This list combines 3,069 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1942 is James, given to 77,454 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 25 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 88.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Marilee showed the biggest improvement, moving up 286 positions from 730 to 444, while Henry had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 69 to 83.

Looking at trends, Lana shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1940–1942 are 2133.13% higher compared to 1933–1942), while Imogene shows the steepest decline (52.51% lower). Compared to 1941, Mcarthur had the largest rank improvement, moving up 309 positions to rank #517, while Imogene fell 80 positions to rank #612.