The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1998
16,601 different girls’ names were recorded in 1998, covering 1,766,949 births. These are the top 200.
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 26,188 |
| 2 | Hannah | 21,376 |
| 3 | Samantha | 20,195 |
| 4 | Sarah | 19,898 |
| 5 | Ashley | 19,875 |
| 6 | Alexis | 19,778 |
| 7 | Taylor | 18,576 |
| 8 | Jessica | 18,239 |
| 9 | Madison | 17,787 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 15,193 |
| 11 | Alyssa | 13,709 |
| 12 | Kayla | 13,422 |
| 13 | Megan | 13,258 |
| 14 | Lauren | 12,908 |
| 15 | Rachel | 12,209 |
| 16 | Victoria | 12,148 |
| 17 | Brianna | 12,047 |
| 18 | Abigail | 11,100 |
| 19 | Amanda | 10,928 |
| 20 | Jennifer | 10,692 |
| 21 | Olivia | 10,610 |
| 22 | Emma | 10,451 |
| 23 | Morgan | 10,217 |
| 24 | Nicole | 9,911 |
| 25 | Brittany | 9,844 |
| 26 | Jasmine | 9,488 |
| 27 | Alexandra | 8,608 |
| 28 | Sydney | 8,553 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 8,491 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 8,423 |
| 31 | Anna | 8,386 |
| 32 | Julia | 8,328 |
| 33 | Katherine | 8,207 |
| 34 | Destiny | 8,155 |
| 35 | Kaitlyn | 7,937 |
| 36 | Haley | 7,934 |
| 37 | Amber | 7,930 |
| 38 | Allison | 7,861 |
| 39 | Courtney | 7,555 |
| 40 | Natalie | 7,549 |
| 41 | Danielle | 7,368 |
| 42 | Jordan | 7,114 |
| 43 | Maria | 6,817 |
| 44 | Mary | 6,478 |
| 45 | Savannah | 6,464 |
| 46 | Brooke | 6,346 |
| 47 | Gabrielle | 6,201 |
| 48 | Sara | 6,010 |
| 49 | Shelby | 5,893 |
| 50 | Madeline | 5,869 |
| 51 | Sierra | 5,841 |
| 52 | Vanessa | 5,830 |
| 53 | Grace | 5,724 |
| 54 | Kimberly | 5,722 |
| 55 | Michelle | 5,562 |
| 56 | Kelsey | 5,551 |
| 57 | Erin | 5,471 |
| 58 | Katelyn | 5,367 |
| 59 | Melissa | 5,354 |
| 60 | Bailey | 5,198 |
| 61 | Andrea | 5,133 |
| 62 | Mariah | 5,086 |
| 63 | Paige | 4,976 |
| 64 | Mackenzie | 4,890 |
| 65 | Jenna | 4,866 |
| 66 | Marissa | 4,722 |
| 67 | Tiffany | 4,612 |
| 68 | Sabrina | 4,608 |
| 69 | Christina | 4,533 |
| 70 | Hailey | 4,473 |
| 71 | Makayla | 4,365 |
| 72 | Cheyenne | 4,327 |
| 73 | Sophia | 4,308 |
| 74 | Laura | 4,298 |
| 75 | Caroline | 4,276 |
| 76 | Breanna | 4,250 |
| 77 | Autumn | 4,208 |
| 78 | Caitlin | 4,175 |
| 79 | Briana | 4,153 |
| 80 | Miranda | 4,143 |
| 81 | Alexandria | 4,009 |
| 82 | Mikayla | 3,858 |
| 83 | Diana | 3,853 |
| 84 | Isabella | 3,851 |
| 85 | Cassandra | 3,813 |
| 86 | Kaylee | 3,806 |
| 87 | Chloe | 3,794 |
| 88 | Katie | 3,746 |
| 89 | Kathryn | 3,703 |
| 89 | Kelly | 3,703 |
| 91 | Claire | 3,642 |
| 92 | Erica | 3,624 |
| 93 | Alexa | 3,622 |
| 94 | Chelsea | 3,518 |
| 95 | Jacqueline | 3,500 |
| 96 | Amy | 3,485 |
| 97 | Lindsey | 3,465 |
| 98 | Alicia | 3,408 |
| 99 | Heather | 3,397 |
| 100 | Angela | 3,369 |
| 101 | Catherine | 3,350 |
| 102 | Kristen | 3,348 |
| 103 | Michaela | 3,341 |
| 104 | Shannon | 3,278 |
| 105 | Monica | 3,230 |
| 106 | Leah | 3,218 |
| 107 | Faith | 3,217 |
| 108 | Molly | 3,192 |
| 109 | Angelica | 3,183 |
| 110 | Crystal | 3,174 |
| 111 | Leslie | 3,079 |
| 112 | Jamie | 3,066 |
| 113 | Cassidy | 3,045 |
| 114 | Margaret | 2,962 |
| 115 | Caitlyn | 2,937 |
| 116 | Gabriella | 2,925 |
| 117 | Kylie | 2,879 |
| 118 | Isabel | 2,827 |
| 119 | Jada | 2,711 |
| 120 | Kaitlin | 2,702 |
| 121 | Meghan | 2,696 |
| 122 | Zoe | 2,692 |
| 123 | Maya | 2,687 |
| 124 | Erika | 2,672 |
| 125 | Jade | 2,657 |
| 126 | Veronica | 2,632 |
| 127 | Cynthia | 2,631 |
| 128 | Jocelyn | 2,583 |
| 129 | Gabriela | 2,577 |
| 130 | Mia | 2,567 |
| 131 | Summer | 2,558 |
| 132 | Bethany | 2,490 |
| 133 | Esmeralda | 2,477 |
| 134 | Adriana | 2,475 |
| 135 | Melanie | 2,459 |
| 136 | Daisy | 2,449 |
| 137 | Ariana | 2,424 |
| 138 | Angel | 2,384 |
| 139 | Selena | 2,279 |
| 140 | Ana | 2,265 |
| 141 | Carly | 2,264 |
| 142 | Mckenzie | 2,243 |
| 143 | Brittney | 2,239 |
| 144 | Karina | 2,235 |
| 145 | Audrey | 2,202 |
| 146 | Dominique | 2,159 |
| 147 | Ariel | 2,150 |
| 148 | Valerie | 2,142 |
| 149 | Brenda | 2,133 |
| 150 | Casey | 2,103 |
| 151 | Hayley | 2,084 |
| 152 | Karen | 2,073 |
| 153 | Lydia | 2,071 |
| 154 | Kendra | 2,035 |
| 155 | Rebekah | 2,030 |
| 156 | Alejandra | 2,020 |
| 157 | Bianca | 2,019 |
| 158 | Jillian | 2,015 |
| 159 | Desiree | 1,999 |
| 160 | Hope | 1,951 |
| 161 | Lindsay | 1,939 |
| 162 | Madelyn | 1,928 |
| 163 | Holly | 1,921 |
| 164 | Diamond | 1,919 |
| 165 | Hanna | 1,898 |
| 166 | Riley | 1,877 |
| 167 | Arianna | 1,841 |
| 168 | Julie | 1,807 |
| 169 | Lily | 1,752 |
| 170 | Rachael | 1,744 |
| 171 | Kathleen | 1,739 |
| 172 | Kiara | 1,734 |
| 173 | Skylar | 1,731 |
| 174 | Lillian | 1,718 |
| 175 | Christine | 1,715 |
| 176 | Kara | 1,711 |
| 177 | Jasmin | 1,710 |
| 178 | Evelyn | 1,707 |
| 179 | Claudia | 1,706 |
| 180 | Patricia | 1,704 |
| 181 | Cierra | 1,687 |
| 182 | April | 1,662 |
| 183 | Kennedy | 1,658 |
| 184 | Alexus | 1,654 |
| 185 | Raven | 1,653 |
| 186 | Allyson | 1,651 |
| 187 | Kendall | 1,645 |
| 188 | Alison | 1,642 |
| 189 | Tara | 1,637 |
| 190 | Naomi | 1,630 |
| 191 | Adrianna | 1,614 |
| 192 | Kristina | 1,612 |
| 193 | Whitney | 1,611 |
| 194 | Abby | 1,608 |
| 195 | Daniela | 1,596 |
| 196 | Isabelle | 1,592 |
| 197 | Jordyn | 1,583 |
| 198 | Cameron | 1,565 |
| 198 | Kyra | 1,565 |
| 200 | Brooklyn | 1,558 |
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1998 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.