This list combines 8,974 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2002 is Jacob, given to 32,827 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 83 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 93.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Carrie showed the biggest improvement, moving up 559 positions from 992 to 433, while Ella had the largest drop, falling 50 positions from 194 to 244.

Looking at trends, Nevaeh shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2000–2002 are 13816.67% higher compared to 1993–2002), while Chelsea shows the steepest decline (74.48% lower). Compared to 2001, Ashanti had the largest rank improvement, moving up 596 positions to rank #251, while Shamar fell 161 positions to rank #815.