Names That Peaked In 1997

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 1997 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Emily and Michael — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 1996 Peaked in 1998 Full 1997 top 100 The 1990s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Jordan	2,732#131	Down 49 rank positions in five years	1990
Morgan	977#312	Down 117 rank positions in five years	1995
Sabrina	956#321	Up 67 rank positions in five years	1997
Grant	1,555#228	Down 15 rank positions in five years	1997
Jordan	503#584	Down 147 rank positions in five years	1997
Fernando	819#387	Down 45 rank positions in five years	2006
Tanner	641#475	Down 142 rank positions in five years	1998
Armando	538#556	Down 54 rank positions in five years	1997
Guadalupe	180#1,248	Down 293 rank positions in five years	1997
Michaela	323#843	Down 197 rank positions in five years	1997
Dante	1,104#308	Down 7 rank positions in five years	1998
Adrianna	308#872	Down 261 rank positions in five years	2007
Saul	535#557	Up 18 rank positions in five years	2006
Asia	84#2,197	Down 778 rank positions in five years	1997
Cierra	63#2,727	Up 173 rank positions in five years	1998
Julissa	205#1,136	Down 352 rank positions in five years	2006
Baylee	248#1,008	Down 228 rank positions in five years	1997
Bailey	138#1,358	Up 330 rank positions in five years	1997
Duncan	190#1,124	Down 142 rank positions in five years	1997
Mikaela	241#1,037	Down 278 rank positions in five years	1997
Keenan	149#1,307	Down 319 rank positions in five years	1997
Destinee	54#3,040	Down 1,286 rank positions in five years	1999
Bailee	227#1,069	Down 219 rank positions in five years	2000
Donte	77#1,979	Down 517 rank positions in five years	1997
Trevon	108#1,583	Down 29 rank positions in five years	1997
Yasmine	196#1,185	Up 298 rank positions in five years	1999
Carlee	101#1,911	Down 590 rank positions in five years	2009
Keely	63#2,737	Down 172 rank positions in five years	1997
Shea	201#1,159	Down 11 rank positions in five years	2005
Kaylyn	70#2,525	Down 136 rank positions in five years	1997
Mireya	202#1,147	Up 75 rank positions in five years	1997
Shyanne	29#4,738	Down 1,919 rank positions in five years	1999
Stephon	46#2,789	Down 844 rank positions in five years	1997
Keeley	135#1,567	Up 1,955 rank positions in five years	2007
Stone	258#916	Up 147 rank positions in five years	1999
Bryana	31#4,469	Down 534 rank positions in five years	1997
Yasmeen	121#1,701	Up 87 rank positions in five years	1997
Reilly	60#2,855	Down 619 rank positions in five years	1998
Dasia	17#6,602	Down 3,192 rank positions in five years	1997
Cydney	9#10,269	Down 5,482 rank positions in five years	1998
Kenan	184#1,148	Up 182 rank positions in five years	2024
Reilly	48#2,708	Down 171 rank positions in five years	2007
Julisa	13#8,082	Down 2,694 rank positions in five years	1997
Kaylan	13#8,098	Down 2,349 rank positions in five years	1997
Yulissa	48#3,294	Down 547 rank positions in five years	1997
Shianne	10#10,001	Up 3,275 rank positions in five years	1997
Chase	35#4,086	Down 296 rank positions in five years	2004
Juwan	11#7,406	Down 3,441 rank positions in five years	1997
Tyquan	20#5,027	Down 2,004 rank positions in five years	1997
Baylie	28#4,781	Down 689 rank positions in five years	2007
Nicklaus	11#7,531	Down 3,424 rank positions in five years	1997
Ciarra	—Unranked	—	1997
Keandre	36#3,275	Down 748 rank positions in five years	2002
Daija	5#15,444	Down 10,399 rank positions in five years	1997
Coleton	9#8,379	Down 2,882 rank positions in five years	1997
Micayla	—Unranked	—	1997
Jajuan	11#7,374	Down 2,448 rank positions in five years	1997
Yulisa	13#8,341	Down 2,864 rank positions in five years	1997
Erykah	6#13,729	Down 3,954 rank positions in five years	1997

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 1997 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.