This list combines 2,959 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1977 is Michael, given to 70,235 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Christopher has the most spelling variations with 32 different spellings, while Jaron has the highest confusion index at 84.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Rashawn showed the biggest improvement, moving up 194 positions from 579 to 385, while Wesley had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 64 to 71.

Looking at trends, Lavar shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1975–1977 are 4156.41% higher compared to 1968–1977), while Tim shows the steepest decline (83.19% lower). Compared to 1976, Lavar had the largest rank improvement, moving up 395 positions to rank #233, while Telly fell 76 positions to rank #504.