This list combines 6,258 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1985 is Michael, given to 68,173 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 52 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 93%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Kaylee showed the biggest improvement, moving up 534 positions from 901 to 367, while Julia had the largest drop, falling 19 positions from 177 to 196.

Looking at trends, Mallory shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1983–1985 are 3791.01% higher compared to 1976–1985), while Tammy shows the steepest decline (70.11% lower). Compared to 1984, Sierra had the largest rank improvement, moving up 339 positions to rank #240, while Marquita fell 199 positions to rank #513.