Top Names of 1998
The most popular names recorded in 1998 were Chloe for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official ONS data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 9,628 |
| 2 | Emily | 6,550 |
| 3 | Megan | 6,247 |
| 4 | Jessica | 5,719 |
| 5 | Sophie | 5,682 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5,430 |
| 7 | Hannah | 5,052 |
| 8 | Lauren | 4,955 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 4,767 |
| 10 | Lucy | 4,515 |
| 11 | Amy | 4,311 |
| 12 | Georgia | 4,257 |
| 13 | Katie | 4,093 |
| 14 | Bethany | 4,068 |
| 15 | Emma | 3,565 |
| 16 | Olivia | 3,550 |
| 17 | Courtney | 3,251 |
| 18 | Shannon | 2,904 |
| 19 | Eleanor | 2,724 |
| 20 | Jade | 2,497 |
| 21 | Ellie | 2,492 |
| 22 | Abigail | 2,485 |
| 23 | Holly | 2,419 |
| 24 | Molly | 2,413 |
| 25 | Laura | 2,299 |
| 26 | Alice | 2,143 |
| 27 | Sarah | 2,062 |
| 28 | Caitlin | 1,965 |
| 29 | Rachel | 1,890 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 1,702 |
| 31 | Amber | 1,701 |
| 32 | Paige | 1,687 |
| 33 | Georgina | 1,624 |
| 34 | Danielle | 1,598 |
| 35 | Grace | 1,582 |
| 36 | Nicole | 1,577 |
| 37 | Natasha | 1,542 |
| 38 | Ella | 1,538 |
| 39 | Chelsea | 1,510 |
| 40 | Leah | 1,474 |
| 41 | Victoria | 1,401 |
| 42 | Anna | 1,389 |
| 43 | Phoebe | 1,371 |
| 44 | Samantha | 1,345 |
| 45 | Zoe | 1,341 |
| 46 | Alexandra | 1,290 |
| 47 | Jasmine | 1,268 |
| 48 | Amelia | 1,249 |
| 49 | Louise | 1,102 |
| 50 | Lydia | 1,083 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 9,845 |
| 2 | Thomas | 9,468 |
| 3 | James | 9,197 |
| 4 | Daniel | 7,732 |
| 5 | Joshua | 7,672 |
| 6 | Matthew | 7,171 |
| 7 | Samuel | 6,072 |
| 8 | Callum | 5,600 |
| 9 | Joseph | 5,411 |
| 10 | Jordan | 5,158 |
| 11 | Connor | 5,155 |
| 12 | Ryan | 4,992 |
| 13 | Luke | 4,934 |
| 14 | William | 4,879 |
| 15 | Harry | 4,761 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 4,643 |
| 17 | George | 4,540 |
| 18 | Lewis | 4,518 |
| 19 | Alexander | 4,460 |
| 20 | Oliver | 3,970 |
| 21 | Adam | 3,811 |
| 22 | Jake | 3,760 |
| 23 | Michael | 3,514 |
| 24 | Liam | 3,486 |
| 25 | Nathan | 3,211 |
| 26 | Kieran | 2,731 |
| 27 | Jacob | 2,686 |
| 28 | Cameron | 2,655 |
| 29 | Ben | 2,640 |
| 30 | Mohammed | 2,524 |
| 31 | Aaron | 2,512 |
| 32 | Christopher | 2,499 |
| 33 | Bradley | 2,452 |
| 34 | Jamie | 2,451 |
| 35 | Charlie | 2,401 |
| 36 | Brandon | 2,142 |
| 37 | Robert | 2,121 |
| 38 | Kyle | 2,016 |
| 39 | David | 1,993 |
| 40 | Owen | 1,896 |
| 41 | Charles | 1,868 |
| 42 | Andrew | 1,808 |
| 43 | Reece | 1,729 |
| 44 | Edward | 1,709 |
| 45 | Dylan | 1,643 |
| 46 | Alex | 1,627 |
| 47 | Ethan | 1,565 |
| 48 | Jonathan | 1,484 |
| 49 | Sam | 1,441 |
| 50 | Louis | 1,433 |