This list combines 7,217 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1996 is Sarah, given to 27,822 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 67 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 92.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jaylin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 412 positions from 731 to 319, while Gabrielle had the largest drop, falling 19 positions from 54 to 73.

Looking at trends, Kennedy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1994–1996 are 3253.74% higher compared to 1987–1996), while Latoya shows the steepest decline (91.32% lower). Compared to 1995, Tamia had the largest rank improvement, moving up 303 positions to rank #391, while Shaniqua fell 102 positions to rank #594.