This list combines 3,712 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1955 is Deborah, given to 106,124 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 331 positions from 1018 to 687, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 19 positions from 88 to 107.

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 (63.05% lower). Compared to 1954, Sabrina had the largest rank improvement, moving up 442 positions to rank #393, while Richie fell 90 positions to rank #764.