| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in united Germany 1998 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany |
| Following list: | 1999 |
| Previous list: | 1997 |
| Highest new entries: | Tim (new at 7), Jonas (new at 10) |
| Largest rises: | Felix +3 (now at 6), Lukas +2 (now at 1) |
| Largest falls: | Florian -2 (now at 9), Jan -2 (now at 8) |
| Note: | Rankings with limited informative value: First names and second names are counted equally despite second names playing a rather small role in everyday life of Germans |