This list combines 4,443 spelling variations into 1,006 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1970 is Jennifer, given to 47,203 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 32 different spellings, while Karianne has the highest confusion index at 91.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 338 positions from 596 to 258, while Jill had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 52 to 65.

Looking at trends, Chelsea shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1968–1970 are 2634.3% higher compared to 1961–1970), while Pam shows the steepest decline (82.42% lower). Compared to 1969, India had the largest rank improvement, moving up 129 positions to rank #508, while Cinnamon fell 123 positions to rank #584.