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Most Popular Baby Names Of 1998

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 1998 — 3,677,189 recorded births in total that year.

19971999 The 1990s as a wholeNames that peaked in 1998

Girls’ names

  1. 1Emily26,1881.5%
  2. 2Hannah21,3761.2%
  3. 3Samantha20,1951.1%
  4. 4Sarah19,8981.1%
  5. 5Ashley19,8751.1%
  6. 6Alexis19,7781.1%
  7. 7Taylor18,5761.1%
  8. 8Jessica18,2391.0%
  9. 9Madison17,7871.0%
  10. 10Elizabeth15,1930.9%
  11. 11Alyssa13,7090.8%
  12. 12Kayla13,4220.8%
  13. 13Megan13,2580.8%
  14. 14Lauren12,9080.7%
  15. 15Rachel12,2090.7%
  16. 16Victoria12,1480.7%
  17. 17Brianna12,0470.7%
  18. 18Abigail11,1000.6%
  19. 19Amanda10,9280.6%
  20. 20Jennifer10,6920.6%
  21. 21Olivia10,6100.6%
  22. 22Emma10,4510.6%
  23. 23Morgan10,2170.6%
  24. 24Nicole9,9110.6%
  25. 25Brittany9,8440.6%
  26. 26Jasmine9,4880.5%
  27. 27Alexandra8,6080.5%
  28. 28Sydney8,5530.5%
  29. 29Stephanie8,4910.5%
  30. 30Rebecca8,4230.5%
  31. 31Anna8,3860.5%
  32. 32Julia8,3280.5%
  33. 33Katherine8,2070.5%
  34. 34Destiny8,1550.5%
  35. 35Kaitlyn7,9370.4%
  36. 36Haley7,9340.4%
  37. 37Amber7,9300.4%
  38. 38Allison7,8610.4%
  39. 39Courtney7,5550.4%
  40. 40Natalie7,5490.4%
  41. 41Danielle7,3680.4%
  42. 42Jordan7,1140.4%
  43. 43Maria6,8170.4%
  44. 44Mary6,4780.4%
  45. 45Savannah6,4640.4%
  46. 46Brooke6,3460.4%
  47. 47Gabrielle6,2010.4%
  48. 48Sara6,0100.3%
  49. 49Shelby5,8930.3%
  50. 50Madeline5,8690.3%
  51. 51Sierra5,8410.3%
  52. 52Vanessa5,8300.3%
  53. 53Grace5,7240.3%
  54. 54Kimberly5,7220.3%
  55. 55Michelle5,5620.3%
  56. 56Kelsey5,5510.3%
  57. 57Erin5,4710.3%
  58. 58Katelyn5,3670.3%
  59. 59Melissa5,3540.3%
  60. 60Bailey5,1980.3%
  61. 61Andrea5,1330.3%
  62. 62Mariah5,0860.3%
  63. 63Paige4,9760.3%
  64. 64Mackenzie4,8900.3%
  65. 65Jenna4,8660.3%
  66. 66Marissa4,7220.3%
  67. 67Tiffany4,6120.3%
  68. 68Sabrina4,6080.3%
  69. 69Christina4,5330.3%
  70. 70Hailey4,4730.3%
  71. 71Makayla4,3650.2%
  72. 72Cheyenne4,3270.2%
  73. 73Sophia4,3080.2%
  74. 74Laura4,2980.2%
  75. 75Caroline4,2760.2%
  76. 76Breanna4,2500.2%
  77. 77Autumn4,2080.2%
  78. 78Caitlin4,1750.2%
  79. 79Briana4,1530.2%
  80. 80Miranda4,1430.2%
  81. 81Alexandria4,0090.2%
  82. 82Mikayla3,8580.2%
  83. 83Diana3,8530.2%
  84. 84Isabella3,8510.2%
  85. 85Cassandra3,8130.2%
  86. 86Kaylee3,8060.2%
  87. 87Chloe3,7940.2%
  88. 88Katie3,7460.2%
  89. 89Kathryn3,7030.2%
  90. 90Kelly3,7030.2%
  91. 91Claire3,6420.2%
  92. 92Erica3,6240.2%
  93. 93Alexa3,6220.2%
  94. 94Chelsea3,5180.2%
  95. 95Jacqueline3,5000.2%
  96. 96Amy3,4850.2%
  97. 97Lindsey3,4650.2%
  98. 98Alicia3,4080.2%
  99. 99Heather3,3970.2%
  100. 100Angela3,3690.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Michael36,6181.9%
  2. 2Jacob36,0311.9%
  3. 3Matthew31,1461.6%
  4. 4Joshua28,0951.5%
  5. 5Christopher27,0071.4%
  6. 6Nicholas26,6321.4%
  7. 7Brandon23,8321.2%
  8. 8Tyler23,7121.2%
  9. 9Andrew23,6641.2%
  10. 10Austin23,4781.2%
  11. 11Joseph23,1861.2%
  12. 12Daniel23,1651.2%
  13. 13David20,8921.1%
  14. 14William20,8361.1%
  15. 15John20,6331.1%
  16. 16Zachary20,5801.1%
  17. 17Ryan20,1981.1%
  18. 18James19,6901.0%
  19. 19Anthony19,6341.0%
  20. 20Justin17,9710.9%
  21. 21Jonathan17,6490.9%
  22. 22Alexander17,4660.9%
  23. 23Robert15,5270.8%
  24. 24Kyle15,2770.8%
  25. 25Dylan14,5400.8%
  26. 26Christian14,5220.8%
  27. 27Jordan14,4100.8%
  28. 28Samuel13,9120.7%
  29. 29Noah13,4150.7%
  30. 30Benjamin13,0610.7%
  31. 31Thomas12,8890.7%
  32. 32Kevin12,5100.7%
  33. 33Jose12,3740.6%
  34. 34Nathan11,5860.6%
  35. 35Cameron11,4160.6%
  36. 36Hunter11,0780.6%
  37. 37Aaron10,5520.6%
  38. 38Ethan10,5360.6%
  39. 39Eric9,9640.5%
  40. 40Jason9,3990.5%
  41. 41Brian9,1460.5%
  42. 42Caleb9,0280.5%
  43. 43Cody8,8100.5%
  44. 44Logan8,6400.5%
  45. 45Adam8,3560.4%
  46. 46Steven8,1150.4%
  47. 47Connor7,9060.4%
  48. 48Charles7,8490.4%
  49. 49Timothy7,8450.4%
  50. 50Sean7,7120.4%
  51. 51Jared7,4620.4%
  52. 52Juan7,3610.4%
  53. 53Luis7,2020.4%
  54. 54Gabriel7,0680.4%
  55. 55Alex6,9540.4%
  56. 56Richard6,9540.4%
  57. 57Patrick6,7340.4%
  58. 58Trevor6,5980.3%
  59. 59Isaiah6,4870.3%
  60. 60Nathaniel6,4270.3%
  61. 61Jack6,3760.3%
  62. 62Devin6,2180.3%
  63. 63Evan6,0840.3%
  64. 64Mark5,8930.3%
  65. 65Isaac5,8590.3%
  66. 66Elijah5,6620.3%
  67. 67Chase5,5620.3%
  68. 68Jeremy5,5410.3%
  69. 69Carlos5,4810.3%
  70. 70Jesse5,4440.3%
  71. 71Adrian5,4290.3%
  72. 72Dakota5,4010.3%
  73. 73Ian5,3530.3%
  74. 74Bryan5,3090.3%
  75. 75Luke5,2840.3%
  76. 76Jesus5,2170.3%
  77. 77Cole5,1480.3%
  78. 78Stephen5,0130.3%
  79. 79Antonio4,9430.3%
  80. 80Garrett4,7890.3%
  81. 81Angel4,7720.2%
  82. 82Tanner4,7040.2%
  83. 83Mason4,6580.2%
  84. 84Spencer4,6190.2%
  85. 85Blake4,6070.2%
  86. 86Seth4,5870.2%
  87. 87Kenneth4,5860.2%
  88. 88Dalton4,5650.2%
  89. 89Paul4,3210.2%
  90. 90Miguel4,2560.2%
  91. 91Jeffrey4,1910.2%
  92. 92Tristan4,1690.2%
  93. 93Lucas4,0930.2%
  94. 94Bryce4,0530.2%
  95. 95Alejandro4,0440.2%
  96. 96Marcus4,0150.2%
  97. 97Victor3,9970.2%
  98. 98Travis3,9240.2%
  99. 99Brendan3,8790.2%
  100. 100Jackson3,8610.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 1998 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.