This list combines 2,124 spelling variations into 1,012 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1952 is James, given to 87,066 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 26 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 86.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 187 positions from 570 to 383, while Stanley had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 58 to 65.

Looking at trends, Kelvin shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1950–1952 are 747.95% higher compared to 1943–1952), while Dick shows the steepest decline (67.84% lower). Compared to 1951, Darren had the largest rank improvement, moving up 65 positions to rank #461, while Mcarthur fell 51 positions to rank #520.