This list combines 1,978 spelling variations into 1,010 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1944 is James, given to 76,956 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 84.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Arlen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 162 positions from 475 to 313, while Jack had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 29 to 36.

Looking at trends, Rick shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1942–1944 are 678.11% higher compared to 1935–1944), while Delano shows the steepest decline (61.54% lower). Compared to 1943, Ricky had the largest rank improvement, moving up 118 positions to rank #198, while Harmon fell 42 positions to rank #484.