This list combines 9,231 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2004 is Jacob, given to 29,934 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, Jamia showed the biggest improvement, moving up 592 positions from 1169 to 577, while Paul had the largest drop, falling 44 positions from 229 to 273.

Looking at trends, Cadence shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2002–2004 are 2933.47% higher compared to 1995–2004), while Brittany shows the steepest decline (80.09% lower). Compared to 2003, Kanye had the largest rank improvement, moving up 407 positions to rank #777, while Ashanti fell 206 positions to rank #736.