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Top 1,000 Baby Names of 1994

This list combines 7,746 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1994 is Michael, given to 46,993 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 67 different spellings, while Charisse has the highest confusion index at 92.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Kaylin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 562 positions from 774 to 212, while Paul had the largest drop, falling 28 positions from 121 to 149.

Looking at trends, Jaylen shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1992–1994 are 7341.41% higher compared to 1985–1994), while Misty shows the steepest decline (69.5% lower). Compared to 1993, Aaliyah had the largest rank improvement, moving up 446 positions to rank #209, while Hillary fell 281 positions to rank #683.

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#1

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↓ 24%

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46,993

#2

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↓ 31%

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37,245

#3

↑ 1

↓ 23%

—

35,454

10 spellings: Matthew 33.7k 95.12%Mathew 1.6k 4.61%Mathieu 42 0.12%Matthieu 17 0.05%Matheu 10 0.03%Matheau 6 0.02%Mathhew 5 0.01%Mathue 5 0.01%Mattheu 5 0.01%Matthiew 5 0.01%

#4

↓ 1

↓ 18%

↑ 3

34,875

16 spellings: Ashley 30.4k 87.21%Ashlee 1.7k 4.73%Ashleigh 1.4k 4.05%Ashlie 395 1.13%Ashly 293 0.84%Ashely 217 0.62%Ashli 175 0.50%Ashlea 131 0.38%Ashlei 73 0.21%Ashle 26 0.07%Ahsley 21 0.06%Ashliegh 20 0.06%Asheley 18 0.05%Ashlley 9 0.03%Ashlye 9 0.03%Ashleah 8 0.02%

#5

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↓ 27%

↓ -1

33,053

#6

↑ 3

↑ 140%

↓ -1

32,376

13 spellings: Tyler 31.5k 97.40%Tylor 577 1.78%Tylar 162 0.50%Tieler 24 0.07%Tiler 23 0.07%Tyeler 13 0.04%Taiylor 10 0.03%Tyelor 7 0.02%Tlyer 6 0.02%Tailar 5 0.02%Teilor 5 0.02%Thyler 5 0.02%Tylier 5 0.02%

#7

↑ 1

↑ 20%

↑ 4

32,211

#8

↓ 2

↓ 17%

↓ -2

31,663

11 spellings: Joshua 31.5k 99.33%Joshuah 82 0.26%Jashua 49 0.15%Josua 20 0.06%Joshaua 11 0.03%Joshuwa 10 0.03%Jousha 10 0.03%Jushua 9 0.03%Josuha 8 0.03%Johsua 7 0.02%Josha 6 0.02%

#9

↑ 3

↑ 19%

↓ -1

31,200

9 spellings: Brandon 29.6k 94.81%Branden 1k 3.35%Brandyn 232 0.74%Brandan 213 0.68%Brandin 97 0.31%Branndon 13 0.04%Brandonjames 7 0.02%Brandonn 5 0.02%Brandun 5 0.02%

#10

↑ 5

↑ 80%

↓ -1

30,182

10 spellings: Jacob 29.5k 97.64%Jakob 530 1.76%Jaycob 59 0.20%Jakub 44 0.15%Jakeb 37 0.12%Jacobb 12 0.04%Jaykob 10 0.03%Jakeob 9 0.03%Jachob 6 0.02%Jacub 6 0.02%

#11

↓ 4

↓ 14%

↑ 12

30,009

#12

↑ 1

↑ 94%

↑ 3

29,684

#13

↓ 2

↑ 326%

↓ -1

28,950

#14

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↓ 18%

↓ -4

28,507

11 spellings: Daniel 28.2k 98.90%Danyel 81 0.28%Danial 79 0.28%Daniell 55 0.19%Danniel 30 0.11%Danyale 28 0.10%Daneil 14 0.05%Danyal 9 0.03%Daniyal 6 0.02%Danyle 6 0.02%Danylle 6 0.02%

#15

↓ 5

↑ 5%

↑ 16

26,940

52 spellings: Brittany 18.9k 70.30%Brittney 3.9k 14.41%Britney 1.1k 3.96%Brittani 584 2.17%Brittni 323 1.20%Brittanie 278 1.03%Britany 236 0.88%Brittaney 165 0.61%Brittny 160 0.59%Britni 157 0.58%Brittnee 146 0.54%Brittnie 129 0.48%Brittnay 93 0.35%Britnee 88 0.33%Britny 87 0.32%Britteny 66 0.24%Britani 51 0.19%Britnie 47 0.17%Brittini 36 0.13%Brittiany 33 0.12%Brittanee 30 0.11%Brittiny 27 0.10%Britanie 26 0.10%Bryttany 21 0.08%Britanny 20 0.07%Brittainy 20 0.07%Britini 16 0.06%Brittanny 16 0.06%Brittiney 14 0.05%Britne 13 0.05%Brittne 13 0.05%Bryttani 13 0.05%Brittony 12 0.04%Bridney 10 0.04%Brittanni 10 0.04%Brittnae 9 0.03%Brytani 9 0.03%Brytnie 8 0.03%Britanee 7 0.03%Britaney 7 0.03%Briteny 7 0.03%Britteney 7 0.03%Brittnei 7 0.03%Brytnee 7 0.03%Britainy 6 0.02%Britiany 6 0.02%Britnay 6 0.02%Brytney 6 0.02%Brithany 5 0.02%Brittannie 5 0.02%Brytni 5 0.02%Bryttney 5 0.02%

#16

↑ 1

↓ 10%

↓ -2

26,167

7 spellings: Joseph 25.8k 98.62%Josef 179 0.68%Joesph 80 0.31%Joeseph 46 0.18%Jozef 24 0.09%Jospeh 23 0.09%Joseff 8 0.03%

#17

↑ 1

↓ 10%

↓ -4

26,127

5 spellings: Andrew 26.1k 99.80%Andru 25 0.10%Andrue 13 0.05%Andreu 8 0.03%Amdrew 5 0.02%

#18

↑ 6

↑ 55%

↑ 2

25,989

#19

↑ 1

↑ 109%

↑ 82

25,961

#20

↑ 2

↓ 10%

↑ 10

25,364

#21

↑ 2

↓ 19%

↓ -2

25,316

6 spellings: John 24.2k 95.71%Jon 1k 4.08%Jhon 34 0.13%Jonn 8 0.03%Jaun 7 0.03%Jonh 5 0.02%

#22

↓ 6

↓ 9%

↓ -4

25,089

#23

↓ 4

↓ 27%

↓ -7

24,981

5 spellings: David 24.9k 99.86%Dawid 13 0.05%Daivd 7 0.03%Daved 7 0.03%Davidjames 7 0.03%

#24

↓ 3

↓ 23%

↓ -7

24,973

6 spellings: James 24.8k 99.48%Jaymes 57 0.23%Jamese 29 0.12%Jaymz 24 0.10%Jamez 12 0.05%Jaimes 9 0.04%

#25

↑ 20

↑ 275%

↓ -4

24,273

6 spellings: Austin 23.4k 96.49%Austen 439 1.81%Austyn 238 0.98%Auston 148 0.61%Austan 21 0.09%Austun 6 0.02%

#26

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↓ 5%

↑ 11

23,411

#27

↑ 9

↑ 213%

↑ 39

23,325

#28

↓ 3

↑ 46%

↓ -6

23,060

7 spellings: Samantha 22.9k 99.11%Sammantha 102 0.44%Samanta 46 0.20%Samanatha 29 0.13%Samanthia 14 0.06%Samamtha 9 0.04%Samanntha 6 0.03%

#29

↓ 2

↑ 89%

↓ -1

22,910

17 spellings: Jordan 20.4k 89.12%Jordyn 1.1k 4.71%Jordon 612 2.67%Jorden 260 1.13%Jourdan 193 0.84%Jordin 151 0.66%Jordann 43 0.19%Jordanne 43 0.19%Jordynn 36 0.16%Geordan 15 0.07%Jhordan 11 0.05%Jourden 10 0.04%Jourdyn 9 0.04%Giordan 8 0.03%Jordyne 8 0.03%Jourdon 8 0.03%Jourdin 5 0.02%

#30

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↓ 2%

↓ -6

21,962

9 spellings: Anthony 21.7k 98.76%Antony 152 0.69%Anthoney 46 0.21%Antonie 19 0.09%Anthoni 16 0.07%Anthonie 13 0.06%Anthonee 10 0.05%Anthany 9 0.04%Antoney 7 0.03%

#31

↓ 2

↓ 10%

↓ -6

21,552

3 spellings: William 21.5k 99.92%Wiliam 12 0.06%Williiam 5 0.02%

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