This list combines 3,375 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1948 is Linda, given to 100,635 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 32 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 85.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Christy showed the biggest improvement, moving up 302 positions from 710 to 408, while Peter had the largest drop, falling 20 positions from 81 to 101.

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 (58.19% lower). Compared to 1947, Melanie had the largest rank improvement, moving up 130 positions to rank #399, while Candy fell 91 positions to rank #541.