This list combines 6,836 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1988 is Michael, given to 67,651 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Brittany has the most spelling variations with 66 different spellings, while Ronisha has the highest confusion index at 92.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Kaylin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 581 positions from 937 to 356, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 27 positions from 394 to 421.

Looking at trends, Whitley shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1986–1988 are 3560.71% higher compared to 1979–1988), while Tammy shows the steepest decline (70.91% lower). Compared to 1987, Jalisa had the largest rank improvement, moving up 529 positions to rank #311, while Nikita fell 121 positions to rank #562.