This list combines 1,991 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1941 is James, given to 66,751 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 86.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 142 positions from 477 to 335, while Jack had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 32 to 39.

Looking at trends, Tyrone shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1939–1941 are 939.55% higher compared to 1932–1941), while Seymour shows the steepest decline (63.7% lower). Compared to 1940, Winston had the largest rank improvement, moving up 55 positions to rank #224, while Talmadge fell 58 positions to rank #445.