This list combines 5,760 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1981 is Michael, given to 71,989 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 38 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, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 487 positions from 996 to 509, while Peter had the largest drop, falling 15 positions from 100 to 115.

Looking at trends, Brianne shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1979–1981 are 2851.84% higher compared to 1972–1981), while Kim shows the steepest decline (72.55% lower). Compared to 1980, Tiara had the largest rank improvement, moving up 327 positions to rank #514, while Renata fell 306 positions to rank #796.