This list combines 2,743 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1932 is Mary, given to 60,316 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 19 different spellings, while Janelle has the highest confusion index at 82.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 269 positions from 654 to 385, while Donna had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 53 to 64.

Looking at trends, Marlene shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1930–1932 are 2249.46% higher compared to 1923–1932), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (64.14% lower). Compared to 1931, Franklin had the largest rank improvement, moving up 136 positions to rank #158, while Dudley fell 63 positions to rank #632.