Names That Peaked In 1995

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1995 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 1994 Peaked in 1996 Full 1995 top 100 The 1990s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Matthew	7,003#32	Down 2 rank positions in five years	1983
Kayla	838#364	Down 148 rank positions in five years	1991
Alex	1,515#232	Down 49 rank positions in five years	1993
Alexandra	1,314#237	Down 99 rank positions in five years	1993
Devin	548#548	Down 166 rank positions in five years	1998
Miranda	437#656	Down 113 rank positions in five years	1995
Dakota	1,074#319	Up 27 rank positions in five years	1995
Dallas	1,475#238	Up 31 rank positions in five years	2025
Cristian	906#362	Down 30 rank positions in five years	2006
Carly	248#1,009	Down 388 rank positions in five years	1995
Selena	1,170#268	Down 26 rank positions in five years	1995
Lane	1,383#250	Up 6 rank positions in five years	2019
Morgan	532#559	Up 136 rank positions in five years	1995
Tiana	491#598	Up 95 rank positions in five years	1998
Deandre	175#1,178	Down 417 rank positions in five years	1994
Brenna	108#1,846	Down 397 rank positions in five years	1995
Khalil	826#384	Down 110 rank positions in five years	2020
Selina	176#1,278	Up 107 rank positions in five years	1995
Justice	162#1,363	Down 788 rank positions in five years	1995
Katlyn	12#8,610	Up 622 rank positions in five years	1995
Carina	134#1,572	Down 229 rank positions in five years	1995
Kierra	46#3,363	Down 111 rank positions in five years	1995
Micaela	174#1,286	Down 217 rank positions in five years	1995
Tianna	111#1,817	Down 10 rank positions in five years	1995
Marquise	60#2,324	Down 736 rank positions in five years	1995
Alex	71#2,487	Down 1,193 rank positions in five years	1995
Fabiola	53#3,079	Down 92 rank positions in five years	1995
Kianna	142#1,507	Up 155 rank positions in five years	2000
Alexandrea	14#7,501	Down 3,328 rank positions in five years	1995
Darby	68#2,564	Down 364 rank positions in five years	1995
Austen	53#2,518	Down 539 rank positions in five years	1995
Eryn	44#3,483	Down 1,375 rank positions in five years	2000
Travon	32#3,576	Down 824 rank positions in five years	1995
Deion	93#1,744	Down 140 rank positions in five years	1996
Hernan	72#2,064	Down 210 rank positions in five years	1995
Breonna	8#11,111	Down 6,449 rank positions in five years	1994
Rasheed	36#3,293	Up 178 rank positions in five years	1995
Markel	39#3,110	Down 1,269 rank positions in five years	1999
Daisha	26#5,007	Up 1,988 rank positions in five years	1995
Myranda	5#16,531	Up 252 rank positions in five years	1995
Ladarius	19#5,130	Down 1,958 rank positions in five years	1995
Kahlil	50#2,623	Down 1,156 rank positions in five years	1995
Viridiana	22#5,709	Down 1,270 rank positions in five years	1995
Montana	114#1,525	Down 3 rank positions in five years	1995
Mikala	—Unranked	—	1995
Jonatan	47#2,733	Up 317 rank positions in five years	2006
Keanna	16#6,976	Down 1,413 rank positions in five years	1995
Storm	69#2,124	Down 547 rank positions in five years	1995
Auston	19#5,054	Down 1,779 rank positions in five years	1995
Trayvon	33#3,504	Down 751 rank positions in five years	1995
Dakoda	69#2,114	Down 236 rank positions in five years	2004
Darrien	24#4,278	Up 173 rank positions in five years	1995
Damarcus	16#5,656	Down 2,441 rank positions in five years	2006
Bryton	29#3,770	Down 786 rank positions in five years	2006
Dustyn	20#4,900	Up 1,833 rank positions in five years	1995
Romello	53#2,530	Down 327 rank positions in five years	1995
Montel	11#7,516	Down 1,003 rank positions in five years	1995
Rashaan	6#11,689	Down 2,332 rank positions in five years	1995
Iridian	—Unranked	—	1995

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1995 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.