Top baby names in New York, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha | 1,688 |
| 2 | Emily | 1,671 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,494 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,283 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,265 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,149 |
| 7 | Amanda | 1,113 |
| 8 | Brianna | 1,036 |
| 9 | Victoria | 973 |
| 10 | Kayla | 925 |
| 11 | Alexis | 914 |
| 12 | Taylor | 883 |
| 13 | Julia | 879 |
| 14 | Rachel | 867 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 830 |
| 16 | Alyssa | 821 |
| 17 | Hannah | 794 |
| 18 | Jennifer | 792 |
| 19 | Lauren | 743 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 742 |
| 21 | Olivia | 704 |
| 22 | Alexandra | 684 |
| 23 | Danielle | 680 |
| 24 | Emma | 645 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 631 |
| 26 | Megan | 599 |
| 27 | Katherine | 592 |
| 28 | Michelle | 589 |
| 29 | Brittany | 546 |
| 30 | Madison | 527 |
| 31 | Destiny | 519 |
| 32 | Gabrielle | 518 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 496 |
| 33 | Sara | 496 |
| 35 | Abigail | 493 |
| 36 | Christina | 491 |
| 37 | Jasmine | 483 |
| 38 | Melissa | 478 |
| 39 | Kaitlyn | 456 |
| 40 | Sabrina | 444 |
| 41 | Natalie | 441 |
| 42 | Anna | 434 |
| 42 | Maria | 434 |
| 44 | Tiffany | 432 |
| 45 | Jenna | 429 |
| 46 | Morgan | 410 |
| 47 | Alexa | 409 |
| 48 | Allison | 408 |
| 49 | Gabriella | 401 |
| 50 | Amber | 397 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,402 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,616 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 2,374 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,288 |
| 5 | Joseph | 2,271 |
| 6 | Daniel | 1,940 |
| 7 | Anthony | 1,849 |
| 8 | Justin | 1,726 |
| 9 | Brandon | 1,690 |
| 10 | Joshua | 1,686 |
| 11 | John | 1,661 |
| 12 | Ryan | 1,545 |
| 13 | Andrew | 1,522 |
| 14 | David | 1,507 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,428 |
| 16 | Jacob | 1,410 |
| 17 | Tyler | 1,374 |
| 18 | James | 1,295 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 1,290 |
| 20 | William | 1,241 |
| 21 | Alexander | 1,231 |
| 22 | Thomas | 1,157 |
| 23 | Zachary | 1,115 |
| 24 | Kyle | 1,072 |
| 25 | Robert | 1,020 |
| 26 | Christian | 984 |
| 27 | Jason | 964 |
| 28 | Brian | 928 |
| 29 | Dylan | 864 |
| 30 | Jordan | 845 |
| 31 | Steven | 831 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 787 |
| 33 | Eric | 754 |
| 34 | Samuel | 737 |
| 35 | Austin | 730 |
| 36 | Sean | 715 |
| 37 | Richard | 587 |
| 38 | Patrick | 580 |
| 39 | Noah | 574 |
| 40 | Aaron | 568 |
| 41 | Timothy | 551 |
| 42 | Jack | 534 |
| 43 | Adam | 526 |
| 44 | Jose | 522 |
| 45 | Connor | 496 |
| 46 | Luis | 476 |
| 47 | Alex | 458 |
| 48 | Elijah | 449 |
| 48 | Peter | 449 |
| 50 | Mark | 443 |