This list combines 2,097 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1951 is James, given to 87,262 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 25 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 84.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 188 positions from 538 to 350, while Keith had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 59 to 66.

Looking at trends, Unknown shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1949–1951 are 749.24% higher compared to 1942–1951), while Dick shows the steepest decline (64.6% lower). Compared to 1950, Kimberly had the largest rank improvement, moving up 62 positions to rank #472, while Reynold fell 58 positions to rank #513.