Eras & decades
One-decade wonders
88 names · 50 girls · 38 boys · records through 2025
Say “Tammy” and a decade appears. Some names are so tied to their moment that hearing them is like opening a yearbook.
This guide has 88 names: 50 girl names and 38 boy names. Names that appear in the top-100 of exactly one decade (before the 2010s) across all decades since 1880. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
Before the names
Every name here reached the national top-100 in exactly one decade and never returned. They make evocative middle names, honor names for a parent's generation — or simply a fascinating read.
Girl names
50 names
- Addietop-100 only in the 1880s
- Alexandriatop-100 only in the 1990s
- Angelinatop-100 only in the 2000s
- Annettetop-100 only in the 1960s
- Arlenetop-100 only in the 1930s
- Baileytop-100 only in the 2000s
- Bethtop-100 only in the 1960s
- Bethanytop-100 only in the 1980s
- Branditop-100 only in the 1980s
- Breannatop-100 only in the 1990s
- Brianatop-100 only in the 1990s
- Candicetop-100 only in the 1980s
- Carlatop-100 only in the 1960s
- Cheyennetop-100 only in the 1990s
- Christytop-100 only in the 1970s
- Colleentop-100 only in the 1960s
- Delorestop-100 only in the 1930s
- Diannetop-100 only in the 1940s
- Ettatop-100 only in the 1880s
- Genevievetop-100 only in the 1910s
- Glendatop-100 only in the 1940s
- Harriettop-100 only in the 1880s
- Heiditop-100 only in the 1970s
- Hildatop-100 only in the 1900s
- Isabeltop-100 only in the 2000s
- Jadatop-100 only in the 2000s
- Jeannetop-100 only in the 1920s
- Jocelyntop-100 only in the 2000s
- Katetop-100 only in the 1880s
- Kaytop-100 only in the 1940s
- Kelseytop-100 only in the 1990s
- Krystaltop-100 only in the 1980s
- Latoyatop-100 only in the 1980s
- Lindsaytop-100 only in the 1980s
- Lorettatop-100 only in the 1930s
- Lulutop-100 only in the 1880s
- Makaylatop-100 only in the 2000s
- Marissatop-100 only in the 1990s
- Marlenetop-100 only in the 1930s
- Maudtop-100 only in the 1880s
- Meghantop-100 only in the 1980s
- Melindatop-100 only in the 1970s
- Mirandatop-100 only in the 1990s
- Mollietop-100 only in the 1880s
- Nannietop-100 only in the 1880s
- Natashatop-100 only in the 1980s
- Reginatop-100 only in the 1960s
- Rosemarytop-100 only in the 1940s
- Sabrinatop-100 only in the 1990s
- Shelbytop-100 only in the 1990s
Boy names
38 names
- Aidantop-100 only in the 2000s
- Augusttop-100 only in the 1880s
- Berttop-100 only in the 1880s
- Bobtop-100 only in the 1930s
- Calvintop-100 only in the 1920s
- Caseytop-100 only in the 1980s
- Charleytop-100 only in the 1880s
- Christop-100 only in the 1960s
- Coletop-100 only in the 2000s
- Dakotatop-100 only in the 1990s
- Darryltop-100 only in the 1960s
- Deantop-100 only in the 1960s
- Deweytop-100 only in the 1890s
- Diegotop-100 only in the 2000s
- Franklintop-100 only in the 1930s
- Garretttop-100 only in the 1990s
- Gilberttop-100 only in the 1920s
- Gregtop-100 only in the 1960s
- Grovertop-100 only in the 1880s
- Haydentop-100 only in the 2000s
- Jadentop-100 only in the 2000s
- Jamietop-100 only in the 1970s
- Jefftop-100 only in the 1960s
- Jimmietop-100 only in the 1930s
- Johnnietop-100 only in the 1900s
- Juliustop-100 only in the 1880s
- Marctop-100 only in the 1970s
- Mariontop-100 only in the 1880s
- Michealtop-100 only in the 1950s
- Mitchelltop-100 only in the 1990s
- Morristop-100 only in the 1910s
- Spencertop-100 only in the 1990s
- Taylortop-100 only in the 1990s
- Timtop-100 only in the 1960s
- Trevortop-100 only in the 1990s
- Wallacetop-100 only in the 1920s
- Wilburtop-100 only in the 1910s
- Woodrowtop-100 only in the 1910s
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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