This list combines 3,433 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1950 is James, given to 86,487 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 35 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 82.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janine showed the biggest improvement, moving up 328 positions from 695 to 367, while Martha had the largest drop, falling 18 positions from 65 to 83.

Looking at trends, Deborah shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1948–1950 are 1286.77% higher compared to 1941–1950), while Shelby shows the steepest decline (56.53% lower). Compared to 1949, Patrice had the largest rank improvement, moving up 209 positions to rank #541, while Pam fell 86 positions to rank #713.