Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,371 |
| 2 | Sarah | 936 |
| 3 | Samantha | 928 |
| 4 | Hannah | 841 |
| 5 | Madison | 834 |
| 6 | Taylor | 824 |
| 7 | Alexis | 821 |
| 8 | Ashley | 721 |
| 9 | Rachel | 710 |
| 10 | Alyssa | 692 |
| 11 | Jessica | 669 |
| 12 | Megan | 639 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 600 |
| 14 | Kayla | 596 |
| 15 | Morgan | 563 |
| 16 | Lauren | 552 |
| 17 | Abigail | 548 |
| 18 | Amanda | 544 |
| 19 | Brianna | 536 |
| 20 | Nicole | 519 |
| 21 | Julia | 514 |
| 22 | Olivia | 504 |
| 23 | Victoria | 467 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 459 |
| 25 | Emma | 443 |
| 26 | Brittany | 426 |
| 27 | Allison | 402 |
| 28 | Anna | 376 |
| 29 | Alexandra | 373 |
| 30 | Kaitlyn | 371 |
| 31 | Amber | 354 |
| 32 | Paige | 348 |
| 33 | Courtney | 344 |
| 34 | Brooke | 342 |
| 35 | Gabrielle | 334 |
| 36 | Erin | 315 |
| 37 | Danielle | 314 |
| 37 | Jenna | 314 |
| 39 | Jordan | 289 |
| 39 | Mary | 289 |
| 41 | Haley | 286 |
| 42 | Jennifer | 282 |
| 42 | Sydney | 282 |
| 44 | Katherine | 273 |
| 44 | Natalie | 273 |
| 44 | Sierra | 273 |
| 47 | Grace | 255 |
| 48 | Sara | 253 |
| 49 | Mackenzie | 238 |
| 50 | Marissa | 237 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,804 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,573 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,420 |
| 4 | Jacob | 1,414 |
| 5 | Tyler | 1,355 |
| 6 | Joshua | 1,165 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1,134 |
| 8 | Joseph | 1,080 |
| 9 | John | 1,069 |
| 10 | Zachary | 1,048 |
| 11 | Andrew | 1,019 |
| 12 | Austin | 997 |
| 13 | Christopher | 970 |
| 14 | Brandon | 950 |
| 15 | David | 881 |
| 16 | Daniel | 877 |
| 17 | Anthony | 833 |
| 18 | James | 827 |
| 19 | Kyle | 791 |
| 20 | William | 765 |
| 21 | Alexander | 764 |
| 22 | Justin | 762 |
| 23 | Robert | 732 |
| 24 | Dylan | 693 |
| 25 | Thomas | 653 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 640 |
| 27 | Noah | 629 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 586 |
| 29 | Nathan | 572 |
| 30 | Jordan | 545 |
| 31 | Samuel | 505 |
| 32 | Hunter | 491 |
| 33 | Kevin | 487 |
| 34 | Christian | 478 |
| 35 | Eric | 477 |
| 36 | Sean | 475 |
| 37 | Aaron | 457 |
| 38 | Brian | 426 |
| 39 | Ethan | 409 |
| 40 | Timothy | 402 |
| 41 | Adam | 398 |
| 42 | Jason | 380 |
| 43 | Jared | 367 |
| 44 | Cameron | 366 |
| 45 | Cody | 365 |
| 46 | Connor | 364 |
| 47 | Logan | 355 |
| 48 | Evan | 345 |
| 49 | Steven | 343 |
| 50 | Patrick | 333 |