This list combines 3,340 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1953 is Deborah, given to 90,916 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 37 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 87.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 248 positions from 650 to 402, while Rebecca had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 24 to 32.

Looking at trends, Vanessa shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1951–1953 are 2494.87% higher compared to 1944–1953), while Pat shows the steepest decline (80.39% lower). Compared to 1952, Joni had the largest rank improvement, moving up 232 positions to rank #258, while Charmaine fell 66 positions to rank #332.