This list combines 4,217 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1995 is Michael, given to 43,338 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Nicholas has the most spelling variations with 42 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 90.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Taryn showed the biggest improvement, moving up 307 positions from 710 to 403, while Alex had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 47 to 58.

Looking at trends, Jaylen shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1993–1995 are 2003.23% higher compared to 1986–1995), while Ashley shows the steepest decline (64.5% lower). Compared to 1994, Bailey had the largest rank improvement, moving up 312 positions to rank #244, while Shaquille fell 171 positions to rank #371.