This list combines 9,049 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2003 is Jacob, given to 31,720 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 75 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 92.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Daylen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 544 positions from 1163 to 619, while Liam had the largest drop, falling 45 positions from 205 to 250.

Looking at trends, Nevaeh shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2001–2003 are 11323.37% higher compared to 1994–2003), while Brittany shows the steepest decline (78.11% lower). Compared to 2002, Yahir had the largest rank improvement, moving up 445 positions to rank #491, while Ashanti fell 279 positions to rank #530.