This list combines 5,094 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1975 is Michael, given to 72,073 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Lakeisha has the most spelling variations with 36 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 460 positions from 955 to 495, while Rodney had the largest drop, falling 29 positions from 151 to 180.

Looking at trends, Telly shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1973–1975 are 3805.56% higher compared to 1966–1975), while Tim shows the steepest decline (83.83% lower). Compared to 1974, Mandy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 350 positions to rank #176, while Katina fell 124 positions to rank #514.