Names That Peaked In 1975

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1975 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 1974 Peaked in 1976 Full 1975 top 100 The 1970s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Maria	2,887#87	Up 22 rank positions in five years	1964
Heather	177#1,264	Up 179 rank positions in five years	1975
Christina	352#770	Down 163 rank positions in five years	1985
Christy	34#4,190	Down 955 rank positions in five years	1975
Jamie	508#577	Up 137 rank positions in five years	1976
Brad	24#4,266	Down 1,378 rank positions in five years	1960
Angie	399#705	Down 52 rank positions in five years	1975
Geoffrey	31#3,598	Down 897 rank positions in five years	1975
Orlando	275#873	Down 101 rank positions in five years	1987
Christie	14#7,570	Down 3,099 rank positions in five years	1975
Kerri	10#9,784	Down 2,387 rank positions in five years	1975
Charity	97#1,981	Down 502 rank positions in five years	1975
Toby	234#979	Up 160 rank positions in five years	1975
Tamika	—Unranked	—	1975
Michael	13#8,186	Down 2,918 rank positions in five years	1986
Christi	—Unranked	—	1974
Chandra	—Unranked	—	1975
Chadwick	25#4,152	Down 566 rank positions in five years	1975
Carey	—Unranked	—	1975
Mandi	7#12,694	Down 1,888 rank positions in five years	1977
Kerrie	5#16,140	new	1971
Misti	—Unranked	—	1975
Ami	29#4,667	Down 1,380 rank positions in five years	1975
Kisha	—Unranked	—	1975
Adria	54#3,029	Down 479 rank positions in five years	1979
Giuseppe	122#1,459	Up 238 rank positions in five years	1975
Sunshine	57#2,952	Down 578 rank positions in five years	1975
Brandee	—Unranked	—	1975
Karie	7#12,523	Down 2,631 rank positions in five years	1975
Cary	—Unranked	—	1975
Jason	—Unranked	—	1977
Windy	6#14,831	Up 150 rank positions in five years	1975
Kenyatta	—Unranked	—	1975
Tawanda	—Unranked	—	1977
Tremayne	13#6,766	Down 1,925 rank positions in five years	1975
Nikia	—Unranked	—	1975
Carri	—Unranked	—	1975
Pepper	102#1,907	Down 318 rank positions in five years	2014
Kenyatta	—Unranked	—	1975
Tamiko	—Unranked	—	1975
Tobi	13#8,311	Down 1,701 rank positions in five years	1975
Trinity	9#8,846	Down 1,394 rank positions in five years	1977
Tomika	—Unranked	—	1975
Mandie	—Unranked	—	1975
Shawnda	—Unranked	—	1975
Benji	142#1,341	Up 238 rank positions in five years	1975
Mistie	—Unranked	—	1975
Kristen	10#7,981	Down 147 rank positions in five years	1975
Rebecca	—Unranked	—	1989
Tamekia	—Unranked	—	1979
Kareen	—Unranked	—	1975

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1975 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.