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Baby Names from 1998

3,678,207 registered births | 1,911,318 boys | 1,766,889 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1998

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
36,619 births
2 Jacob
36,027 births
3 Matthew
31,145 births
4 Joshua
28,095 births
5 Christopher
27,007 births
6 Nicholas
26,633 births
7 Brandon
23,830 births
8 Tyler
23,712 births
9 Andrew
23,662 births
10 Austin
23,477 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Emily
26,188 births
2 Hannah
21,375 births
3 Samantha
20,194 births
4 Sarah
19,896 births
5 Ashley
19,874 births
6 Alexis
19,778 births
7 Taylor
18,576 births
8 Jessica
18,238 births
9 Madison
17,787 births
10 Elizabeth
15,193 births

Top Unisex Names of 1998

Taylor
3,581 boys 18,576 girls
Alexis
2,317 boys 19,778 girls
Jordan
14,410 boys 7,114 girls
Cameron
11,416 boys 1,565 girls
Logan
8,639 boys 1,026 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1998

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Cameron
#337 → #198 (+139)
G Skylar
#302 → #173 (+129)
G Madelyn
#252 → #162 (+90)
G Esmeralda
#214 → #133 (+81)
G Kiara
#238 → #172 (+66)
G Maya
#182 → #123 (+59)
G Isabelle
#251 → #196 (+55)
G Lily
#220 → #169 (+51)

Biggest Fallers

G Brandi
#199 → #257 (-58)

New to the Top 200 in 1998

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Esmeralda #133 Madelyn #162 Lily #169 Skylar #173 Dawson #175 Allyson #186 Carter #189 Jakob #191 Daniela #195 Aidan #196 Jordyn #197 Cameron #198 Micah #199 Kyra #199 Brooklyn #200
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