This list combines 8,181 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2002 is Emily, given to 27,992 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 83 different spellings, while Micaiah has the highest confusion index at 92.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Shaelyn showed the biggest improvement, moving up 410 positions from 753 to 343, while Angela had the largest drop, falling 32 positions from 83 to 115.

Looking at trends, Nevaeh shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2000–2002 are 13583.33% higher compared to 1993–2002), while Hillary shows the steepest decline (76.53% lower). Compared to 2001, Ashanti had the largest rank improvement, moving up 380 positions to rank #125, while Beyonce fell 182 positions to rank #685.