Names That Peaked In 1957

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1957 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Mary and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1956 Peaked in 1958 Full 1957 top 100 The 1950s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Susan	222#1,091	Down 116 rank positions in five years	1955
Cynthia	247#1,014	Down 141 rank positions in five years	1957
Cindy	100#1,929	Down 403 rank positions in five years	1957
Sheryl	13#8,279	Up 595 rank positions in five years	1957
Marianne	110#1,828	Up 229 rank positions in five years	1957
Vicky	35#4,162	Down 558 rank positions in five years	1957
Jeannie	16#6,964	Down 785 rank positions in five years	1957
Mickey	73#2,048	Down 497 rank positions in five years	1957
Gale	—Unranked	—	1957
Elvis	145#1,328	Up 9 rank positions in five years	1957
Carey	13#6,515	Up 180 rank positions in five years	1957
Jerri	6#13,951	Up 226 rank positions in five years	1957
Stevie	49#2,674	Up 880 rank positions in five years	1959
Michel	22#4,641	Down 653 rank positions in five years	1957
Caren	—Unranked	—	1957
Mariann	8#11,545	Down 3,297 rank positions in five years	1957
Vikki	—Unranked	—	1957
Maribeth	18#6,468	Up 2,282 rank positions in five years	1957
Vickey	—Unranked	—	1957
Joanie	63#2,731	Up 2,210 rank positions in five years	1957
Gisele	53#3,081	Down 789 rank positions in five years	2009
Gil	20#4,916	Down 602 rank positions in five years	1957
Marty	13#8,167	Up 4,834 rank positions in five years	1957
Nilda	—Unranked	—	1957
Brion	9#8,357	Down 3,084 rank positions in five years	1957
Cheyenne	—Unranked	—	1995
Rock	17#5,564	Down 739 rank positions in five years	1957
Susan	—Unranked	—	1957
Cynthia	—Unranked	—	1957
Tab	—Unranked	—	1957
Dann	—Unranked	—	1957

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1957 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.