This list combines 4,688 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1970 is Michael, given to 88,887 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 32 different spellings, while Shante has the highest confusion index at 90.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 461 positions from 932 to 471, while Frank had the largest drop, falling 25 positions from 100 to 125.

Looking at trends, Chelsea shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1968–1970 are 2715.92% higher compared to 1961–1970), while Pam shows the steepest decline (82.43% lower). Compared to 1969, Marisol had the largest rank improvement, moving up 172 positions to rank #450, while Nichelle fell 150 positions to rank #779.