This list combines 2,872 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1976 is Michael, given to 69,528 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Christopher has the most spelling variations with 31 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 85.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Tori showed the biggest improvement, moving up 188 positions from 432 to 244, while Victor had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 99 to 106.

Looking at trends, Jeremiah shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1974–1976 are 733.54% higher compared to 1967–1976), while Tim shows the steepest decline (84.14% lower). Compared to 1975, Seneca had the largest rank improvement, moving up 107 positions to rank #513, while Nakia fell 221 positions to rank #517.