This list combines 4,677 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1974 is Jennifer, given to 64,479 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Lakeisha has the most spelling variations with 33 different spellings, while Shante has the highest confusion index at 92.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 356 positions from 622 to 266, while Veronica had the largest drop, falling 15 positions from 70 to 85.

Looking at trends, Katina shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1972–1974 are 4462.22% higher compared to 1965–1974), while Phyllis shows the steepest decline (77.79% lower). Compared to 1973, Nakia had the largest rank improvement, moving up 476 positions to rank #195, while Katina fell 121 positions to rank #215.