This list combines 2,523 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1935 is Mary, given to 55,211 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 20 different spellings, while Jerline has the highest confusion index at 84.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 190 positions from 424 to 234, while Annie had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 38 to 46.

Looking at trends, Claudette shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1933–1935 are 950.82% higher compared to 1926–1935), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (67.4% lower). Compared to 1934, Marva had the largest rank improvement, moving up 92 positions to rank #381, while Carolee fell 62 positions to rank #461.