This list combines 8,138 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1997 is Michael, given to 39,788 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 93%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jaycee showed the biggest improvement, moving up 520 positions from 1018 to 498, while Travis had the largest drop, falling 33 positions from 150 to 183.

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 (81.01% lower). Compared to 1996, Yulissa had the largest rank improvement, moving up 560 positions to rank #581, while Shania fell 192 positions to rank #483.