This list combines 5,520 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1978 is Michael, given to 70,452 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, Shante showed the biggest improvement, moving up 488 positions from 844 to 356, while Beth had the largest drop, falling 20 positions from 204 to 224.

Looking at trends, Kizzy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1976–1978 are 11764.41% higher compared to 1969–1978), while Tim shows the steepest decline (80.97% lower). Compared to 1977, Kylie had the largest rank improvement, moving up 482 positions to rank #401, while Farrah fell 359 positions to rank #653.