Names That Peaked In 2005

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2005 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 2004 Peaked in 2006 Full 2005 top 100 The 2000s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Abigail	4,941#41	Down 29 rank positions in five years	2003
Angelina	875#347	Down 57 rank positions in five years	2005
Gracie	1,344#227	Down 20 rank positions in five years	2007
Conner	277#864	Down 426 rank positions in five years	2005
Pablo	743#430	Down 45 rank positions in five years	2006
Ashlyn	262#972	Down 371 rank positions in five years	2005
Ty	306#813	Down 161 rank positions in five years	2005
Nadia	531#565	Down 97 rank positions in five years	2005
Braden	183#1,152	Down 343 rank positions in five years	2005
Mariana	1,192#261	Up 12 rank positions in five years	2005
Alondra	417#680	Down 160 rank positions in five years	2005
Kira	801#385	Steady	2005
Kyra	329#830	Down 152 rank positions in five years	2005
Esteban	673#461	Up 10 rank positions in five years	2005
Ciara	155#1,408	Down 192 rank positions in five years	2005
Heaven	556#543	Down 121 rank positions in five years	2006
Emely	590#503	Up 20 rank positions in five years	2008
Noe	341#755	Down 75 rank positions in five years	2007
Maritza	60#2,846	Down 905 rank positions in five years	2005
Itzel	850#359	Up 209 rank positions in five years	2005
Aniya	226#1,071	Down 195 rank positions in five years	2007
Jimena	515#578	Down 65 rank positions in five years	2016
Estrella	477#612	Up 127 rank positions in five years	2005
Laney	421#674	Down 24 rank positions in five years	2006
Braeden	35#3,318	Down 1,520 rank positions in five years	2005
Davion	139#1,353	Down 415 rank positions in five years	2007
Yadira	38#3,899	Down 761 rank positions in five years	2005
Mekhi	176#1,174	Down 392 rank positions in five years	2005
Isis	128#1,625	Up 826 rank positions in five years	2005
Jadyn	28#4,807	Down 1,973 rank positions in five years	2005
Kadence	129#1,616	Down 612 rank positions in five years	2005
Jazmyn	82#2,247	Down 650 rank positions in five years	2005
Rubi	225#1,079	Up 238 rank positions in five years	2005
Emmalee	47#3,303	Down 1,646 rank positions in five years	2005
Sarahi	287#917	Up 306 rank positions in five years	2005
Kenyon	30#3,706	Down 1,455 rank positions in five years	2005
Draven	166#1,217	Down 129 rank positions in five years	2009
Jamarion	90#1,785	Down 556 rank positions in five years	2005
Flor	81#2,263	Down 142 rank positions in five years	2007
Litzy	68#2,572	Down 498 rank positions in five years	2005
Dayanara	35#4,091	Down 1,302 rank positions in five years	2005
Makena	63#2,740	Down 1,027 rank positions in five years	2005
Riya	137#1,546	Down 272 rank positions in five years	2005
Anneliese	188#1,207	Up 372 rank positions in five years	2005
Jamya	28#4,808	Down 1,898 rank positions in five years	2005
Yahaira	27#4,980	Down 1,483 rank positions in five years	2005
Braulio	68#2,129	Down 79 rank positions in five years	2005
Damarion	64#2,212	Down 619 rank positions in five years	2005
Fredy	71#2,083	Down 313 rank positions in five years	2005
Citlali	159#1,381	Up 725 rank positions in five years	2005
Omarion	52#2,560	Down 601 rank positions in five years	2005
Jadyn	16#5,697	Down 2,884 rank positions in five years	2007
Demarion	44#2,847	Down 407 rank positions in five years	2005
Tayshaun	7#10,556	Down 2,570 rank positions in five years	2005
Mikalah	—Unranked	—	2005
Jolette	—Unranked	—	2005

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 2005 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.