This list combines 4,489 spelling variations into 1,007 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1972 is Jennifer, given to 65,001 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 31 different spellings, while Charisse has the highest confusion index at 91.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 358 positions from 626 to 268, while Veronica had the largest drop, falling 19 positions from 81 to 100.

Looking at trends, Katina shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1970–1972 are 2499.65% higher compared to 1963–1972), while Pam shows the steepest decline (85.47% lower). Compared to 1971, Katina had the largest rank improvement, moving up 491 positions to rank #86, while Kendall fell 108 positions to rank #530.