This list combines 3,746 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1956 is Deborah, given to 99,646 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, Nikki showed the biggest improvement, moving up 367 positions from 907 to 540, while Patrick had the largest drop, falling 17 positions from 75 to 92.

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 (51.68% lower). Compared to 1955, Elvis had the largest rank improvement, moving up 271 positions to rank #632, while Davie fell 148 positions to rank #793.