This list combines 8,898 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2001 is Jacob, given to 35,230 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 93%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Shaelyn showed the biggest improvement, moving up 540 positions from 1149 to 609, while Victor had the largest drop, falling 49 positions from 172 to 221.

Looking at trends, Nevaeh shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1999–2001 are 6133.77% higher compared to 1992–2001), while Chelsea shows the steepest decline (73.28% lower). Compared to 2000, Nevaeh had the largest rank improvement, moving up 654 positions to rank #475, while Litzy fell 184 positions to rank #801.