This list combines 9,433 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2005 is Emily, given to 28,312 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 78 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, Marion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 573 positions from 1065 to 492, while Joel had the largest drop, falling 46 positions from 219 to 265.

Looking at trends, Cadence shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2003–2005 are 2692.74% higher compared to 1996–2005), while Brittany shows the steepest decline (80.3% lower). Compared to 2004, Talon had the largest rank improvement, moving up 343 positions to rank #619, while Jaquan fell 220 positions to rank #864.