004 Girls' Names of 2003

This list combines 8,248 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2003 is Emily, given to 29,789 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 75 different spellings, while Micaiah has the highest confusion index at 94.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Marion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 405 positions from 721 to 316, while Charlotte had the largest drop, falling 31 positions from 179 to 210.

Looking at trends, Nevaeh shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2001–2003 are 11156.7% higher compared to 1994–2003), while Brittany shows the steepest decline (78.11% lower). Compared to 2002, Cadence had the largest rank improvement, moving up 225 positions to rank #239, while Ashanti fell 157 positions to rank #282.

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#1

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↑ 8%

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29,789

#2

↑ 2

↑ 36%

↑ 23

23,686

#3

↑ 8

↑ 157%

↓ -1

22,887

4 spellings: Emma 22.7k 99.25%Ema 125 0.55%Emmah 41 0.18%Enma 5 0.02%

#4

↓ 2

↑ 96%

↓ -1

22,873

#5

↓ 2

↓ 10%

↑ 26

21,491

#6

↓ 1

↓ 6%

↑ 10

20,127

#7

↓ 1

↑ 12%

↓ -3

19,675

4 spellings: Hannah 17.6k 89.65%Hanna 1.5k 7.87%Hana 392 1.99%Hanah 96 0.49%

#8

↓ 1

↓ 30%

↑ 3

18,901

17 spellings: Sarah 13.8k 72.91%Sara 4.8k 25.20%Sera 58 0.31%Cera 43 0.23%Ceara 39 0.21%Seirra 36 0.19%Sarrah 26 0.14%Sahra 24 0.13%Sarra 24 0.13%Serah 19 0.10%Ceaira 15 0.08%Searra 15 0.08%Serra 15 0.08%Cearra 13 0.07%Saarah 13 0.07%Cerra 10 0.05%Ceairra 7 0.04%

#9

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↑ 91%

↓ -3

18,409

#10

↑ 2

↑ 82%

↓ -5

17,411

13 spellings: Olivia 16.2k 92.77%Alivia 888 5.10%Alyvia 152 0.87%Olyvia 104 0.60%Olivea 28 0.16%Aliviah 19 0.11%Olivya 14 0.08%Oliwia 12 0.07%Alivea 11 0.06%Oliviah 11 0.06%Alivya 8 0.05%Aliviya 6 0.03%Oliviya 6 0.03%

#11

↓ 3

↓ 43%

↓ -3

16,955

16 spellings: Ashley 14.5k 85.63%Ashleigh 852 5.03%Ashlee 793 4.68%Ashly 279 1.65%Ashlie 184 1.09%Ashely 111 0.65%Ashli 82 0.48%Ashlei 49 0.29%Ashlea 27 0.16%Asheley 16 0.09%Ashlye 14 0.08%Ashle 7 0.04%Ashleah 6 0.04%Ashliegh 6 0.04%Ashleey 5 0.03%Ashlly 5 0.03%

#12

↓ 2

↑ 8%

↓ -5

16,520

#13

↑ 8

↑ 371%

↓ -2

15,454

14 spellings: Isabella 13.8k 89.17%Izabella 779 5.04%Isabela 610 3.95%Ysabella 84 0.54%Izabela 72 0.47%Issabella 33 0.21%Izzabella 31 0.20%Isabellah 16 0.10%Yzabella 15 0.10%Isobella 10 0.06%Isebella 6 0.04%Issabela 6 0.04%Iszabella 6 0.04%Ysabela 5 0.03%

#14

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↑ 8%

↓ -1

15,006

#15

↓ 2

↓ 12%

↓ -6

14,880

6 spellings: Elizabeth 14.1k 94.91%Elisabeth 709 4.76%Elyzabeth 18 0.12%Elizebeth 17 0.11%Elizibeth 7 0.05%Elysabeth 7 0.05%

#16

↑ 1

↓ 22%

↑ 18

14,383

#17

↓ 2

↓ 7%

↑ 9

14,209

#18

↑ 5

↑ 52%

↑ 34

14,037

68 spellings: Kaylee 5.5k 38.84%Kailey 1.3k 9.48%Kayleigh 1.1k 7.64%Kaylie 889 6.33%Kaleigh 668 4.76%Kailee 584 4.16%Kaley 578 4.12%Kayley 377 2.69%Kayli 333 2.37%Caleigh 232 1.65%Caylee 185 1.32%Kalie 178 1.27%Cailey 176 1.25%Kaili 164 1.17%Kaylea 127 0.90%Kaileigh 116 0.83%Kaeli 111 0.79%Caley 105 0.75%Kaylei 105 0.75%Keily 99 0.71%Kaily 80 0.57%Cailee 75 0.53%Kailie 65 0.46%Caylie 58 0.41%Kaeleigh 56 0.40%Cayley 53 0.38%Kaelee 49 0.35%Cayleigh 48 0.34%Kaelie 40 0.28%Calleigh 36 0.26%Caeley 34 0.24%Calie 34 0.24%Caileigh 33 0.24%Chaeli 32 0.23%Kailei 30 0.21%Kaely 24 0.17%Keili 24 0.17%Kaeley 23 0.16%Keyli 23 0.16%Keilee 20 0.14%Keilly 19 0.14%Kayly 18 0.13%Caeli 17 0.12%Cailie 17 0.12%Kaly 16 0.11%Caelie 15 0.11%Calee 15 0.11%Cayli 15 0.11%Ceili 15 0.11%Kaliegh 15 0.11%Kayliegh 14 0.10%Kalleigh 12 0.09%Kahley 11 0.08%Kayelee 11 0.08%Keyly 11 0.08%Caeleigh 10 0.07%Kaelei 10 0.07%Keileigh 10 0.07%Caly 8 0.06%Kailly 8 0.06%Kayeleigh 8 0.06%Caily 7 0.05%Caylea 7 0.05%Keighly 7 0.05%Caili 6 0.04%Keyleigh 6 0.04%Ceilidh 5 0.04%Keighley 5 0.04%

#19

↓ 3

↓ 31%

↓ -9

14,013

5 spellings: Samantha 13.9k 98.97%Samanta 86 0.61%Sammantha 46 0.33%Samanatha 7 0.05%Samamtha 5 0.04%

#20

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↓ 22%

↓ -5

13,262

#21

↑ 8

↑ 191%

↓ -2

13,229

8 spellings: Sophia 9.7k 73.22%Sofia 3.5k 26.36%Sofiya 17 0.13%Sophya 15 0.11%Sofya 7 0.05%Sofija 6 0.05%Sophea 6 0.05%Sophiah 5 0.04%

#22

↓ 4

↑ 27%

↑ 28

13,139

75 spellings: Makayla 5.6k 42.47%Mikayla 2.4k 18.21%Michaela 1.4k 10.50%Mckayla 636 4.84%Mikaela 513 3.90%Micaela 343 2.61%Makaila 253 1.93%Mykayla 133 1.01%Makaela 126 0.96%Mikala 123 0.94%Makyla 118 0.90%Macayla 106 0.81%Makaylah 102 0.78%Mekayla 94 0.72%Mikaila 93 0.71%Micayla 87 0.66%Mackayla 68 0.52%Mickayla 66 0.50%Mykaela 59 0.45%Michaella 58 0.44%Michayla 54 0.41%Michela 53 0.40%Mykala 45 0.34%Mikaylah 44 0.33%Michala 38 0.29%Micheala 31 0.24%Mikela 28 0.21%Mykaila 27 0.21%Mkayla 24 0.18%Makailah 23 0.18%Machaela 19 0.14%Makela 19 0.14%Makylah 18 0.14%Mychaela 18 0.14%Macaela 16 0.12%Mckaylah 15 0.11%Mikaella 15 0.11%Mickaela 14 0.11%Mikhaila 14 0.11%Mikhayla 14 0.11%Mikalah 13 0.10%Mckyla 12 0.09%Mikeala 12 0.09%Makhayla 11 0.08%Micaella 11 0.08%Michaelah 11 0.08%Mikayela 11 0.08%Mikailah 10 0.08%Mikhaela 10 0.08%Macaila 9 0.07%Mahkayla 9 0.07%Mckaela 9 0.07%Micala 9 0.07%Michaila 9 0.07%Mekaila 8 0.06%Mickala 8 0.06%Mykaylah 8 0.06%Mykela 8 0.06%Makeyla 7 0.05%Mckala 7 0.05%Micahla 7 0.05%Maikayla 6 0.05%Makeila 6 0.05%Makhaila 6 0.05%Mccayla 6 0.05%Mckaila 6 0.05%Mekaylah 6 0.05%Micaila 6 0.05%Micalah 6 0.05%Mikaelah 6 0.05%Mikeyla 6 0.05%Mekaela 5 0.04%Micaylah 5 0.04%Michaylah 5 0.04%Mikeila 5 0.04%

#23

↑ 4

↑ 152%

↓ -11

12,895

2 spellings: Grace 12.8k 99.12%Grayce 114 0.88%

#24

↓ 5

↓ 15%

↓ -10

12,371

14 spellings: Lauren 11.1k 89.33%Lauryn 834 6.74%Loren 239 1.93%Loryn 58 0.47%Lorin 53 0.43%Lawren 32 0.26%Lauran 22 0.18%Laurin 20 0.16%Laurynn 16 0.13%Loran 16 0.13%Lorren 10 0.08%Lorynn 9 0.07%Lawryn 6 0.05%Lorryn 5 0.04%

#25

↓ 3

↑ 21%

↓ -5

12,201

9 spellings: Anna 9.5k 77.52%Ana 2.6k 21.26%Annah 52 0.43%Ahna 33 0.27%Anah 20 0.16%Aunna 16 0.13%Onna 13 0.11%Ahnna 10 0.08%Aonna 5 0.04%

#26

↑ 2

↑ 60%

↑ 34

12,095

#27

↑ 3

↑ 39%

↓ -3

11,373

#28

↓ 2

↓ 34%

↓ -10

10,948

15 spellings: Taylor 10.3k 94.21%Tayler 354 3.23%Taylar 80 0.73%Taelor 69 0.63%Tailor 30 0.27%Taylore 20 0.18%Taeler 18 0.16%Talor 13 0.12%Teylor 10 0.09%Tayelor 9 0.08%Tailer 8 0.07%Taylour 8 0.07%Tahlor 5 0.05%Talar 5 0.05%Taylur 5 0.05%

#29

↓ 4

↓ 55%

↓ -12

10,805

11 spellings: Jessica 10.5k 96.73%Jessika 88 0.81%Yesica 88 0.81%Jesica 81 0.75%Jesika 24 0.22%Jessyca 23 0.21%Jesseca 17 0.16%Jessyka 17 0.16%Jessicah 5 0.05%Jessikah 5 0.05%Yesika 5 0.05%

#30

↓ 6

↓ 42%

↓ -1

10,757

#31

—

↑ 57%

↑ 13

10,645

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