This list combines 2,776 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1934 is Mary, given to 57,370 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 81.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 261 positions from 653 to 392, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 12 positions from 98 to 110.

Looking at trends, Claudette shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1932–1934 are 953.76% higher compared to 1925–1934), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (67.11% lower). Compared to 1933, Claudette had the largest rank improvement, moving up 97 positions to rank #481, while Delano fell 71 positions to rank #609.