Top Names of 1998

The most popular names recorded in 1998 were Emily for girls and Joshua for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emily1,240
2Jessica1,192
3Sarah980
4Chloe929
5Emma816
6Georgia753
7Samantha632
8Caitlin547
9Courtney545
10Olivia540
11Hannah529
12Isabella506
13Rebecca495
14Maddison470
15Brooke468
16Amy458
17Sophie455
18Grace445
19Lauren424
20Taylor396
21Laura389
22Rachel387
23Zoe374
24Jasmine370
25Chelsea364
26Madison355
27Stephanie349
28Tayla347
29Alexandra344
30Ashleigh342
31Jade341
32Brittany335
33Kate311
34Gabrielle309
35Natasha306
36Brianna279
37Natalie272
38Kayla262
39Madeline261
40Holly259
41Elizabeth257
42Taylah254
43Claudia248
44Erin243
45Lucy242
46Madeleine240
47Hayley236
48Bianca229
49Amber224
50Monique224

Boys

#NameBabies
1Joshua1,607
2Jack1,534
3Lachlan1,389
4Matthew1,288
5Daniel1,173
6Thomas1,156
7James1,125
8Nicholas1,055
9Samuel949
10Jacob901
11Liam901
12Benjamin886
13William845
14Michael824
15Jordan811
16Luke802
17Dylan778
18Jake773
19Mitchell761
20Ryan735
21Alexander720
22Jayden707
23Nathan690
24Christopher607
25Kyle591
26Connor580
27Andrew550
28Zachary529
29Ethan504
30Blake461
31Brandon461
32Adam457
33Harrison448
34Jesse448
35Cameron444
36Hayden436
37Patrick427
38Jackson390
39Bradley375
40Joseph371
41Bailey368
42Aaron367
43David364
44Joel340
45Isaac338
46Timothy338
47Anthony332
48Corey320
49Callum307
50Tyler303