This list combines 5,100 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2005 is Jacob, given to 27,499 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kayden has the most spelling variations with 42 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 91.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Daylen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 373 positions from 768 to 395, while Robert had the largest drop, falling 15 positions from 37 to 52.

Looking at trends, Maddox shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2003–2005 are 2122.22% higher compared to 1996–2005), while Forrest shows the steepest decline (64.41% lower). Compared to 2004, Leland had the largest rank improvement, moving up 221 positions to rank #467, while Kanye fell 208 positions to rank #606.