This list combines 16,236 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name across all years is Mary, given to 4,160,701 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Makayla has the most spelling variations with 134 different spellings, while Kaylin has the highest confusion index at 93.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 2119 positions from 3077 to 958, while Beth had the largest drop, falling 46 positions from 246 to 292.