This list combines 1,935 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1945 is James, given to 74,461 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 85.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Arlen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 156 positions from 462 to 306, while Terry had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 33 to 40.

Looking at trends, Rick shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1943–1945 are 857.04% higher compared to 1936–1945), while Seymour shows the steepest decline (58.01% lower). Compared to 1944, Truman had the largest rank improvement, moving up 124 positions to rank #236, while Colin fell 60 positions to rank #375.