Most popular baby names in England & Wales, 1998
The top girls’ name was Chloe, given to 9,628 babies. The top boys’ name was Jack, given to 9,845 babies.
The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.
Top 100 girls’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 9,628 |
| 2 | Emily | 6,550 |
| 3 | Megan | 6,247 |
| 4 | Jessica | 5,719 |
| 5 | Sophie | 5,682 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5,430 |
| 7 | Hannah | 5,052 |
| 8 | Lauren | 4,955 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 4,767 |
| 10 | Lucy | 4,515 |
| 11 | Amy | 4,311 |
| 12 | Georgia | 4,257 |
| 13 | Katie | 4,093 |
| 14 | Bethany | 4,068 |
| 15 | Emma | 3,565 |
| 16 | Olivia | 3,550 |
| 17 | Courtney | 3,251 |
| 18 | Shannon | 2,904 |
| 19 | Eleanor | 2,724 |
| 20 | Jade | 2,497 |
| 21 | Ellie | 2,492 |
| 22 | Abigail | 2,485 |
| 23 | Holly | 2,419 |
| 24 | Molly | 2,413 |
| 25 | Laura | 2,299 |
| 26 | Alice | 2,143 |
| 27 | Sarah | 2,062 |
| 28 | Caitlin | 1,965 |
| 29 | Rachel | 1,890 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 1,702 |
| 31 | Amber | 1,701 |
| 32 | Paige | 1,687 |
| 33 | Georgina | 1,624 |
| 34 | Danielle | 1,598 |
| 35 | Grace | 1,582 |
| 36 | Nicole | 1,577 |
| 37 | Natasha | 1,542 |
| 38 | Ella | 1,538 |
| 39 | Chelsea | 1,510 |
| 40 | Leah | 1,474 |
| 41 | Victoria | 1,401 |
| 42 | Anna | 1,389 |
| 43 | Phoebe | 1,371 |
| 44 | Samantha | 1,345 |
| 45 | Zoe | 1,341 |
| 46 | Alexandra | 1,290 |
| 47 | Jasmine | 1,268 |
| 48 | Amelia | 1,249 |
| 49 | Louise | 1,102 |
| 50 | Lydia | 1,083 |
| 51 | Natalie | 1,082 |
| 52 | Abbie | 1,073 |
| 53 | Francesca | 1,052 |
| 54 | Melissa | 1,009 |
| 55 | Katherine | 1,001 |
| 56 | Harriet | 944 |
| 57 | Imogen | 942 |
| 58 | Jodie | 937 |
| 59 | Gemma | 919 |
| 59 | Kayleigh | 919 |
| 61 | Lily | 873 |
| 62 | Jennifer | 858 |
| 63 | Kate | 844 |
| 63 | Stephanie | 844 |
| 65 | Daisy | 839 |
| 66 | Niamh | 837 |
| 67 | Millie | 813 |
| 68 | Aimee | 809 |
| 69 | Kirsty | 792 |
| 70 | Hollie | 788 |
| 71 | Rosie | 786 |
| 72 | Jordan | 774 |
| 73 | Mollie | 760 |
| 74 | Alisha | 740 |
| 75 | Mia | 721 |
| 76 | Isobel | 702 |
| 76 | Tia | 702 |
| 78 | Ellen | 691 |
| 79 | Erin | 679 |
| 80 | Bethan | 673 |
| 81 | Sian | 661 |
| 82 | Alicia | 659 |
| 83 | Rhiannon | 657 |
| 84 | Ashleigh | 653 |
| 85 | Catherine | 645 |
| 86 | Madeleine | 601 |
| 87 | Isabelle | 596 |
| 87 | Kelsey | 596 |
| 87 | Sophia | 596 |
| 90 | Isabella | 594 |
| 91 | Naomi | 574 |
| 92 | Yasmin | 564 |
| 93 | Freya | 563 |
| 93 | Morgan | 563 |
| 93 | Robyn | 563 |
| 96 | Isabel | 544 |
| 97 | Maisie | 540 |
| 98 | Poppy | 534 |
| 99 | Rachael | 530 |
| 100 | Chantelle | 520 |
Top 100 boys’ names
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 9,845 |
| 2 | Thomas | 9,468 |
| 3 | James | 9,197 |
| 4 | Daniel | 7,732 |
| 5 | Joshua | 7,672 |
| 6 | Matthew | 7,171 |
| 7 | Samuel | 6,072 |
| 8 | Callum | 5,600 |
| 9 | Joseph | 5,411 |
| 10 | Jordan | 5,158 |
| 11 | Connor | 5,155 |
| 12 | Ryan | 4,992 |
| 13 | Luke | 4,934 |
| 14 | William | 4,879 |
| 15 | Harry | 4,761 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 4,643 |
| 17 | George | 4,540 |
| 18 | Lewis | 4,518 |
| 19 | Alexander | 4,460 |
| 20 | Oliver | 3,970 |
| 21 | Adam | 3,811 |
| 22 | Jake | 3,760 |
| 23 | Michael | 3,514 |
| 24 | Liam | 3,486 |
| 25 | Nathan | 3,211 |
| 26 | Kieran | 2,731 |
| 27 | Jacob | 2,686 |
| 28 | Cameron | 2,655 |
| 29 | Ben | 2,640 |
| 30 | Mohammed | 2,524 |
| 31 | Aaron | 2,512 |
| 32 | Christopher | 2,499 |
| 33 | Bradley | 2,452 |
| 34 | Jamie | 2,451 |
| 35 | Charlie | 2,401 |
| 36 | Brandon | 2,142 |
| 37 | Robert | 2,121 |
| 38 | Kyle | 2,016 |
| 39 | David | 1,993 |
| 40 | Owen | 1,896 |
| 41 | Charles | 1,868 |
| 42 | Andrew | 1,808 |
| 43 | Reece | 1,729 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,709 |
| 45 | Dylan | 1,643 |
| 46 | Alex | 1,627 |
| 47 | Ethan | 1,565 |
| 48 | Jonathan | 1,484 |
| 49 | Sam | 1,441 |
| 50 | Louis | 1,433 |
| 51 | Max | 1,418 |
| 52 | Dominic | 1,366 |
| 53 | John | 1,357 |
| 54 | Ashley | 1,317 |
| 55 | Rhys | 1,310 |
| 56 | Henry | 1,244 |
| 57 | Conor | 1,225 |
| 58 | Joe | 1,211 |
| 59 | Tyler | 1,194 |
| 60 | Scott | 1,185 |
| 61 | Sean | 1,183 |
| 62 | Nicholas | 1,090 |
| 63 | Ross | 1,022 |
| 64 | Morgan | 969 |
| 65 | Elliot | 964 |
| 66 | Patrick | 937 |
| 67 | Peter | 935 |
| 68 | Billy | 894 |
| 69 | Mark | 891 |
| 70 | Stephen | 834 |
| 71 | Alfie | 808 |
| 72 | Harrison | 803 |
| 73 | Lee | 801 |
| 74 | Anthony | 795 |
| 75 | Mitchell | 794 |
| 76 | Joel | 782 |
| 77 | Toby | 769 |
| 78 | Paul | 767 |
| 79 | Jay | 754 |
| 80 | Jason | 723 |
| 81 | Aidan | 712 |
| 82 | Richard | 683 |
| 83 | Mohammad | 676 |
| 84 | Isaac | 666 |
| 85 | Declan | 663 |
| 86 | Josh | 645 |
| 87 | Steven | 636 |
| 88 | Marcus | 625 |
| 89 | Muhammad | 621 |
| 90 | Elliott | 613 |
| 91 | Harvey | 596 |
| 92 | Tom | 579 |
| 93 | Christian | 575 |
| 94 | Kane | 574 |
| 95 | Shane | 568 |
| 96 | Leon | 564 |
| 97 | Shaun | 558 |
| 98 | Corey | 545 |
| 98 | Ellis | 545 |
| 100 | Kai | 528 |