This list combines 2,001 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1942 is James, given to 77,174 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 87.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 157 positions from 506 to 349, while Henry had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 31 to 38.

Looking at trends, Jeffrey shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1940–1942 are 1042.43% higher compared to 1933–1942), while Seymour shows the steepest decline (62.34% lower). Compared to 1941, Mcarthur had the largest rank improvement, moving up 244 positions to rank #255, while Adolph fell 67 positions to rank #411.