Top baby names in Virginia, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 659 |
| 2 | Hannah | 612 |
| 3 | Sarah | 587 |
| 4 | Taylor | 527 |
| 5 | Alexis | 498 |
| 6 | Madison | 445 |
| 7 | Kayla | 415 |
| 8 | Jessica | 407 |
| 9 | Ashley | 405 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 393 |
| 11 | Samantha | 385 |
| 12 | Rachel | 375 |
| 13 | Lauren | 347 |
| 14 | Megan | 341 |
| 15 | Victoria | 328 |
| 16 | Brittany | 310 |
| 17 | Abigail | 301 |
| 18 | Katherine | 288 |
| 19 | Olivia | 286 |
| 20 | Brianna | 279 |
| 21 | Morgan | 271 |
| 22 | Emma | 251 |
| 23 | Jasmine | 248 |
| 24 | Amanda | 245 |
| 25 | Jordan | 243 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 235 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 234 |
| 28 | Sydney | 230 |
| 29 | Alexandra | 229 |
| 30 | Anna | 228 |
| 30 | Mary | 228 |
| 32 | Allison | 227 |
| 33 | Courtney | 226 |
| 34 | Destiny | 221 |
| 35 | Amber | 219 |
| 36 | Caroline | 218 |
| 37 | Haley | 215 |
| 38 | Danielle | 213 |
| 39 | Kaitlyn | 197 |
| 40 | Savannah | 191 |
| 41 | Erin | 187 |
| 42 | Nicole | 182 |
| 43 | Jennifer | 172 |
| 43 | Julia | 172 |
| 45 | Grace | 169 |
| 46 | Natalie | 166 |
| 47 | Gabrielle | 154 |
| 48 | Brooke | 152 |
| 49 | Sara | 148 |
| 50 | Kelsey | 147 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 914 |
| 2 | Matthew | 815 |
| 3 | Michael | 806 |
| 4 | Joshua | 783 |
| 5 | William | 772 |
| 6 | Christopher | 767 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 657 |
| 8 | James | 643 |
| 9 | John | 617 |
| 10 | Austin | 613 |
| 11 | Tyler | 604 |
| 12 | Brandon | 583 |
| 13 | Andrew | 564 |
| 13 | Zachary | 564 |
| 15 | Joseph | 524 |
| 16 | David | 504 |
| 17 | Ryan | 503 |
| 18 | Justin | 497 |
| 19 | Daniel | 483 |
| 20 | Robert | 455 |
| 21 | Alexander | 425 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 398 |
| 23 | Thomas | 387 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 378 |
| 24 | Noah | 378 |
| 26 | Anthony | 364 |
| 27 | Jordan | 355 |
| 28 | Hunter | 352 |
| 29 | Cameron | 351 |
| 30 | Samuel | 344 |
| 31 | Kyle | 339 |
| 32 | Christian | 318 |
| 33 | Dylan | 310 |
| 33 | Kevin | 310 |
| 35 | Charles | 279 |
| 36 | Ethan | 262 |
| 37 | Aaron | 256 |
| 38 | Nathan | 251 |
| 39 | Caleb | 245 |
| 40 | Brian | 235 |
| 41 | Jason | 229 |
| 42 | Logan | 226 |
| 43 | Timothy | 225 |
| 44 | Eric | 214 |
| 45 | Sean | 209 |
| 46 | Connor | 204 |
| 47 | Cody | 199 |
| 48 | Adam | 191 |
| 49 | Trevor | 189 |
| 50 | Richard | 183 |