This list combines 2,491 spelling variations into 1,006 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1933 is Mary, given to 55,610 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Jerline has the highest confusion index at 82.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 182 positions from 394 to 212, while Annie had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 37 to 44.

Looking at trends, Marlene shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1931–1933 are 2820.88% higher compared to 1924–1933), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (66.26% lower). Compared to 1932, Nyra had the largest rank improvement, moving up 195 positions to rank #358, while Leatrice fell 43 positions to rank #447.