This list combines 3,234 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1951 is Linda, given to 77,063 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 36 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 88.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Georgeann showed the biggest improvement, moving up 254 positions from 635 to 381, while Gloria had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 31 to 40.

Looking at trends, Mindy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1949–1951 are 1925.81% higher compared to 1942–1951), while Pat shows the steepest decline (72.11% lower). Compared to 1950, Mindy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 132 positions to rank #378, while Sharman fell 82 positions to rank #548.