Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1998
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1997.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 36,746 | 0 |
| 2 | Jacob | 36,091 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,201 | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 28,146 | +1 |
| 5 | Christopher | 27,061 | -1 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 26,670 | 0 |
| 7 | Emily | 26,226 | 0 |
| 8 | Tyler | 24,522 | 0 |
| 9 | Brandon | 23,885 | +1 |
| 10 | Andrew | 23,716 | -1 |
| 11 | Austin | 23,592 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel | 23,239 | 0 |
| 13 | Joseph | 23,236 | +1 |
| 14 | Taylor | 22,157 | -1 |
| 15 | Alexis | 22,095 | +10 |
| 16 | Jordan | 21,524 | +1 |
| 17 | Hannah | 21,397 | +6 |
| 18 | David | 20,934 | -2 |
| 19 | William | 20,872 | +9 |
| 20 | Ryan | 20,675 | +1 |
| 21 | John | 20,660 | -3 |
| 22 | Zachary | 20,623 | -7 |
| 23 | Samantha | 20,223 | +3 |
| 24 | Ashley | 19,953 | -4 |
| 25 | Sarah | 19,922 | -3 |
| 26 | James | 19,735 | -2 |
| 27 | Anthony | 19,685 | 0 |
| 28 | Jessica | 18,269 | -9 |
| 29 | Justin | 18,021 | 0 |
| 30 | Madison | 18,000 | +6 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 17,686 | -1 |
| 32 | Alexander | 17,548 | -1 |
| 33 | Robert | 15,555 | -1 |
| 34 | Kyle | 15,371 | -1 |
| 35 | Elizabeth | 15,216 | 0 |
| 36 | Christian | 15,050 | -2 |
| 37 | Dylan | 14,715 | +7 |
| 38 | Samuel | 13,939 | 0 |
| 39 | Alyssa | 13,718 | +7 |
| 40 | Noah | 13,472 | +26 |
| 41 | Kayla | 13,438 | -2 |
| 42 | Megan | 13,279 | -5 |
| 43 | Benjamin | 13,078 | -1 |
| 44 | Cameron | 12,981 | +25 |
| 45 | Lauren | 12,934 | -2 |
| 46 | Thomas | 12,906 | -1 |
| 47 | Kevin | 12,526 | -6 |
| 48 | Jose | 12,419 | +1 |
| 49 | Rachel | 12,227 | -9 |
| 50 | Victoria | 12,165 | +1 |
| 51 | Hunter | 12,075 | +17 |
| 52 | Brianna | 12,059 | -4 |
| 53 | Nathan | 11,595 | +3 |
| 54 | Morgan | 11,168 | -1 |
| 55 | Abigail | 11,122 | +9 |
| 56 | Amanda | 10,942 | -9 |
| 57 | Jennifer | 10,718 | -7 |
| 58 | Olivia | 10,626 | +7 |
| 59 | Aaron | 10,611 | -5 |
| 60 | Ethan | 10,550 | +21 |
| 61 | Emma | 10,462 | +23 |
| 62 | Eric | 9,985 | -4 |
| 63 | Nicole | 9,920 | -8 |
| 64 | Brittany | 9,857 | -12 |
| 65 | Logan | 9,666 | -3 |
| 66 | Jasmine | 9,515 | -5 |
| 67 | Jason | 9,421 | +7 |
| 68 | Brian | 9,171 | -8 |
| 69 | Caleb | 9,051 | +14 |
| 70 | Cody | 8,880 | -13 |
| 71 | Sydney | 8,669 | +8 |
| 72 | Alexandra | 8,626 | +1 |
| 73 | Stephanie | 8,510 | -14 |
| 74 | Rebecca | 8,434 | -11 |
| 75 | Anna | 8,399 | +3 |
| 76 | Adam | 8,369 | -5 |
| 77 | Julia | 8,343 | +10 |
| 78 | Katherine | 8,220 | -2 |
| 79 | Destiny | 8,179 | +20 |
| 80 | Steven | 8,133 | -8 |
| 81 | Connor | 7,999 | +10 |
| 82 | Haley | 7,954 | -7 |
| 83 | Kaitlyn | 7,945 | +13 |
| 84 | Amber | 7,940 | -14 |
| 85 | Allison | 7,869 | +5 |
| 86 | Charles | 7,860 | -1 |
| 86 | Timothy | 7,860 | -9 |
| 88 | Courtney | 7,789 | -21 |
| 89 | Sean | 7,747 | -7 |
| 90 | Natalie | 7,556 | +18 |
| 91 | Jared | 7,478 | +11 |
| 92 | Bailey | 7,437 | -3 |
| 93 | Danielle | 7,398 | -13 |
| 94 | Juan | 7,383 | +1 |
| 95 | Gabriel | 7,325 | +9 |
| 96 | Alex | 7,233 | -3 |
| 97 | Luis | 7,226 | -3 |
| 98 | Angel | 7,156 | +2 |
| 99 | Richard | 6,968 | -7 |
| 100 | Maria | 6,841 | -13 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.