Top 100: Most popular girl baby names in the US in 1998
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(36,619) |
Michael |
36,619 |
| 2(36,027) |
Jacob |
36,027 |
| 3(31,145) |
Matthew |
31,145 |
| 4(28,095) |
Joshua |
28,095 |
| 5(27,007) |
Christopher |
27,007 |
| 6(26,633) |
Nicholas |
26,633 |
| 7(23,830) |
Brandon |
23,830 |
| 8(23,712) |
Tyler |
23,712 |
| 9(23,662) |
Andrew |
23,662 |
| 10(23,477) |
Austin |
23,477 |
| 11(23,186) |
Joseph |
23,186 |
| 12(23,162) |
Daniel |
23,162 |
| 13(20,892) |
David |
20,892 |
| 14(20,835) |
William |
20,835 |
| 15(20,631) |
John |
20,631 |
| 16(20,580) |
Zachary |
20,580 |
| 17(20,198) |
Ryan |
20,198 |
| 18(19,689) |
James |
19,689 |
| 19(19,634) |
Anthony |
19,634 |
| 20(17,971) |
Justin |
17,971 |
| 21(17,649) |
Jonathan |
17,649 |
| 22(17,466) |
Alexander |
17,466 |
| 23(15,527) |
Robert |
15,527 |
| 24(15,276) |
Kyle |
15,276 |
| 25(14,540) |
Dylan |
14,540 |
| 26(14,522) |
Christian |
14,522 |
| 27(14,410) |
Jordan |
14,410 |
| 28(13,912) |
Samuel |
13,912 |
| 29(13,414) |
Noah |
13,414 |
| 30(13,061) |
Benjamin |
13,061 |
| 31(12,890) |
Thomas |
12,890 |
| 32(12,509) |
Kevin |
12,509 |
| 33(12,375) |
Jose |
12,375 |
| 34(11,586) |
Nathan |
11,586 |
| 35(11,416) |
Cameron |
11,416 |
| 36(11,078) |
Hunter |
11,078 |
| 37(10,552) |
Aaron |
10,552 |
| 38(10,536) |
Ethan |
10,536 |
| 39(9,964) |
Eric |
9,964 |
| 40(9,398) |
Jason |
9,398 |
| 41(9,146) |
Brian |
9,146 |
| 42(9,028) |
Caleb |
9,028 |
| 43(8,810) |
Cody |
8,810 |
| 44(8,639) |
Logan |
8,639 |
| 45(8,356) |
Adam |
8,356 |
| 46(8,115) |
Steven |
8,115 |
| 47(7,906) |
Connor |
7,906 |
| 48(7,848) |
Charles |
7,848 |
| 49(7,845) |
Timothy |
7,845 |
| 50(7,712) |
Sean |
7,712 |
| 51(7,462) |
Jared |
7,462 |
| 52(7,361) |
Juan |
7,361 |
| 53(7,201) |
Luis |
7,201 |
| 54(7,068) |
Gabriel |
7,068 |
| 55(6,954) |
Alex |
6,954 |
| 55(6,954) |
Richard |
6,954 |
| 57(6,735) |
Patrick |
6,735 |
| 58(6,598) |
Trevor |
6,598 |
| 59(6,487) |
Isaiah |
6,487 |
| 60(6,427) |
Nathaniel |
6,427 |
| 61(6,376) |
Jack |
6,376 |
| 62(6,218) |
Devin |
6,218 |
| 63(6,084) |
Evan |
6,084 |
| 64(5,893) |
Mark |
5,893 |
| 65(5,859) |
Isaac |
5,859 |
| 66(5,662) |
Elijah |
5,662 |
| 67(5,562) |
Chase |
5,562 |
| 68(5,541) |
Jeremy |
5,541 |
| 69(5,480) |
Carlos |
5,480 |
| 70(5,444) |
Jesse |
5,444 |
| 71(5,429) |
Adrian |
5,429 |
| 72(5,401) |
Dakota |
5,401 |
| 73(5,353) |
Ian |
5,353 |
| 74(5,309) |
Bryan |
5,309 |
| 75(5,284) |
Luke |
5,284 |
| 76(5,218) |
Jesus |
5,218 |
| 77(5,148) |
Cole |
5,148 |
| 78(5,013) |
Stephen |
5,013 |
| 79(4,943) |
Antonio |
4,943 |
| 80(4,789) |
Garrett |
4,789 |
| 81(4,772) |
Angel |
4,772 |
| 82(4,704) |
Tanner |
4,704 |
| 83(4,658) |
Mason |
4,658 |
| 84(4,619) |
Spencer |
4,619 |
| 85(4,607) |
Blake |
4,607 |
| 86(4,587) |
Seth |
4,587 |
| 87(4,586) |
Kenneth |
4,586 |
| 88(4,563) |
Dalton |
4,563 |
| 89(4,321) |
Paul |
4,321 |
| 90(4,256) |
Miguel |
4,256 |
| 91(4,190) |
Jeffrey |
4,190 |
| 92(4,169) |
Tristan |
4,169 |
| 93(4,091) |
Lucas |
4,091 |
| 94(4,053) |
Bryce |
4,053 |
| 95(4,044) |
Alejandro |
4,044 |
| 96(4,015) |
Marcus |
4,015 |
| 97(3,997) |
Victor |
3,997 |
| 98(3,924) |
Travis |
3,924 |
| 99(3,878) |
Brendan |
3,878 |
| 100(3,861) |
Jackson |
3,861 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(26,188) |
Emily |
26,188 |
| 2(21,375) |
Hannah |
21,375 |
| 3(20,194) |
Samantha |
20,194 |
| 4(19,896) |
Sarah |
19,896 |
| 5(19,874) |
Ashley |
19,874 |
| 6(19,778) |
Alexis |
19,778 |
| 7(18,576) |
Taylor |
18,576 |
| 8(18,238) |
Jessica |
18,238 |
| 9(17,787) |
Madison |
17,787 |
| 10(15,193) |
Elizabeth |
15,193 |
| 11(13,709) |
Alyssa |
13,709 |
| 12(13,422) |
Kayla |
13,422 |
| 13(13,256) |
Megan |
13,256 |
| 14(12,907) |
Lauren |
12,907 |
| 15(12,210) |
Rachel |
12,210 |
| 16(12,148) |
Victoria |
12,148 |
| 17(12,047) |
Brianna |
12,047 |
| 18(11,100) |
Abigail |
11,100 |
| 19(10,928) |
Amanda |
10,928 |
| 20(10,692) |
Jennifer |
10,692 |
| 21(10,610) |
Olivia |
10,610 |
| 22(10,449) |
Emma |
10,449 |
| 23(10,217) |
Morgan |
10,217 |
| 24(9,911) |
Nicole |
9,911 |
| 25(9,844) |
Brittany |
9,844 |
| 26(9,485) |
Jasmine |
9,485 |
| 27(8,608) |
Alexandra |
8,608 |
| 28(8,553) |
Sydney |
8,553 |
| 29(8,491) |
Stephanie |
8,491 |
| 30(8,423) |
Rebecca |
8,423 |
| 31(8,386) |
Anna |
8,386 |
| 32(8,328) |
Julia |
8,328 |
| 33(8,205) |
Katherine |
8,205 |
| 34(8,154) |
Destiny |
8,154 |
| 35(7,936) |
Kaitlyn |
7,936 |
| 36(7,934) |
Haley |
7,934 |
| 37(7,930) |
Amber |
7,930 |
| 38(7,861) |
Allison |
7,861 |
| 39(7,555) |
Courtney |
7,555 |
| 40(7,549) |
Natalie |
7,549 |
| 41(7,368) |
Danielle |
7,368 |
| 42(7,114) |
Jordan |
7,114 |
| 43(6,817) |
Maria |
6,817 |
| 44(6,476) |
Mary |
6,476 |
| 45(6,464) |
Savannah |
6,464 |
| 46(6,345) |
Brooke |
6,345 |
| 47(6,201) |
Gabrielle |
6,201 |
| 48(6,010) |
Sara |
6,010 |
| 49(5,893) |
Shelby |
5,893 |
| 50(5,869) |
Madeline |
5,869 |
| 51(5,841) |
Sierra |
5,841 |
| 52(5,830) |
Vanessa |
5,830 |
| 53(5,723) |
Grace |
5,723 |
| 54(5,721) |
Kimberly |
5,721 |
| 55(5,562) |
Michelle |
5,562 |
| 56(5,550) |
Kelsey |
5,550 |
| 57(5,471) |
Erin |
5,471 |
| 58(5,367) |
Katelyn |
5,367 |
| 59(5,354) |
Melissa |
5,354 |
| 60(5,199) |
Bailey |
5,199 |
| 61(5,133) |
Andrea |
5,133 |
| 62(5,086) |
Mariah |
5,086 |
| 63(4,976) |
Paige |
4,976 |
| 64(4,890) |
Mackenzie |
4,890 |
| 65(4,866) |
Jenna |
4,866 |
| 66(4,722) |
Marissa |
4,722 |
| 67(4,612) |
Tiffany |
4,612 |
| 68(4,608) |
Sabrina |
4,608 |
| 69(4,533) |
Christina |
4,533 |
| 70(4,472) |
Hailey |
4,472 |
| 71(4,365) |
Makayla |
4,365 |
| 72(4,327) |
Cheyenne |
4,327 |
| 73(4,308) |
Sophia |
4,308 |
| 74(4,298) |
Laura |
4,298 |
| 75(4,276) |
Caroline |
4,276 |
| 76(4,250) |
Breanna |
4,250 |
| 77(4,208) |
Autumn |
4,208 |
| 78(4,175) |
Caitlin |
4,175 |
| 79(4,152) |
Briana |
4,152 |
| 80(4,143) |
Miranda |
4,143 |
| 81(4,009) |
Alexandria |
4,009 |
| 82(3,858) |
Mikayla |
3,858 |
| 83(3,853) |
Diana |
3,853 |
| 84(3,851) |
Isabella |
3,851 |
| 85(3,813) |
Cassandra |
3,813 |
| 86(3,806) |
Kaylee |
3,806 |
| 87(3,794) |
Chloe |
3,794 |
| 88(3,746) |
Katie |
3,746 |
| 89(3,703) |
Kathryn |
3,703 |
| 89(3,703) |
Kelly |
3,703 |
| 91(3,642) |
Claire |
3,642 |
| 92(3,624) |
Erica |
3,624 |
| 93(3,622) |
Alexa |
3,622 |
| 94(3,518) |
Chelsea |
3,518 |
| 95(3,500) |
Jacqueline |
3,500 |
| 96(3,485) |
Amy |
3,485 |
| 97(3,465) |
Lindsey |
3,465 |
| 98(3,408) |
Alicia |
3,408 |
| 99(3,397) |
Heather |
3,397 |
| 100(3,369) |
Angela |
3,369 |
