Names that Peaked in 1983

Sharp attractive short form which has a nautical translation in German: "keel" (although it isn't used as a name there).

80s sensation Derek brought several spelling variations along for the ride, including Derick, Derrick, and Dereck. While this spelling fell off the charts in in '93, it has now recently resurfaced in 2023 after rising a whopping 238 places.

This name, which sounds like "C.G.", was popularized by the character Ciji Dunne on the soap opera Knot's Landing. She appeared from 1982-3, and her name peaked sharply in 1983 before slowly fading.

See LINDSEY.

This name shot to popularity in the early 1980s thanks to child actor Kaleena Kiff, who starred in the sitcom Love, Sidney/.