This list combines 2,730 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1974 is Michael, given to 70,410 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Christopher has the most spelling variations with 34 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 84.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Tori showed the biggest improvement, moving up 184 positions from 505 to 321, while Victor had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 94 to 103.

Looking at trends, Jermaine shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1972–1974 are 1429.81% higher compared to 1965–1974), while Pat shows the steepest decline (82.46% lower). Compared to 1973, Telly had the largest rank improvement, moving up 199 positions to rank #377, while Garrick fell 79 positions to rank #472.