Top baby names in Minnesota, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 577 |
| 2 | Hannah | 496 |
| 3 | Samantha | 406 |
| 4 | Madison | 396 |
| 5 | Megan | 366 |
| 6 | Emma | 349 |
| 6 | Taylor | 349 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 345 |
| 9 | Sarah | 337 |
| 10 | Anna | 320 |
| 11 | Alexis | 317 |
| 12 | Ashley | 312 |
| 13 | Abigail | 304 |
| 14 | Rachel | 299 |
| 15 | Morgan | 262 |
| 16 | Jessica | 260 |
| 17 | Alyssa | 247 |
| 18 | Olivia | 245 |
| 19 | Sydney | 240 |
| 20 | Madeline | 238 |
| 21 | Kayla | 227 |
| 22 | Lauren | 221 |
| 23 | Amanda | 217 |
| 23 | Nicole | 217 |
| 25 | Grace | 208 |
| 26 | Allison | 191 |
| 27 | Brianna | 190 |
| 28 | Alexandra | 188 |
| 29 | Katherine | 185 |
| 30 | Paige | 170 |
| 31 | Haley | 164 |
| 32 | Natalie | 160 |
| 33 | Brooke | 153 |
| 34 | Kaitlyn | 150 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 148 |
| 36 | Claire | 142 |
| 36 | Mariah | 142 |
| 38 | Danielle | 141 |
| 39 | Courtney | 138 |
| 40 | Brittany | 137 |
| 41 | Erin | 133 |
| 42 | Julia | 132 |
| 42 | Victoria | 132 |
| 44 | Bailey | 129 |
| 44 | Jennifer | 129 |
| 46 | Laura | 128 |
| 47 | Jenna | 127 |
| 47 | Mackenzie | 127 |
| 49 | Amber | 126 |
| 49 | Katelyn | 126 |
Recorded as boys
| 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 |
| 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 |