This list combines 3,092 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1945 is James, given to 74,708 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 30 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 85.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 272 positions from 813 to 541, while Bonnie had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 62 to 76.

Looking at trends, Deidre shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1943–1945 are 1486.44% higher compared to 1936–1945), while Imogene shows the steepest decline (52.23% lower). Compared to 1944, Truman had the largest rank improvement, moving up 216 positions to rank #463, while Dewey fell 70 positions to rank #494.