This list combines 3,577 spelling variations into 1,007 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1957 is Deborah, given to 86,029 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 33 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 289 positions from 725 to 436, while Judy had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 38 to 47.

Looking at trends, Sabrina shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1955–1957 are 4420.39% higher compared to 1948–1957), while Beulah shows the steepest decline (51.58% lower). Compared to 1956, Tammy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 286 positions to rank #77, while Unknown fell 91 positions to rank #425.