Names That Peaked In 2004

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2004 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Emily and Jacob — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 2003 Peaked in 2005 Full 2004 top 100 The 2000s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Jose	3,678#95	Down 1 rank positions in five years	2002
Nathan	4,975#63	Down 8 rank positions in five years	2004
Connor	2,211#166	Down 88 rank positions in five years	2004
Colin	950#343	Down 56 rank positions in five years	2004
Kylie	1,491#204	Down 72 rank positions in five years	2003
Ashton	1,801#197	Down 61 rank positions in five years	2004
Trinity	725#428	Down 203 rank positions in five years	2004
Cesar	824#385	Down 14 rank positions in five years	2004
Alexis	584#513	Down 32 rank positions in five years	2004
Carolina	769#405	Up 45 rank positions in five years	2004
Delaney	1,283#242	Up 71 rank positions in five years	2004
Kyla	512#580	Down 88 rank positions in five years	2004
Paris	497#592	Down 176 rank positions in five years	2004
Adan	625#482	Down 9 rank positions in five years	2005
Kailey	153#1,420	Down 572 rank positions in five years	2004
Rylie	644#478	Down 125 rank positions in five years	2008
Anika	269#955	Down 202 rank positions in five years	2006
Liberty	195#1,188	Down 536 rank positions in five years	2004
Janessa	117#1,741	Down 599 rank positions in five years	2009
Osvaldo	130#1,408	Steady	2004
Karlee	103#1,898	Down 862 rank positions in five years	2008
Isabela	426#664	Up 171 rank positions in five years	2004
Rohan	306#812	Down 7 rank positions in five years	2004
Zoie	177#1,271	Down 304 rank positions in five years	2006
Amya	92#2,051	Down 677 rank positions in five years	2004
Kendal	48#3,276	Down 913 rank positions in five years	2004
Reagan	98#1,687	Down 489 rank positions in five years	2004
Kya	182#1,237	Up 144 rank positions in five years	2004
Nathen	27#4,011	Down 309 rank positions in five years	2006
Marin	93#2,043	Down 256 rank positions in five years	2007
Charlize	65#2,658	Down 1,048 rank positions in five years	2004
Iyanna	99#1,949	Down 513 rank positions in five years	2004
Diya	119#1,714	Down 264 rank positions in five years	2009
Kadin	27#3,993	Down 231 rank positions in five years	2004
Amarion	151#1,291	Up 172 rank positions in five years	2004
Pranav	56#2,440	Down 553 rank positions in five years	2004
Braedon	12#6,857	Down 2,706 rank positions in five years	2006
Ethen	17#5,454	Down 2,419 rank positions in five years	2009
Kyan	74#2,029	Down 596 rank positions in five years	2004
Trenten	15#6,106	Down 432 rank positions in five years	2007
Laisha	16#6,996	Up 3,749 rank positions in five years	2004
Kanye	5#12,960	Up 110 rank positions in five years	2004
Andon	—Unranked	—	2004

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 2004 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.