This list combines 2,503 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1932 is Mary, given to 59,986 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 19 different spellings, while Elin has the highest confusion index at 87.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 181 positions from 390 to 209, while Edna had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 50 to 57.

Looking at trends, Marlene shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1930–1932 are 2242.33% higher compared to 1923–1932), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (64.22% lower). Compared to 1931, Adrian had the largest rank improvement, moving up 94 positions to rank #325, while Joretta fell 93 positions to rank #478.