Names That Peaked In 1984

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1984 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 1983 Peaked in 1985 Full 1984 top 100 The 1980s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Stephanie	543#557	Down 118 rank positions in five years	1990
Marcus	1,341#258	Down 32 rank positions in five years	1984
Alicia	672#460	Down 46 rank positions in five years	1984
Dustin	365#729	Down 76 rank positions in five years	1985
Andre	868#368	Down 86 rank positions in five years	1970
Joanna	997#306	Down 50 rank positions in five years	1984
Kara	226#1,075	Down 403 rank positions in five years	1991
Candace	50#3,173	Down 667 rank positions in five years	1982
Mathew	235#975	Down 262 rank positions in five years	1990
Lacey	370#738	Down 26 rank positions in five years	1984
Latoya	8#11,482	Down 4,070 rank positions in five years	1984
Rachelle	46#3,374	Up 158 rank positions in five years	1971
Shana	25#5,212	Down 582 rank positions in five years	1984
Darnell	56#2,423	Down 800 rank positions in five years	1984
Sheena	13#8,275	Up 65 rank positions in five years	1984
Brenton	70#2,096	Down 423 rank positions in five years	1984
Kacie	106#1,868	Down 43 rank positions in five years	1998
Trista	—Unranked	—	1984
Lacie	75#2,394	Up 120 rank positions in five years	1989
Josef	44#2,859	Down 736 rank positions in five years	1999
Isidro	88#1,815	Up 136 rank positions in five years	2000
Cale	47#2,722	Up 168 rank positions in five years	2008
Marques	23#4,486	Down 945 rank positions in five years	1984
Alesha	13#7,907	Down 1,578 rank positions in five years	1990
Antwon	18#5,221	Down 2,334 rank positions in five years	1990
Brandt	30#3,673	Down 1,481 rank positions in five years	2007
Venessa	—Unranked	—	1984
Candis	—Unranked	—	1985
Shantell	—Unranked	—	1987
Kati	—Unranked	—	1986
Shanell	5#16,896	Down 9,722 rank positions in five years	1990
Tremaine	19#5,183	Down 2,999 rank positions in five years	2010
Kirby	65#2,671	Up 1,079 rank positions in five years	1984
Tabetha	—Unranked	—	1984
Cassidy	51#2,575	Up 159 rank positions in five years	1984
Jonathan	5#15,976	Down 5,325 rank positions in five years	1984
Lamarcus	14#6,303	Down 2,610 rank positions in five years	1989
Latoria	—Unranked	—	1984
Sharita	—Unranked	—	1985
Tavaris	13#6,755	Down 1,919 rank positions in five years	1995
Markita	—Unranked	—	1985
Shena	—Unranked	—	1984
Rachel	—Unranked	—	1989
Dustan	—Unranked	—	1984
Grisel	7#12,352	Up 3,595 rank positions in five years	1984
Shenna	—Unranked	—	1984
Teela	—Unranked	—	1984

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1984 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.