Top Baby Names of 1998
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1998, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1998)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 17,649 |
| 22 | Alexander | 17,466 |
| 23 | Robert | 15,527 |
| 24 | Kyle | 15,276 |
| 25 | Dylan | 14,540 |
| 26 | Christian | 14,522 |
| 27 | Jordan | 14,410 |
| 28 | Samuel | 13,912 |
| 29 | Noah | 13,414 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 13,061 |
| 31 | Thomas | 12,890 |
| 32 | Kevin | 12,509 |
| 33 | Jose | 12,375 |
| 34 | Nathan | 11,586 |
| 35 | Cameron | 11,416 |
| 36 | Hunter | 11,078 |
| 37 | Aaron | 10,552 |
| 38 | Ethan | 10,536 |
| 39 | Eric | 9,964 |
| 40 | Jason | 9,398 |
| 41 | Brian | 9,146 |
| 42 | Caleb | 9,028 |
| 43 | Cody | 8,810 |
| 44 | Logan | 8,639 |
| 45 | Adam | 8,356 |
| 46 | Steven | 8,115 |
| 47 | Connor | 7,906 |
| 48 | Charles | 7,848 |
| 49 | Timothy | 7,845 |
| 50 | Sean | 7,712 |
| 51 | Jared | 7,462 |
| 52 | Juan | 7,361 |
| 53 | Luis | 7,201 |
| 54 | Gabriel | 7,068 |
| 55 | Alex | 6,954 |
| 56 | Richard | 6,954 |
| 57 | Patrick | 6,735 |
| 58 | Trevor | 6,598 |
| 59 | Isaiah | 6,487 |
| 60 | Nathaniel | 6,427 |
| 61 | Jack | 6,376 |
| 62 | Devin | 6,218 |
| 63 | Evan | 6,084 |
| 64 | Mark | 5,893 |
| 65 | Isaac | 5,859 |
| 66 | Elijah | 5,662 |
| 67 | Chase | 5,562 |
| 68 | Jeremy | 5,541 |
| 69 | Carlos | 5,480 |
| 70 | Jesse | 5,444 |
| 71 | Adrian | 5,429 |
| 72 | Dakota | 5,401 |
| 73 | Ian | 5,353 |
| 74 | Bryan | 5,309 |
| 75 | Luke | 5,284 |
| 76 | Jesus | 5,218 |
| 77 | Cole | 5,148 |
| 78 | Stephen | 5,013 |
| 79 | Antonio | 4,943 |
| 80 | Garrett | 4,789 |
| 81 | Angel | 4,772 |
| 82 | Tanner | 4,704 |
| 83 | Mason | 4,658 |
| 84 | Spencer | 4,619 |
| 85 | Blake | 4,607 |
| 86 | Seth | 4,587 |
| 87 | Kenneth | 4,586 |
| 88 | Dalton | 4,563 |
| 89 | Paul | 4,321 |
| 90 | Miguel | 4,256 |
| 91 | Jeffrey | 4,190 |
| 92 | Tristan | 4,169 |
| 93 | Lucas | 4,091 |
| 94 | Bryce | 4,053 |
| 95 | Alejandro | 4,044 |
| 96 | Marcus | 4,015 |
| 97 | Victor | 3,997 |
| 98 | Travis | 3,924 |
| 99 | Brendan | 3,878 |
| 100 | Jackson | 3,861 |