This list combines 5,177 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1978 is Jennifer, given to 57,472 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Crystal has the most spelling variations with 38 different spellings, while Charisse has the highest confusion index at 91.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 354 positions from 629 to 275, while Dawn had the largest drop, falling 15 positions from 51 to 66.

Looking at trends, Kizzy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1976–1978 are 11696.61% higher compared to 1969–1978), while Kim shows the steepest decline (76.56% lower). Compared to 1977, Kylie had the largest rank improvement, moving up 367 positions to rank #231, while Farrah fell 212 positions to rank #368.