Comeback kings (peaked a generation ago, rising again)

Computed directly from official SSA figures. Methodology is described on our About page.

#	Name	10-year trend	Peak year	Total recorded births
1	Arch Boys	+806.7%	1880	2,572
2	Tommy Girls	+738.5%	1965	2,942
3	Arletta Girls	+520.0%	1930	2,395
4	Ocie Girls	+518.2%	1916	4,132
5	Tari Girls	+480.0%	1959	2,274
6	Margarett Girls	+460.0%	1922	4,933
7	Vern Boys	+400.0%	1920	11,497
8	Enola Girls	+360.9%	1953	3,084
9	Scottie Boys	+359.2%	1971	11,157
10	Windell Boys	+316.7%	1941	3,006
11	Margarete Girls	+300.0%	1918	2,376
12	Billy Girls	+272.2%	1930	5,432
13	Lew Boys	+266.7%	1959	2,193
14	Kandy Girls	+242.9%	1965	5,306
15	Leisha Girls	+241.9%	1961	2,108
16	Lottie Girls	+233.2%	1916	48,352
17	Wynona Girls	+221.2%	1930	3,836
18	Mozelle Girls	+220.0%	1920	5,344
19	Germaine Girls	+220.0%	1928	7,910
20	Willam Boys	+214.3%	1959	3,516
21	Bennie Girls	+196.6%	1929	9,936
22	Robert Girls	+183.3%	1929	20,119
23	Rayford Boys	+183.3%	1937	5,516
24	Liane Girls	+180.0%	1959	3,879
25	Lennie Girls	+177.9%	1915	4,835
26	Tami Girls	+164.3%	1959	37,927
27	Garnett Boys	+154.5%	1920	3,857
28	Carmen Boys	+153.4%	1924	16,961
29	Elvie Girls	+153.2%	1917	2,704
30	Goldie Girls	+151.4%	1915	38,553
31	Dottie Girls	+149.1%	1943	9,998
32	Concepcion Girls	+146.7%	1925	5,224
33	Vinnie Girls	+145.5%	1916	3,119
34	Linnie Girls	+135.5%	1921	7,997
35	Beverlee Girls	+133.3%	1930	2,297
36	Vonnie Girls	+130.0%	1959	3,691
37	June Boys	+130.0%	1922	3,627
38	Freddie Girls	+126.9%	1942	10,328
39	Sol Boys	+125.4%	1918	8,285
40	Wendel Boys	+123.5%	1940	2,147
41	Buford Boys	+120.0%	1921	10,854
42	Dolly Girls	+119.7%	1926	20,592
43	Louie Girls	+118.9%	1918	2,346
44	Teddy Boys	+118.1%	1949	33,627
45	Roma Girls	+115.9%	1930	8,286
46	Georgie Girls	+114.9%	1925	12,799
47	Velia Girls	+113.6%	1929	2,831
48	Ardella Girls	+112.5%	1924	3,478
49	Cleo Girls	+110.6%	1920	33,565
50	Lawrence Girls	+109.5%	1927	2,187
51	Percy Boys	+109.4%	1921	32,204
52	Bernadine Girls	+109.1%	1924	21,933
53	Florence Girls	+108.5%	1918	339,093
54	Hazel Boys	+108.2%	1916	2,889
55	Scotty Boys	+108.1%	1971	19,030
56	Theo Girls	+108.0%	1924	3,503
57	Ruby Boys	+107.9%	1927	3,114
58	Marnie Girls	+107.1%	1969	6,141
59	Willie Girls	+106.7%	1919	146,197
60	Cleon Boys	+105.0%	1921	3,000
61	Billie Girls	+104.0%	1930	103,663
62	Howell Boys	+104.0%	1920	3,923
63	Booker Boys	+103.9%	1916	12,230
64	Concetta Girls	+103.7%	1924	14,193
65	Florian Boys	+103.3%	1921	3,691
66	Dollie Girls	+103.2%	1921	19,237
67	Maxie Girls	+102.9%	1917	4,025
68	Casimir Boys	+102.8%	1919	5,248
69	Kathlyn Girls	+100.0%	1951	5,156
70	Val Boys	+100.0%	1952	5,657
71	Sylvan Boys	+98.0%	1918	3,684
72	Nellie Girls	+94.4%	1918	152,691
73	Monty Boys	+93.7%	1961	15,350
74	Early Boys	+92.3%	1927	3,989
75	Kipp Boys	+92.2%	1964	2,484
76	Twyla Girls	+91.5%	1964	7,192
77	Carlotta Girls	+91.1%	1948	6,462
78	Tillie Girls	+90.8%	1915	15,738
79	Bobby Girls	+90.0%	1930	9,675
80	Bertie Girls	+87.9%	1928	13,736
81	Darcy Boys	+85.5%	1970	2,785
82	Lenora Girls	+85.1%	1924	37,058
83	Ruthie Girls	+84.5%	1927	22,624
84	Woody Boys	+84.2%	1946	4,236
85	Ginny Girls	+83.9%	1958	7,648
86	Flora Girls	+81.9%	1920	70,971
87	Edwina Girls	+81.8%	1943	15,465
88	Arlin Boys	+80.8%	1935	4,072
89	Margo Girls	+80.6%	1954	27,208
90	Deidre Girls	+80.0%	1963	14,673
91	Opal Girls	+80.0%	1918	73,539
92	Dell Boys	+80.0%	1953	4,008
93	Santo Boys	+79.3%	1925	4,876
94	Ila Girls	+78.8%	1925	25,060
95	Louella Girls	+78.8%	1932	13,958
96	Tex Boys	+78.7%	1940	2,120
97	Worth Boys	+78.7%	1918	2,204
98	Waymon Boys	+76.9%	1936	4,746
99	Dori Girls	+76.9%	1961	4,952
100	Isidore Boys	+76.8%	1919	3,421

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.