This list combines 8,843 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2006 is Emily, given to 25,526 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.
Makayla has the most spelling variations with 81 different spellings, while Micaiah has the highest confusion index at 93.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.
When combining spelling variations, Jamia showed the biggest improvement, moving up 462 positions from 769 to 307, while Amanda had the largest drop, falling 33 positions from 99 to 132.
Looking at trends, Cadence shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2004–2006 are 1633.85% higher compared to 1997–2006), while Brittany shows the steepest decline (79.44% lower). Compared to 2005, Betsy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 325 positions to rank #429, while Litzy fell 238 positions to rank #585.
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