This list combines 2,575 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1937 is Mary, given to 55,816 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 24 different spellings, while Jerilyn has the highest confusion index at 84.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 183 positions from 430 to 247, while Annie had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 46 to 54.

Looking at trends, Shelby shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1935–1937 are 9627.03% higher compared to 1928–1937), while Sophie shows the steepest decline (64.79% lower). Compared to 1936, Norita had the largest rank improvement, moving up 157 positions to rank #377, while Lulu fell 50 positions to rank #512.