This list combines 4,510 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1973 is Jennifer, given to 63,829 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Leticia has the most spelling variations with 29 different spellings, while Shante has the highest confusion index at 91.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 335 positions from 578 to 243, while Jill had the largest drop, falling 20 positions from 62 to 82.

Looking at trends, Katina shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1971–1973 are 4403.32% higher compared to 1964–1973), while Pam shows the steepest decline (87.19% lower). Compared to 1972, Alethea had the largest rank improvement, moving up 240 positions to rank #348, while Kamisha fell 167 positions to rank #594.