Most Popular Baby Names of 1998
In 1998, Emily (26,188 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (36,619 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1998
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 36,619 |
| 2 | Jacob | 36,027 |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,145 |
| 4 | Joshua | 28,095 |
| 5 | Christopher | 27,007 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 26,633 |
| 7 | Brandon | 23,830 |
| 8 | Tyler | 23,712 |
| 9 | Andrew | 23,662 |
| 10 | Austin | 23,477 |
| 11 | Joseph | 23,186 |
| 12 | Daniel | 23,162 |
| 13 | David | 20,892 |
| 14 | William | 20,835 |
| 15 | John | 20,631 |
| 16 | Zachary | 20,580 |
| 17 | Ryan | 20,198 |
| 18 | James | 19,689 |
| 19 | Anthony | 19,634 |
| 20 | Justin | 17,971 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 17,649 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,466 |
| 23 | Robert | 15,527 |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,276 |
| 25 | Dylan | 14,540 |
| 26 | Christian | 14,522 |
| 27 | Jordan | 14,410 |
| 28 | Samuel | 13,912 |
| 29 | Noah | 13,414 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 13,061 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,890 |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,509 |
| 33 | Jose | 12,375 |
| 34 | Nathan | 11,586 |
| 35 | Cameron | 11,416 |
| 36 | Hunter | 11,078 |
| 37 | Aaron | 10,552 |
| 38 | Ethan | 10,536 |
| 39 | Eric | 9,964 |
| 40 | Jason | 9,398 |
| 41 | Brian | 9,146 |
| 42 | Caleb | 9,028 |
| 43 | Cody | 8,810 |
| 44 | Logan | 8,639 |
| 45 | Adam | 8,356 |
| 46 | Steven | 8,115 |
| 47 | Connor | 7,906 |
| 48 | Charles | 7,848 |
| 49 | Timothy | 7,845 |
| 50 | Sean | 7,712 |
| 51 | Jared | 7,462 |
| 52 | Juan | 7,361 |
| 53 | Luis | 7,201 |
| 54 | Gabriel | 7,068 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,954 |
| 55 | Richard | 6,954 |
| 57 | Patrick | 6,735 |
| 58 | Trevor | 6,598 |
| 59 | Isaiah | 6,487 |
| 60 | Nathaniel | 6,427 |
| 61 | Jack | 6,376 |
| 62 | Devin | 6,218 |
| 63 | Evan | 6,084 |
| 64 | Mark | 5,893 |
| 65 | Isaac | 5,859 |
| 66 | Elijah | 5,662 |
| 67 | Chase | 5,562 |
| 68 | Jeremy | 5,541 |
| 69 | Carlos | 5,480 |
| 70 | Jesse | 5,444 |
| 71 | Adrian | 5,429 |
| 72 | Dakota | 5,401 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,353 |
| 74 | Bryan | 5,309 |
| 75 | Luke | 5,284 |
| 76 | Jesus | 5,218 |
| 77 | Cole | 5,148 |
| 78 | Stephen | 5,013 |
| 79 | Antonio | 4,943 |
| 80 | Garrett | 4,789 |
| 81 | Angel | 4,772 |
| 82 | Tanner | 4,704 |
| 83 | Mason | 4,658 |
| 84 | Spencer | 4,619 |
| 85 | Blake | 4,607 |
| 86 | Seth | 4,587 |
| 87 | Kenneth | 4,586 |
| 88 | Dalton | 4,563 |
| 89 | Paul | 4,321 |
| 90 | Miguel | 4,256 |
| 91 | Jeffrey | 4,190 |
| 92 | Tristan | 4,169 |
| 93 | Lucas | 4,091 |
| 94 | Bryce | 4,053 |
| 95 | Alejandro | 4,044 |
| 96 | Marcus | 4,015 |
| 97 | Victor | 3,997 |
| 98 | Travis | 3,924 |
| 99 | Brendan | 3,878 |
| 100 | Jackson | 3,861 |
Top 100 girl names of 1998
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 26,188 |
| 2 | Hannah | 21,375 |
| 3 | Samantha | 20,194 |
| 4 | Sarah | 19,896 |
| 5 | Ashley | 19,874 |
| 6 | Alexis | 19,778 |
| 7 | Taylor | 18,576 |
| 8 | Jessica | 18,238 |
| 9 | Madison | 17,787 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 15,193 |
| 11 | Alyssa | 13,709 |
| 12 | Kayla | 13,422 |
| 13 | Megan | 13,256 |
| 14 | Lauren | 12,907 |
| 15 | Rachel | 12,210 |
| 16 | Victoria | 12,148 |
| 17 | Brianna | 12,047 |
| 18 | Abigail | 11,100 |
| 19 | Amanda | 10,928 |
| 20 | Jennifer | 10,692 |
| 21 | Olivia | 10,610 |
| 22 | Emma | 10,449 |
| 23 | Morgan | 10,217 |
| 24 | Nicole | 9,911 |
| 25 | Brittany | 9,844 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 9,485 |
| 27 | Alexandra | 8,608 |
| 28 | Sydney | 8,553 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 8,491 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 8,423 |
| 31 | Anna | 8,386 |
| 32 | Julia | 8,328 |
| 33 | Katherine | 8,205 |
| 34 | Destiny | 8,154 |
| 35 | Kaitlyn | 7,936 |
| 36 | Haley | 7,934 |
| 37 | Amber | 7,930 |
| 38 | Allison | 7,861 |
| 39 | Courtney | 7,555 |
| 40 | Natalie | 7,549 |
| 41 | Danielle | 7,368 |
| 42 | Jordan | 7,114 |
| 43 | Maria | 6,817 |
| 44 | Mary | 6,476 |
| 45 | Savannah | 6,464 |
| 46 | Brooke | 6,345 |
| 47 | Gabrielle | 6,201 |
| 48 | Sara | 6,010 |
| 49 | Shelby | 5,893 |
| 50 | Madeline | 5,869 |
| 51 | Sierra | 5,841 |
| 52 | Vanessa | 5,830 |
| 53 | Grace | 5,723 |
| 54 | Kimberly | 5,721 |
| 55 | Michelle | 5,562 |
| 56 | Kelsey | 5,550 |
| 57 | Erin | 5,471 |
| 58 | Katelyn | 5,367 |
| 59 | Melissa | 5,354 |
| 60 | Bailey | 5,199 |
| 61 | Andrea | 5,133 |
| 62 | Mariah | 5,086 |
| 63 | Paige | 4,976 |
| 64 | Mackenzie | 4,890 |
| 65 | Jenna | 4,866 |
| 66 | Marissa | 4,722 |
| 67 | Tiffany | 4,612 |
| 68 | Sabrina | 4,608 |
| 69 | Christina | 4,533 |
| 70 | Hailey | 4,472 |
| 71 | Makayla | 4,365 |
| 72 | Cheyenne | 4,327 |
| 73 | Sophia | 4,308 |
| 74 | Laura | 4,298 |
| 75 | Caroline | 4,276 |
| 76 | Breanna | 4,250 |
| 77 | Autumn | 4,208 |
| 78 | Caitlin | 4,175 |
| 79 | Briana | 4,152 |
| 80 | Miranda | 4,143 |
| 81 | Alexandria | 4,009 |
| 82 | Mikayla | 3,858 |
| 83 | Diana | 3,853 |
| 84 | Isabella | 3,851 |
| 85 | Cassandra | 3,813 |
| 86 | Kaylee | 3,806 |
| 87 | Chloe | 3,794 |
| 88 | Katie | 3,746 |
| 89 | Kathryn | 3,703 |
| 89 | Kelly | 3,703 |
| 91 | Claire | 3,642 |
| 92 | Erica | 3,624 |
| 93 | Alexa | 3,622 |
| 94 | Chelsea | 3,518 |
| 95 | Jacqueline | 3,500 |
| 96 | Amy | 3,485 |
| 97 | Lindsey | 3,465 |
| 98 | Alicia | 3,408 |
| 99 | Heather | 3,397 |
| 100 | Angela | 3,369 |
Biggest movers since 1997
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1997 | Births 1998 | Change | Rank 1997 → 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | 9,279 | 13,414 | +45% | 38 → 29 |
| Cameron | 8,218 | 11,416 | +39% | 45 → 35 |
| Ethan | 7,806 | 10,536 | +35% | 46 → 38 |
| Adrian | 4,116 | 5,429 | +32% | 95 → 71 |
| Hunter | 8,405 | 11,078 | +32% | 44 → 36 |
| Jack | 4,984 | 6,376 | +28% | 76 → 61 |
| Max | 1,698 | 2,157 | +27% | 194 → 159 |
| Jackson | 3,126 | 3,861 | +24% | 124 → 100 |
| Spencer | 3,766 | 4,619 | +23% | 104 → 84 |
| Kaleb | 1,793 | 2,194 | +22% | 185 → 156 |
| Name | Births 1997 | Births 1998 | Change | Rank 1997 → 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis | 3,182 | 2,317 | -27% | 120 → 148 |
| Malik | 3,381 | 2,694 | -20% | 111 → 138 |
| Dustin | 4,277 | 3,445 | -19% | 88 → 108 |
| Taylor | 4,333 | 3,581 | -17% | 87 → 104 |
| Travis | 4,684 | 3,924 | -16% | 81 → 98 |
| Cody | 10,297 | 8,810 | -14% | 36 → 43 |
| Ronald | 2,096 | 1,847 | -12% | 164 → 182 |
| Brett | 3,268 | 2,886 | -12% | 116 → 133 |
| Peter | 3,828 | 3,389 | -11% | 102 → 111 |
| Fernando | 2,315 | 2,057 | -11% | 149 → 166 |
| Name | Births 1997 | Births 1998 | Change | Rank 1997 → 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya | 1,676 | 2,686 | +60% | 181 → 123 |
| Jada | 1,856 | 2,711 | +46% | 165 → 119 |
| Emma | 7,749 | 10,449 | +35% | 36 → 22 |
| Isabella | 2,862 | 3,851 | +35% | 114 → 84 |
| Mikayla | 2,873 | 3,858 | +34% | 112 → 82 |
| Makayla | 3,345 | 4,365 | +30% | 102 → 71 |
| Chloe | 3,015 | 3,794 | +26% | 109 → 87 |
| Isabel | 2,259 | 2,827 | +25% | 141 → 118 |
| Faith | 2,577 | 3,217 | +25% | 124 → 107 |
| Kaylee | 3,056 | 3,806 | +25% | 107 → 86 |
| Name | Births 1997 | Births 1998 | Change | Rank 1997 → 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica | 4,223 | 3,229 | -24% | 79 → 105 |
| Chelsea | 4,461 | 3,518 | -21% | 73 → 94 |
| Sabrina | 5,816 | 4,608 | -21% | 53 → 68 |
| Melissa | 6,679 | 5,354 | -20% | 44 → 59 |
| Adrianna | 2,008 | 1,614 | -20% | 155 → 191 |
| Dominique | 2,670 | 2,159 | -19% | 118 → 146 |
| Jacqueline | 4,278 | 3,500 | -18% | 77 → 95 |
| Kristen | 4,085 | 3,348 | -18% | 82 → 101 |
| Whitney | 1,961 | 1,611 | -18% | 158 → 193 |
| Courtney | 9,035 | 7,555 | -16% | 28 → 39 |