This list combines 3,485 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1951 is James, given to 87,518 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, Nikki showed the biggest improvement, moving up 303 positions from 768 to 465, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 76 to 92.

Looking at trends, Mindy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1949–1951 are 1921.51% higher compared to 1942–1951), while Dick shows the steepest decline (64.6% lower). Compared to 1950, Mindy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 150 positions to rank #652, while Rosanna fell 66 positions to rank #599.