This list combines 3,412 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1949 is Linda, given to 95,046 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 31 different spellings, while Sherilyn has the highest confusion index at 83.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janine showed the biggest improvement, moving up 299 positions from 680 to 381, while Peter had the largest drop, falling 21 positions from 80 to 101.

Looking at trends, Deborah shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1947–1949 are 1188.65% higher compared to 1940–1949), while Shelby shows the steepest decline (60.51% lower). Compared to 1948, Belinda had the largest rank improvement, moving up 259 positions to rank #324, while Pam fell 103 positions to rank #627.