Popular Alternatives to the Top 10
The top 10 names are trendy for a reason—people like them. But we can't all have Emilys and Jacobs. Here, then, are some suggestions for names that are similar to—yet different from—the most popular baby names of 2003. Remember, though, that since we were not interested in the popularity of names for the purposes of this book, this list follows the SSA's rankings and does not take spelling variations into account. The many versions of Caitlin or Michaela could easily push those names higher than what's shown here.
Boys
1. Jacob—Jake, Jacoby, Jace, Jaden, Jalen, Jason, Javon, Jack, Jacques, Jaquez, Jackson, Jagger, Jabari, Jacinto, Jamar, Jaleel, Jameson, Jarvis, Jasper, Kobe, Noble, Tobias, Tobin, Yakov
2. Michael—Micah, Miguel, Misael, Mickey, Mike, Mekhi, Mikhail, Mitchell, Mitch, McKinley, Melville, Miller, Milton, Miles, Milo, Myron, Merlin, Nigel, Kylan, Kendall, Gabriel, Ezekiel
3. Joshua—Josh, Jonah, Josiah, Josue, Stuart, Elisha, Asa, Ira, Ezra, Isaiah, Zachariah, Ishmael, Sheldon, Sherwin, Hershel, Keshawn, Marshall, Moshe, Nash, Parrish, Asher, Rashad
4. Matthew—Mateo, Mathias, Theo, Matt, Max, Maxwell, Maverick, Mackenzie, Maddox, Malachi, Malcolm, Malik, Manuel, Bartholomew, Lewis, Llewellyn, Newell, Newman, Newton
5. Andrew—Andres, Andre, Andy, Anderson, Andreas, Andrea, Alexander, Abner, Aaron, Abraham, Adam, Asher, Ashton, Drew, Dewey, Dewayne, Stewart, Chandler, Chad, Chaz
6. Joseph—Yosef, Yusuf, Josiah, Jose, Josue, Jonah, Jonas, Joel, Joe, Joey, Jody, Jordy, Jorge, Jovani, Jovan, Javon, Javion, Giuseppe, Murphy, Philip, Ephraim
7. Ethan—Ian, Eli, Itai, Isai, Elian, Elias, Easton, Evan, Efren, Ewen, Owen, Elijah, Eliezer, Eliseo, Elliot, Ellery, Emil, Emiliano, Estevan, Steven, Devin, Kenneth, Keith, Heath, Seth, Jonathon, Nathan, Adrian, Aidan, Damian, Dean, Kieran, Keon, Reese, Reid
8. Daniel—Dante, Danny, Darius, Dallas, Dallin, Dalton, Deandre, Deonte, Denzel, Diezel, Axel, Ansel, Zander, Nathaniel, Samuel, Satchel, Tanner, Thatcher, Dexter, Dempsey, Dorsey
9. Christopher—Christian, Chris, Cristobal, Crispin, Christoph, Topher, Stone, Stefan, Stanton, Sterling, Sylvester, Chester, Baxter, Connor, Kiefer, Kyler, Preston, Nestor, Tristan, Weston
10. Anthony—Antonio, Antoine, Anton, Antony, Antone, Tony, Toby, Addison, Avery, Anastacio, Anselmo, Armando, Arturo, Cicero, Enzo, Danny, Manny, Andy, Bradley, Zachary
Girls
1. Emily—Amelia, Amelie, Emeline, Lily, Ellery, Bellamy, Ebony, Estefany, Ethelene, Evelyn, Evelyne, Emmeline, Emelina, Eulalie, Eugenie, Elsie, Ellie, Effie, Essie, Evie, Exie, Emiko
2. Emma—Ella, Elle, Etta, Elma, Elsa, Elza, Ilsa, Eva, Gemma, Della, Bella, Stella, Estella, Odetta, Odessa, Emerald, Emerson, Essence, Ethel, Emmie
3. Madison—Madeline, Adeline, Adelaide, Addison, Maddie, Madonna, Magdelen, Magnolia, Malinda, Maribel, Mariel, Matilde, Maxine, Meredith
4. Hannah—Anna, Hana, Hallie, Hadley, Tana, Danna, Annis, Hassie, Hattie, Harriet, Lana, Janna, Iyanna, Johanna, Julianna, Kianna, Leanna, Rianna, Savannah, Shanna, Adrianna, Alanna, Arianna
5. Olivia—Alivia, Olive, Olivine, Lavinia, Liv, Livia, Lily, Eloisa, Eliana, Iliana, Oleta, Olene, Octavia, Ophelia, Odalys, Omayra, Oralia, Orla, Otilia, Ozella, Sylvia, Vivia, Viva
6. Abigail—Adelaide, Annabel, Adeline, Isabel, Arabella, Annalise, Abby, Abril, Addie, Gail, Galilea, Clarabelle, Fabiola, Gabrielle, Mabel, Sabine, Tabitha
7. Alexis—Alexus, Alexia, Alexa, Alena, Aleah, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alessandra, Alejandra, Lexi, Lexus, Alex, Alice, Agnes, Alissa, Amaris, Damaris, Anais, Annis, Avis, Alanis, Amaryllis, Genesis, Glynis, Isis, Iris, Marlys
8. Ashley—Ashton, Ashlyn, Aisling, Ainsley, Araceli, Arely, Althea, Agatha, Alice, Aspen, Annalise, Aaliyah, Ashanti, Asha, Aja, Asia, Haylee, Kaylee, Kylee, Shaylee, Sasha, Natasha
9. Elizabeth—Eliza, Elisa, Elissa, Elise, Elize, Eliana, Elsa, Eleanor, Eloise, Eulalia, Evangelina, Eugenia, Erzsebet, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lizeth, Lizzie, Lizette, Susette, Lisbet, Babbette, Bette
10. Samantha—Samara, Samira, Sammie, Sahara, Savannah, Sabrina, Sabina, Santana, Saniya, Sariah, Sarahi, Sarah, Sarai, Sasha, Salma, Selma, Salome, Tabitha, Tamara, Tamatha, Agatha, Altha, Catherine, Natasha, Natalia, Amanda, Imani, Isamar
Boys
1. Jacob—Jake, Jacoby, Jace, Jaden, Jalen, Jason, Javon, Jack, Jacques, Jaquez, Jackson, Jagger, Jabari, Jacinto, Jamar, Jaleel, Jameson, Jarvis, Jasper, Kobe, Noble, Tobias, Tobin, Yakov
2. Michael—Micah, Miguel, Misael, Mickey, Mike, Mekhi, Mikhail, Mitchell, Mitch, McKinley, Melville, Miller, Milton, Miles, Milo, Myron, Merlin, Nigel, Kylan, Kendall, Gabriel, Ezekiel
3. Joshua—Josh, Jonah, Josiah, Josue, Stuart, Elisha, Asa, Ira, Ezra, Isaiah, Zachariah, Ishmael, Sheldon, Sherwin, Hershel, Keshawn, Marshall, Moshe, Nash, Parrish, Asher, Rashad
4. Matthew—Mateo, Mathias, Theo, Matt, Max, Maxwell, Maverick, Mackenzie, Maddox, Malachi, Malcolm, Malik, Manuel, Bartholomew, Lewis, Llewellyn, Newell, Newman, Newton
5. Andrew—Andres, Andre, Andy, Anderson, Andreas, Andrea, Alexander, Abner, Aaron, Abraham, Adam, Asher, Ashton, Drew, Dewey, Dewayne, Stewart, Chandler, Chad, Chaz
6. Joseph—Yosef, Yusuf, Josiah, Jose, Josue, Jonah, Jonas, Joel, Joe, Joey, Jody, Jordy, Jorge, Jovani, Jovan, Javon, Javion, Giuseppe, Murphy, Philip, Ephraim
7. Ethan—Ian, Eli, Itai, Isai, Elian, Elias, Easton, Evan, Efren, Ewen, Owen, Elijah, Eliezer, Eliseo, Elliot, Ellery, Emil, Emiliano, Estevan, Steven, Devin, Kenneth, Keith, Heath, Seth, Jonathon, Nathan, Adrian, Aidan, Damian, Dean, Kieran, Keon, Reese, Reid
8. Daniel—Dante, Danny, Darius, Dallas, Dallin, Dalton, Deandre, Deonte, Denzel, Diezel, Axel, Ansel, Zander, Nathaniel, Samuel, Satchel, Tanner, Thatcher, Dexter, Dempsey, Dorsey
9. Christopher—Christian, Chris, Cristobal, Crispin, Christoph, Topher, Stone, Stefan, Stanton, Sterling, Sylvester, Chester, Baxter, Connor, Kiefer, Kyler, Preston, Nestor, Tristan, Weston
10. Anthony—Antonio, Antoine, Anton, Antony, Antone, Tony, Toby, Addison, Avery, Anastacio, Anselmo, Armando, Arturo, Cicero, Enzo, Danny, Manny, Andy, Bradley, Zachary
Girls
1. Emily—Amelia, Amelie, Emeline, Lily, Ellery, Bellamy, Ebony, Estefany, Ethelene, Evelyn, Evelyne, Emmeline, Emelina, Eulalie, Eugenie, Elsie, Ellie, Effie, Essie, Evie, Exie, Emiko
2. Emma—Ella, Elle, Etta, Elma, Elsa, Elza, Ilsa, Eva, Gemma, Della, Bella, Stella, Estella, Odetta, Odessa, Emerald, Emerson, Essence, Ethel, Emmie
3. Madison—Madeline, Adeline, Adelaide, Addison, Maddie, Madonna, Magdelen, Magnolia, Malinda, Maribel, Mariel, Matilde, Maxine, Meredith
4. Hannah—Anna, Hana, Hallie, Hadley, Tana, Danna, Annis, Hassie, Hattie, Harriet, Lana, Janna, Iyanna, Johanna, Julianna, Kianna, Leanna, Rianna, Savannah, Shanna, Adrianna, Alanna, Arianna
5. Olivia—Alivia, Olive, Olivine, Lavinia, Liv, Livia, Lily, Eloisa, Eliana, Iliana, Oleta, Olene, Octavia, Ophelia, Odalys, Omayra, Oralia, Orla, Otilia, Ozella, Sylvia, Vivia, Viva
6. Abigail—Adelaide, Annabel, Adeline, Isabel, Arabella, Annalise, Abby, Abril, Addie, Gail, Galilea, Clarabelle, Fabiola, Gabrielle, Mabel, Sabine, Tabitha
7. Alexis—Alexus, Alexia, Alexa, Alena, Aleah, Alexandra, Alexandria, Alessandra, Alejandra, Lexi, Lexus, Alex, Alice, Agnes, Alissa, Amaris, Damaris, Anais, Annis, Avis, Alanis, Amaryllis, Genesis, Glynis, Isis, Iris, Marlys
8. Ashley—Ashton, Ashlyn, Aisling, Ainsley, Araceli, Arely, Althea, Agatha, Alice, Aspen, Annalise, Aaliyah, Ashanti, Asha, Aja, Asia, Haylee, Kaylee, Kylee, Shaylee, Sasha, Natasha
9. Elizabeth—Eliza, Elisa, Elissa, Elise, Elize, Eliana, Elsa, Eleanor, Eloise, Eulalia, Evangelina, Eugenia, Erzsebet, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lizeth, Lizzie, Lizette, Susette, Lisbet, Babbette, Bette
10. Samantha—Samara, Samira, Sammie, Sahara, Savannah, Sabrina, Sabina, Santana, Saniya, Sariah, Sarahi, Sarah, Sarai, Sasha, Salma, Selma, Salome, Tabitha, Tamara, Tamatha, Agatha, Altha, Catherine, Natasha, Natalia, Amanda, Imani, Isamar
