This list combines 5,010 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2004 is Jacob, given to 29,763 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Giovanni has the most spelling variations with 44 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 89.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 328 positions from 715 to 387, while Seth had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 80 to 93.

Looking at trends, Gail shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2002–2004 are 2307.96% higher compared to 1995–2004), while Mackenzie shows the steepest decline (70.27% lower). Compared to 2003, Kanye had the largest rank improvement, moving up 313 positions to rank #398, while Jaheim fell 145 positions to rank #458.