This list combines 5,423 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2008 is Aiden, given to 33,716 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kayden has the most spelling variations with 49 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 90.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 388 positions from 736 to 348, while Carlos had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 73 to 87.

Looking at trends, Kingston shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2006–2008 are 2208.48% higher compared to 1999–2008), while Bailey shows the steepest decline (75.69% lower). Compared to 2007, Urijah had the largest rank improvement, moving up 184 positions to rank #642, while Aldo fell 104 positions to rank #496.