This list combines 4,125 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1994 is Michael, given to 46,537 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 89.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 275 positions from 639 to 364, while Alex had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 50 to 60.

Looking at trends, Jaylen shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1992–1994 are 7009.33% higher compared to 1985–1994), while Ashley shows the steepest decline (64.85% lower). Compared to 1993, Jonah had the largest rank improvement, moving up 177 positions to rank #229, while Jordy fell 88 positions to rank #620.