This list combines 3,156 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1948 is Linda, given to 100,421 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 32 different spellings, while Shirl has the highest confusion index at 83.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Georgeann showed the biggest improvement, moving up 231 positions from 612 to 381, while Virginia had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 36 to 47.

Looking at trends, Candice shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1946–1948 are 1999.29% higher compared to 1939–1948), while Shelby shows the steepest decline (65.64% lower). Compared to 1947, Unknown had the largest rank improvement, moving up 102 positions to rank #391, while Ilona fell 59 positions to rank #560.