United States · 3,678,315 recorded births
Top baby names of 1998
Emily and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Maya (up 59), Jada (up 46), Max (up 35), Kaleb (up 29).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 26,188 | · |
| 2 | Hannah | 21,376 | ▲ 3 |
| 3 | Samantha | 20,195 | ▲ 3 |
| 4 | Sarah | 19,898 | · |
| 5 | Ashley | 19,875 | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Alexis | 19,778 | ▲ 2 |
| 7 | Taylor | 18,576 | · |
| 8 | Jessica | 18,239 | ▼ 6 |
| 9 | Madison | 17,787 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 15,193 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Alyssa | 13,709 | ▲ 4 |
| 12 | Kayla | 13,422 | · |
| 13 | Megan | 13,258 | ▼ 2 |
| 14 | Lauren | 12,908 | · |
| 15 | Rachel | 12,209 | ▼ 2 |
| 16 | Victoria | 12,148 | ▲ 3 |
| 17 | Brianna | 12,047 | · |
| 18 | Abigail | 11,100 | ▲ 8 |
| 19 | Amanda | 10,928 | ▼ 3 |
| 20 | Jennifer | 10,692 | ▼ 2 |
| 21 | Olivia | 10,610 | ▲ 6 |
| 22 | Emma | 10,451 | ▲ 14 |
| 23 | Morgan | 10,217 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Nicole | 9,911 | ▼ 3 |
| 25 | Brittany | 9,844 | ▼ 5 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 9,488 | ▼ 2 |
| 27 | Alexandra | 8,608 | ▲ 3 |
| 28 | Sydney | 8,553 | ▲ 7 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 8,491 | ▼ 6 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 8,423 | ▼ 5 |
| 31 | Anna | 8,386 | ▲ 2 |
| 32 | Julia | 8,328 | ▲ 5 |
| 33 | Katherine | 8,207 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Destiny | 8,155 | ▲ 8 |
| 35 | Kaitlyn | 7,937 | ▲ 6 |
| 36 | Haley | 7,934 | ▼ 5 |
| 37 | Amber | 7,930 | ▼ 8 |
| 38 | Allison | 7,861 | ▲ 1 |
| 39 | Courtney | 7,555 | ▼ 11 |
| 40 | Natalie | 7,549 | ▲ 8 |
| 41 | Danielle | 7,368 | ▼ 7 |
| 42 | Jordan | 7,114 | ▼ 2 |
| 43 | Maria | 6,817 | ▼ 5 |
| 44 | Mary | 6,478 | ▲ 2 |
| 45 | Savannah | 6,464 | ▲ 2 |
| 46 | Brooke | 6,346 | ▼ 1 |
| 47 | Gabrielle | 6,201 | ▲ 4 |
| 48 | Sara | 6,010 | ▲ 2 |
| 49 | Shelby | 5,893 | ▼ 6 |
| 50 | Madeline | 5,869 | ▲ 9 |
| 51 | Sierra | 5,841 | ▲ 5 |
| 52 | Vanessa | 5,830 | ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Grace | 5,724 | ▲ 16 |
| 54 | Kimberly | 5,722 | ▼ 5 |
| 55 | Michelle | 5,562 | · |
| 56 | Kelsey | 5,551 | ▲ 1 |
| 57 | Erin | 5,471 | ▼ 5 |
| 58 | Katelyn | 5,367 | ▲ 5 |
| 59 | Melissa | 5,354 | ▼ 15 |
| 60 | Bailey | 5,198 | ▲ 5 |
| 61 | Andrea | 5,133 | ▼ 3 |
| 62 | Mariah | 5,086 | ▲ 5 |
| 63 | Paige | 4,976 | ▲ 1 |
| 64 | Mackenzie | 4,890 | ▲ 7 |
| 65 | Jenna | 4,866 | ▲ 11 |
| 66 | Marissa | 4,722 | ▼ 6 |
| 67 | Tiffany | 4,612 | ▼ 6 |
| 68 | Sabrina | 4,608 | ▼ 15 |
| 69 | Christina | 4,533 | ▼ 7 |
| 70 | Hailey | 4,473 | ▲ 10 |
| 71 | Makayla | 4,365 | ▲ 31 |
| 72 | Cheyenne | 4,327 | ▼ 4 |
| 73 | Sophia | 4,308 | ▲ 21 |
| 74 | Laura | 4,298 | ▼ 8 |
| 75 | Caroline | 4,276 | · |
| 76 | Breanna | 4,250 | ▼ 2 |
| 77 | Autumn | 4,208 | ▲ 14 |
| 78 | Caitlin | 4,175 | ▲ 10 |
| 79 | Briana | 4,153 | ▼ 7 |
| 80 | Miranda | 4,143 | ▼ 10 |
| 81 | Alexandria | 4,009 | ▼ 3 |
| 82 | Mikayla | 3,858 | ▲ 30 |
| 83 | Diana | 3,853 | ▲ 14 |
| 84 | Isabella | 3,851 | ▲ 30 |
| 85 | Cassandra | 3,813 | ▼ 4 |
| 86 | Kaylee | 3,806 | ▲ 21 |
| 87 | Chloe | 3,794 | ▲ 22 |
| 88 | Katie | 3,746 | ▼ 1 |
| 89 | Kathryn | 3,703 | ▼ 3 |
| 90 | Kelly | 3,703 | ▼ 7 |
| 91 | Claire | 3,642 | ▲ 17 |
| 92 | Erica | 3,624 | ▼ 8 |
| 93 | Alexa | 3,622 | ▲ 13 |
| 94 | Chelsea | 3,518 | ▼ 21 |
| 95 | Jacqueline | 3,500 | ▼ 18 |
| 96 | Amy | 3,485 | ▼ 4 |
| 97 | Lindsey | 3,465 | ▼ 2 |
| 98 | Alicia | 3,408 | ▼ 9 |
| 99 | Heather | 3,397 | ▼ 9 |
| 100 | Angela | 3,369 | ▼ 7 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 36,618 | · |
| 2 | Jacob | 36,031 | · |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,146 | · |
| 4 | Joshua | 28,095 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Christopher | 27,007 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 26,632 | · |
| 7 | Brandon | 23,832 | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Tyler | 23,712 | ▲ 2 |
| 9 | Andrew | 23,664 | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Austin | 23,478 | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Joseph | 23,186 | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | Daniel | 23,165 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | David | 20,892 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | William | 20,836 | ▲ 5 |
| 15 | John | 20,633 | · |
| 16 | Zachary | 20,580 | ▼ 3 |
| 17 | Ryan | 20,198 | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | James | 19,690 | ▼ 1 |
| 19 | Anthony | 19,634 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Justin | 17,971 | · |
| 21 | Jonathan | 17,649 | · |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,466 | · |
| 23 | Robert | 15,527 | · |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,277 | · |
| 25 | Dylan | 14,540 | ▲ 5 |
| 26 | Christian | 14,522 | ▼ 1 |
| 27 | Jordan | 14,410 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Samuel | 13,912 | ▼ 1 |
| 29 | Noah | 13,415 | ▲ 9 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 13,061 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,889 | · |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,510 | ▼ 4 |
| 33 | Jose | 12,374 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Nathan | 11,586 | · |
| 35 | Cameron | 11,416 | ▲ 10 |
| 36 | Hunter | 11,078 | ▲ 8 |
| 37 | Aaron | 10,552 | ▼ 4 |
| 38 | Ethan | 10,536 | ▲ 8 |
| 39 | Eric | 9,964 | ▼ 4 |
| 40 | Jason | 9,399 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Brian | 9,146 | ▼ 4 |
| 42 | Caleb | 9,028 | ▲ 5 |
| 43 | Cody | 8,810 | ▼ 7 |
| 44 | Logan | 8,640 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Adam | 8,356 | ▼ 6 |
| 46 | Steven | 8,115 | ▼ 6 |
| 47 | Connor | 7,906 | ▲ 5 |
| 48 | Charles | 7,849 | ▲ 1 |
| 49 | Timothy | 7,845 | ▼ 6 |
| 50 | Sean | 7,712 | ▼ 2 |
| 51 | Jared | 7,462 | ▲ 5 |
| 52 | Juan | 7,361 | ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Luis | 7,202 | · |
| 54 | Gabriel | 7,068 | ▲ 3 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,954 | · |
| 56 | Richard | 6,954 | ▼ 5 |
| 57 | Patrick | 6,734 | ▼ 7 |
| 58 | Trevor | 6,598 | ▲ 4 |
| 59 | Isaiah | 6,487 | ▲ 1 |
| 60 | Nathaniel | 6,427 | ▲ 5 |
| 61 | Jack | 6,376 | ▲ 15 |
| 62 | Devin | 6,218 | ▼ 3 |
| 63 | Evan | 6,084 | ▼ 2 |
| 64 | Mark | 5,893 | ▼ 6 |
| 65 | Isaac | 5,859 | ▲ 8 |
| 66 | Elijah | 5,662 | ▲ 8 |
| 67 | Chase | 5,562 | ▲ 10 |
| 68 | Jeremy | 5,541 | ▼ 4 |
| 69 | Carlos | 5,481 | ▼ 2 |
| 70 | Jesse | 5,444 | ▼ 7 |
| 71 | Adrian | 5,429 | ▲ 24 |
| 72 | Dakota | 5,401 | ▼ 6 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,353 | ▼ 3 |
| 74 | Bryan | 5,309 | ▼ 5 |
| 75 | Luke | 5,284 | ▲ 3 |
| 76 | Jesus | 5,217 | ▼ 5 |
| 77 | Cole | 5,148 | ▼ 5 |
| 78 | Stephen | 5,013 | ▼ 10 |
| 79 | Antonio | 4,943 | ▼ 4 |
| 80 | Garrett | 4,789 | ▲ 5 |
| 81 | Angel | 4,772 | ▲ 5 |
| 82 | Tanner | 4,704 | · |
| 83 | Mason | 4,658 | ▲ 6 |
| 84 | Spencer | 4,619 | ▲ 20 |
| 85 | Blake | 4,607 | ▼ 5 |
| 86 | Seth | 4,587 | ▲ 11 |
| 87 | Kenneth | 4,586 | ▼ 4 |
| 88 | Dalton | 4,565 | ▲ 2 |
| 89 | Paul | 4,321 | ▼ 10 |
| 90 | Miguel | 4,256 | ▲ 1 |
| 91 | Jeffrey | 4,191 | ▼ 7 |
| 92 | Tristan | 4,169 | · |
| 93 | Lucas | 4,093 | ▲ 5 |
| 94 | Bryce | 4,053 | ▲ 18 |
| 95 | Alejandro | 4,044 | ▲ 4 |
| 96 | Marcus | 4,015 | ▼ 3 |
| 97 | Victor | 3,997 | ▲ 8 |
| 98 | Travis | 3,924 | ▼ 17 |
| 99 | Brendan | 3,879 | ▲ 8 |
| 100 | Jackson | 3,861 | ▲ 24 |