This list combines 3,075 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1943 is James, given to 80,547 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 26 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 84.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Marilee showed the biggest improvement, moving up 254 positions from 750 to 496, while Douglas had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 64 to 78.

Looking at trends, Jerilyn shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1941–1943 are 1121.64% higher compared to 1934–1943), while Imogene shows the steepest decline (52.53% lower). Compared to 1942, Cheryl had the largest rank improvement, moving up 147 positions to rank #134, while Jerilyn fell 156 positions to rank #567.