This list combines 2,842 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1944 is Mary, given to 62,809 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 27 different spellings, while Sherian has the highest confusion index at 82.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Georgeann showed the biggest improvement, moving up 192 positions from 562 to 370, while Rose had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 52 to 61.

Looking at trends, Tana shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1942–1944 are 1149% higher compared to 1935–1944), while Imogene shows the steepest decline (54.64% lower). Compared to 1943, Dorinda had the largest rank improvement, moving up 125 positions to rank #450, while Olive fell 65 positions to rank #481.