Names That Peaked In 1983

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1983 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 1982 Peaked in 1984 Full 1983 top 100 The 1980s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Adam	3,501#101	Down 4 rank positions in five years	1984
Erin	327#833	Down 312 rank positions in five years	1983
Lindsey	161#1,369	Down 339 rank positions in five years	1984
Lindsay	84#2,208	Down 545 rank positions in five years	1983
Desiree	151#1,429	Down 368 rank positions in five years	1983
Adrienne	123#1,673	Down 614 rank positions in five years	1983
Nichole	46#3,372	Down 287 rank positions in five years	1985
Stefanie	12#8,803	Down 4,062 rank positions in five years	1983
Lacy	67#2,597	Down 82 rank positions in five years	1982
Tabatha	11#9,391	Down 495 rank positions in five years	1983
Hollie	60#2,834	Down 506 rank positions in five years	1983
Brandie	—Unranked	—	1982
Chrystal	8#11,147	Down 2,643 rank positions in five years	1982
Adrian	41#3,644	Down 1,012 rank positions in five years	1983
Rosanna	58#2,924	Down 150 rank positions in five years	1982
Lyndsey	14#7,721	Down 2,308 rank positions in five years	1990
Adrianne	20#5,916	Down 2,308 rank positions in five years	1983
Jamel	46#2,778	Down 957 rank positions in five years	1988
Marquita	—Unranked	—	1983
Christopher	—Unranked	—	1982
Jerrod	13#6,622	Down 1,281 rank positions in five years	1983
Kia	12#8,619	Down 1,838 rank positions in five years	1993
Lyndsay	—Unranked	—	1982
Laquita	—Unranked	—	1983
Adriane	—Unranked	—	1983
Matthew	5#16,430	Down 3,425 rank positions in five years	1983
Tanesha	—Unranked	—	1983
Echo	78#2,339	Down 671 rank positions in five years	1984
Casie	6#13,529	Down 2,240 rank positions in five years	1983
Tarah	6#14,753	Down 5,277 rank positions in five years	1985
Stephaine	—Unranked	—	1983
Jerad	—Unranked	—	1983
Tenisha	—Unranked	—	1983
Amit	9#8,292	Down 183 rank positions in five years	1983
Shaneka	—Unranked	—	1983
Kiel	6#11,396	Down 4,554 rank positions in five years	1983
Taurean	10#8,174	Down 2,229 rank positions in five years	1983
Jarad	13#6,610	Up 175 rank positions in five years	1983
Kaleena	12#8,602	Down 3,909 rank positions in five years	1983
Falon	7#12,318	Down 5,896 rank positions in five years	1983
Johathan	—Unranked	—	1988
Crystal	—Unranked	—	1983
Dwan	—Unranked	—	1983
Ciji	—Unranked	—	1983

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1983 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.