This list combines 4,679 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 2022 is Liam, given to 20,785 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Kayden has the most spelling variations with 40 different spellings, while Zavion has the highest confusion index at 90.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Zavion showed the biggest improvement, moving up 420 positions from 791 to 371, while Hank had the largest drop, falling 28 positions from 401 to 429.

Looking at trends, Rip shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 2020–2022 are 2012.21% higher compared to 2013–2022), while Gage shows the steepest decline (70.47% lower). Compared to 2021, Dutton had the largest rank improvement, moving up 185 positions to rank #654, while Dexter fell 109 positions to rank #581.