This list combines 2,024 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1943 is James, given to 80,275 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 82.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Arlen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 178 positions from 494 to 316, while Henry had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 31 to 37.

Looking at trends, Jeffrey shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1941–1943 are 828.81% higher compared to 1934–1943), while Seymour shows the steepest decline (57.2% lower). Compared to 1942, Rick had the largest rank improvement, moving up 89 positions to rank #342, while Mcarthur fell 86 positions to rank #341.