NameTides

The names of 1998

The ten most popular names given in 1998, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  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

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US: boys

  1. Michael 36,618
  2. Jacob 36,031
  3. Matthew 31,146
  4. Joshua 28,095
  5. Christopher 27,007
  6. Nicholas 26,632
  7. Brandon 23,832
  8. Tyler 23,712
  9. Andrew 23,664
  10. Austin 23,478

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England & Wales: girls

  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

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England & Wales: boys

  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

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Scotland: girls

  1. Chloe 953
  2. Megan 679
  3. Rebecca 631
  4. Emma 601
  5. Amy 588
  6. Caitlin 580
  7. Lauren 542
  8. Rachel 541
  9. Shannon 444
  10. Hannah 425

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Scotland: boys

  1. Ryan 791
  2. Jack 709
  3. Ross 662
  4. Lewis 637
  5. Cameron 619
  6. James 616
  7. Connor 592
  8. Andrew 584
  9. Scott 549
  10. Callum 524

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Chloe 434
  2. Emma 307
  3. Rebecca 254
  4. Amy 245
  5. Lauren 235
  6. Hannah 233
  7. Sarah 228
  8. Shannon 228
  9. Rachel 219
  10. Megan 218

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Matthew 429
  2. Ryan 346
  3. James 326
  4. Jack 292
  5. Conor 271
  6. Adam 251
  7. Jordan 251
  8. Michael 240
  9. David 232
  10. Christopher 215

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Canada: girls

  1. Sarah 2,619
  2. Emily 2,374
  3. Jessica 2,129
  4. Emma 1,573
  5. Samantha 1,557
  6. Taylor 1,531
  7. Megan 1,512
  8. Alexandra 1,345
  9. Nicole 1,232
  10. Hannah 1,218

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Canada: boys

  1. Matthew 3,057
  2. Michael 2,492
  3. Nicholas 2,414
  4. Joshua 2,363
  5. Samuel 2,342
  6. Jacob 2,301
  7. William 2,084
  8. Brandon 2,018
  9. Ryan 2,011
  10. Tyler 1,813

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NSW: girls

  1. Emily 799
  2. Jessica 778
  3. Sarah 645
  4. Chloe 575
  5. Emma 537
  6. Georgia 460
  7. Olivia 408
  8. Samantha 404
  9. Isabella 348
  10. Caitlin 341

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NSW: boys

  1. Joshua 1,016
  2. Jack 986
  3. Lachlan 842
  4. Matthew 823
  5. James 790
  6. Daniel 765
  7. Thomas 765
  8. Nicholas 679
  9. Benjamin 579
  10. William 561

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Ireland: girls

  1. Chloe 575
  2. Ciara 539
  3. Sarah 537
  4. Aoife 529
  5. Emma 514
  6. Niamh 492
  7. Rachel 444
  8. Megan 393
  9. Rebecca 388
  10. Lauren 363

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Ireland: boys

  1. Conor 761
  2. Sean 662
  3. Jack 543
  4. James 472
  5. Adam 460
  6. Aaron 449
  7. Dylan 443
  8. David 439
  9. Michael 438
  10. Daniel 428

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Canadian provinces in 1998

US states in 1998