Names That Peaked In 1989

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1989 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Jessica and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1988 Peaked in 1990 Full 1989 top 100 The 1980s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Lauren	777#401	Down 169 rank positions in five years	1989
Brittany	281#928	Up 33 rank positions in five years	1989
Erika	213#1,109	Down 92 rank positions in five years	1990
Brittney	25#5,121	Down 1,612 rank positions in five years	1989
Meagan	—Unranked	—	1990
Nickolas	118#1,498	Down 455 rank positions in five years	1998
Britney	134#1,571	Up 339 rank positions in five years	1989
Leanna	300#890	Down 5 rank positions in five years	1990
Ashton	85#2,173	Down 740 rank positions in five years	1989
Casandra	9#10,257	Down 2,973 rank positions in five years	1990
Deangelo	99#1,669	Down 542 rank positions in five years	1990
Korey	47#2,736	Down 914 rank positions in five years	1990
Christin	—Unranked	—	1989
Kaci	88#2,132	Down 485 rank positions in five years	1990
Alysia	28#4,764	Down 404 rank positions in five years	1989
Asha	160#1,373	Up 89 rank positions in five years	2000
Cecily	137#1,541	Up 54 rank positions in five years	1989
Arron	12#6,834	Down 2,552 rank positions in five years	1989
Darrius	27#3,970	Down 1,571 rank positions in five years	1994
Kala	10#9,762	Down 4,204 rank positions in five years	1989
Leandra	42#3,619	Down 144 rank positions in five years	1989
Chantelle	15#7,207	Down 2,016 rank positions in five years	1989
Britany	24#5,269	Up 1,096 rank positions in five years	1989
Hakeem	117#1,502	Down 543 rank positions in five years	1989
Jalisa	27#4,923	Down 1,061 rank positions in five years	1989
Brittni	—Unranked	—	1990
Ashli	—Unranked	—	1989
Kelsey	14#6,282	Down 439 rank positions in five years	1989
Stephani	—Unranked	—	1989
Audrianna	35#4,077	Down 2,069 rank positions in five years	2011
Kendell	28#3,900	Down 1,035 rank positions in five years	1990
Brittanie	—Unranked	—	1990
Britni	—Unranked	—	1989
Cassondra	—Unranked	—	1989
Tawny	—Unranked	—	1989
Samatha	—Unranked	—	1989
Tiera	5#17,049	new	1993
Montrell	25#4,211	Down 824 rank positions in five years	2006
Katherin	34#4,221	Down 410 rank positions in five years	1989
Brittaney	—Unranked	—	1989
Krystin	—Unranked	—	1989
Derrek	5#12,494	Down 7,193 rank positions in five years	1989
Brittnee	—Unranked	—	1990
Stephanie	—Unranked	—	1989
Arsenio	16#5,631	Down 382 rank positions in five years	1989
Christina	—Unranked	—	1989
Britny	6#13,493	new	1990
Elizabet	7#12,269	Down 2,514 rank positions in five years	1989
Brittnay	—Unranked	—	1989
Jasmine	—Unranked	—	1989
Samantha	—Unranked	—	1989
Tiffany	—Unranked	—	1989
Christop	—Unranked	—	1989
Brittany	—Unranked	—	1989

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1989 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.