This list combines 2,867 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1943 is Mary, given to 66,528 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 26 different spellings, while Georgeann has the highest confusion index at 81.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Georgeann showed the biggest improvement, moving up 199 positions from 563 to 364, while Rose had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 50 to 57.

Looking at trends, Jerilyn shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1941–1943 are 1121.64% higher compared to 1934–1943), while Marceline shows the steepest decline (55.83% lower). Compared to 1942, Tana had the largest rank improvement, moving up 104 positions to rank #460, while Jerilyn fell 89 positions to rank #325.