Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 1998

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 1998. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2008. See the limitations of this data source.

**Top Five Female Names for Births in 1998**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Emily	60	Sarah	59	Hannah	57	Megan	50	Alyssa	46
Alabama	Hannah	457	Alexis	389	Emily	378	Madison	343	Taylor	340
Arkansas	Hannah	266	Madison	249	Emily	231	Taylor	195	Sarah	193
Arizona	Alexis	406	Samantha	389	Jessica	381	Emily	364	Ashley	358
California	Jessica	2,842	Ashley	2,716	Samantha	2,668	Emily	2,666	Jennifer	2,559
Colorado	Emily	371	Samantha	330	Hannah	312	Jessica	308	Madison	290
Connecticut	Emily	346	Sarah	324	Samantha	267	Ashley	235	Julia	221
Dist. of Columbia	Alexis	65	Jasmine	62	Taylor	56	Kayla	54	Jessica	51
Delaware	Emily	92	Taylor	86	Madison	69	Samantha	66	Sarah	66
Florida	Emily	1,184	Ashley	1,166	Alexis	980	Samantha	977	Jessica	941
Georgia	Hannah	809	Emily	717	Taylor	716	Madison	694	Alexis	681
Hawaii	Taylor	77	Kayla	65	Ashley	64	Jessica	62	Alyssa	57
Iowa	Emily	318	Hannah	310	Taylor	263	Madison	260	Alexis	256
Idaho	Madison	131	Emily	128	Hannah	128	Samantha	120	Ashley	99
Illinois	Emily	1,178	Samantha	1,013	Jessica	967	Alexis	927	Ashley	852
Indiana	Emily	672	Hannah	640	Alexis	578	Taylor	565	Madison	517
Kansas	Madison	282	Emily	267	Hannah	259	Taylor	221	Alexis	192
Kentucky	Hannah	513	Emily	448	Madison	397	Sarah	394	Taylor	321
Louisiana	Alexis	438	Taylor	406	Hannah	374	Madison	371	Emily	365
Massachusetts	Emily	802	Samantha	627	Sarah	609	Hannah	520	Julia	490
Maryland	Emily	477	Taylor	421	Sarah	415	Alexis	404	Kayla	381
Maine	Emily	138	Hannah	106	Sarah	100	Emma	93	Taylor	86
Michigan	Emily	1,091	Hannah	856	Alexis	820	Samantha	757	Taylor	751
Minnesota	Emily	577	Hannah	495	Samantha	406	Madison	396	Megan	366
Missouri	Emily	632	Hannah	569	Madison	569	Taylor	523	Samantha	455
Mississippi	Alexis	235	Hannah	233	Madison	231	Taylor	202	Anna	186
Montana	Emily	77	Madison	74	Hannah	73	Ashley	62	Jessica	55
North Carolina	Hannah	855	Taylor	689	Sarah	673	Emily	666	Madison	657
North Dakota	Emily	92	Madison	76	Taylor	72	Hannah	69	Alexis	59
Nebraska	Emily	189	Hannah	189	Madison	177	Alexis	140	Taylor	134
New Hampshire	Emily	157	Hannah	128	Sarah	103	Madison	95	Samantha	93
New Jersey	Samantha	809	Emily	798	Ashley	650	Nicole	631	Jessica	627
New Mexico	Ashley	145	Alyssa	138	Alexis	136	Samantha	127	Jessica	121
Nevada	Jessica	163	Samantha	150	Emily	143	Alexis	140	Ashley	140
New York	Samantha	1,688	Emily	1,671	Ashley	1,491	Jessica	1,283	Sarah	1,260
Ohio	Emily	1,191	Taylor	1,141	Hannah	1,118	Alexis	1,019	Madison	930
Oklahoma	Hannah	337	Emily	332	Madison	327	Taylor	266	Jessica	238
Oregon	Emily	347	Hannah	329	Madison	231	Emma	224	Jessica	223
Pennsylvania	Emily	1,371	Sarah	929	Samantha	925	Hannah	838	Madison	834
Rhode Island	Emily	122	Samantha	104	Hannah	75	Victoria	71	Madison	68
South Carolina	Hannah	363	Taylor	339	Alexis	299	Emily	297	Ashley	265
South Dakota	Emily	80	Hannah	74	Taylor	66	Madison	61	Samantha	59
Tennessee	Hannah	689	Emily	608	Madison	530	Alexis	504	Sarah	493
Texas	Emily	1,812	Ashley	1,794	Alexis	1,760	Samantha	1,675	Sarah	1,571
Utah	Madison	306	Emily	290	Hannah	279	Sarah	263	Samantha	250
Virginia	Emily	659	Hannah	611	Sarah	586	Taylor	527	Alexis	499
Vermont	Emily	71	Hannah	57	Sarah	43	Taylor	43	Madison	40
Washington	Emily	566	Hannah	491	Madison	445	Samantha	409	Taylor	367
Wisconsin	Emily	563	Hannah	471	Samantha	467	Alexis	374	Elizabeth	370
West Virginia	Hannah	221	Emily	183	Taylor	156	Madison	145	Ashley	138
Wyoming	Madison	34	Taylor	33	Sarah	32	Ashley	31	Emily	29

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 1998**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Michael	78	Jacob	74	Joshua	68	Brandon	64	David	62
Alabama	William	701	Jacob	596	Austin	594	Christopher	524	Joshua	521
Arkansas	Jacob	372	Austin	288	Michael	275	Joshua	274	Christopher	271
Arizona	Jacob	789	Michael	647	Jose	614	Daniel	561	Anthony	484
California	Daniel	4,315	Jose	4,276	Michael	4,127	Anthony	3,883	Jacob	3,562
Colorado	Jacob	530	Michael	497	Joshua	401	Matthew	397	Tyler	388
Connecticut	Michael	636	Matthew	532	Nicholas	422	Christopher	396	Ryan	381
Dist. of Columbia	Michael	129	Christopher	94	John	93	William	93	Matthew	87
Delaware	Michael	121	Tyler	101	Matthew	100	Joshua	95	Christopher	92
Florida	Michael	2,052	Christopher	1,644	Joshua	1,544	Matthew	1,453	Jacob	1,428
Georgia	William	1,146	Christopher	1,001	Michael	997	Joshua	986	Jacob	979
Hawaii	Joshua	135	Matthew	103	Noah	100	Christopher	86	Austin	83
Iowa	Jacob	507	Austin	384	Tyler	328	Matthew	276	Nicholas	270
Idaho	Jacob	188	Michael	143	Austin	139	Tyler	127	Joshua	120
Illinois	Michael	1,933	Jacob	1,648	Matthew	1,525	Nicholas	1,388	Daniel	1,274
Indiana	Jacob	1,120	Austin	804	Michael	740	Tyler	717	Matthew	633
Kansas	Jacob	432	Austin	279	Matthew	260	Zachary	251	Michael	242
Kentucky	Jacob	845	Austin	742	William	523	James	502	Matthew	474
Louisiana	Jacob	494	Joshua	481	Michael	465	Austin	461	Christopher	444
Massachusetts	Michael	1,174	Matthew	1,136	Nicholas	1,009	John	746	Ryan	718
Maryland	Michael	712	Jacob	646	Matthew	607	Nicholas	537	Joshua	504
Maine	Jacob	211	Nicholas	147	Tyler	144	Matthew	124	Joshua	121
Michigan	Jacob	1,761	Michael	1,197	Joshua	1,078	Austin	1,068	Nicholas	1,052
Minnesota	Jacob	801	Matthew	605	Nicholas	579	Tyler	526	Andrew	521
Missouri	Jacob	1,031	Austin	741	Tyler	654	Michael	633	Nicholas	582
Mississippi	James	383	William	380	Christopher	334	Austin	301	Joshua	301
Montana	Jacob	103	Austin	84	Michael	81	Tyler	72	Cody	62
North Carolina	William	1,055	Jacob	1,045	Joshua	1,020	Christopher	971	Michael	948
North Dakota	Jacob	116	Matthew	89	Austin	88	Tyler	83	Zachary	71
Nebraska	Jacob	316	Austin	190	Tyler	190	Michael	171	Zachary	167
New Hampshire	Jacob	214	Matthew	184	Nicholas	166	Michael	149	Tyler	146
New Jersey	Michael	1,724	Matthew	1,386	Nicholas	1,190	Christopher	1,102	Joseph	1,018
New Mexico	Michael	237	Joshua	210	Jacob	199	Matthew	185	Joseph	169
Nevada	Michael	251	Jacob	224	Anthony	211	Brandon	189	Matthew	178
New York	Michael	3,402	Matthew	2,613	Nicholas	2,373	Christopher	2,297	Joseph	2,270
Ohio	Jacob	2,099	Michael	1,556	Austin	1,423	Nicholas	1,308	Matthew	1,280
Oklahoma	Jacob	486	Austin	406	Joshua	373	Tyler	368	Michael	367
Oregon	Jacob	495	Austin	335	Joshua	296	Tyler	295	Michael	294
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,803	Matthew	1,573	Nicholas	1,421	Jacob	1,408	Tyler	1,355
Rhode Island	Matthew	200	Nicholas	154	Michael	146	Jacob	142	Zachary	116
South Carolina	William	528	Michael	457	Christopher	450	Joshua	438	Jacob	421
South Dakota	Austin	120	Jacob	114	Tyler	79	Matthew	74	Michael	72
Tennessee	Jacob	964	William	848	Austin	813	Joshua	743	Michael	725
Texas	Jose	2,929	Jacob	2,716	Michael	2,638	Christopher	2,514	Joshua	2,379
Utah	Jacob	461	Joshua	415	Tyler	350	Austin	333	Michael	286
Virginia	Jacob	913	Matthew	815	Michael	807	Joshua	783	William	773
Vermont	Jacob	88	Tyler	66	Matthew	54	Zachary	50	Nicholas	48
Washington	Jacob	761	Michael	598	Austin	574	Joshua	516	Andrew	511
Wisconsin	Jacob	931	Michael	559	Austin	549	Tyler	541	Nicholas	520
West Virginia	Jacob	299	Austin	276	Tyler	208	Brandon	203	Michael	198
Wyoming	Austin	55	Jacob	49	Matthew	47	Michael	46	Tyler	44


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