This list combines 9,765 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2011 is Aiden, given to 30,159 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kaylee has the most spelling variations with 73 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 92.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Kamiyah showed the biggest improvement, moving up 603 positions from 1151 to 548, while Diego had the largest drop, falling 53 positions from 170 to 223.

Looking at trends, Bentley shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2009–2011 are 2244.12% higher compared to 2002–2011), while Brittany shows the steepest decline (70.55% lower). Compared to 2010, Brantley had the largest rank improvement, moving up 402 positions to rank #556, while Denise fell 122 positions to rank #790.