This list combines 4,718 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2020 is Jackson, given to 20,401 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kayden has the most spelling variations with 42 different spellings, while Kason has the highest confusion index at 90.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 394 positions from 732 to 338, while Holden had the largest drop, falling 22 positions from 222 to 244.

Looking at trends, Ermias shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2018–2020 are 4900% higher compared to 2011–2020), while Cale shows the steepest decline (74.24% lower). Compared to 2019, Kylo had the largest rank improvement, moving up 239 positions to rank #386, while Kanan fell 81 positions to rank #518.