This list combines 2,088 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1950 is James, given to 86,233 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 24 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 84.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Arlen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 157 positions from 498 to 341, while Howard had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 63 to 69.

Looking at trends, Unknown shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1948–1950 are 898.82% higher compared to 1941–1950), while Shirley shows the steepest decline (55.87% lower). Compared to 1949, Kelvin had the largest rank improvement, moving up 99 positions to rank #437, while Solomon fell 44 positions to rank #437.