Names That Peaked In 1971

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1971 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Jennifer and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1970 Peaked in 1972 Full 1971 top 100 The 1970s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Scott	561#534	Up 30 rank positions in five years	1971
Julie	308#873	Down 258 rank positions in five years	1958
Dawn	85#2,174	Up 2 rank positions in five years	1970
Dana	244#1,027	Up 33 rank positions in five years	1971
Stacy	125#1,665	Down 465 rank positions in five years	1971
Stacey	53#3,096	Down 320 rank positions in five years	1971
Brent	116#1,509	Down 244 rank positions in five years	1970
Kerry	22#5,641	Down 249 rank positions in five years	1971
Ginger	47#3,307	Down 5 rank positions in five years	1971
Tricia	12#8,817	Down 451 rank positions in five years	1971
Stacie	7#13,020	Down 5,835 rank positions in five years	1971
Jody	40#3,056	Down 104 rank positions in five years	1971
Bobbi	109#1,834	Up 953 rank positions in five years	1971
Ericka	66#2,624	Up 237 rank positions in five years	1971
Tonia	5#17,059	Down 2,112 rank positions in five years	1970
Marcy	44#3,499	Up 477 rank positions in five years	1971
Scotty	131#1,399	Up 1,793 rank positions in five years	1971
Marcie	42#3,624	Up 193 rank positions in five years	1971
Wendi	—Unranked	—	1970
Marci	28#4,833	Up 943 rank positions in five years	1971
Anissa	53#3,071	Down 1,048 rank positions in five years	1971
Janel	8#11,326	Down 6,518 rank positions in five years	1971
Erich	15#5,934	Down 411 rank positions in five years	1971
Scottie	262#909	Up 3,763 rank positions in five years	1971
Tisha	19#6,303	Up 593 rank positions in five years	1971
Stacia	10#10,020	Up 4,867 rank positions in five years	1970
Shay	184#1,227	Down 293 rank positions in five years	2022
Darrick	15#5,913	Down 1,345 rank positions in five years	1971
Jeana	9#10,452	Down 4,723 rank positions in five years	1970
Darcie	43#3,532	Up 1,663 rank positions in five years	1971
Tobin	37#3,230	Down 1,465 rank positions in five years	2013
Charisse	—Unranked	—	1971
Shon	9#8,810	Down 3,616 rank positions in five years	1971
Trena	—Unranked	—	1971
Cherise	—Unranked	—	1971
Crista	—Unranked	—	1971
Angella	11#8,915	Down 901 rank positions in five years	1971
Candida	—Unranked	—	1971
Rolanda	—Unranked	—	1971
Tamala	—Unranked	—	1971
Scott	—Unranked	—	1971
Anjanette	—Unranked	—	1971
Angela	—Unranked	—	1971
Dedric	8#9,106	Down 182 rank positions in five years	1977
Kiley	—Unranked	—	1971

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1971 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.