This list combines 3,446 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1955 is Deborah, given to 105,949 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 38 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 270 positions from 680 to 410, while Judith had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 31 to 42.

Looking at trends, Sabrina shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1953–1955 are 4892.59% higher compared to 1946–1955), while Pat shows the steepest decline (74.29% lower). Compared to 1954, Sabrina had the largest rank improvement, moving up 294 positions to rank #220, while Valinda fell 86 positions to rank #567.