Names That Peaked In 1982

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1982 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 1981 Peaked in 1983 Full 1982 top 100 The 1980s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Nicole	803#383	Down 117 rank positions in five years	1985
Tiffany	304#880	Down 86 rank positions in five years	1988
Crystal	202#1,145	Down 288 rank positions in five years	1982
Kristen	96#1,999	Down 451 rank positions in five years	1982
Katrina	83#2,226	Down 642 rank positions in five years	1980
Jillian	177#1,266	Down 309 rank positions in five years	1982
Rebekah	302#884	Down 111 rank positions in five years	1996
Candice	25#5,124	Down 2,096 rank positions in five years	1982
Cassie	175#1,280	Down 31 rank positions in five years	1982
Ebony	23#5,451	Down 878 rank positions in five years	1982
Tia	98#1,980	Down 624 rank positions in five years	1982
Randi	34#4,251	Down 1,164 rank positions in five years	1982
Tanisha	17#6,801	Down 1,506 rank positions in five years	1982
Jamar	72#2,066	Down 530 rank positions in five years	1989
Dayna	17#6,603	Down 2,903 rank positions in five years	1988
Kristal	14#7,696	Down 2,121 rank positions in five years	1982
Fallon	349#779	Up 86 rank positions in five years	1982
Christen	10#9,588	Down 2,897 rank positions in five years	1982
Rigoberto	74#2,034	Down 189 rank positions in five years	2001
Bradly	10#7,747	Down 2,010 rank positions in five years	1990
Jamaal	26#4,077	Down 844 rank positions in five years	1982
Eliezer	266#893	Up 82 rank positions in five years	2025
Eboni	—Unranked	—	1982
Lynsey	—Unranked	—	1982
Maria	6#11,507	Down 3,639 rank positions in five years	1982
Schuyler	6#11,765	Down 4,797 rank positions in five years	1993
Jered	9#8,540	Down 1,311 rank positions in five years	1982
Renaldo	5#13,457	Down 6,515 rank positions in five years	1982
Cristen	—Unranked	—	1982
Andrae	11#7,221	Down 1,227 rank positions in five years	1982
Jarrad	—Unranked	—	1988
Huy	10#7,870	Down 674 rank positions in five years	1982
Tuan	—Unranked	—	1982
Tenika	—Unranked	—	1982
Hung	—Unranked	—	1982
Toccara	—Unranked	—	1982
Jenilee	—Unranked	—	1982

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1982 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.