This list combines 3,271 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1946 is James, given to 87,688 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 28 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 86.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janine showed the biggest improvement, moving up 289 positions from 671 to 382, while Mike had the largest drop, falling 19 positions from 129 to 148.

Looking at trends, Deidre shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1944–1946 are 2329.29% higher compared to 1937–1946), while Myrna shows the steepest decline (52.95% lower). Compared to 1945, Suzette had the largest rank improvement, moving up 217 positions to rank #576, while Truman fell 177 positions to rank #641.