This list combines 2,839 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1936 is Robert, given to 58,722 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 22 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 279 positions from 696 to 417, while Annie had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 87 to 100.

Looking at trends, Sandra shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1934–1936 are 885.64% higher compared to 1927–1936), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (67.13% lower). Compared to 1935, Shelby had the largest rank improvement, moving up 375 positions to rank #252, while Huey fell 67 positions to rank #495.