This list combines 4,669 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2021 is Liam, given to 20,640 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kason has the most spelling variations with 38 different spellings, while Zavion has the highest confusion index at 90.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 464 positions from 790 to 326, while Parker had the largest drop, falling 22 positions from 93 to 115.

Looking at trends, Ermias shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2019–2021 are 5474.56% higher compared to 2012–2021), while Gage shows the steepest decline (68.35% lower). Compared to 2020, Amiri had the largest rank improvement, moving up 153 positions to rank #604, while Ermias fell 107 positions to rank #642.