Names That Peaked In 1976

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1976 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 1975 Peaked in 1977 Full 1976 top 100 The 1970s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Jeremy	1,152#292	Down 60 rank positions in five years	1977
Shannon	75#2,405	Down 449 rank positions in five years	1970
Jamie	316#858	Down 149 rank positions in five years	1977
Antonio	2,058#176	Up 4 rank positions in five years	1997
Veronica	730#427	Down 41 rank positions in five years	1980
Damon	604#501	Down 71 rank positions in five years	1976
Sonia	171#1,307	Down 180 rank positions in five years	1970
Kari	90#2,087	Down 616 rank positions in five years	1975
Aimee	133#1,581	Down 149 rank positions in five years	1977
Joey	274#877	Up 18 rank positions in five years	1962
Jaime	35#4,106	Down 1,066 rank positions in five years	1976
Leticia	120#1,707	Down 23 rank positions in five years	1980
Keri	14#7,684	Down 288 rank positions in five years	1975
Tania	93#2,050	Down 443 rank positions in five years	1993
Chasity	30#4,578	Down 1,912 rank positions in five years	1976
Keisha	63#2,738	Up 690 rank positions in five years	1977
Amie	30#4,558	Down 1,010 rank positions in five years	1976
Susana	82#2,254	Down 61 rank positions in five years	1993
Donny	28#3,871	Down 127 rank positions in five years	1977
Cari	10#9,577	Down 5,111 rank positions in five years	1976
Rico	89#1,805	Down 357 rank positions in five years	1991
Chastity	—Unranked	—	1974
Lashonda	—Unranked	—	1977
Federico	73#2,043	Up 105 rank positions in five years	1976
Tyron	33#3,505	Down 751 rank positions in five years	1990
Jamey	24#4,312	Up 15 rank positions in five years	1976
Abdul	84#1,867	Down 355 rank positions in five years	1975
Farah	164#1,350	Up 76 rank positions in five years	2012
Chanda	—Unranked	—	1976
Andrea	16#5,620	Down 1,476 rank positions in five years	1976
Laron	14#6,304	Down 2,213 rank positions in five years	1990
Jeromy	6#11,262	Down 1,244 rank positions in five years	1976
Lashanda	—Unranked	—	1980
Shalonda	—Unranked	—	1980
Tanika	—Unranked	—	1982
Jeramy	—Unranked	—	1976
Karri	8#11,401	Down 723 rank positions in five years	1976
Dusty	9#10,312	Down 3,004 rank positions in five years	1980
Carie	—Unranked	—	1976
Aaron	17#6,545	Up 3,704 rank positions in five years	1980
Anitra	—Unranked	—	1976
Jeremie	11#7,387	Down 942 rank positions in five years	1976
Jammie	—Unranked	—	1977
Toya	—Unranked	—	1976
Anibal	38#3,127	Up 295 rank positions in five years	1990
Jayme	14#6,253	Down 2,053 rank positions in five years	1976
Tomeka	—Unranked	—	1976
Daniele	6#13,608	Up 2,071 rank positions in five years	1976
Spring	17#6,794	Down 1,327 rank positions in five years	1976
Sedrick	—Unranked	—	1976
Jeramie	—Unranked	—	1976
Jamey	7#12,444	Up 253 rank positions in five years	1976
Shandra	—Unranked	—	1976
Tavares	19#5,175	Up 24 rank positions in five years	1977
Torrie	—Unranked	—	1977
Torie	6#14,776	Down 1,414 rank positions in five years	1993
Dimitrios	33#3,463	Up 1,277 rank positions in five years	1976
Chadrick	6#10,912	Down 2,722 rank positions in five years	1976
Hakim	46#2,776	Up 219 rank positions in five years	1976
Tennille	5#17,029	new	1976
Tamica	—Unranked	—	1976
Taurus	12#7,137	Up 302 rank positions in five years	1976
Latarsha	—Unranked	—	1976
Khalilah	26#5,040	Up 2,032 rank positions in five years	1976
Heather	—Unranked	—	1976
Torry	—Unranked	—	1976
Chaka	—Unranked	—	1976
Jerimy	—Unranked	—	1976

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1976 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.