This list combines 3,753 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1989 is Michael, given to 68,197 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Nicholas has the most spelling variations with 39 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 88.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 289 positions from 533 to 244, while Robert had the largest drop, falling 5 positions from 10 to 15.

Looking at trends, Rakeem shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1987–1989 are 1200.65% higher compared to 1980–1989), while Jason shows the steepest decline (59.72% lower). Compared to 1988, Infant had the largest rank improvement, moving up 184 positions to rank #426, while Cordero fell 119 positions to rank #562.