Names That Peaked In 1974

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1974 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 1973 Peaked in 1975 Full 1974 top 100 The 1970s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Jason	2,224#165	Down 46 rank positions in five years	1977
Angela	765#408	Down 157 rank positions in five years	1971
Heidi	894#340	Up 42 rank positions in five years	1972
Joy	747#419	Down 23 rank positions in five years	1957
Tamara	111#1,816	Up 23 rank positions in five years	1970
Tanya	40#3,766	Down 1,187 rank positions in five years	1974
Jodi	36#4,028	Down 558 rank positions in five years	1970
Robyn	150#1,441	Down 236 rank positions in five years	1964
Cedric	209#1,051	Down 82 rank positions in five years	1982
Kristie	8#11,461	Down 733 rank positions in five years	1974
Jolene	423#666	Down 191 rank positions in five years	1974
Heath	253#932	Up 60 rank positions in five years	1974
Jodie	47#3,315	Up 733 rank positions in five years	1970
Latonya	—Unranked	—	1974
Silvia	182#1,240	Up 157 rank positions in five years	1991
Georgina	410#689	Up 616 rank positions in five years	2024
Demetria	24#5,284	Down 238 rank positions in five years	1974
Tera	—Unranked	—	1984
Erin	22#4,586	Down 1,644 rank positions in five years	1974
Holli	12#8,554	Down 1,820 rank positions in five years	1983
Nakia	8#11,613	Down 5,067 rank positions in five years	1974
Shanda	—Unranked	—	1974
Joey	146#1,474	Down 45 rank positions in five years	1974
Danelle	—Unranked	—	1974
Joleen	21#5,810	Down 1,122 rank positions in five years	1974
Mauro	119#1,490	Down 44 rank positions in five years	2006
Tawana	—Unranked	—	1974
Corrina	15#7,211	Down 2,297 rank positions in five years	1995
Stephenie	—Unranked	—	1974
Latricia	—Unranked	—	1974
Kesha	7#12,553	new	1974
Antione	11#7,224	Down 1,506 rank positions in five years	1979
Mirna	31#4,519	Up 447 rank positions in five years	1974
Tito	25#4,238	Up 963 rank positions in five years	1974
Lashawn	13#6,654	Down 3,346 rank positions in five years	1977
Antonia	—Unranked	—	1974
Danyell	—Unranked	—	1974
Danyel	—Unranked	—	1976
Cicely	13#7,973	new	1974
Tarsha	—Unranked	—	1974
Latrina	—Unranked	—	1974
Brandy	5#12,306	Down 1,522 rank positions in five years	1975
Tamisha	—Unranked	—	1974
Mendy	—Unranked	—	1974
Damond	6#10,946	Down 4,577 rank positions in five years	1974
Che	10#7,769	Down 1,071 rank positions in five years	1974
Demian	54#2,489	Up 209 rank positions in five years	2007
Nakia	—Unranked	—	1974
Amy	—Unranked	—	1976
Kristin	—Unranked	—	1974
Telly	—Unranked	—	1974
Brande	—Unranked	—	1974
Toma	26#4,130	Up 1,541 rank positions in five years	1974

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1974 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.