Top 100 baby boy names in the United States 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 | Michael | 36,618 | 0 |
| 2 | Jacob | 36,031 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthew | 31,146 | 0 |
| 4 | Joshua | 28,095 | +1 |
| 5 | Christopher | 27,007 | -1 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 26,632 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 16 | Zachary | 20,580 | -3 |
| 17 | Ryan | 20,198 | -1 |
| 18 | James | 19,690 | -1 |
| 19 | Anthony | 19,634 | -1 |
| 20 | Justin | 17,971 | 0 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 17,649 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,466 | 0 |
| 23 | Robert | 15,527 | 0 |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,277 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,510 | -4 |
| 33 | Jose | 12,374 | -1 |
| 34 | Nathan | 11,586 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 54 | Gabriel | 7,068 | +3 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,954 | 0 |
| 55 | Richard | 6,954 | -4 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.