Names That Peaked In 1958

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1958 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 1957 Peaked in 1959 Full 1958 top 100 The 1950s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Cheryl	32#4,375	Up 95 rank positions in five years	1958
Kathy	48#3,274	Down 1,091 rank positions in five years	1958
Ricky	248#949	Down 252 rank positions in five years	1958
Darlene	108#1,847	Down 51 rank positions in five years	1958
Cathy	12#8,461	Down 4,177 rank positions in five years	1958
Rick	40#3,076	Down 619 rank positions in five years	1958
Rickey	45#2,826	Down 694 rank positions in five years	1958
Patti	6#14,497	new	1958
Patrice	5#16,666	Down 4,793 rank positions in five years	1958
Randal	18#5,343	Down 1,633 rank positions in five years	1958
Mitchel	10#8,033	Down 1,849 rank positions in five years	1994
Kenton	92#1,758	Down 275 rank positions in five years	2014
Randell	12#7,093	Down 1,186 rank positions in five years	1960
Geri	—Unranked	—	1958
Cindi	—Unranked	—	1958
Ginny	48#3,268	Up 772 rank positions in five years	1958
Danita	—Unranked	—	1961
Derrell	9#8,418	Down 2,906 rank positions in five years	1987
Lizabeth	14#7,714	Up 5,212 rank positions in five years	1958
Von	68#2,142	Up 91 rank positions in five years	1958
Gerri	—Unranked	—	1958
Joellen	5#15,966	Down 4,421 rank positions in five years	1960
Leisa	—Unranked	—	1958
Blane	27#3,962	Down 380 rank positions in five years	1957
Del	9#8,413	Down 2,644 rank positions in five years	1958
Lissa	12#8,649	Up 69 rank positions in five years	1963
Debi	—Unranked	—	1958
Lanita	8#11,478	Up 1,398 rank positions in five years	1958
Mel	11#7,504	Up 2,721 rank positions in five years	1958
Sal	13#6,731	Up 1,870 rank positions in five years	1958
Debbi	—Unranked	—	1958
Cathi	—Unranked	—	1961
Perri	26#5,063	Down 643 rank positions in five years	1958
Vic	—Unranked	—	1958
Tambra	—Unranked	—	1958
Val	—Unranked	—	1958
Deb	—Unranked	—	1958
Diane	—Unranked	—	1958
Cheryl	—Unranked	—	1958

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1958 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.