Not pop songs, but baby names! Many baby names have only managed to rank among the most popular in the U.S. a single time. The following names are one-hit wonders from the 1950s.
Girl Names:
- Debera – #998 in 1952
- Debroah – #898 in 1955
- Denese – #983 in 1954
- Doretta – #899 in 1953 – influence: Doretta Morrow
- Ellyn – #993 in 1952
- Gaylene – #930 in 1956
- Jacqulyn – #970 in 1952
- Jeryl – #770 in 1955
- Kathey – #890 in 1956
- Lanita – #968 in 1958
- Melodee – #994 in 1955
- Nilda – #959 in 1957
- Pandora – #785 in 1952
- Perri – #949 in 1958
- Rhona – #992 in 1951
- Sharleen – #767 in 1951
- Sheilah – #665 in 1955 – influence: Sheilah Graham
- Sheryll – #997 in 1955
- Tambra – #916 in 1958
- Tari – #972 in 1959
- Valinda – #809 in 1954
Boy Names:
- Danniel – #978 in 1950
- Deryl – #993 in 1950
- Erasmo – #926 in 1951
- Kem – #922 in 1956
- Kennard – #999 in 1954
- Mikeal – #909 in 1952
- Rahn – #913 in 1954 – influence: Helmut Rahn
- Ricci – #742 in 1954
All one-hit wonder lists: 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s.