Popular Baby Names
Based on US Social Security Administration data
Top Names in 1998
Rising Stars
Names with the biggest jump in popularity from 1997
Top Boy Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Michael
|
36,619 |
| 2 |
Jacob
|
36,027 |
| 3 |
Matthew
|
31,145 |
| 4 |
Joshua
|
28,095 |
| 5 |
Christopher
|
27,007 |
| 6 |
Nicholas
|
26,633 |
| 7 |
Brandon
|
23,830 |
| 8 |
Tyler
|
23,712 |
| 9 |
Andrew
|
23,662 |
| 10 |
Austin
|
23,477 |
| 11 |
Joseph
|
23,186 |
| 12 |
Daniel
|
23,162 |
| 13 |
David
|
20,892 |
| 14 |
William
|
20,835 |
| 15 |
John
|
20,631 |
| 16 |
Zachary
|
20,580 |
| 17 |
Ryan
|
20,198 |
| 18 |
James
|
19,689 |
| 19 |
Anthony
|
19,634 |
| 20 |
Justin
|
17,971 |
Top Girl Names
| # |
Name |
Babies |
| 1 |
Emily
|
26,188 |
| 2 |
Hannah
|
21,375 |
| 3 |
Samantha
|
20,194 |
| 4 |
Sarah
|
19,896 |
| 5 |
Ashley
|
19,874 |
| 6 |
Alexis
|
19,778 |
| 7 |
Taylor
|
18,576 |
| 8 |
Jessica
|
18,238 |
| 9 |
Madison
|
17,787 |
| 10 |
Elizabeth
|
15,193 |
| 11 |
Alyssa
|
13,709 |
| 12 |
Kayla
|
13,422 |
| 13 |
Megan
|
13,256 |
| 14 |
Lauren
|
12,907 |
| 15 |
Rachel
|
12,210 |
| 16 |
Victoria
|
12,148 |
| 17 |
Brianna
|
12,047 |
| 18 |
Abigail
|
11,100 |
| 19 |
Amanda
|
10,928 |
| 20 |
Jennifer
|
10,692 |