This list combines 7,830 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1995 is Michael, given to 43,741 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 69 different spellings, while Shaelyn 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 516 positions from 729 to 213, while Preston had the largest drop, falling 37 positions from 345 to 382.

Looking at trends, Jaylen shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1993–1995 are 2018.41% higher compared to 1986–1995), while Misty shows the steepest decline (70.18% lower). Compared to 1994, Alondra had the largest rank improvement, moving up 547 positions to rank #462, while Khadijah fell 321 positions to rank #565.