This list combines 3,891 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1991 is Michael, given to 63,380 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Nicholas has the most spelling variations with 40 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 88.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 282 positions from 559 to 277, while Scott had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 57 to 64.

Looking at trends, Tevin shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1989–1991 are 7305.98% higher compared to 1982–1991), while Jason shows the steepest decline (66.2% lower). Compared to 1990, Devonte had the largest rank improvement, moving up 181 positions to rank #325, while Infant fell 182 positions to rank #532.