Most popular boys’ names in Northern Ireland, 1998
The official ranking as published, with the number of babies given each name. Names with the same count share a rank.
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 429 |
| 2 | Ryan | 346 |
| 3 | James | 326 |
| 4 | Jack | 292 |
| 5 | Conor | 271 |
| 6 | Adam | 251 |
| 6 | Jordan | 251 |
| 8 | Michael | 240 |
| 9 | David | 232 |
| 10 | Christopher | 215 |
| 11 | Andrew | 211 |
| 12 | Daniel | 204 |
| 13 | Aaron | 203 |
| 14 | Thomas | 198 |
| 15 | Joshua | 181 |
| 16 | Sean | 157 |
| 17 | Mark | 151 |
| 18 | Nathan | 149 |
| 19 | Dylan | 148 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 147 |
| 21 | Stephen | 144 |
| 22 | Peter | 138 |
| 23 | Jamie | 136 |
| 24 | John | 134 |
| 25 | Patrick | 130 |