Names That Peaked In 1977

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1977 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 1976 Peaked in 1978 Full 1977 top 100 The 1970s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Melissa	747#420	Down 71 rank positions in five years	1979
Kelly	319#852	Down 106 rank positions in five years	1977
Bryan	1,005#336	Down 77 rank positions in five years	1985
Monica	371#737	Down 40 rank positions in five years	1979
Jill	21#5,809	Up 648 rank positions in five years	1966
Corey	327#778	Down 248 rank positions in five years	1989
Tara	322#847	Up 317 rank positions in five years	1972
Jenny	142#1,503	Down 75 rank positions in five years	1977
Summer	1,973#152	Down 1 rank positions in five years	1998
Misty	35#4,139	Down 250 rank positions in five years	1977
Shawna	9#10,785	Down 6,257 rank positions in five years	1977
Mandy	31#4,513	Down 793 rank positions in five years	1978
Quincy	422#654	Down 49 rank positions in five years	1977
Aisha	910#337	Up 199 rank positions in five years	1977
Courtney	38#3,140	Down 926 rank positions in five years	1980
Jami	6#13,905	Down 3,291 rank positions in five years	1977
Kareem	383#702	Down 63 rank positions in five years	1980
Damion	62#2,265	Down 879 rank positions in five years	2002
Rhiannon	210#1,119	Up 38 rank positions in five years	1999
Maricela	64#2,712	Up 546 rank positions in five years	1977
Tameka	—Unranked	—	1977
Lakisha	—Unranked	—	1977
Cori	100#1,932	Down 99 rank positions in five years	1977
Farrah	168#1,328	Down 116 rank positions in five years	1977
Lawanda	—Unranked	—	1977
Karrie	7#12,524	Up 1,733 rank positions in five years	1977
Bree	60#2,826	Down 1,043 rank positions in five years	2010
Rodrick	24#4,358	Down 1,709 rank positions in five years	1977
Jamila	122#1,686	Up 71 rank positions in five years	1977
Aric	24#4,258	Down 1,119 rank positions in five years	1977
Salina	35#4,153	Up 371 rank positions in five years	1977
Tory	24#4,374	Down 1,306 rank positions in five years	1977
Tosha	7#13,080	new	1980
Sommer	27#4,971	Down 231 rank positions in five years	1977
Fawn	20#5,982	Up 441 rank positions in five years	1981
Salena	9#10,759	Down 4,943 rank positions in five years	1995
Jerimiah	28#3,886	Down 1,107 rank positions in five years	2010
Torrey	13#6,763	Down 182 rank positions in five years	1977
Celena	37#3,917	Up 368 rank positions in five years	1995
Lakeshia	—Unranked	—	1979
Jaimee	6#13,894	Down 7,148 rank positions in five years	1990
Dedrick	14#6,202	Down 1,127 rank positions in five years	1977
Dameon	26#4,064	Up 237 rank positions in five years	1977
Tory	22#5,703	Up 1,194 rank positions in five years	1977
Tawanna	—Unranked	—	1977
Corie	22#5,594	Up 312 rank positions in five years	1977
Amin	106#1,603	Up 185 rank positions in five years	2025
Cortney	7#9,902	Down 1,703 rank positions in five years	1987
Shonna	—Unranked	—	1977
Trish	—Unranked	—	1977
Carisa	—Unranked	—	1977
Rashida	6#14,536	new	1977
Shawnna	—Unranked	—	1977
Shawanda	—Unranked	—	1977
Keesha	5#16,109	new	1977
Sharif	7#10,508	Down 6,113 rank positions in five years	1980
Kizzy	—Unranked	—	1977
Jeremy	—Unranked	—	1980
Lashunda	—Unranked	—	1977
Jereme	—Unranked	—	1980
Corry	—Unranked	—	1977
Demetric	9#8,414	Down 3,116 rank positions in five years	1979
Lavar	7#10,264	Down 2,422 rank positions in five years	1977
Takisha	—Unranked	—	1977
Levar	—Unranked	—	1977
Lydell	5#13,166	Down 5,857 rank positions in five years	1977
Seneca	16#5,806	Down 388 rank positions in five years	1977
Shawnte	—Unranked	—	1977
Shalon	5#16,893	new	1977

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1977 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.