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Highest Hitting One-Hits – Cinnamon, Destry, Kunta, Yulissa

Here are the one-hit wonder baby names that ranked the highest overall — 700th or above — the single year they made the U.S. top 1,000:

Name Ranked… Likely Explanation
Christop 241st in 1989 Typo*
Yulissa 424th in 1997 The 1996 telenovela Te Sigo Amando featured a character named Yulissa played by Claudia Ramírez.
Nira 463rd in 1933 The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was authorized by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933.
Elizabet 524th in 1989 Typo*
Manilla 536th in 1898 The first military action of Spanish-American War was the 1898 battle for Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Jemal 549th in 1969 The Outcasts (1968-1969), the first TV Western with an African-American co-star, featured a character named Jemal.
Alexande 554th in 1989 Typo*
Kunta 572nd in 1977 The 1977 miniseries Roots (based on the Alex Haley novel) featured a character named Kunta Kinte.
Shafter 604th in 1898 Maj. Gen. William Rufus Shafter’s forces took Santiago (and hence helped end the Spanish-American War) in 1898.
Destry 636th in 1964 The short-lived 1964 show Destry was a spin-off of the 1939 film “Destry Rides Again.”
Sonji 638th in 1966 In 1966, Muhammad Ali and his first wife, Sonji Roi, divorced.
Sheilah 665th in 1955 Sheilah Graham Westbrook (1904-1988) was a gossip columnist during Hollywood’s “Golden Age.”
Clarisa 665th in 1994 The popular Nickelodeon sitcom Clarissa Explains it All (1991-1994) won an Emmy in 1994.
Tatia 670th in 1966 A notable 1965 episode of the TV show I Spy (1965-1968) featured a character named Tatia Loring.
Alexandr 676th in 1989 Typo*
Cinnamon 700th in 1969 The first 3 seasons of the Mission: Impossible TV series (1966-1973) featured a character named Cinnamon Carter. (That’s what put Cinnamon on the map.) Early in 1969, “Cinnamon” by Derek (a.k.a. Johnny Cymbal) was an actual one-hit wonder that peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Later the same year, “Cinnamon Girl” by Neil Young was released.
Beyonce 700th in 2001 Destiny’s Child (featuring Beyoncé Knowles) won two Grammy Awards in 2001.

I didn’t include one-hits from 1880-1889 (Manerva, Zilpah, Worley, Ambers, Orilla, Simona) or the names that debuted on the 2006 list (Rihanna, Addisyn, Krish, Yandel).

*Here’s more about those typos from 1989.

One-Hit Wonder Baby Names from the 1990s

Many unusual baby names popped up during the 1990s — here are the one-hit wonders from that decade:

Girl Names

  • Adilene – ranked 984th in 1994
  • Alannah – ranked 936th in 1990 (influence: singer Alannah Myles)
  • Baylie – ranked 989th in 1997
  • Brianda – ranked 777th in 1992
  • Clarisa – ranked 665th in 1994 (influence: TV show Clarissa Explains it All)
  • Coraima – ranked 874th in 1993 (influence: actress Coraima Torres)
  • Crysta – ranked 965th in 1993
  • Daijah – ranked 976th in 1996
  • Deyanira – ranked 947th in 1993
  • Ieshia – ranked 718th in 1991 (influence: ABC song “Iesha”)
  • Iridian – ranked 889th in 1995
  • Jasmyne – ranked 991st in 1993
  • Jaycie – ranked 963rd in 1996 (influence: gymnast Jaycie Phelps)
  • Julisa – ranked 731st in 1997 (influence: variant of Julissa)
  • Kalene – ranked 927th in 1993
  • Kanesha – ranked 951st in 1990
  • Kaylene – ranked 967th in 1993
  • Keanna – ranked 910th in 1995
  • Kyara – ranked 928th in in 1999
  • Meranda – ranked 1000th in 1994
  • Micayla – ranked 950th in 1997
  • Miesha – ranked 998th in 1991
  • Miriah – ranked 948th in 1991
  • Nohely – ranked 896th in 1994
  • Shae – ranked 925th in 1998
  • Shaniece – ranked 937th in 1992
  • Shannen – ranked 893rd in 1993
  • Shaquana – ranked 919th in 1991
  • Shawnee – ranked 871st in 1992
  • Tatyanna – ranked 952nd in in 1999
  • Tiesha – ranked 925th in 1991
  • Yamilex – ranked 707th in 1996 (influence: telenovela Como tu, ninguna)
  • Yulisa – ranked 988th in 1997 (influence: variant of Julissa)
  • Yulissa – ranked 424th in 1997 (influence: variant of Julissa)

Boy Names

  • Arman – ranked 980th in 1999
  • Christion – ranked 988th in 1998
  • Coleton – ranked 907th in 1997
  • Colter – ranked 997th in 1992
  • Damarcus – ranked 995th in 1995
  • Davonta – ranked 918th in 1992
  • Devaughn – ranked 924th in 1993
  • Dijon – ranked 916th in 1991
  • Dustyn – ranked 1000th in 1995
  • Jacquez – ranked 864th in 1998
  • Jajuan – ranked 983rd in 1997
  • Jelani – ranked 932nd in 1998 (influence: basketball player Jelani McCoy)
  • Keandre – ranked 957th in 1997
  • Keifer – ranked 924th in 1991 (influence: actor Kiefer Sutherland)
  • Keion – ranked 870th in 1996
  • Kenan – ranked 968th in 1997
  • Khari – ranked 853rd in 1994
  • Miguelangel – ranked 965th in 1998
  • Mykel – ranked 869th in 1990
  • Raquan – ranked 879th in 1996
  • Rashaan – ranked 938th in 1995
  • Shyheim – ranked 817th in 1994 (influence: rapper Shyheim)
  • Tavian – ranked 862nd in 1998
  • Tyreese – ranked 892nd in 1999 (influence: singer Tyrese)
  • Tyreke – ranked 739th in 1999
  • Tyrik – ranked 895th in 1998
  • Tyrin – ranked 942nd in 1994

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