This list combines 3,079 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1944 is James, given to 77,193 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 27 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 84.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Corinne showed the biggest improvement, moving up 281 positions from 702 to 421, while Rose had the largest drop, falling 15 positions from 105 to 120.

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 (54.86% lower). Compared to 1943, Ricky had the largest rank improvement, moving up 187 positions to rank #388, while Rosalind fell 77 positions to rank #559.