Top baby names in North Carolina, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | 856 |
| 2 | Taylor | 690 |
| 3 | Sarah | 674 |
| 4 | Emily | 666 |
| 5 | Madison | 657 |
| 6 | Ashley | 578 |
| 7 | Alexis | 570 |
| 8 | Kayla | 505 |
| 9 | Jessica | 496 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 473 |
| 11 | Samantha | 465 |
| 12 | Lauren | 434 |
| 13 | Brittany | 432 |
| 14 | Victoria | 396 |
| 15 | Megan | 380 |
| 16 | Rachel | 373 |
| 17 | Anna | 365 |
| 18 | Jasmine | 361 |
| 19 | Brianna | 355 |
| 20 | Morgan | 354 |
| 21 | Destiny | 343 |
| 22 | Savannah | 339 |
| 23 | Haley | 338 |
| 24 | Amber | 313 |
| 25 | Abigail | 299 |
| 26 | Kaitlyn | 287 |
| 27 | Mary | 286 |
| 28 | Alyssa | 285 |
| 29 | Jordan | 284 |
| 30 | Sydney | 282 |
| 31 | Caroline | 277 |
| 32 | Olivia | 263 |
| 33 | Katherine | 262 |
| 34 | Emma | 257 |
| 35 | Courtney | 247 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 247 |
| 37 | Jennifer | 237 |
| 38 | Allison | 220 |
| 39 | Amanda | 219 |
| 40 | Makayla | 204 |
| 41 | Katelyn | 183 |
| 42 | Sierra | 182 |
| 42 | Stephanie | 182 |
| 44 | Autumn | 180 |
| 45 | Bailey | 177 |
| 46 | Julia | 175 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 173 |
| 48 | Danielle | 171 |
| 49 | Sara | 170 |
| 50 | Alexandra | 169 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 1,055 |
| 2 | Jacob | 1,045 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,021 |
| 4 | Christopher | 971 |
| 5 | Michael | 948 |
| 6 | Austin | 932 |
| 7 | Matthew | 884 |
| 8 | Brandon | 803 |
| 9 | James | 799 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 670 |
| 11 | Tyler | 660 |
| 12 | Zachary | 659 |
| 13 | John | 637 |
| 14 | Andrew | 631 |
| 15 | Justin | 593 |
| 16 | Daniel | 592 |
| 17 | Robert | 542 |
| 18 | Joseph | 541 |
| 19 | David | 534 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 532 |
| 21 | Jordan | 494 |
| 22 | Cameron | 486 |
| 23 | Noah | 478 |
| 24 | Christian | 471 |
| 25 | Hunter | 460 |
| 26 | Dylan | 427 |
| 27 | Ryan | 423 |
| 28 | Caleb | 417 |
| 29 | Samuel | 402 |
| 30 | Thomas | 400 |
| 31 | Alexander | 378 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 362 |
| 33 | Ethan | 355 |
| 34 | Aaron | 338 |
| 35 | Anthony | 327 |
| 36 | Cody | 305 |
| 36 | Timothy | 305 |
| 38 | Kevin | 296 |
| 39 | Charles | 295 |
| 40 | Logan | 276 |
| 41 | Nathan | 275 |
| 42 | Jason | 234 |
| 43 | Kyle | 231 |
| 44 | Adam | 226 |
| 45 | Elijah | 224 |
| 46 | Eric | 222 |
| 47 | Brian | 205 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 205 |
| 47 | Stephen | 205 |
| 50 | Trevor | 202 |