This list combines 5,325 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2011 is Aiden, given to 29,751 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kayden has the most spelling variations with 53 different spellings, while Taryn has the highest confusion index at 90.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 358 positions from 710 to 352, while Parker had the largest drop, falling 15 positions from 78 to 93.

Looking at trends, Bentley shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2009–2011 are 3129.92% higher compared to 2002–2011), while Bailey shows the steepest decline (77.72% lower). Compared to 2010, Brantley had the largest rank improvement, moving up 250 positions to rank #286, while Jayshawn fell 92 positions to rank #574.