This list combines 2,532 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1936 is Mary, given to 54,484 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 19 different spellings, while Jerline has the highest confusion index at 86.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 161 positions from 406 to 245, while Elizabeth had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 18 to 25.

Looking at trends, Shelby shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1934–1936 are 3638.89% higher compared to 1927–1936), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (67.05% lower). Compared to 1935, Shelby had the largest rank improvement, moving up 325 positions to rank #154, while Mozelle fell 58 positions to rank #451.