This list combines 5,520 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1983 is Jennifer, given to 55,492 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 44 different spellings, while Charisse has the highest confusion index at 92.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 373 positions from 663 to 290, while Dawn had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 104 to 118.

Looking at trends, Jenilee shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1981–1983 are 2401.41% higher compared to 1974–1983), while Katina shows the steepest decline (84.55% lower). Compared to 1982, Marquita had the largest rank improvement, moving up 445 positions to rank #107, while Toccara fell 121 positions to rank #517.