This list combines 5,308 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2006 is Aiden, given to 29,330 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kayden has the most spelling variations with 46 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 91.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 367 positions from 737 to 370, while Angel had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 30 to 43.

Looking at trends, Achilles shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2004–2006 are 1773.74% higher compared to 1997–2006), while Bailey shows the steepest decline (64.87% lower). Compared to 2005, Leland had the largest rank improvement, moving up 183 positions to rank #284, while Omarion fell 188 positions to rank #557.