Names That Peaked In 1980

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1980 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 1979 Peaked in 1981 Full 1980 top 100 The 1980s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Amanda	601#493	Down 49 rank positions in five years	1987
Derek	1,191#284	Up 25 rank positions in five years	1989
Erik	549#546	Down 124 rank positions in five years	1980
Mario	721#438	Down 109 rank positions in five years	1980
Derrick	288#850	Down 301 rank positions in five years	1980
Ruben	632#480	Down 14 rank positions in five years	1992
Roberto	519#570	Down 133 rank positions in five years	1991
Raul	440#634	Down 77 rank positions in five years	2000
Monique	46#3,369	Down 154 rank positions in five years	1980
Meredith	656#469	Up 116 rank positions in five years	1980
Jaime	420#657	Down 96 rank positions in five years	1980
Alfredo	301#820	Down 72 rank positions in five years	1993
Tasha	14#7,852	Up 1,048 rank positions in five years	1980
Lamar	115#1,517	Down 427 rank positions in five years	1989
Clint	58#2,364	Down 1,015 rank positions in five years	1980
Jarrod	12#6,968	Down 3,805 rank positions in five years	1980
Maribel	125#1,662	Down 34 rank positions in five years	1980
Rolando	135#1,374	Down 166 rank positions in five years	1994
Derick	120#1,478	Down 182 rank positions in five years	1989
Corina	37#3,920	Down 571 rank positions in five years	1992
Ashley	27#3,956	Down 303 rank positions in five years	1980
Terra	74#2,434	Down 195 rank positions in five years	1980
Renata	635#481	Up 27 rank positions in five years	1980
Elisha	59#2,867	Down 781 rank positions in five years	1980
Brook	32#4,372	Down 816 rank positions in five years	1980
Deidra	—Unranked	—	1980
Heriberto	40#3,054	Down 977 rank positions in five years	1993
Tiffanie	—Unranked	—	1980
Andria	11#8,911	Down 1,960 rank positions in five years	1980
Star	92#2,062	Down 456 rank positions in five years	1997
Candi	—Unranked	—	1980
Ramsey	78#1,970	Down 559 rank positions in five years	2017
Shameka	—Unranked	—	1980
Jerod	5#12,857	Up 95 rank positions in five years	1980
Derik	27#3,972	Down 29 rank positions in five years	1987
Charissa	8#11,141	Up 1,266 rank positions in five years	1980
Brannon	13#6,504	Down 1,017 rank positions in five years	1998
Yoel	103#1,643	Down 399 rank positions in five years	2019
Loni	16#7,010	Up 2,272 rank positions in five years	1980
Latesha	—Unranked	—	1980
Juston	—Unranked	—	1980
Melissa	—Unranked	—	1980
Syreeta	—Unranked	—	1980
Tai	11#9,394	Down 1,866 rank positions in five years	1980
Chimere	—Unranked	—	1980
Renada	—Unranked	—	1980

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1980 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.