This list combines 4,877 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2002 is Jacob, given to 32,786 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Nicholas has the most spelling variations with 38 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 91.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Daylen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 313 positions from 664 to 351, while Diego had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 98 to 112.

Looking at trends, Jaheim shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2000–2002 are 8988.24% higher compared to 1993–2002), while Tevin shows the steepest decline (79.73% lower). Compared to 2001, Omarion had the largest rank improvement, moving up 357 positions to rank #431, while Shamar fell 90 positions to rank #427.