This list combines 1,977 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1936 is Robert, given to 58,501 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 22 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 82.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Carrie showed the biggest improvement, moving up 137 positions from 443 to 306, while Sheldon had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 233 to 244.

Looking at trends, Lanny shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1934–1936 are 865.43% higher compared to 1927–1936), while Seymour shows the steepest decline (65.9% lower). Compared to 1935, Landon had the largest rank improvement, moving up 118 positions to rank #349, while Huey fell 51 positions to rank #258.