Top 100 baby boy names in England and Wales in 1998
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1997.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 9,845 | 0 |
| 2 | Thomas | 9,468 | +1 |
| 3 | James | 9,197 | -1 |
| 4 | Daniel | 7,732 | 0 |
| 5 | Joshua | 7,672 | 0 |
| 6 | Matthew | 7,171 | 0 |
| 7 | Samuel | 6,072 | 0 |
| 8 | Callum | 5,600 | +6 |
| 9 | Joseph | 5,411 | -1 |
| 10 | Jordan | 5,158 | 0 |
| 11 | Connor | 5,155 | +1 |
| 12 | Ryan | 4,992 | -3 |
| 13 | Luke | 4,934 | -2 |
| 14 | William | 4,879 | +5 |
| 15 | Harry | 4,761 | +2 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 4,643 | -3 |
| 17 | George | 4,540 | +1 |
| 18 | Lewis | 4,518 | +3 |
| 19 | Alexander | 4,460 | -3 |
| 20 | Oliver | 3,970 | +4 |
| 21 | Adam | 3,811 | -1 |
| 22 | Jake | 3,760 | 0 |
| 23 | Michael | 3,514 | 0 |
| 24 | Liam | 3,486 | -9 |
| 25 | Nathan | 3,211 | 0 |
| 26 | Kieran | 2,731 | +1 |
| 27 | Jacob | 2,686 | +2 |
| 28 | Cameron | 2,655 | +8 |
| 29 | Ben | 2,640 | +1 |
| 30 | Mohammed | 2,524 | +3 |
| 31 | Aaron | 2,512 | +1 |
| 32 | Christopher | 2,499 | -6 |
| 33 | Bradley | 2,452 | -5 |
| 34 | Jamie | 2,451 | -3 |
| 35 | Charlie | 2,401 | +5 |
| 36 | Brandon | 2,142 | +3 |
| 37 | Robert | 2,121 | -3 |
| 38 | Kyle | 2,016 | 0 |
| 39 | David | 1,993 | -4 |
| 40 | Owen | 1,896 | +34 |
| 41 | Charles | 1,868 | +1 |
| 42 | Andrew | 1,808 | -5 |
| 43 | Reece | 1,729 | -2 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,709 | 0 |
| 45 | Dylan | 1,643 | +7 |
| 46 | Alex | 1,627 | -3 |
| 47 | Ethan | 1,565 | +15 |
| 48 | Jonathan | 1,484 | -3 |
| 49 | Sam | 1,441 | -2 |
| 50 | Louis | 1,433 | +4 |
| 51 | Max | 1,418 | +6 |
| 52 | Dominic | 1,366 | +1 |
| 53 | John | 1,357 | -4 |
| 54 | Ashley | 1,317 | -8 |
| 55 | Rhys | 1,310 | 0 |
| 56 | Henry | 1,244 | +2 |
| 57 | Conor | 1,225 | +7 |
| 58 | Joe | 1,211 | -10 |
| 59 | Tyler | 1,194 | 0 |
| 60 | Scott | 1,185 | -10 |
| 61 | Sean | 1,183 | -10 |
| 62 | Nicholas | 1,090 | -6 |
| 63 | Ross | 1,022 | -3 |
| 64 | Morgan | 969 | +54 |
| 65 | Elliot | 964 | -4 |
| 66 | Patrick | 937 | +1 |
| 67 | Peter | 935 | -3 |
| 68 | Billy | 894 | +2 |
| 69 | Mark | 891 | -6 |
| 70 | Stephen | 834 | -4 |
| 71 | Alfie | 808 | +21 |
| 72 | Harrison | 803 | +7 |
| 73 | Lee | 801 | -1 |
| 74 | Anthony | 795 | -6 |
| 75 | Mitchell | 794 | +6 |
| 76 | Joel | 782 | -1 |
| 77 | Toby | 769 | +1 |
| 78 | Paul | 767 | -2 |
| 79 | Jay | 754 | +5 |
| 80 | Jason | 723 | -8 |
| 81 | Aidan | 712 | +1 |
| 82 | Richard | 683 | -11 |
| 83 | Mohammad | 676 | +3 |
| 84 | Isaac | 666 | +18 |
| 85 | Declan | 663 | -16 |
| 86 | Josh | 645 | +3 |
| 87 | Steven | 636 | -8 |
| 88 | Marcus | 625 | 0 |
| 89 | Muhammad | 621 | +6 |
| 90 | Elliott | 613 | -3 |
| 91 | Harvey | 596 | +9 |
| 92 | Tom | 579 | +13 |
| 93 | Christian | 575 | 0 |
| 94 | Kane | 574 | +3 |
| 95 | Shane | 568 | -18 |
| 96 | Leon | 564 | +8 |
| 97 | Shaun | 558 | -14 |
| 98 | Corey | 545 | -8 |
| 98 | Ellis | 545 | +3 |
| 100 | Kai | 528 | +12 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.