United States: Most Popular Baby Names in 1998

Names given to at least 5 babies born in the United States in a year, from Social Security card applications. Accents are left out (José is counted as Jose).

Boy Names

  1. 1 Michael 36,618 babies =
  2. 2 Jacob 36,031 babies =
  3. 3 Matthew 31,146 babies =
  4. 4 Joshua 28,095 babies 1
  5. 5 Christopher 27,007 babies 1
  6. 6 Nicholas 26,632 babies =
  7. 7 Brandon 23,832 babies 1
  8. 8 Tyler 23,712 babies 2
  9. 9 Andrew 23,664 babies 2
  10. 10 Austin 23,478 babies 1
  11. 11 Joseph 23,186 babies 1
  12. 12 Daniel 23,165 babies 1
  13. 13 David 20,892 babies 1
  14. 14 William 20,836 babies 5
  15. 15 John 20,633 babies =
  16. 16 Zachary 20,580 babies 3
  17. 17 Ryan 20,198 babies 1
  18. 18 James 19,690 babies 1
  19. 19 Anthony 19,634 babies 1
  20. 20 Justin 17,971 babies =
  21. 21 Jonathan 17,649 babies =
  22. 22 Alexander 17,466 babies =
  23. 23 Robert 15,527 babies =
  24. 24 Kyle 15,277 babies =
  25. 25 Dylan 14,540 babies 5
  26. 26 Christian 14,522 babies 1
  27. 27 Jordan 14,410 babies 1
  28. 28 Samuel 13,912 babies 1
  29. 29 Noah 13,415 babies 9
  30. 30 Benjamin 13,061 babies 1
  31. 31 Thomas 12,889 babies =
  32. 32 Kevin 12,510 babies 4
  33. 33 Jose 12,374 babies 1
  34. 34 Nathan 11,586 babies =
  35. 35 Cameron 11,416 babies 10
  36. 36 Hunter 11,078 babies 8
  37. 37 Aaron 10,552 babies 4
  38. 38 Ethan 10,536 babies 8
  39. 39 Eric 9,964 babies 4
  40. 40 Jason 9,399 babies 1
  41. 41 Brian 9,146 babies 4
  42. 42 Caleb 9,028 babies 5
  43. 43 Cody 8,810 babies 7
  44. 44 Logan 8,640 babies 2
  45. 45 Adam 8,356 babies 6
  46. 46 Steven 8,115 babies 6
  47. 47 Connor 7,906 babies 5
  48. 48 Charles 7,849 babies 1
  49. 49 Timothy 7,845 babies 6
  50. 50 Sean 7,712 babies 2
  51. 51 Jared 7,462 babies 5
  52. 52 Juan 7,361 babies 2
  53. 53 Luis 7,202 babies =
  54. 54 Gabriel 7,068 babies 3
  55. 55 Alex 6,954 babies =
  56. 56 Richard 6,954 babies 5
  57. 57 Patrick 6,734 babies 7
  58. 58 Trevor 6,598 babies 4
  59. 59 Isaiah 6,487 babies 1
  60. 60 Nathaniel 6,427 babies 5
  61. 61 Jack 6,376 babies 15
  62. 62 Devin 6,218 babies 3
  63. 63 Evan 6,084 babies 2
  64. 64 Mark 5,893 babies 6
  65. 65 Isaac 5,859 babies 8
  66. 66 Elijah 5,662 babies 8
  67. 67 Chase 5,562 babies 10
  68. 68 Jeremy 5,541 babies 4
  69. 69 Carlos 5,481 babies 2
  70. 70 Jesse 5,444 babies 7
  71. 71 Adrian 5,429 babies 24
  72. 72 Dakota 5,401 babies 6
  73. 73 Ian 5,353 babies 3
  74. 74 Bryan 5,309 babies 5
  75. 75 Luke 5,284 babies 3
  76. 76 Jesus 5,217 babies 5
  77. 77 Cole 5,148 babies 5
  78. 78 Stephen 5,013 babies 10
  79. 79 Antonio 4,943 babies 4
  80. 80 Garrett 4,789 babies 5
  81. 81 Angel 4,772 babies 5
  82. 82 Tanner 4,704 babies =
  83. 83 Mason 4,658 babies 6
  84. 84 Spencer 4,619 babies 20
  85. 85 Blake 4,607 babies 5
  86. 86 Seth 4,587 babies 11
  87. 87 Kenneth 4,586 babies 4
  88. 88 Dalton 4,565 babies 2
  89. 89 Paul 4,321 babies 10
  90. 90 Miguel 4,256 babies 1
  91. 91 Jeffrey 4,191 babies 7
  92. 92 Tristan 4,169 babies =
  93. 93 Lucas 4,093 babies 5
  94. 94 Bryce 4,053 babies 18
  95. 95 Alejandro 4,044 babies 4
  96. 96 Marcus 4,015 babies 3
  97. 97 Victor 3,997 babies 8
  98. 98 Travis 3,924 babies 17
  99. 99 Brendan 3,879 babies 8
  100. 100 Jackson 3,861 babies 24

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Emily 26,188 babies =
  2. 2 Hannah 21,376 babies 3
  3. 3 Samantha 20,195 babies 3
  4. 4 Sarah 19,898 babies =
  5. 5 Ashley 19,875 babies 2
  6. 6 Alexis 19,778 babies 2
  7. 7 Taylor 18,576 babies =
  8. 8 Jessica 18,239 babies 6
  9. 9 Madison 17,787 babies 1
  10. 10 Elizabeth 15,193 babies 1
  11. 11 Alyssa 13,709 babies 4
  12. 12 Kayla 13,422 babies =
  13. 13 Megan 13,258 babies 2
  14. 14 Lauren 12,908 babies =
  15. 15 Rachel 12,209 babies 2
  16. 16 Victoria 12,148 babies 3
  17. 17 Brianna 12,047 babies =
  18. 18 Abigail 11,100 babies 8
  19. 19 Amanda 10,928 babies 3
  20. 20 Jennifer 10,692 babies 2
  21. 21 Olivia 10,610 babies 6
  22. 22 Emma 10,451 babies 14
  23. 23 Morgan 10,217 babies 1
  24. 24 Nicole 9,911 babies 3
  25. 25 Brittany 9,844 babies 5
  26. 26 Jasmine 9,488 babies 2
  27. 27 Alexandra 8,608 babies 3
  28. 28 Sydney 8,553 babies 7
  29. 29 Stephanie 8,491 babies 6
  30. 30 Rebecca 8,423 babies 5
  31. 31 Anna 8,386 babies 2
  32. 32 Julia 8,328 babies 5
  33. 33 Katherine 8,207 babies 1
  34. 34 Destiny 8,155 babies 8
  35. 35 Kaitlyn 7,937 babies 6
  36. 36 Haley 7,934 babies 5
  37. 37 Amber 7,930 babies 8
  38. 38 Allison 7,861 babies 1
  39. 39 Courtney 7,555 babies 11
  40. 40 Natalie 7,549 babies 8
  41. 41 Danielle 7,368 babies 7
  42. 42 Jordan 7,114 babies 2
  43. 43 Maria 6,817 babies 5
  44. 44 Mary 6,478 babies 2
  45. 45 Savannah 6,464 babies 2
  46. 46 Brooke 6,346 babies 1
  47. 47 Gabrielle 6,201 babies 4
  48. 48 Sara 6,010 babies 2
  49. 49 Shelby 5,893 babies 6
  50. 50 Madeline 5,869 babies 9
  51. 51 Sierra 5,841 babies 5
  52. 52 Vanessa 5,830 babies 2
  53. 53 Grace 5,724 babies 16
  54. 54 Kimberly 5,722 babies 5
  55. 55 Michelle 5,562 babies =
  56. 56 Kelsey 5,551 babies 1
  57. 57 Erin 5,471 babies 5
  58. 58 Katelyn 5,367 babies 5
  59. 59 Melissa 5,354 babies 15
  60. 60 Bailey 5,198 babies 5
  61. 61 Andrea 5,133 babies 3
  62. 62 Mariah 5,086 babies 5
  63. 63 Paige 4,976 babies 1
  64. 64 Mackenzie 4,890 babies 7
  65. 65 Jenna 4,866 babies 11
  66. 66 Marissa 4,722 babies 6
  67. 67 Tiffany 4,612 babies 6
  68. 68 Sabrina 4,608 babies 15
  69. 69 Christina 4,533 babies 7
  70. 70 Hailey 4,473 babies 10
  71. 71 Makayla 4,365 babies 31
  72. 72 Cheyenne 4,327 babies 4
  73. 73 Sophia 4,308 babies 21
  74. 74 Laura 4,298 babies 8
  75. 75 Caroline 4,276 babies =
  76. 76 Breanna 4,250 babies 2
  77. 77 Autumn 4,208 babies 14
  78. 78 Caitlin 4,175 babies 10
  79. 79 Briana 4,153 babies 7
  80. 80 Miranda 4,143 babies 10
  81. 81 Alexandria 4,009 babies 3
  82. 82 Mikayla 3,858 babies 30
  83. 83 Diana 3,853 babies 14
  84. 84 Isabella 3,851 babies 30
  85. 85 Cassandra 3,813 babies 4
  86. 86 Kaylee 3,806 babies 21
  87. 87 Chloe 3,794 babies 22
  88. 88 Katie 3,746 babies 1
  89. 89 Kathryn 3,703 babies 3
  90. 90 Kelly 3,703 babies 7
  91. 91 Claire 3,642 babies 17
  92. 92 Erica 3,624 babies 8
  93. 93 Alexa 3,622 babies 13
  94. 94 Chelsea 3,518 babies 21
  95. 95 Jacqueline 3,500 babies 18
  96. 96 Amy 3,485 babies 4
  97. 97 Lindsey 3,465 babies 2
  98. 98 Alicia 3,408 babies 9
  99. 99 Heather 3,397 babies 9
  100. 100 Angela 3,369 babies 7

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Source: Social Security Administration

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