This list combines 4,776 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1971 is Michael, given to 81,104 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 91.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 453 positions from 904 to 451, while Rodney had the largest drop, falling 26 positions from 124 to 150.

Looking at trends, Chelsea shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1969–1971 are 2416.03% higher compared to 1962–1971), while Pam shows the steepest decline (84.68% lower). Compared to 1970, Yesenia had the largest rank improvement, moving up 435 positions to rank #575, while Mona fell 76 positions to rank #632.