This list combines 3,463 spelling variations into 1,011 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1954 is Deborah, given to 102,829 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 90.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 279 positions from 682 to 403, while Gloria had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 42 to 56.

Looking at trends, Vanessa shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1952–1954 are 3174.17% higher compared to 1945–1954), while Pat shows the steepest decline (78.9% lower). Compared to 1953, Sheree had the largest rank improvement, moving up 248 positions to rank #281, while Isla fell 78 positions to rank #567.