Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1998. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1998, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 34544 | Emily | 23757 |
| 2 | Michael | 30678 | Hannah | 20129 |
| 3 | Matthew | 26000 | Alexis | 18479 |
| 4 | Joshua | 25642 | Ashley | 18008 |
| 5 | Christopher | 22880 | Samantha | 17629 |
| 6 | Austin | 22623 | Sarah | 17305 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 22614 | Jessica | 17177 |
| 8 | Andrew | 22305 | Taylor | 16868 |
| 9 | Tyler | 21691 | Madison | 16837 |
| 10 | Brandon | 21270 | Elizabeth | 14280 |
| 11 | Daniel | 21185 | Alyssa | 12675 |
| 12 | Joseph | 20083 | Megan | 12236 |
| 13 | David | 19274 | Kayla | 11412 |
| 14 | William | 18331 | Lauren | 11329 |
| 15 | Anthony | 18286 | Rachel | 10487 |
| 16 | Zachary | 18154 | Jennifer | 10226 |
| 17 | Ryan | 17666 | Brianna | 10164 |
| 18 | John | 16765 | Victoria | 9953 |
| 19 | James | 16754 | Emma | 9923 |
| 20 | Alexander | 16127 | Abigail | 9920 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 16050 | Morgan | 9356 |
| 22 | Justin | 15512 | Olivia | 9293 |
| 23 | Kyle | 13824 | Jasmine | 9206 |
| 24 | Robert | 13813 | Amanda | 9004 |
| 25 | Christian | 13474 | Brittany | 8522 |
| 26 | Dylan | 13203 | Nicole | 8348 |
| 27 | Jordan | 13144 | Anna | 7919 |
| 28 | Noah | 13062 | Stephanie | 7810 |
| 29 | Samuel | 12952 | Sydney | 7769 |
| 30 | Jose | 11990 | Natalie | 7516 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 11946 | Haley | 7412 |
| 32 | Nathan | 11662 | Rebecca | 7220 |
| 33 | Thomas | 10611 | Alexandra | 7198 |
| 34 | Kevin | 10598 | Katherine | 7107 |
| 35 | Hunter | 10565 | Allison | 7084 |
| 36 | Cameron | 10554 | Destiny | 7049 |
| 37 | Ethan | 10022 | Amber | 6996 |
| 38 | Aaron | 9496 | Kaitlyn | 6985 |
| 39 | Eric | 9046 | Julia | 6870 |
| 40 | Brian | 8060 | Jordan | 6406 |
| 41 | Jason | 8030 | Maria | 6285 |
| 42 | Caleb | 7848 | Savannah | 6257 |
| 43 | Adam | 7637 | Danielle | 6092 |
| 44 | Logan | 7489 | Courtney | 6078 |
| 45 | Steven | 7197 | Brooke | 5876 |
| 46 | Connor | 7155 | Vanessa | 5867 |
| 47 | Cody | 7150 | Sierra | 5796 |
| 48 | Jared | 6946 | Madeline | 5447 |
| 49 | Gabriel | 6894 | Sara | 5418 |
| 50 | Charles | 6741 | Mary | 5117 |
| 51 | Timothy | 6650 | Gabrielle | 5083 |
| 52 | Luis | 6624 | Grace | 5049 |
| 53 | Juan | 6615 | Kimberly | 4977 |
| 54 | Alex | 6586 | Shelby | 4891 |
| 55 | Trevor | 6397 | Mariah | 4716 |
| 56 | Sean | 6224 | Andrea | 4662 |
| 57 | Nathaniel | 6002 | Melissa | 4586 |
| 58 | Richard | 5956 | Kelsey | 4464 |
| 59 | Isaiah | 5733 | Bailey | 4358 |
| 60 | Isaac | 5516 | Katelyn | 4230 |
| 61 | Jesse | 5459 | Breanna | 4138 |
| 62 | Evan | 5371 | Michelle | 4078 |
| 63 | Elijah | 5210 | Marissa | 3915 |
| 64 | Jack | 4993 | Mackenzie | 3786 |
| 65 | Jesus | 4857 | Sophia | 3733 |
| 66 | Devin | 4819 | Paige | 3677 |
| 67 | Jeremy | 4795 | Erin | 3662 |
| 68 | Ian | 4708 | Christina | 3605 |
| 69 | Adrian | 4640 | Laura | 3582 |
| 70 | Mark | 4619 | Tiffany | 3579 |
| 71 | Angel | 4610 | Chloe | 3469 |
| 72 | Dakota | 4447 | Diana | 3413 |
| 73 | Chase | 4437 | Makayla | 3356 |
| 74 | Carlos | 4328 | Sabrina | 3287 |
| 75 | Patrick | 4198 | Cassandra | 3229 |
| 76 | Antonio | 4038 | Hailey | 3213 |
| 77 | Luke | 3720 | Cheyenne | 3137 |
| 78 | Alejandro | 3703 | Jenna | 3037 |
| 79 | Bryan | 3685 | Autumn | 2975 |
| 80 | Dalton | 3639 | Miranda | 2888 |
| 81 | Garrett | 3545 | Isabella | 2858 |
| 82 | Cole | 3458 | Briana | 2835 |
| 83 | Miguel | 3419 | Kaylee | 2798 |
| 84 | Tanner | 3391 | Claire | 2773 |
| 85 | Blake | 3359 | Caitlin | 2751 |
| 86 | Seth | 3346 | Alexandria | 2704 |
| 87 | Spencer | 3219 | Katie | 2615 |
| 88 | Jorge | 3026 | Alicia | 2390 |
| 89 | Mason | 3019 | Mikayla | 2380 |
| 90 | Bryce | 2850 | Leslie | 2343 |
| 91 | Victor | 2839 | Kathryn | 2324 |
| 92 | Tristan | 2681 | Daisy | 2322 |
| 93 | Oscar | 2587 | Caroline | 2295 |
| 94 | Kenneth | 2568 | Esmeralda | 2254 |
| 95 | Jackson | 2517 | Angelica | 2252 |
| 96 | Stephen | 2460 | Lindsey | 2208 |
| 97 | Bradley | 2457 | Jacqueline | 2146 |
| 98 | Eduardo | 2347 | Jocelyn | 2096 |
| 99 | Lucas | 2325 | Molly | 2056 |
| 100 | Ricardo | 2319 | Monica | 2033 |
| 101 | Francisco | 2266 | Kelly | 2023 |
| 102 | Taylor | 2216 | Amy | 1994 |
| 103 | Colton | 2201 | Isabel | 1962 |
| 104 | Travis | 2194 | Cynthia | 1954 |
| 105 | Mitchell | 1999 | Angela | 1946 |
| 106 | Manuel | 1940 | Crystal | 1899 |
| 107 | Gavin | 1905 | Heather | 1862 |
| 108 | Marcus | 1876 | Gabriela | 1852 |
| 109 | Andres | 1861 | Erica | 1847 |
| 110 | Alexis | 1829 | Alejandra | 1746 |
| 111 | Dustin | 1761 | Karina | 1704 |
| 112 | Julian | 1747 | Michaela | 1692 |
| 113 | Alec | 1746 | Cassidy | 1606 |
| 114 | Fernando | 1741 | Brenda | 1572 |
| 115 | Cristian | 1739 | Kylie | 1570 |
| 116 | Jeffrey | 1709 | Chelsea | 1556 |
| 117 | Derek | 1673 | Adriana | 1543 |
| 118 | Cesar | 1631 | Caitlyn | 1536 |
| 119 | Edward | 1597 | Faith | 1491 |
| 120 | Omar | 1583 | Kristen | 1484 |
| 121 | Edgar | 1560 | Alexa | 1454 |
| 122 | Sergio | 1530 | Leah | 1404 |
| 123 | Ivan | 1508 | Veronica | 1382 |
| 124 | Javier | 1450 | Alondra | 1374 |
| 125 | Mario | 1434 | Jada | 1320 |
| 126 | Hector | 1414 | Ana | 1307 |
| 127 | Paul | 1403 | Karen | 1302 |
| 128 | Diego | 1394 | Margaret | 1295 |
| 129 | Grant | 1381 | Ariana | 1282 |
| 130 | Vincent | 1366 | Evelyn | 1266 |
| 131 | Roberto | 1357 | Guadalupe | 1250 |
| 132 | Riley | 1314 | Valerie | 1216 |
| 133 | Ruben | 1290 | Mckenzie | 1106 |
| 134 | Raymond | 1260 | Erika | 1103 |
| 135 | Wyatt | 1229 | Jasmin | 1068 |
| 136 | Erik | 1212 | Nancy | 1052 |
| 137 | Corey | 1204 | Karla | 1018 |
| 138 | Collin | 1154 | Giselle | 1016 |
| 139 | Gerardo | 1146 | Catherine | 994 |
| 140 | Malik | 1119 | Summer | 981 |
| 141 | Jeremiah | 1083 | Angel | 907 |
| 142 | Brendan | 1034 | Shannon | 868 |
| 143 | Gregory | 1025 | Kaitlin | 827 |
| 144 | Parker | 996 | Brooklyn | 735 |
| 145 | Levi | 943 | Jamie | 692 |
| 146 | Jake | 941 | Bethany | 632 |
| 147 | Dillon | 925 | Whitney | 608 |
| 148 | Dominic | 897 | Diamond | 606 |
| 149 | Devon | 894 | Jade | 606 |
| 150 | Shawn | 847 | Raven | 584 |
| 151 | Brett | 829 | Abby | 556 |
| 152 | Colin | 824 | Ashlyn | 540 |
| 153 | Maxwell | 782 | Zoe | 521 |
| 154 | Shane | 776 | Meghan | 492 |
| 155 | Peter | 709 | Mckenna | 419 |
| 156 | Jalen | 707 | Mallory | 408 |
| 157 | Hayden | 665 | Maya | 381 |
| 158 | Bailey | 595 | Lydia | 375 |
| 159 | Dawson | 580 | Gabriella | 336 |
| 160 | Scott | 578 | Ariel | 301 |
| 161 | Gage | 566 | Kendra | 285 |
| 162 | Landon | 543 | Kennedy | 281 |
| 163 | Kaleb | 542 | Riley | 273 |
| 164 | Peyton | 506 | Carly | 257 |
| 165 | Preston | 501 | Casey | 257 |
| 166 | Colby | 482 | Asia | 250 |
| 167 | Wesley | 477 | Delaney | 246 |
| 168 | Xavier | 445 | Kylee | 239 |
| 169 | Darius | 415 | Kiara | 233 |
| 170 | Micah | 400 | Alexus | 230 |
| 171 | Chandler | 392 | Tessa | 226 |
| 172 | Conner | 352 | Brittney | 225 |
| 173 | Braden | 315 | Sadie | 202 |
| 174 | Nolan | 296 | Audrey | 194 |
| 175 | Carter | 290 | Ashton | 182 |
| 176 | Brady | 285 | Jordyn | 176 |
| 177 | Phillip | 278 | Melanie | 174 |
| 178 | George | 270 | Hayley | 166 |
| 179 | Trenton | 263 | Mia | 148 |
| 180 | Nicolas | 256 | Meagan | 147 |
| 181 | Derrick | 248 | Natasha | 145 |
| 182 | Jakob | 224 | Aaliyah | 137 |
| 183 | Owen | 211 | Ansley | 137 |
| 184 | Clayton | 208 | Jillian | 135 |
| 185 | Brayden | 203 | Aubrey | 127 |
| 186 | Sebastian | 193 | Isabelle | 110 |
| 187 | Henry | 190 | Peyton | 109 |
| 188 | Kaden | 172 | Dakota | 101 |
| 189 | Cory | 159 | Amelia | 100 |
| 190 | Brenden | 149 | Logan | 98 |
| 191 | Carson | 128 | Lily | 98 |
| 192 | Trey | 128 | Adrianna | 96 |
| 193 | Johnathan | 123 | Rebekah | 87 |
| 194 | Chad | 122 | Lillian | 84 |
| 195 | Chance | 118 | Sophie | 78 |
| 196 | Troy | 112 | Kierra | 72 |
| 197 | Bryson | 109 | Bianca | 71 |
| 198 | Curtis | 102 | Mckayla | 66 |
| 199 | Jaden | 98 | Rylee | 65 |
| 200 | Branden | 96 | Aspen | 64 |
| 201 | Skyler | 96 | Tori | 61 |
| 202 | Zackary | 96 | Shaylee | 61 |
| 203 | Dallin | 94 | Skylar | 60 |
| 204 | Drew | 91 | Cameron | 59 |
| 205 | Braxton | 82 | Baylee | 53 |
| 206 | Jayden | 73 | Ashlee | 52 |
| 207 | Ashton | 66 | Mya | 51 |
| 208 | Caden | 64 | Dominique | 51 |
| 209 | Jaxon | 59 | Kiana | 47 |
| 210 | Aidan | 52 | Naomi | 39 |
| 211 | Liam | 40 | Makenna | 39 |
| 212 | Jonah | 36 | Malia | 33 |
| 213 | Josiah | 30 | Tiana | 24 |
| 214 | Donald | 30 | Rachael | 23 |
| 215 | Tucker | 28 | Cierra | 22 |
| 216 | Kyler | 28 | Cassie | 22 |
| 217 | Tyson | 25 | Gianna | 22 |
| 218 | Casey | 23 | Selena | 19 |
| 219 | Kainoa | 22 | Tatiana | 18 |
| 220 | Dante | 22 | Bridget | 18 |
| 221 | Kai | 19 | Holly | 17 |
| 222 | Kawika | 19 | Christine | 17 |
| 223 | Donovan | 18 | Katelynn | 16 |
| 224 | Andre | 18 | Shania | 16 |
| 225 | Ronald | 18 | Tyra | 16 |
| 226 | Kekoa | 18 | Leilani | 16 |
| 227 | Keoni | 17 | Maile | 16 |
| 228 | Nainoa | 17 | Eliza | 16 |
| 229 | Max | 16 | Tiara | 15 |
| 230 | Bronson | 16 | Shayla | 15 |
| 231 | Griffin | 16 | Joy | 15 |
| 232 | Calvin | 16 | Kathleen | 14 |
| 233 | Jonathon | 16 | Arianna | 14 |
| 234 | Lane | 15 | Lindsay | 14 |
| 235 | Alika | 15 | Charlotte | 14 |
| 236 | Tristen | 13 | Genesis | 14 |
| 237 | Bridger | 13 | Shayna | 13 |
| 238 | Cooper | 13 | Hanna | 13 |
| 239 | Colter | 10 | Tayla | 13 |
| 240 | Jace | 7 | Kyra | 13 |