This list combines 9,775 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2006 is Aiden, given to 29,947 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 81 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 92.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jamia showed the biggest improvement, moving up 597 positions from 1158 to 561, while Amanda had the largest drop, falling 44 positions from 221 to 265.

Looking at trends, Cadence shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2004–2006 are 1483.42% higher compared to 1997–2006), while Brittany shows the steepest decline (79.43% lower). Compared to 2005, Betsy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 427 positions to rank #766, while Carol fell 174 positions to rank #839.