Names by year · United States
The names of 1998
In 1998, the SSA recorded 3,678,315 babies with names given at least five times. Emily was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily1 in 67 | 26,188 | #34 |
| 2 | Hannah1 in 83 | 21,376 | #56 |
| 3 | Samantha1 in 87 | 20,195 | #151 |
| 4 | Sarah1 in 89 | 19,898 | #90 |
| 5 | Ashley1 in 89 | 19,875 | #164 |
| 6 | Alexis1 in 89 | 19,778 | #554 |
| 7 | Taylor1 in 95 | 18,576 | #403 |
| 8 | Jessica1 in 97 | 18,239 | #665 |
| 9 | Madison1 in 99 | 17,787 | #40 |
| 10 | Elizabeth1 in 116 | 15,193 | #17 |
| 11 | Alyssa1 in 129 | 13,709 | #453 |
| 12 | Kayla1 in 132 | 13,422 | #364 |
| 13 | Megan1 in 133 | 13,258 | #889 |
| 14 | Lauren1 in 137 | 12,908 | #401 |
| 15 | Rachel1 in 145 | 12,209 | #250 |
| 16 | Victoria1 in 145 | 12,148 | #54 |
| 17 | Brianna1 in 147 | 12,047 | #222 |
| 18 | Abigail1 in 159 | 11,100 | #41 |
| 19 | Amanda1 in 162 | 10,928 | #493 |
| 20 | Jennifer1 in 165 | 10,692 | #586 |
| 21 | Olivia1 in 167 | 10,610 | #1 |
| 22 | Emma1 in 169 | 10,451 | #3 |
| 23 | Morgan1 in 173 | 10,217 | #312 |
| 24 | Nicole1 in 178 | 9,911 | #383 |
| 25 | Brittany1 in 179 | 9,844 | #928 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 52 | 36,618 | #21 |
| 2 | Jacob1 in 53 | 36,031 | #43 |
| 3 | Matthew1 in 61 | 31,146 | #32 |
| 4 | Joshua1 in 68 | 28,095 | #66 |
| 5 | Christopher1 in 71 | 27,007 | #68 |
| 6 | Nicholas1 in 72 | 26,632 | #112 |
| 7 | Brandon1 in 80 | 23,832 | #261 |
| 8 | Tyler1 in 81 | 23,712 | #220 |
| 9 | Andrew1 in 81 | 23,664 | #73 |
| 10 | Austin1 in 81 | 23,478 | #113 |
| 11 | Joseph1 in 82 | 23,186 | #29 |
| 12 | Daniel1 in 83 | 23,165 | #22 |
| 13 | David1 in 91 | 20,892 | #35 |
| 14 | William1 in 92 | 20,836 | #9 |
| 15 | John1 in 93 | 20,633 | #23 |
| 16 | Zachary1 in 93 | 20,580 | #216 |
| 17 | Ryan1 in 95 | 20,198 | #99 |
| 18 | James1 in 97 | 19,690 | #6 |
| 19 | Anthony1 in 97 | 19,634 | #46 |
| 20 | Justin1 in 106 | 17,971 | #233 |
| 21 | Jonathan1 in 108 | 17,649 | #89 |
| 22 | Alexander1 in 109 | 17,466 | #30 |
| 23 | Robert1 in 123 | 15,527 | #92 |
| 24 | Kyle1 in 125 | 15,277 | #509 |
| 25 | Dylan1 in 131 | 14,540 | #41 |
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