This list combines 5,463 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1977 is Michael, given to 71,034 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Lakeisha has the most spelling variations with 40 different spellings, while Charisse has the highest confusion index at 92%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Shante showed the biggest improvement, moving up 523 positions from 878 to 355, while Rodney had the largest drop, falling 24 positions from 199 to 223.

Looking at trends, Kizzy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1975–1977 are 8066.67% higher compared to 1968–1977), while Tim shows the steepest decline (83.07% lower). Compared to 1976, Kizzy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 681 positions to rank #332, while Tennille fell 172 positions to rank #566.