This list combines 1,172 spelling variations into 920 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1884 is Mary, given to 9,217 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 10 different spellings, while Selena has the highest confusion index at 73.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 46 positions from 172 to 126, while Allie had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 127 to 138.