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Top 1,005 Girls' Names of 1998

This list combines 7,599 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1998 is Emily, given to 28,705 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 86 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 92.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jaylin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 425 positions from 647 to 222, while Alejandra had the largest drop, falling 23 positions from 154 to 177.

Looking at trends, Yulissa shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1996–1998 are 2519.35% higher compared to 1989–1998), while Hillary shows the steepest decline (81.12% lower). Compared to 1997, Calista had the largest rank improvement, moving up 282 positions to rank #372, while Yulissa fell 193 positions to rank #505.

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#1

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↑ 36%

—

28,705

#2

↑ 1

↑ 22%

↑ 33

27,346

#3

↓ 1

↓ 22%

↑ 1

26,441

#4

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↑ 74%

↑ 13

24,126

#5

↑ 1

↑ 106%

↓ -3

23,663

5 spellings: Hannah 21.4k 90.33%Hanna 1.9k 8.02%Hana 296 1.25%Hanah 88 0.37%Hannahjo 6 0.03%

#6

↓ 1

↓ 47%

↓ -1

23,081

15 spellings: Ashley 19.9k 86.11%Ashlee 1.2k 5.08%Ashleigh 1k 4.51%Ashly 243 1.05%Ashlie 235 1.02%Ashli 160 0.69%Ashely 144 0.62%Ashlea 83 0.36%Ashlei 63 0.27%Asheley 19 0.08%Ashle 14 0.06%Ashleah 10 0.04%Ashliegh 9 0.04%Ahsley 8 0.03%Ashlye 7 0.03%

#7

↑ 3

↑ 168%

↓ -1

22,448

#8

↑ 1

↓ 8%

↓ -5

20,368

7 spellings: Samantha 20.2k 99.15%Sammantha 86 0.42%Samanta 46 0.23%Samanatha 21 0.10%Samamtha 10 0.05%Samanthia 6 0.03%Samanntha 5 0.02%

#9

↓ 1

↑ 81%

↓ -2

19,787

#9

↑ 5

↑ 404%

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19,787

#10

↓ 3

↓ 51%

↓ -2

18,809

16 spellings: Jessica 18.2k 96.96%Jessika 213 1.13%Yesica 91 0.48%Jesica 88 0.47%Jesseca 47 0.25%Jessyca 38 0.20%Jesika 20 0.11%Jessyka 17 0.09%Jessicca 11 0.06%Jesseka 8 0.04%Jessaca 7 0.04%Jessicah 7 0.04%Jessicia 7 0.04%Yesika 7 0.04%Gessica 5 0.03%Jassica 5 0.03%

#11

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↓ 24%

↑ 2

18,390

#12

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↑ 103%

↑ 24

17,777

#13

↑ 8

↑ 256%

↑ 58

17,287

86 spellings: Makayla 4.4k 25.25%Mikayla 3.9k 22.32%Michaela 3.3k 19.33%Mikaela 1k 5.91%Mckayla 769 4.45%Micaela 557 3.22%Mikala 296 1.71%Makaila 181 1.05%Micayla 164 0.95%Mykayla 156 0.90%Mickayla 146 0.84%Makaela 145 0.84%Macayla 134 0.78%Michala 132 0.76%Mikaila 132 0.76%Mekayla 118 0.68%Michaella 118 0.68%Micheala 112 0.65%Mykala 104 0.60%Michela 99 0.57%Michayla 95 0.55%Mykaela 92 0.53%Makaylah 77 0.45%Mackayla 71 0.41%Mikaylah 63 0.36%Makyla 61 0.35%Mikela 47 0.27%Mikalah 35 0.20%Mikhayla 33 0.19%Mychaela 33 0.19%Machaela 29 0.17%Micala 29 0.17%Michaila 28 0.16%Mkayla 27 0.16%Mikhaila 26 0.15%Mckaela 25 0.14%Mykaila 24 0.14%Mckaila 22 0.13%Mckala 22 0.13%Mickaela 22 0.13%Mykela 21 0.12%Makailah 20 0.12%Mckaylah 18 0.10%Mikaella 18 0.10%Mikhala 18 0.10%Macaela 16 0.09%Mickala 16 0.09%Mikeala 16 0.09%Mikhaela 16 0.09%Mykalah 16 0.09%Macaila 14 0.08%Mikaelah 14 0.08%Makayela 13 0.08%Makela 13 0.08%Micalah 13 0.08%Mccayla 11 0.06%Michaelah 11 0.06%Mahkayla 10 0.06%Mekaylah 10 0.06%Micaella 10 0.06%Mikayela 10 0.06%Mychala 10 0.06%Micheyla 9 0.05%Mikahla 9 0.05%Mikeyla 9 0.05%Mycala 9 0.05%Makeyla 8 0.05%Makilah 8 0.05%Micahla 8 0.05%Micaila 8 0.05%Michalah 8 0.05%Michealla 8 0.05%Mckyla 7 0.04%Mekaila 7 0.04%Macaylah 6 0.03%Maikayla 6 0.03%Makaylla 6 0.03%Makeila 6 0.03%Mekaela 6 0.03%Micaylah 6 0.03%Machayla 5 0.03%Mackala 5 0.03%Makaiyla 5 0.03%Micaelah 5 0.03%Mickaila 5 0.03%Mycaela 5 0.03%

#14

↓ 1

↓ 24%

↑ 19

16,471

#15

↑ 5

↑ 38%

↓ -4

16,441

17 spellings: Alyssa 13.7k 83.38%Alissa 1.2k 7.49%Alisa 418 2.54%Allyssa 349 2.12%Alysa 277 1.68%Allysa 150 0.91%Allissa 142 0.86%Allisa 56 0.34%Alyissa 26 0.16%Alyssah 25 0.15%Aleesa 19 0.12%Alesa 11 0.07%Alissah 7 0.04%Allyssah 6 0.04%Aleysa 5 0.03%Alyisa 5 0.03%Alysah 5 0.03%

#16

↑ 1

↓ 17%

↓ -6

15,994

7 spellings: Elizabeth 15.2k 94.99%Elisabeth 740 4.63%Elizebeth 25 0.16%Elyzabeth 17 0.11%Elizabethmarie 9 0.06%Elizibeth 5 0.03%Elysabeth 5 0.03%

#17

↓ 1

↑ 2%

↓ -5

15,956

#18

↑ 1

↑ 19%

↑ 8

15,747

#19

↓ 1

↓ 14%

↓ -4

14,281

8 spellings: Rachel 12.2k 85.50%Rachael 1.7k 12.21%Racheal 157 1.10%Raechel 53 0.37%Rachell 43 0.30%Raychel 43 0.30%Rachal 20 0.14%Rachyl 11 0.08%

#20

↓ 5

↓ 55%

↑ 5

14,179

#21

↑ 1

↓ 24%

↓ -7

14,152

16 spellings: Lauren 12.9k 91.20%Lauryn 628 4.44%Loren 314 2.22%Loryn 62 0.44%Lorin 53 0.37%Lauran 32 0.23%Laurin 32 0.23%Lawren 32 0.23%Loran 29 0.20%Laurynn 15 0.11%Lorrin 15 0.11%Lorynn 10 0.07%Lauron 6 0.04%Lorren 6 0.04%Lorryn 6 0.04%Laurann 5 0.04%

#22

↑ 8

↑ 144%

↓ -4

12,710

#23

↑ 4

↑ 24%

↓ -7

12,272

8 spellings: Victoria 12.1k 98.98%Viktoria 64 0.52%Victorya 21 0.17%Vicktoria 11 0.09%Vyctoria 9 0.07%Victorea 7 0.06%Vyktoria 7 0.06%Wiktoria 6 0.05%

#24

↑ 4

↓ 2%

↑ 14

12,054

#25

↑ 12

↑ 185%

↑ 25

11,471

#26

↓ 3

↓ 48%

↓ -6

11,263

13 spellings: Jennifer 10.7k 94.92%Jenifer 279 2.48%Jeniffer 89 0.79%Jennyfer 58 0.51%Jennafer 33 0.29%Jenniffer 31 0.28%Jennefer 22 0.20%Gennifer 13 0.12%Jenyfer 13 0.12%Jennipher 11 0.10%Jenipher 10 0.09%Jenefer 8 0.07%Jenafer 5 0.04%

#27

↓ 3

↓ 16%

↑ 3

11,171

15 spellings: Rebecca 8.4k 75.40%Rebekah 2k 18.17%Rebeca 313 2.80%Rebecka 95 0.85%Rebeka 84 0.75%Rebekka 54 0.48%Rebekkah 47 0.42%Rebeccah 33 0.30%Rabecca 28 0.25%Rebeckah 16 0.14%Rebbecca 15 0.13%Rebbeca 11 0.10%Rebecah 11 0.10%Rabecka 6 0.05%Rabekah 5 0.04%

#28

↑ 13

↑ 86%

↑ 58

11,155

65 spellings: Kaylee 3.8k 34.12%Kailey 1.1k 9.99%Kayleigh 793 7.11%Kaylie 673 6.03%Kaleigh 625 5.60%Kaley 510 4.57%Kailee 496 4.45%Kayley 446 4.00%Kayli 305 2.73%Kalie 265 2.38%Caleigh 215 1.93%Cailey 194 1.74%Caylee 176 1.58%Kaylea 120 1.08%Kaeli 105 0.94%Caley 96 0.86%Kaili 87 0.78%Kaileigh 76 0.68%Cayley 75 0.67%Cailee 60 0.54%Kaily 58 0.52%Caylie 57 0.51%Kailie 57 0.51%Kaeleigh 52 0.47%Cayleigh 51 0.46%Kaeley 47 0.42%Kaylei 42 0.38%Kaelie 41 0.37%Kaelee 39 0.35%Caeley 34 0.30%Kaely 34 0.30%Calie 33 0.30%Keily 29 0.26%Caileigh 21 0.19%Cayli 21 0.19%Caeli 20 0.18%Calee 20 0.18%Kalleigh 16 0.14%Kaly 16 0.14%Kaliegh 15 0.13%Kayelee 15 0.13%Caylea 12 0.11%Ceili 12 0.11%Kailei 12 0.11%Kayly 12 0.11%Keili 12 0.11%Calleigh 11 0.10%Keilee 10 0.09%Kayliegh 9 0.08%Keyli 9 0.08%Cailie 8 0.07%Chaeli 8 0.07%Kahley 8 0.07%Keighly 8 0.07%Keileigh 8 0.07%Keylie 8 0.07%Caeleigh 7 0.06%Caili 7 0.06%Kailly 7 0.06%Ceilidh 6 0.05%Kaelei 6 0.05%Caelie 5 0.04%Caely 5 0.04%Caly 5 0.04%Keighley 5 0.04%

#29

↑ 5

↑ 200%

↓ -1

11,121

#30

↑ 6

↑ 116%

↓ -9

11,088

6 spellings: Olivia 10.6k 95.69%Alivia 349 3.15%Olyvia 61 0.55%Alyvia 40 0.36%Olivea 23 0.21%Oliwia 5 0.05%

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