This list combines 8,592 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1999 is Jacob, given to 37,446 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.
Makayla has the most spelling variations with 84 different spellings, while Kaylin 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 521 positions from 732 to 211, while Jesus had the largest drop, falling 40 positions from 122 to 162.
Looking at trends, Zion shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1997–1999 are 1835.32% higher compared to 1990–1999), while Heather shows the steepest decline (70.86% lower). Compared to 1998, Zion had the largest rank improvement, moving up 421 positions to rank #441, while Tariq fell 113 positions to rank #683.
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