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Top 1,000 Girls' Names of 1997

This list combines 7,429 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1997 is Emily, given to 28,201 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 87 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 92.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jaylin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 414 positions from 704 to 290, while Grace had the largest drop, falling 20 positions from 69 to 89.

Looking at trends, Yulissa shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1995–1997 are 1981.59% higher compared to 1988–1997), while Hillary shows the steepest decline (80.87% lower). Compared to 1996, Yulissa had the largest rank improvement, moving up 454 positions to rank #312, while Moesha fell 147 positions to rank #573.

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#1

↑ 2

↑ 41%

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28,201

#2

↓ 1

↓ 21%

↑ 2

27,424

18 spellings: Sarah 20.7k 75.54%Sara 6.2k 22.45%Ceara 108 0.39%Sera 76 0.28%Cera 75 0.27%Seirra 49 0.18%Sarrah 37 0.13%Searra 33 0.12%Sarra 29 0.11%Cearra 25 0.09%Serra 24 0.09%Sahra 21 0.08%Ceaira 18 0.07%Serah 16 0.06%Saarah 13 0.05%Ceairra 11 0.04%Cerra 11 0.04%Saraha 5 0.02%

#3

↑ 1

↑ 33%

↑ 38

24,857

#4

↑ 1

↑ 106%

↑ 13

24,613

#5

↓ 3

↓ 45%

↓ -2

24,314

17 spellings: Ashley 20.9k 85.94%Ashlee 1.3k 5.30%Ashleigh 1.1k 4.51%Ashlie 260 1.07%Ashly 243 1.00%Ashli 189 0.78%Ashely 137 0.56%Ashlea 73 0.30%Ashlei 49 0.20%Ashliegh 17 0.07%Ahsley 12 0.05%Asheley 12 0.05%Ashle 11 0.05%Ashleah 11 0.05%Ashaley 7 0.03%Ashlye 7 0.03%Ashlley 5 0.02%

#6

↑ 4

↑ 123%

↓ -1

22,672

4 spellings: Hannah 20.6k 90.84%Hanna 1.7k 7.49%Hana 297 1.31%Hanah 81 0.36%

#7

↓ 1

↓ 45%

↓ -5

21,704

16 spellings: Jessica 21k 96.96%Jessika 225 1.04%Jesica 117 0.54%Yesica 81 0.37%Jessyca 61 0.28%Jesika 45 0.21%Jesseca 37 0.17%Jessyka 28 0.13%Jessicca 12 0.06%Yesika 11 0.05%Jessikah 10 0.05%Jessicah 9 0.04%Gessica 8 0.04%Jesseka 5 0.02%Jessieca 5 0.02%Jesyka 5 0.02%

#8

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↑ 129%

↓ -1

20,729

#9

↓ 2

↓ 1%

↓ -3

20,314

5 spellings: Samantha 20.2k 99.29%Sammantha 88 0.43%Samanta 38 0.19%Samanatha 11 0.05%Samanthia 7 0.03%

#10

↑ 2

↑ 193%

↓ -2

19,742

#11

↓ 2

↓ 23%

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19,721

#12

↑ 2

↑ 133%

↑ 19

18,439

#13

↑ 2

↓ 22%

↑ 19

17,218

#14

↑ 5

↑ 496%

↓ -4

16,760

15 spellings: Madison 15.2k 90.63%Maddison 499 2.98%Madyson 300 1.79%Madisyn 284 1.69%Madisen 251 1.50%Madysen 82 0.49%Madisson 53 0.32%Maddisen 28 0.17%Madisan 18 0.11%Maddisyn 13 0.08%Maddyson 11 0.07%Madissen 11 0.07%Madisun 9 0.05%Madesyn 7 0.04%Madicyn 5 0.03%

#15

↓ 4

↓ 47%

↑ 5

16,454

#16

—

↑ 19%

↓ -4

16,439

#17

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↓ 17%

↓ -8

16,339

7 spellings: Elizabeth 15.4k 94.42%Elisabeth 865 5.29%Elizebeth 19 0.12%Elyzabeth 11 0.07%Ellizabeth 6 0.04%Elibeth 5 0.03%Elysabeth 5 0.03%

#18

↓ 5

↓ 5%

↓ -5

16,263

9 spellings: Rachel 13.8k 84.84%Rachael 2k 12.54%Racheal 197 1.21%Raechel 67 0.41%Rachell 56 0.34%Raychel 49 0.30%Rachal 32 0.20%Rachyl 15 0.09%Raychell 10 0.06%

#19

↓ 1

↑ 32%

↑ 5

15,618

#20

↑ 3

↑ 36%

↓ -5

15,237

16 spellings: Alyssa 12.6k 83.01%Alissa 1.2k 8.03%Alisa 387 2.54%Allyssa 293 1.92%Alysa 274 1.80%Allissa 131 0.86%Allysa 128 0.84%Allisa 47 0.31%Alyissa 29 0.19%Aleesa 23 0.15%Alyssah 20 0.13%Alesa 10 0.07%Aleisa 8 0.05%Alisah 6 0.04%Aalyssa 5 0.03%Alysah 5 0.03%

#21

↑ 5

↑ 312%

↑ 79

15,161

87 spellings: Michaela 3.4k 22.41%Makayla 3.3k 22.06%Mikayla 2.9k 18.95%Mikaela 1.1k 7.06%Mckayla 665 4.39%Micaela 542 3.57%Mikala 301 1.99%Micayla 208 1.37%Mickayla 152 1.00%Makaila 148 0.98%Michaella 141 0.93%Michala 138 0.91%Makaela 136 0.90%Mikaila 132 0.87%Mykayla 116 0.77%Micheala 115 0.76%Macayla 111 0.73%Michayla 102 0.67%Mykala 88 0.58%Michela 87 0.57%Mekayla 85 0.56%Mykaela 73 0.48%Makaylah 71 0.47%Mickaela 48 0.32%Makyla 46 0.30%Machaela 44 0.29%Mikalah 37 0.24%Mikaylah 36 0.24%Mackayla 35 0.23%Michaila 34 0.22%Mikhaila 33 0.22%Mikhayla 33 0.22%Mychaela 33 0.22%Mikela 32 0.21%Mckala 30 0.20%Micala 30 0.20%Mikhaela 30 0.20%Mickala 27 0.18%Mikeala 27 0.18%Mykaila 23 0.15%Mykela 22 0.15%Mikaella 21 0.14%Mkayla 20 0.13%Macaila 18 0.12%Mckaela 18 0.12%Micalah 17 0.11%Makailah 16 0.11%Mckaila 16 0.11%Micaila 16 0.11%Mikailah 16 0.11%Macaela 15 0.10%Mekaela 15 0.10%Mikahla 15 0.10%Mycala 15 0.10%Michaelah 13 0.09%Mikeila 13 0.09%Makela 12 0.08%Michealla 11 0.07%Mekaila 10 0.07%Makeila 9 0.06%Michalea 9 0.06%Mikeyla 9 0.06%Mikkayla 9 0.06%Mahkayla 8 0.05%Micahla 8 0.05%Mikhala 8 0.05%Mycayla 8 0.05%Machayla 7 0.05%Mckaylah 7 0.05%Mckyla 7 0.05%Mechaela 7 0.05%Mekaylah 7 0.05%Mccayla 6 0.04%Micaelah 6 0.04%Micaella 6 0.04%Micailah 6 0.04%Michalah 6 0.04%Mikayela 6 0.04%Myckala 6 0.04%Mykalah 6 0.04%Macheala 5 0.03%Makaelah 5 0.03%Makylah 5 0.03%Micaylah 5 0.03%Mickaila 5 0.03%Mikaelah 5 0.03%Mykaylah 5 0.03%

#22

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↓ 25%

↓ -8

14,366

16 spellings: Lauren 13.2k 92.20%Lauryn 498 3.47%Loren 334 2.32%Lorin 62 0.43%Loryn 57 0.40%Laurin 37 0.26%Lawren 23 0.16%Loran 21 0.15%Lauran 20 0.14%Lorren 19 0.13%Lorrin 17 0.12%Laurynn 12 0.08%Laurann 5 0.03%Laurenne 5 0.03%Laurren 5 0.03%Louren 5 0.03%

#23

↑ 5

↓ 52%

↓ -5

12,469

14 spellings: Jennifer 11.8k 94.95%Jenifer 299 2.40%Jeniffer 102 0.82%Jennyfer 68 0.55%Jenniffer 39 0.31%Jennafer 25 0.20%Jennefer 25 0.20%Gennifer 17 0.14%Jennipher 16 0.13%Jenipher 14 0.11%Jenafer 7 0.06%Jenefer 7 0.06%Jenyfer 6 0.05%Genifer 5 0.04%

#24

↓ 3

↓ 14%

↑ 1

12,440

14 spellings: Rebecca 9.6k 77.43%Rebekah 2.1k 16.54%Rebeca 288 2.32%Rebekka 93 0.75%Rebecka 92 0.74%Rebeka 79 0.64%Rebekkah 70 0.56%Rebeccah 34 0.27%Rabecca 24 0.19%Rebeckah 22 0.18%Rebbeca 18 0.14%Rebbecca 18 0.14%Rabekah 8 0.06%Rabecka 5 0.04%

#25

↓ 5

↓ 56%

↓ -9

12,257

3 spellings: Amanda 12.2k 99.89%Amanada 7 0.06%Amenda 7 0.06%

#26

↑ 1

↓ 41%

↓ -5

11,933

13 spellings: Nicole 10.7k 90.04%Nichole 714 5.98%Nikole 171 1.43%Nicolle 117 0.98%Nickole 45 0.38%Nicholle 42 0.35%Nichol 24 0.20%Nycole 18 0.15%Nikkole 17 0.14%Nikol 14 0.12%Nicol 11 0.09%Niccole 9 0.08%Necole 7 0.06%

#27

↑ 2

↑ 33%

↓ -8

11,873

6 spellings: Victoria 11.8k 99.33%Viktoria 46 0.39%Victorya 13 0.11%Vicktoria 8 0.07%Victorea 7 0.06%Vyctoria 6 0.05%

#28

↑ 2

↓ 0%

↑ 11

11,199

17 spellings: Allison 7.3k 64.95%Alison 1.8k 15.74%Allyson 1.3k 11.92%Alyson 632 5.64%Alicen 33 0.29%Allisyn 26 0.23%Alicyn 20 0.18%Alisson 18 0.16%Allisen 17 0.15%Allysen 17 0.15%Alysson 17 0.15%Alisyn 16 0.14%Aliceson 7 0.06%Alisen 7 0.06%Allicyn 6 0.05%Alysen 6 0.05%Allisson 5 0.04%

#29

↓ 4

↓ 46%

↓ -6

11,010

#30

↑ 7

↑ 154%

↓ -4

10,964

#31

↓ 7

↓ 6%

↓ -3

10,839

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