This list combines 5,975 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1984 is Michael, given to 70,809 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 536 positions from 980 to 444, while Wesley had the largest drop, falling 23 positions from 198 to 221.

Looking at trends, Colt shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1982–1984 are 2286.57% higher compared to 1975–1984), while Tammy shows the steepest decline (69.83% lower). Compared to 1983, Chance had the largest rank improvement, moving up 339 positions to rank #469, while Marquita fell 101 positions to rank #314.