This list combines 2,557 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1938 is Mary, given to 56,387 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 84.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 203 positions from 463 to 260, while Annie had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 47 to 56.

Looking at trends, Shelby shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1936–1938 are 9627.12% higher compared to 1929–1938), while Vilma shows the steepest decline (67.37% lower). Compared to 1937, Brenda had the largest rank improvement, moving up 128 positions to rank #227, while Norita fell 127 positions to rank #504.