Names That Peaked In 2013
These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2013 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Sophia and Noah — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,358#2 | Steady | 2024 | |||
| 5,953#47 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2007 | |||
| 2,919#86 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 2015 | |||
| 3,277#106 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 5,267#37 | Down 18 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 2,805#88 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 1998 | |||
| 3,213#109 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 3,527#66 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 2016 | |||
| 3,083#114 | Down 18 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 2,209#129 | Down 60 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 1,722#205 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 1,476#237 | Down 98 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 606#489 | Down 333 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 719#431 | Down 237 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 1,150#293 | Up 23 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 559#535 | Down 110 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 606#499 | Down 266 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 1,025#331 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 804#397 | Down 116 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 1,181#287 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 375#717 | Down 243 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 695#446 | Down 103 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 621#483 | Down 128 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 497#590 | Down 97 rank positions in five years | 2016 | |||
| 581#510 | Down 63 rank positions in five years | 2015 | |||
| 382#706 | Down 185 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 377#712 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 218#1,098 | Down 549 rank positions in five years | 2011 | |||
| 375#718 | Down 240 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 466#609 | Down 98 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 169#1,321 | Down 588 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 329#828 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 362#753 | Down 118 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 56#2,960 | Down 1,167 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 351#775 | Down 108 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 238#965 | Down 104 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 114#1,771 | Down 329 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 109#1,833 | Down 569 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 122#1,462 | Down 469 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 122#1,688 | Down 592 rank positions in five years | 2009 | |||
| 197#1,175 | Down 81 rank positions in five years | 2008 | |||
| 103#1,896 | Down 655 rank positions in five years | 2015 | |||
| 132#1,391 | Down 431 rank positions in five years | 2013 | |||
| 35#3,326 | Down 1,084 rank positions in five years | 2013 |
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How this list is built
A name “peaked” in 2013 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.
