This list combines 5,633 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1984 is Jennifer, given to 51,660 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 47 different spellings, while Kiana has the highest confusion index at 92.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Kiana showed the biggest improvement, moving up 399 positions from 642 to 243, while Brenda had the largest drop, falling 18 positions from 111 to 129.

Looking at trends, Mallory shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1982–1984 are 3065.01% higher compared to 1975–1984), while Katina shows the steepest decline (85.39% lower). Compared to 1983, Santana had the largest rank improvement, moving up 243 positions to rank #481, while Kalina fell 170 positions to rank #542.