Most Popular Baby Names of 1998
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Emily | 0 |
| 2 | Jacob | 0 | 2 | Hannah | +3 |
| 3 | Matthew | 0 | 3 | Samantha | +3 |
| 4 | Joshua | +1 | 4 | Ashley | -1 |
| 5 | Christopher | -1 | 5 | Sarah | -1 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 0 | 6 | Alexis | +2 |
| 7 | Brandon | 0 | 7 | Taylor | 0 |
| 8 | Tyler | +2 | 8 | Jessica | -6 |
| 9 | Andrew | -1 | 9 | Madison | +1 |
| 10 | Austin | -1 | 10 | Elizabeth | -1 |
| 11 | Joseph | +1 | 11 | Alyssa | +4 |
| 12 | Daniel | -1 | 12 | Kayla | 0 |
| 13 | David | +1 | 13 | Megan | -2 |
| 14 | William | +5 | 14 | Lauren | 0 |
| 15 | John | 0 | 15 | Rachel | -2 |
| 16 | Zachary | -3 | 16 | Victoria | +3 |
| 17 | Ryan | -1 | 17 | Brianna | 0 |
| 18 | James | -1 | 18 | Abigail | +7 |
| 19 | Anthony | -1 | 19 | Amanda | -3 |
| 20 | Justin | 0 | 20 | Jennifer | -2 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 0 | 21 | Olivia | +6 |
| 22 | Alexander | 0 | 22 | Emma | +14 |
| 23 | Robert | 0 | 23 | Morgan | -1 |
| 24 | Kyle | 0 | 24 | Nicole | -3 |
| 25 | Dylan | +5 | 25 | Brittany | -5 |
| 26 | Christian | -1 | 26 | Jasmine | -2 |
| 27 | Jordan | -1 | 27 | Alexandra | +3 |
| 28 | Samuel | -1 | 28 | Sydney | +7 |
| 29 | Noah | +9 | 29 | Stephanie | -6 |
| 30 | Benjamin | -1 | 30 | Rebecca | -4 |
| 31 | Thomas | 0 | 31 | Anna | +2 |
| 32 | Kevin | -4 | 32 | Julia | +5 |
| 33 | Jose | -1 | 33 | Katherine | -1 |
| 34 | Nathan | 0 | 34 | Destiny | +8 |
| 35 | Cameron | +10 | 35 | Haley | -4 |
| 36 | Hunter | +8 | 36 | Kaitlyn | +5 |
| 37 | Aaron | -4 | 37 | Amber | -8 |
| 38 | Ethan | +8 | 38 | Allison | +1 |
| 39 | Eric | -4 | 39 | Courtney | -11 |
| 40 | Jason | +1 | 40 | Natalie | +8 |
| 41 | Brian | -4 | 41 | Danielle | -7 |
| 42 | Caleb | +5 | 42 | Jordan | -2 |
| 43 | Cody | -7 | 43 | Maria | -5 |
| 44 | Logan | -2 | 44 | Savannah | +3 |
| 45 | Adam | -6 | 45 | Mary | +1 |
| 46 | Steven | -6 | 46 | Brooke | -2 |
| 47 | Connor | +5 | 47 | Gabrielle | +4 |
| 48 | Charles | +1 | 48 | Sara | +2 |
| 49 | Timothy | -6 | 49 | Shelby | -6 |
| 50 | Sean | -2 | 50 | Madeline | +9 |
| 51 | Jared | +5 | 51 | Sierra | +5 |
| 52 | Juan | +2 | 52 | Vanessa | +2 |
| 53 | Luis | 0 | 53 | Grace | +16 |
| 54 | Gabriel | +3 | 54 | Kimberly | -5 |
| 55 | Richard | -4 | 55 | Michelle | 0 |
| 56 | Alex | -1 | 56 | Kelsey | +1 |
| 57 | Patrick | -7 | 57 | Erin | -5 |
| 58 | Trevor | +3 | 58 | Katelyn | +5 |
| 59 | Isaiah | +3 | 59 | Melissa | -14 |
| 60 | Nathaniel | +5 | 60 | Bailey | +5 |
| 61 | Jack | +15 | 61 | Andrea | -3 |
| 62 | Devin | -3 | 62 | Mariah | +5 |
| 63 | Evan | -3 | 63 | Paige | +1 |
| 64 | Mark | -6 | 64 | Mackenzie | +7 |
| 65 | Isaac | +8 | 65 | Jenna | +11 |
| 66 | Elijah | +8 | 66 | Marissa | -6 |
| 67 | Chase | +10 | 67 | Tiffany | -6 |
| 68 | Jeremy | -4 | 68 | Sabrina | -15 |
| 69 | Carlos | -2 | 69 | Christina | -7 |
| 70 | Adrian | +25 | 70 | Hailey | +10 |
| 71 | Jesse | -8 | 71 | Makayla | +31 |
| 72 | Dakota | -6 | 72 | Cheyenne | -4 |
| 73 | Ian | -3 | 73 | Sophia | +22 |
| 74 | Bryan | -5 | 74 | Caroline | +1 |
| 75 | Luke | +3 | 75 | Laura | -9 |
| 76 | Jesus | -5 | 76 | Breanna | -2 |
| 77 | Cole | -5 | 77 | Autumn | +14 |
| 78 | Stephen | -10 | 78 | Caitlin | +9 |
| 79 | Antonio | -4 | 79 | Briana | -7 |
| 80 | Garrett | +5 | 80 | Miranda | -10 |
| 81 | Angel | +5 | 81 | Alexandria | -3 |
| 82 | Tanner | 0 | 82 | Mikayla | +30 |
| 83 | Mason | +6 | 83 | Diana | +14 |
| 84 | Spencer | +20 | 84 | Isabella | +30 |
| 85 | Blake | -5 | 85 | Cassandra | -4 |
| 86 | Kenneth | -3 | 86 | Kaylee | +21 |
| 87 | Seth | +10 | 87 | Chloe | +22 |
| 88 | Dalton | +2 | 88 | Katie | 0 |
| 89 | Paul | -10 | 89 | Kelly | -6 |
| 90 | Miguel | +1 | 90 | Kathryn | -4 |
| 91 | Jeffrey | -7 | 91 | Claire | +17 |
| 92 | Tristan | 0 | 92 | Alexa | +14 |
| 93 | Lucas | +5 | 93 | Erica | -9 |
| 94 | Bryce | +18 | 94 | Chelsea | -21 |
| 95 | Alejandro | +4 | 95 | Jacqueline | -18 |
| 96 | Marcus | -3 | 96 | Amy | -4 |
| 97 | Victor | +8 | 97 | Lindsey | -3 |
| 98 | Travis | -17 | 98 | Alicia | -9 |
| 99 | Brendan | +8 | 99 | Heather | -9 |
| 100 | Jackson | +24 | 100 | Angela | -7 |