This list combines 5,431 spelling variations into 1,005 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2009 is Aiden, given to 32,531 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kayden has the most spelling variations with 50 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 89.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 385 positions from 709 to 324, while Diego had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 76 to 92.

Looking at trends, Kingston shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2007–2009 are 2329.49% higher compared to 2000–2009), while Bailey shows the steepest decline (77.52% lower). Compared to 2008, Knox had the largest rank improvement, moving up 233 positions to rank #549, while Jonas fell 84 positions to rank #352.