This list combines 5,309 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1979 is Jennifer, given to 57,834 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Lakeisha has the most spelling variations with 39 different spellings, while Shante has the highest confusion index at 92.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Shante showed the biggest improvement, moving up 375 positions from 601 to 226, while Tina had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 58 to 74.

Looking at trends, Kizzy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1977–1979 are 14449.71% higher compared to 1970–1979), while Kim shows the steepest decline (75.7% lower). Compared to 1978, Brianne had the largest rank improvement, moving up 317 positions to rank #143, while Farrah fell 96 positions to rank #464.