Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Iowa, 1998

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	318
2	Hannah	310
3	Taylor	263
4	Madison	260
5	Alexis	258
6	Megan	220
7	Samantha	211
8	Elizabeth	204
9	Emma	178
10	Ashley	176
10	Morgan	176
12	Sydney	174
13	Sarah	164
14	Abigail	161
15	Rachel	158
16	Lauren	157
17	Olivia	153
18	Jessica	152
19	Alyssa	135
20	Anna	131
21	Allison	127
21	Kayla	127
23	Bailey	123
24	Paige	113
25	Kaitlyn	111
26	Courtney	110
26	Haley	110
28	Kelsey	108
29	Nicole	107
30	Jenna	104
31	Brianna	103
31	Brittany	103
33	Natalie	102
34	Mackenzie	99
35	Brooke	94
35	Madeline	94
37	Katelyn	88
38	Rebecca	85
39	Jordan	84
40	Shelby	80
41	Alexandra	75
42	Amanda	74
42	Grace	74
44	Claire	73
45	Sara	72
46	Amber	68
46	Kaylee	68
48	Danielle	67
48	Erin	67
48	Mariah	67

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	509
2	Austin	384
3	Tyler	328
4	Matthew	276
5	Nicholas	270
5	Zachary	270
7	Brandon	269
8	Andrew	260
9	Michael	251
10	Noah	236
11	Joshua	231
12	Ryan	225
13	Alexander	220
14	Dylan	209
15	Samuel	196
16	Nathan	183
17	Jordan	180
18	Kyle	173
19	Benjamin	171
20	Hunter	167
21	Christopher	163
22	Cole	156
23	Caleb	155
23	Joseph	155
25	Logan	154
26	William	153
27	Daniel	147
28	Trevor	141
29	Anthony	140
29	Cody	140
31	Ethan	139
32	John	137
33	Dakota	135
33	David	135
35	Dalton	133
36	James	132
37	Tanner	124
38	Connor	123
39	Alex	120
39	Justin	120
41	Aaron	119
41	Jonathan	119
43	Jared	113
44	Chase	112
45	Christian	108
46	Adam	107
47	Blake	106
48	Colton	104
48	Thomas	104
50	Bryce	95