This list combines 2,090 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1948 is James, given to 88,604 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 22 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 84.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 180 positions from 540 to 360, while Peter had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 37 to 44.

Looking at trends, Ricky shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1946–1948 are 824.09% higher compared to 1939–1948), while Betty shows the steepest decline (59.42% lower). Compared to 1947, Sean had the largest rank improvement, moving up 57 positions to rank #343, while Dick fell 49 positions to rank #264.