Most popular boys’ names in Minnesota, 1998
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 801 |
| 2 | Matthew | 605 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 579 |
| 4 | Tyler | 526 |
| 5 | Andrew | 521 |
| 6 | Michael | 517 |
| 7 | Samuel | 492 |
| 8 | Austin | 471 |
| 9 | Zachary | 466 |
| 10 | Benjamin | 442 |
| 11 | Alexander | 441 |
| 12 | Joseph | 437 |
| 13 | Joshua | 426 |
| 14 | Ryan | 421 |
| 15 | Brandon | 373 |
| 16 | Jack | 363 |
| 17 | Dylan | 356 |
| 18 | Noah | 352 |
| 19 | Nathan | 349 |
| 20 | John | 302 |
| 21 | William | 299 |
| 22 | Daniel | 292 |
| 23 | Thomas | 289 |
| 24 | Jordan | 278 |
| 25 | Hunter | 262 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kyle | 262 |
| 27 | David | 257 |
| 28 | Cole | 254 |
| 29 | Logan | 250 |
| 30 | Anthony | 244 |
| 31 | Ethan | 236 |
| 32 | Christopher | 234 |
| 33 | Adam | 216 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 215 |
| 35 | Aaron | 213 |
| 36 | Justin | 212 |
| 37 | Connor | 206 |
| 38 | James | 204 |
| 39 | Cody | 202 |
| 40 | Isaac | 186 |
| 41 | Mitchell | 177 |
| 42 | Luke | 174 |
| 43 | Robert | 169 |
| 44 | Eric | 164 |
| 45 | Alex | 162 |
| 46 | Tanner | 158 |
| 47 | Caleb | 157 |
| 48 | Blake | 155 |
| 48 | Charles | 155 |
| 50 | Lucas | 151 |
| 51 | Evan | 147 |
| 52 | Trevor | 143 |
| 53 | Riley | 138 |
| 54 | Jared | 135 |
| 55 | Cameron | 132 |
| 56 | Brady | 131 |
| 56 | Carter | 131 |
| 56 | Chase | 131 |
| 59 | Mason | 130 |
| 60 | Wyatt | 129 |
| 61 | Kevin | 125 |
| 61 | Maxwell | 125 |
| 63 | Christian | 124 |
| 64 | Jackson | 121 |
| 65 | Ian | 115 |
| 66 | Devin | 113 |
| 66 | Nathaniel | 113 |
| 68 | Isaiah | 111 |
| 69 | Jake | 110 |
| 69 | Timothy | 110 |
| 71 | Derek | 109 |
| 71 | Jason | 109 |
| 73 | Sean | 107 |
| 74 | Grant | 105 |
| 74 | Jesse | 105 |
| 76 | Spencer | 104 |
| 76 | Travis | 104 |
| 78 | Patrick | 101 |
| 79 | Alec | 98 |
| 80 | Gabriel | 97 |
| 80 | Peter | 97 |
| 82 | Tristan | 94 |
| 83 | Seth | 91 |
| 84 | Brian | 89 |
| 84 | Elijah | 89 |
| 84 | Parker | 89 |
| 87 | Collin | 88 |
| 87 | Taylor | 88 |
| 89 | Colton | 87 |
| 89 | Steven | 87 |
| 91 | Dalton | 86 |
| 92 | Gavin | 84 |
| 93 | Garrett | 81 |
| 93 | Henry | 81 |
| 95 | Bryce | 79 |
| 96 | Brett | 78 |
| 97 | Mark | 76 |
| 98 | Erik | 74 |
| 99 | Dakota | 73 |
| 99 | Jeremy | 73 |