Birth year roster

Top names in 1998

Name: Top baby names in 1998
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 1998 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emily and Michael led the 1998 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Emily was the #1 girls’ name for 12 years in all (1996–2007); Michael was the #1 boys’ name for 44 years in all (between 1954 and 1998). Of the 200 names below, 89 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emily Declining26,188
#2Hannah Declining21,376
#3Samantha Endangered20,195
#4Sarah Endangered19,898
#5Ashley Endangered19,875
#6Alexis Endangered19,778
#7Taylor Endangered18,576
#8Jessica Endangered18,239
#9Madison Declining17,787
#10Elizabeth Stable15,193
#11Alyssa Endangered13,709
#12Kayla Endangered13,422
#13Megan Endangered13,258
#14Lauren Endangered12,908
#15Rachel Endangered12,209
#16Victoria Declining12,148
#17Brianna Declining12,047
#18Abigail Declining11,100
#19Amanda Endangered10,928
#20Jennifer Endangered10,692
#21Olivia Stable10,610
#22Emma Declining10,451
#23Morgan Endangered10,217
#24Nicole Endangered9,911
#25Brittany Endangered9,844
#26Jasmine Declining9,488
#27Alexandra Declining8,608
#28Sydney Endangered8,553
#29Stephanie Endangered8,491
#30Rebecca Endangered8,423
#31Anna Declining8,386
#32Julia Stable8,328
#33Katherine Declining8,207
#34Destiny Endangered8,155
#35Kaitlyn Endangered7,937
#36Haley Endangered7,934
#37Amber Endangered7,930
#38Allison Declining7,861
#39Courtney Endangered7,555
#40Natalie Declining7,549
#41Danielle Endangered7,368
#42Jordan Endangered7,114
#43Maria Stable6,817
#44Mary Endangered6,478
#45Savannah Declining6,464
#46Brooke Declining6,346
#47Gabrielle Endangered6,201
#48Sara Stable6,010
#49Shelby Endangered5,893
#50Madeline Stable5,869
#51Sierra Endangered5,841
#52Vanessa Declining5,830
#53Grace Declining5,724
#54Kimberly Endangered5,722
#55Michelle Endangered5,562
#56Kelsey Endangered5,551
#57Erin Endangered5,471
#58Katelyn Endangered5,367
#59Melissa Endangered5,354
#60Bailey Declining5,198
#61Andrea Declining5,133
#62Mariah Declining5,086
#63Paige Declining4,976
#64Mackenzie Declining4,890
#65Jenna Endangered4,866
#66Marissa Endangered4,722
#67Tiffany Endangered4,612
#68Sabrina Stable4,608
#69Christina Endangered4,533
#70Hailey Declining4,473
#71Makayla Endangered4,365
#72Cheyenne Endangered4,327
#73Sophia Stable4,308
#74Laura Endangered4,298
#75Caroline Declining4,276
#76Breanna Endangered4,250
#77Autumn Stable4,208
#78Caitlin Endangered4,175
#79Briana Endangered4,153
#80Miranda Endangered4,143
#81Alexandria Declining4,009
#82Mikayla Endangered3,858
#83Diana Stable3,853
#84Isabella Declining3,851
#85Cassandra Endangered3,813
#86Kaylee Declining3,806
#87Chloe Stable3,794
#88Katie Endangered3,746
#89Kathryn Endangered3,703
#90Kelly Endangered3,703
#91Claire Declining3,642
#92Erica Endangered3,624
#93Alexa Endangered3,622
#94Chelsea Endangered3,518
#95Jacqueline Endangered3,500
#96Amy Endangered3,485
#97Lindsey Endangered3,465
#98Alicia Endangered3,408
#99Heather Endangered3,397
#100Angela Endangered3,369

Boys

#1Michael Past peak36,618
#2Jacob Declining36,031
#3Matthew Declining31,146
#4Joshua Declining28,095
#5Christopher Endangered27,007
#6Nicholas Declining26,632
#7Brandon Endangered23,832
#8Tyler Endangered23,712
#9Andrew Declining23,664
#10Austin Declining23,478
#11Joseph Declining23,186
#12Daniel Declining23,165
#13David Past peak20,892
#14William Declining20,836
#15John Past peak20,633
#16Zachary Endangered20,580
#17Ryan Declining20,198
#18James Stable19,690
#19Anthony Declining19,634
#20Justin Endangered17,971
#21Jonathan Declining17,649
#22Alexander Declining17,466
#23Robert Endangered15,527
#24Kyle Endangered15,277
#25Dylan Stable14,540
#26Christian Declining14,522
#27Jordan Declining14,410
#28Samuel Stable13,912
#29Noah Stable13,415
#30Benjamin Declining13,061
#31Thomas Stable12,889
#32Kevin Endangered12,510
#33Jose Stable12,374
#34Nathan Declining11,586
#35Cameron Stable11,416
#36Hunter Declining11,078
#37Aaron Declining10,552
#38Ethan Declining10,536
#39Eric Endangered9,964
#40Jason Endangered9,399
#41Brian Endangered9,146
#42Caleb Stable9,028
#43Cody Endangered8,810
#44Logan Declining8,640
#45Adam Declining8,356
#46Steven Endangered8,115
#47Connor Declining7,906
#48Charles Stable7,849
#49Timothy Endangered7,845
#50Sean Endangered7,712
#51Jared Stable7,462
#52Juan Stable7,361
#53Luis Stable7,202
#54Gabriel Stable7,068
#55Alex Declining6,954
#56Richard Endangered6,954
#57Patrick Declining6,734
#58Trevor Endangered6,598
#59Isaiah Declining6,487
#60Nathaniel Declining6,427
#61Jack Stable6,376
#62Devin Endangered6,218
#63Evan Declining6,084
#64Mark Endangered5,893
#65Isaac Declining5,859
#66Elijah Stable5,662
#67Chase Declining5,562
#68Jeremy Endangered5,541
#69Carlos Stable5,481
#70Jesse Stable5,444
#71Adrian Stable5,429
#72Dakota Stable5,401
#73Ian Stable5,353
#74Bryan Declining5,309
#75Luke Stable5,284
#76Jesus Stable5,217
#77Cole Declining5,148
#78Stephen Endangered5,013
#79Antonio Stable4,943
#80Garrett Endangered4,789
#81Angel Stable4,772
#82Tanner Declining4,704
#83Mason Declining4,658
#84Spencer Stable4,619
#85Blake Declining4,607
#86Seth Endangered4,587
#87Kenneth Endangered4,586
#88Dalton Declining4,565
#89Paul Endangered4,321
#90Miguel Stable4,256
#91Jeffrey Endangered4,191
#92Tristan Declining4,169
#93Lucas Stable4,093
#94Bryce Declining4,053
#95Alejandro Stable4,044
#96Marcus Declining4,015
#97Victor Declining3,997
#98Travis Endangered3,924
#99Brendan Endangered3,879
#100Jackson Declining3,861