This list combines 2,866 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1939 is James, given to 59,904 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 22 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 86.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Corinne showed the biggest improvement, moving up 243 positions from 596 to 353, while Elaine had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 87 to 100.

Looking at trends, Tyrone shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1937–1939 are 2412.82% higher compared to 1930–1939), while Seymour shows the steepest decline (62.47% lower). Compared to 1938, Brenda had the largest rank improvement, moving up 232 positions to rank #164, while Rosalie fell 68 positions to rank #190.