This list combines 2,015 spelling variations into 1,022 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1934 is Robert, given to 55,844 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 82.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 130 positions from 484 to 354, while Marvin had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 44 to 51.

Looking at trends, Ronnie shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1932–1934 are 791.4% higher compared to 1925–1934), while Hyman shows the steepest decline (76.01% lower). Compared to 1933, Lanny had the largest rank improvement, moving up 71 positions to rank #407, while Talmadge fell 55 positions to rank #372.