This list combines 3,471 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1956 is Deborah, given to 99,464 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 33 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 90%, 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 701 to 422, while Judy had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 35 to 46.

Looking at trends, Sabrina shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1954–1956 are 7305.66% higher compared to 1947–1956), while Pat shows the steepest decline (63.82% lower). Compared to 1955, Marissa had the largest rank improvement, moving up 147 positions to rank #390, while Roni fell 132 positions to rank #541.