This list combines 3,311 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1952 is Deborah, given to 78,292 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 35 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 88.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Georgeann showed the biggest improvement, moving up 205 positions from 616 to 411, while Shirley had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 28 to 36.

Looking at trends, Mindy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1950–1952 are 2462.35% higher compared to 1943–1952), while Pat shows the steepest decline (78.15% lower). Compared to 1951, Vanessa had the largest rank improvement, moving up 193 positions to rank #269, while Marva fell 71 positions to rank #441.